Chapter 12 Creature of Darkness
Sorry for the delay
my good readers/reviewers (ain't got enough reviewers). But here
it is. Very proud of this chapter. Creature of
Darkness. Sends a little shiver down your spine, doesn't
it. Oh yeah! Now lets get down to it.
Shadowy and shapeless. Those words described this creature so perfectly. Floating effortlessly through our world, leaving a twinge of darkness wherever it went. Flowing smoothly down through walls, air, and water, this creature relished in the darkness that was all around it. This was the perfect plan. And this was the perfect town. Darkness. The town was ripe with it. If only the plan had already been completed. But unforeseen events had conflicted with the smooth passage of the plan.
A call. A voice. Calling the creature out of the darkness which it had implanted itself. The creature was there to answer this call. The Dark shell split open like Pandora's box, and the creature floated out towards its target. Then, a flash of darkness, and it leapt towards its prey.
It was a parasitic relationship. The dark being fed upon and used its victim, while the victim gained nothing from the parasitic creature. But the victim thought that it did. Settling upon its prey, the creature of darkness manifested itself into the mind of its victim. Floating in to its temporary home, the creature grasped the mind of its prey with its claws. The prey jolted as it was taken. It trembled as the creature it had called floated into it. Then, the creature rose the body up from the ground, and settled inside, manipulating the body as if the body belonged to the dark creature.
The spirit of the victim was pushed back into the further regions of the prey as the parasite took up control of the body, moving it through the town. People tried to talk to the prey as it walked by, but the prey did not respond. The prey was now under the control of the dark being.
The creature had one destination in mind. The beach. The prey moved to one of the two beach houses, and knocked on the door. The creature shrieked in ecstasy as it moved the fist against the door, pounding, releasing dark energy into the wooden door. The door opened, and a familiar face poked through. At least, familiar to the victim, not to the dark manipulator.
"Oh, hey Karen," said the man. "What are you doing here?"
"Where is Won?" the creature spoke through the victim.
The man gave Karen a concerned look.
"Are you okay? Your voice sounds different than usual. It sounds deeper, and... darker."
The man shivered as the voice spoke again.
"Where is Won?"
"I'm right here," said a voice behind the man.
"Won," the man said. "Karen wants to speak with you."
Another face appeared in the door frame. Now this face was not familiar to the girl, but very familiar to the creature.
"Won," the prey said. "This is Darkfor."
"Wait," the man said. "Why are you calling yourself Darkfor, Karen?"
"I can handle this Zack," Won said.
Zach gave Karen a concerned look, and then walked back into the house. Won looked at Karen.
"Lets go talk on the dock."
The prey followed him out onto the wooden dock which extended out into the sea. When they were a safe distance from the house, Won turned back at Karen.
"What do you have to say to me Darkfor?"
"You failed again," Karen said in a deep, dark sounding voice.
"Not my fault," the Chinese man said. "I had two guns pointed at my head. I would have finished the job, but I couldn't. I attempted to kill him, didn't I?"
"The Goddess does not want attempts. She wants results. So far we have none."
"What does she want me to do now?"
"Secure the faiths of the people in the town. Zach left a book in the possession of Carter. The book speaks of his faith in God. This book could compromise the religion of the town. Imagine if Carter converted."
"Yes?"
"I want you to destroy that book."
"I will do so."
"We are afraid that maybe He will release forces."
"Bring more minions then. We need all the help we can get. And what of Kai. He is a new threat."
"Do the same to him as you do to Zach. Kill them, if you get the chance. Weaken them in any way possible."
"What will you do Darkfor?"
"The usual. Attack him by night. Bring forth Caenumens. Or other creatures perhaps. We need to get Zach when he is alone. When he is helpless. Ann and her father have interfered too much."
"I can't destroy them! Harris would investigate the murder, and you know how good police can be at finding evidence."
"We will deal with it then. I will deliver this message to the Goddess."
"Good."
With that, Won walked back into the beach house. Zack stood inside waiting for him.
"What was that all about?" he asked.
"Karen was having some throat problems. She wanted me to ask the Goddess to heal her."
Zack felt that something deeper and darker was involved, but he said nothing, and accepted Won's explanation.
Back outside, the dark creature pulled out of Karen's body, leaving her standing on the side of the beach. Karen looked around her in disbelief. The twilight sky loomed above her as she struggled to comprehend what had happened.
"Darkfor," she said in a quiet voice before walking back in the direction of her house.
Off in the darkness, Kai watched her walk back home. It was then that he realized what this conversation meant, and what was going on with Karen. He would have to warn Zach about this.
As for the dark creature, it floated away, seeking out the farmer. Seeking out Zach. It found him. Zeroing in, the dark being flew to him, and snickered. The mortal being was walking down a path, on his way home. But the dark being wouldn't have that. He needed the farmer to be outside during the darkness. The creature reached out, and grasped Zach's heart with his hands. Then, with its cruel voice, the dark creature spoke into Zach's ear, telling him lies.
'Give up your faith. How can your God be real? What good is your faith if your God will not protect you from the dark beings which hunt you during the night? Submit to the Harvest Goddess. She really isn't as evil as you think. She cares for her followers at least. She helps her followers. So far your God has left you to die.'
His raspy, subliminal voice echoed through Zach's mind, but his faith held strong. The dark creature growled as the mortal pushed the temptation out of his brain. Darkfor lashed out with his claws, but then felt a presence settle around Zach. The dark creature tilted its shapeless "head" as it tried to comprehend this. Darkfor slashed again, and suddenly Zach was surrounded by a bright white light, which deflected the blow from the Spirit. Darkfor was knocked backward by the glory, and then looked up to see what had hit him. But just as it had appeared the bright light disappeared, and the mortal walked away. The dark being growled, and floated away, back to the dark shell from which he had come.
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"Life do you hear me! Give my creation, LIFE!" Fredrick Frankenstein, (Young Frankenstein).
