Chapter 11: Demetra Novax: A legacy of Darkness
Danny overcame the odds once again. Demetra was one the ground, spacing
out because of her loss. Danny and Taki exchanged a high five and
returned to the deck. Then he ran to see if she was alright. "Demetra,
are you okay? Are you hurt?"
"Get away from me!" cried Demetra as she stumbled back. "Demetra,
it's not too late to come back. Shinato will forgive you. I need to
back at my side Demetra." "It's too late for me" said Demetra
sorrowfully. If I don't complete this mission, Ha des will destroy me.
And Shinato wont save me" "Don't be too hard on yourself. That's what
happens when you get involved with the dark ruler. Please, come back
home. Come back to me." Demetra smiled. "If only you knew Danny. She
unbuttoned the top part of her dress so she could pull away the high
collar. "Look at my neck." Danny gasps and ran over to her. There was
no denying it. She had two scarred holes in her neck. A rush of reality
washed over Danny. Demetra was no longer of the living. Demetra was a
vampire. Danny stepped back, not knowing what to take of it. Demetra
came over and threw herself into his arms, sobbing. "Yes Daniel, you
know the truth. I haven't been Demetra Novax for a long time. That day
when I ran away, I wandered too far away into the wilderness. A vampire
took me and raped me and he bit me. Since then, I have been his slave.
And since he is so connected to Ha des, he gave me to Ha des to gain his
favor. Ha des sent me here to out duel you and to send you to the shadow
realm." Danny got tears of his own and held Demetra close. "There must
be some way. I'm sure that Shinato..."
"Have you forgotten the scriptures Danny? I'm the undead. Zombies,
Demons, and vampires cannot enter heaven and their souls are lost
forever. That vampire forced me to sell my soul to evil. Even if I
never sinned for the rest of my days, I can never be human again. And
you also forgot another part of the scriptures, a paladin is bound to
exile all evil." As she continued to embrace Danny, she grabbed Danny's
sword. "Demetra, what are you doing?" asked Danny with distress in his
voice. "Do your duty, paladin. I'm a damned soul that is deserving of
hell's fire. Strike now and remove one more worker of Ha des off the
earth. She handed Danny his sword. Then she kneeled down, clasps her
hands together and closed her eyes. Danny started to freak out. "I... I
can't. I can't hurt you." "If you love me, you will strike" said Demetra
calmly without moving or opening her eyes. Danny stepped back some more.
He saw to the side. Lindsey had not obeyed Danny's orders. She
witnessed the entire duel and was also witnessing the traumatizing event
in front of her. "You're not going to do it, are you Dan? You're not
going to kill that woman are you?" she asked with fear in her voice.
Danny heard a voice in his head. Daniel, you will strike. She is not
human. She is a soldier of hell. She must be sent back there so that
her evil will not plague the earth "But Shinato, this is Demetra. She
was a loyal servant of yours at one time. She is not evil, I know she's
not." She turned her back on both me and you when she renounced you and
ran away. Don't you see Daniel? She took purity as weakness. Anyone
who renounces purity is a worker of evil. Strike now Chambers! Danny
held his hands to his head and ran off yelling in freight. Demetra, with
her head still lowered, had a tear run down her face. "You refuse to
release me from my torment Lord Chambers. Then I have no choice."
Demetra rose up again. "I must do the will of the one who sent me. I
must find the prophets of chaos. Demetra transformed and flew away.
Lindsey Dobson watched the departure of both parties. She wanted to find
and consol Danny, but the head sage found her and ushered her inside.
Danny overcame the odds once again. Demetra was one the ground, spacing
out because of her loss. Danny and Taki exchanged a high five and
returned to the deck. Then he ran to see if she was alright. "Demetra,
are you okay? Are you hurt?"
"Get away from me!" cried Demetra as she stumbled back. "Demetra,
it's not too late to come back. Shinato will forgive you. I need to
back at my side Demetra." "It's too late for me" said Demetra
sorrowfully. If I don't complete this mission, Ha des will destroy me.
And Shinato wont save me" "Don't be too hard on yourself. That's what
happens when you get involved with the dark ruler. Please, come back
home. Come back to me." Demetra smiled. "If only you knew Danny. She
unbuttoned the top part of her dress so she could pull away the high
collar. "Look at my neck." Danny gasps and ran over to her. There was
no denying it. She had two scarred holes in her neck. A rush of reality
washed over Danny. Demetra was no longer of the living. Demetra was a
vampire. Danny stepped back, not knowing what to take of it. Demetra
came over and threw herself into his arms, sobbing. "Yes Daniel, you
know the truth. I haven't been Demetra Novax for a long time. That day
when I ran away, I wandered too far away into the wilderness. A vampire
took me and raped me and he bit me. Since then, I have been his slave.
And since he is so connected to Ha des, he gave me to Ha des to gain his
favor. Ha des sent me here to out duel you and to send you to the shadow
realm." Danny got tears of his own and held Demetra close. "There must
be some way. I'm sure that Shinato..."
"Have you forgotten the scriptures Danny? I'm the undead. Zombies,
Demons, and vampires cannot enter heaven and their souls are lost
forever. That vampire forced me to sell my soul to evil. Even if I
never sinned for the rest of my days, I can never be human again. And
you also forgot another part of the scriptures, a paladin is bound to
exile all evil." As she continued to embrace Danny, she grabbed Danny's
sword. "Demetra, what are you doing?" asked Danny with distress in his
voice. "Do your duty, paladin. I'm a damned soul that is deserving of
hell's fire. Strike now and remove one more worker of Ha des off the
earth. She handed Danny his sword. Then she kneeled down, clasps her
hands together and closed her eyes. Danny started to freak out. "I... I
can't. I can't hurt you." "If you love me, you will strike" said Demetra
calmly without moving or opening her eyes. Danny stepped back some more.
He saw to the side. Lindsey had not obeyed Danny's orders. She
witnessed the entire duel and was also witnessing the traumatizing event
in front of her. "You're not going to do it, are you Dan? You're not
going to kill that woman are you?" she asked with fear in her voice.
Danny heard a voice in his head. Daniel, you will strike. She is not
human. She is a soldier of hell. She must be sent back there so that
her evil will not plague the earth "But Shinato, this is Demetra. She
was a loyal servant of yours at one time. She is not evil, I know she's
not." She turned her back on both me and you when she renounced you and
ran away. Don't you see Daniel? She took purity as weakness. Anyone
who renounces purity is a worker of evil. Strike now Chambers! Danny
held his hands to his head and ran off yelling in freight. Demetra, with
her head still lowered, had a tear run down her face. "You refuse to
release me from my torment Lord Chambers. Then I have no choice."
Demetra rose up again. "I must do the will of the one who sent me. I
must find the prophets of chaos. Demetra transformed and flew away.
Lindsey Dobson watched the departure of both parties. She wanted to find
and consol Danny, but the head sage found her and ushered her inside.