Me: To all my fellow writers out there, never run out of ink in the middle of an idea. I made the mistake of writing most of last and this chapter in yellow highlighter originally, so hard to read when paired with strange handwriting. CanCan, please say the words.
Canada: I hate that nickname. *sighs* Brina doesn't own Hetalia and don't read this if you hate angst and violence.
Thank you XxBrokenxBeyondxRepairxX for having a larger Horror Movie rule list than me.
Chapter 4.5
(#9 - Never confront the killer all alone head on)
I could hear the demon flying behind me as I flew past each floor. When I reached the basement, I fell down and returned to my human form. then the demon started to laugh.
"Will you be able to kill me before my poison finishes you?" he asked as he appeared in front of me, "For every second you use, the closer to me you'll become," he said then he disappeared.
At those last words, I started to feel pain in my teeth, head, back, and hips. I got up and started to walk around. Right when I started to walk up to a half-buried, giant red stone; the pain got so great and I fell to my knees.
"All you have is a few seconds before your human body dies and you'll become a demon," the demon said as I crawled towards the stone.
I waited until he was standing in front of the stone before I threw the dagger. It hit him right in the chest and broke the stone behind him. The whole room started to shake as he started to burn away. I started to black out as I felt something break though my skin.
"MATT!" I heard behind me.
I turned and saw Arthur and Vlad running towards me as I collapsed.
-Vlad's POV-
When we got rid of the darkness in the room, both me and Arthur followed a blood trail all the way to the basement. I stopped by a large puddle at the beginning of the basement and then I started to smell it.
"This doesn't smell right, it's Matthew's blood but it's mixed with something demonic," I said to Arthur.
The room started to shake, as we got closer to the blood trail. I saw the burning demon with Matthew below him. All of a sudden, violet wings, tail, and large horns came out of him as his hair started to turn violet.
"MATT!" Both me and Arthur yelled out.
He looked at us with dark red, crying, eyes before they rolled back and he collapsed. I picked him up and turned towards Arthur.
"What can we do?" I begged.
"I can see how much of my power can save him," he told me as his hands started to glow.
He put his hands on Matthew's chest and it started to smoke.
"What are you doing to him?!" I yelled as Matthew started to shake in my arms.
"Hold him still! I am trying to burn the taint out of him."
I watched as the horns, wings, and tail started to shrink away. When they finally disappear, all that was left was small bleeding holes and then I watched as his hair returned to his natural blonde. He opened his eyes and I saw it change from the dark red to a light violet.
"I feel strange," was all he said before he closed his eyes again.
"I couldn't get it all in one go, so be careful of his emotions."
"Why?"
"It can cause the last drop of demon blood to act up."
"Ok," I started to walk away, "I think we should wait until tomorrow before leaving."
"Okay, I'll walk up in a few moments."
-Arthur's POV-
As Vlad carried Matthew up the stairs, I walked to the burning, and laughing demon.
"You can't stop us once we are all awake," he told me.
"What are you planning?" I asked.
He started to laugh harder.
"I could taste one of our brothers in him; he will be perfect to awaken our father."
At those last words, I lifted my hands and used my light to burn him even more.
"You cannot deny the other half of your blood!" It yelled before becoming ash.
I walked up the stairs after I shattered the stone. When I got up to the lobby, I saw Lovino and Feli running around to heal everyone, and Vlad was holding Matthew's hand as he laid on the sofa. I walked up to him and I saw the tears pouring down his face. I put my hand on his shoulder.
"He will be okay," I told him.
He turned towards me and started to cry on my shoulder.
"After this case was over, I was going to ask him out on a date. Now, I don't know what he'll be like after this."
"No matter how changed he got from this, he will always be your Matthew," I said as I pulled him off of me, "you should be alone with him when he wakes up."
"Why?" He asked as he wiped away his tears.
"It would be easier on him if he wakes up next to you and no one else."
*The next day*
I was alone in the lobby when Vlad came down the stairs and started to hit me.
"You forgot to warn me that he would be teething!"
He lifted up his shirt and I saw all the small bite marks on his neck, arms, and chest. I just blinked while staring at the marks.
"Actually, I did. I said the last drop would act up, and now it's all out of his system."
He flipped me off before walking to the kitchen.
"Where is he now?" I asked.
"He passed out a few hours ago," he said as he walked out of the kitchen with two pints of blood.
He drank the first pint of blood and I watched as most of the bites healed themselves.
"Well I'm tired and I'm going to sleep," he said after he finished the second pint.
He walked over to the couch and I saw him pass out. I looked over at the empty container of blood and I licked my lips. I had to stop myself as I started to reach for it.
'No! I do not accept that half! My angel mother protected me from the evil within me!' I thought as I pulled out my wings.
I wrapped myself in them before lying down and I fell asleep.
Me: Finally the end of this case! Slowly the plot thickens as you learn more about each character and demon!
Matthew: I'm lost.
Me: The first demon is Revenge, the second demon is Hunger, both are technically half-brothers to Arthur. All three carries a key part of an ancient circle of seven.
Matthew: Still lost.
Me: good, because that's the only hint everyone gets to the main plot. Let's say the words.
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