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Walking through the somewhat busy morning streets of the expanding mining town, Kai lifted his arms over his head and stretched. He spent most of last night speaking with the spirits of native Americans and their spirit guides. Dranzer had enjoyed the meeting immensely, and Kai must admit, so did he.
It was refreshing to meet gentle beings that didn't crave money and power, even if they were dead, but that's besides the point.
With no destination in mind, Kai let himself drift along with the wind, letting it take him wherever it wants, shifting his shoulder bag from one shoulder to the other. He has no appointment for today, as the workers at the newly rediscovered ancient burial sight was busy carefully removing the earthy remains of those long since past.
The Indians were very kind letting the construction of the vet to continue.
A sudden twinge of a negative feeling interrupted Kai's train of thought. Alarmed, he turns his gaze at his surroundings and noticed that he was in a residential area. Had the wind spirits brought him here for a reason?
His gut instinct soon got the better of him, so he followed the foul stench of negative emotion and stopped in front of a long stone driveway that leads to an equally old, Mississippi style house. The house and surrounding area seemed to give off an evil aura.
Kai shivered as he wondered if anyone was living inside. If yes, how? How could they put up with all this negative feelings? Even though he wasn't standing in it, he could tell that there was nothing but malice being emitted from this house.
He shivered again, and managed to turn himself away. He wasn't scared, very little paranormal scares him, it was just the all this foul, negative emotions were physically making him sick. He began to walk back the way he came, wanting nothing more than to get away from this place.
"Kai?" Came a quiet, foreign voice.
Kai turned around and expected to see some small child who was lost, but instead he saw the once bubbly, but now pale and frighten, Max. "Max?"
Max let out a sob and threw himself into Kai's chest as he cried. Kai looked down at the teen in his arms, and then back to the rest of the blonde's male teammates. All of which looked like death warmed up, so to speak. They were pale and tired, and Michael looked anorexic. But what caught his eye first was the three marks on his cheek.
They were no ordinary scratches. Only one thing in this world and the next could have done that.
A demon.
Kai placed his hands on Max's shoulder's and pulled him back so he could have a proper look at him.
"What has happened. I sense much fear and hopelessness in your aura," Kai said as he totally disregarded the fact that Max or the others had no idea that he could see auras. "I also sense a dark presence. It's faint, but I do not like it."
He glanced over to the others, also sensing an evil force. "You all have it. You all have an evil entity following you," his eyes suddenly widen. "That house. Show me the place where you live."
"Kai?" Max blinked.
"Show me," Kai said again.
Max sniffed, but pointed down the street, at the house Kai was looking at moments before.
"What has this house done to you?" Kai asked, as he gently grabbed Max by the arms so he could look into his eyes.
"How did…?" Michael asked as he peered out from behind Rick, who as well wore a look of confusion on his face.
"That house. There is nothing but evil and malice," he let Max go and gaze almost painfully down the street he had just walked. "Pure, unadulterated hatred."
Michael blinked, then suddenly threw himself at Kai as well. "You have to help us," he pleaded as tears welled in his eyes. "We can't get away from it."
"Shh," Kai soothed the frighten teen. "I will help you, but you need to tell me everything. But before that, take me inside, I wish to know what we're dealing with. Whatever is in that house, won't hurt you while I'm here, yes?"
The frighten teens nodded, then proceeded to move towards the house. They trekked up the driveway, and immediately Kai's eyes narrowed in a protective way. Max grasped onto his arm and Michael grasped onto the other. It seems that Michael and Max had received the brunt of whatever happened in this place.
They all walked inside and Kai was almost immediately overcome with a force that was threatening. He opened a mind link with Dranzer who immediately pushed this force back.
"Are you all here by yourself?" Kai asked with a hint of a wheeze in his voice.
"No," Eddy shook his head. "Judy and Emily are here too, but…"
"But?" Kai encouraged him to continue.
"They don't think that there is anything wrong with the place, although they have been acting strangely," Steve finished.
Kai narrowed his eyes. "Get them down here," he said, his usually placid voice hard as steel.
"Why?"
"They are slowly being possessed by the spirits in this house," Kai explained. "Where are they? I need to release them before it's too late."
