Chapter 1
The school and the monster
The halls were empty. School was out. With the exception of the janitors, Kurt was the only one on campus.
There was a 'click' and the doors locked behind him. The cameras watched him; glowing eyes in the dark. They saw everything.
Kurt made his way through the halls. He felt the eyes burning through him as he moved. /Why cameras?/ he thought. /Why do they bother? Even with all this security crap, they don't accomplish anything./
It was six 'o clock. Kurt knew that he would be here a while. The doors didn't open again until four in the morning. And even then, it was only for ten minutes.
He needed to be at a door by then. With the school as large as it was, it could swallow him. /Get what I need, get to the security shack, the leave./ This was what he had to do.
Kurt moved down the hall past rows of large class rooms. The entire building was connected. The only time you were outside was when arriving or leaving. Even gym was indoors.
/Damn it./ He though as he neared the fourth landing. He was far from his destination. There was a shuffling around the corner, and Kurt blacked out.
The janitor turned the corner and saw the boy, just standing there. He neared and the stopped. The boy's head turned to him stiffly as if operated by machine.
The boy's eyes were solid black, his clothes tattered and his shoes worn. He looked like he had been through hell and back.
The janitor moved a little closer to him. A soft grunt issued from the boy. "I don't know what you think you're doing here, but you must leave. I'll unlock the door for you." He stumbled to get the words out. There was no reply, just a deep growl as the boy's mouth twinged to an evil grin and his eyes narrowed.
The boy definitely wasn't human. Whatever he…no, IT was, it needed to leave. A long silence passed and then the creature stared up at the ceiling and back at the janitor.
"What the hel-," he was cut off by the demon. It grabbed his neck and held him up off the ground. Gasping for breath, the janitor struggled to speak. "Put…me…down. Put me…down."
Blood dripped to the floor as the demon withdrew his other hand from the man's midsection.
Kurt stumbled around the corner, his hands braced against the wall and covered in blood. /It happened again. Why? I didn't do anything. Why now…after all this time?/ He grasped a door handle and collapsed.
When he woke up, it was dark through the small window on the door. It was still night, or at least early morning. He had no way of telling what time it was. Panic gripped him. /I can't get this done. I've failed. NO! This can't be! Why?/
Just then someone rounded the corner. Kurt didn't pay attention to whom or what it was. He didn't even realize anyone was there. Standing behind him, the figure stayed in a single position. When Kurt turned around, it was still there. The figure was a demon. Kurt knew this well. He stared, horrified.
"I've finished the task you were sent to complete" It stated in a deep gravely voice. "Now you must be mine again."
Kurt knew exactly what demon this was, it was Devon's. /What? How in the world did Devon's demon become mine? When did this happen?/ then he remembered that day seven years ago .
The demon reached a hand into Kurt's chest and then another. Slowly, it ripped away at the fabric of this realm to become one with the boy again. At the tender age of seventeen, Kurt was being possessed again. He could feel it this time.
His chest burned, his lungs held no air, every muscle in his body tensed to pain then went numb. He wasn't holding himself up anymore. He ached everywhere. He tried to scream but his body was too weak to do even that.
Still separating the realm the demon slid a foot into Kurt's. He turned slowly to take his place among the body. Then everything went black. Kurt could see, but there was nothing to see. Nothing except the black of the demon's heart, and that was what Kurt saw.