He took several shaky breaths, the storm grew worse; lightning hit the tree, Jack gasped and pushed them out.
"NO! GO AWAY! IT'S TOO DANGEROUS!" He screamed at the two, icing himself in so the bad luck would only be with him. Jamie picked up Roxas and climbed in again after melting a small bit of the ice so he could.
"We're not leaving you hun. We love you too much." Roxas nodded, clinging to Jack like sap to a tree now.
"I'M TOO DANGEROUS JAMIE! TOO DANGEROUS TO BE AROUND!" He shifted to take off again, but Jamie kept Jack from taking off, holding him tightly.
"You are not."
"I AM! I AM DANGEROUS! LOOK AT THE DESTRUCTION I BRING 'CAUSE OF MY BIRTH! I SHOULDN'T BE ALIVE!" Roxas whimpered, burying his head against Jack.
"It's true, there is some but Jack... you bring a lot of good too. I can't imagine my life without you and I'm sure the world would be worse off without you. I know it would be." Jack whimpered, then started screaming suddenly; painful, bloody screams. It was about that time; he knew the demon would find its way out even if he kept it within his light. It was time to merge.
"GET OUT OF HERE JAMIE! NOW!" He started to sound different than normal; cracks resound of bone shifting and changing, horns growing much longer.
"NO NO!" His mind felt like it was being split into two and he couldn't avoid it... he was right about one thing, but Jack wasn't gonna let it control him. Jamie held Jack as tightly as Roxas, stubborn as the young boy about leaving.
"Get out please." Jack begged, heaving and wheezing; trying to breathe, to control... it to fight the monster. It was part of him and he was shifting into what he was to become. Neither budged; it was clear that whatever might come... Jack was stuck with them both. Jack screamed and screamed, writhing violently; as the creature merged his eyes, once green-blue, turned a horrific red blood, his hair once white and untouched by any color was now a bright blood red. His wings became more skeletal and bat like, his body seemed to have grown in muscle and size, his claws more like talons, and teeth sharper. Jamie still didn't let go and Roxas didn't notice the visual changes as he'd buried his head against Jack by this point. He took shaky breaths, a sobbing laughter left him; insane laughter.
"Y..yooou ssee hehehahha!" It took a moment to compose himself.
"I... I AM DANGEROUS! LOOK AT ME! I'M A MONSTER" He snarled, a deeper voice emanating from him now.
"Appearances don't make you a monster." Jamie said gently, pressing a kiss to Jack's cheek. Crimson tears flowed down his cheeks.
"Look at what power this thing still has over me Jamie. I could kill you, I might... I might accidentally kill Roxas in one of my attacks."
"All the more reason for us to be with you." Jamie wiped the tears away gently.
"We will help you, remember? Have faith in us."
"The day's not over yet, Jamie. I... I can't hold back what I was born to do forever." He said, shaking.
"I know, but we'll help you. If you feel you cannot carry on, lean on us okay? We're here for you." Jack nodded, shaking as he hugged both Jamie and Roxas close to his beating heart. It was beating fast, a little too fast; wings wrapped protectively around them.
"Wuv you dada." Roxas says, snuggling happily. Jamie smiled a little at that. Jack petted his hair down.
"Love you too." He said, kissing his forehead.
"Jamie, let's go home." He realized soon he had to do what he was born to and that was opening the portal to Malfor's world; if this would be the last time he saw Jamie... then so be it, he would love and spend the last day with them all he could.
"Sounds good to me." Jamie replied. Roxas nods in agreement and the three of them returned to the cavern. Once there, Jack started to make lunch.
"Hold still Roxas, let daddy get that off your face." Roxas hissed at Jack as he rubbed his face clean of dirt.
"I think everyone should wash up first, go on you two; now before I hit you with my mighty spatula!" Jamie chuckled and carried Roxas to the bathroom to clean up. He came back out several minutes later, both of them all clean. Jack smiled.
"That's my boys." He said half heartedly, but happy. He sighed and felt it.
"No... the day can't be over yet, it just can't!" He winced, starting to glow; he grabbed Jamie and Roxas and hid them in a secret panic room he'd made not very long ago. It was just beyond the kitchen and he'd made it a few weeks back, knowing Jamie and Roxas might very well have need of it. Jamie was surprised by this.
"Jack? What's going on?" Jack whined, wincing as he glowed more intensely; a bright red color.
"Just promise me you won't hate me when this happens." Without another word he locked the panic room door, locking the two inside, crying out in pain as he felt him near... trying to get it to open, but Jack wasn't gonna open this portal without a fight.
"Jack?!" Jamie tried the door only to find it locked. What the?! Jack sniffed and spoke an ancient spell.
"Protect those in which I love, beware thy demon's blood." The door glowed red hot and pushed Jamie back towards Roxas. Jack whimpered as a black smoke surrounded him in a circle as he stumbled from the cavern.
"I'm sorry Jamie." His wings spread out in a wide ark, red energy started from the middle of his body, spreading to the top and bottom then around the smoke; he held his breath as he disappeared for the moment and in turn opened the portal. Demons shot out from said portal, Malfor the last to leave, laughing in his triumph as Jack collapsed, shaking.
"I knew you couldn't fight it Jack."
