Chapter 3: Demons

I woke with a start in the middle of the night again thanks to yet another nightmare. I looked around my dark room out of habit and saw a tall and thin dark shape in the corner of my room. I instantly went for my sword that was leaning against my bed, it wasn't there. I yelled at the dark shape, "What did you take from me!"

I saw red eyes glow through the gloomy darkness and a flash of gross yellow teeth. I heard laughing then a deep and distorted voice, "Hello young prince. Seeing as how I need to take you with me I didn't see it necessary for you to try to attack me with this sword of yours. You are only human without it are you not? Anyway come with me young lord, join me in my return to Gehenna."

"Not gonna happen."

The demon laughed again, "I didn't give you an option."

I light up in blue fire, the demons eyes widened he obviously didn't know that I didn't need my sword for my flames. I rose from my bed to approach the demon, my ankle and ribs were stinging at this time but I ignored both of them. I rushed the demon but it managed to dodge my attack, it whipped around and kicked at my ankles. This attack caused a sickening crack to sound from my already damaged foot. I screamed in pain as my ankle buckled and I fell hard on my broken ribs causing another loud series of cracks to go off. The damage fueled my anger at the demon and my flames reached the celling and started to eat at the paint, causing dark marks to form. I hugged myself trying to regain some control over my power, the demon laughed louder at this, "No don't stop young prince. Quit trying to contain your powers, you are more powerful then you know and yet you try to remain human. Remember that you're not."

I screamed at the beast, "Shut up!" My flames became bigger and brighter.

The monster started to control his laughter, "That's more like it."

I hugged myself harder; I couldn't let this freak do this to me. It's alright you're in control, I told myself. The flames died down almost entirely, a faint blue glow still lit up the room. The demon looked confused, "What happened young lord? What happened to your flames I mean, they were almost as strong as your fathers." It started to shout, "Bring them back!"

He charged me in a blind rage. It tried to tackle me but I ducked and grabbed its tail, it howled in pain, "That was a dirty trick you little snot-nosed brat!"

"What happened to young prince?" I teased.

"Why you little-" It charged again. I dodged it again and landed a good punch on its back. It howled in a loud scream of both pain and anger. It had dropped my sword so I picked it up and unsheathed it. The demon looked at the blade in horror, "Hey you know that, that whole thing wasn't my idea! I didn't mean it! No hard feelings right." He shot me a nervous smile.

"You just tried to kidnap me, you hurt my already damaged bones, and you expect my sympathy?"

He eyed me nervously then said quietly, "Yes?"

I quickly moved up to him and put my sword up to his throat, "Give me good one reason as to why I shouldn't kill you right now."