Immediately Max raced upstairs calling his mother, while Eddy and Steve went after Emily. Kai walked into the lounge room, opened his bag, and pulled out a silver cross. Rick and Michael followed, albeit reluctantly, as Michael clung to Rick, frighten.
"What are you going to do?" Michael asked.
"I must removed those spirits," Kai said. "They will continue to destroy them from the inside if I don't."
A moment later, Max appeared, pulling his struggling mother by the arm, as she was pulled into the room the remote on the small coffee table flew across the room, towards Kai. Without so much as blinking he caught the projectile in one hand then dropped it on the ground.
"I think it's time you came to grips of what's has been happening here, Judy," Kai said, his voice calm but threatening.
"There's nothing happening here," Judy snapped. Her voice was icy and her eyes were even more so.
Kai closed the distance between them and shoved the cross in her hands. She suddenly screamed, and grasped her head in her hands.
"Mum!" Max cried.
Kai placed his hands on Judy's blond head. "Expel them Judy," he said, his voice gentle towards Judy, but threatening towards the spirit who wished to do harm. "Tell him to leave you alone. Tell him that he's not welcome. Say it."
"Get out! Get out!" Judy screamed over and over again. "I want you out!"
Suddenly there was another scream upstairs. Shortly afterwards, Steve and Eddy reappeared, carrying a crying Emily.
"Dranzer, help them," Kai said, as he placed a hand on Emily's forehead and clutched her bitchip in the other. "Release them."
Suddenly, both Emily and Judy stopped screaming and fell to their knees. Their bodies shook from deep, gasping sobs.
"Mum?" Max whimpered, as he too also cried.
"Oh, Maxie," She wept and hugged her son closely. "I'm am so sorry."
Emily sat on the lounge chair, she grasped onto both Steve and Eddy as she cried. The two stayed close as they gave her the best comfort they could and telling her that she was going to be alright.
Rick and Michael stared at the scene in complete and utter shock. Michael continued to tremble as Rick held him protectively in his chest. Michael grasped at his shirt with his fingers and screwed his eyes shut. He could not believe this was happening.
"Get your things, we need to get out of here," Judy said.
"I'm afraid that will not help you." Kai said softly, sadness etched in his voice.
"Why not?" Judy asked, desperate. "We can't stay here."
Kai sighed. "I'm afraid you've stay here too long. Wherever it is that you go, this will only follow you. These beings have you in their sights set on you and won't let go until you all have been broken."
A shocked silence fell over the group.
"We're stuck here?" Max asked, his eyes frighten. "We can't get out?"
Kai dropped to his knees and knelt in front of Max. "I can help. There is a way to be free of this, but you all must stay strong, and listen to what I have to say, yes?"
The group nodded, and sat down, fearing that their legs can no longer keep them upright.
"You do not know this, but I, along with the Blitzkrieg boys, work with the BBA. We are paranormal and ghost investigators. I am a psychic and a spiritualistic medium. I communicate with spirits, that includes bit beasts," Kai explained to the frighten group as he chose to ignore the gasps of shock and surprise. "We have a lot of experience dealing with all sorts of scenarios. Including those that can be explained through science to those that cannot."
"You're going to help us?" Max asked eventually in a small voice.
"Yes," Kai nodded as he regarded the group with a comforting gaze. "We'll do everything we can."
Kai climbed to his feet and looked over at the others. "I need you all the stay strong for me. I know it will be hard, but know that the Blitzkrieg boys and I are helping you through this, you are not going through this alone, anymore."
The group nodded, determined to get through this. Kai smiled and pulled out his phone. He flicked it open and dialed that familiar number.
"Tala? It's me. Listen, you and the others must gather all the new equipment and board the next flight to America… Yes, we have a situation that needs immediate attention…" Kai paused when the house gave a loud, wood splintering noise. "It seems that my presence is not welcome here."
A book flew across the room, but Kai easily dodged it. He looked to be annoyed more so than startled.
"I assure you, Tala, this is not one of those Mickey mouse mission we've complained about before. This will be one for the record books."
The long awaited arrival of Kai. Finally, things are starting to look up for the All stars, but will it last? I won't say just yet. If you want a tiny hint, I'm not through with Michael just yet. (Insert evil diabolical laugh)
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Next chapter: The Blitzkrieg boys arrive on the scene.
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