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Nina gently shook Kaz's shoulder, attempting not to spill the glass of water in her other hand. "Kaz, wake up for a minute." She kept her voice soft, knowing that if she was any louder she might have a broken nose.
Kaz jerked awake, startled at her touch. "Off." He rasped, pushing her away.
"Here." She held out a little gel filled pill and a glass of water. "Take this."
Kaz eyed the pill, and shifted his gaze back at Nina. "No."
She raised a brow, pursing her lips. "What did you say?"
"You heard me, Zenik." Kaz spat.
"Brekker, I swear to God." She gave an exasperated sigh. "Just take the pill."
"Go to hell."
"Brekker." She pushed the pill toward him. "Take. The. Pill."
"No."
"Kaz!"
At that moment, Wylan knocked on the door frame, poking his lightly freckled face through the doorway. "How's it going?" He asked, stepping into the room and standing at the foot of Kaz's bed.
"How do you think?" Nina snapped, attempting to get the jump on Kaz and force the pill into his mouth. "Ow!" She cried when Kaz caught her wrist in his hand, twisting her hand just enough to cause it to go numb. "Brekker!"
"Kaz, come on. Just take the pill." Wylan picked up the advil from where it had landed on the bed.
"You wanna try too?" Kaz narrowed his eyes, fixing his cold shark eyes on the boy.
Wylan hesitated, before slinking out the door.
"Really?" Nina glared at the pale boy. "You couldn't be a little-"
At that moment, Jesper and Matthias burst through the door, followed closely by Wylan and Inej. "Demjin, take the damn pill." Matthias held his hand out for Wylan to give him the medicine.
"No." Kaz sat up against the pillows, his eyes like the black rocks that sunk ships.
"Oh come on Kaz. It's for your own good." Jesper urged.
"Leave me alone." Kaz snapped, ready to throw anyone who came near him out the window.
Inej took the pill from Matthias, stepping closer to the bed. "Kaz, take the pill." She reached a soft hand toward him, brushing her fingers over his sleeve.
He didn't shy away, as he normally would, he seemed to almost go into a trance at her touch, letting her inch closer to him. "Go away." His voice was a low grating of steel against stone, as he stared unseeing at the foot of his bed.
"Kaz?" Inej could sense the change in him, something had flipped in the last few seconds, and it terrified her. "Dirtyhands?"
"I'm still alive." His voice was small, weak almost.
"What's wrong with him?" Jesper took a tentative step forward, the floorboards creaking under his weight.
Hardly a second later, Kaz threw a wild punch, breaking the lamp on the bedside table. "I'll kill you all!" He shouted, pure venom in his voice.
"Demjin snap out of it." Matthias stepped forward, moving Nina behind his broad form.
Kaz ripped the blankets off of himself, with fists clenched and teeth bared, he looked ready to kill someone. A low growl escaped his throat, as he dropped into a fighting stance.
"Kaz," Inej soothed, "no one's going to hurt you." She stepped closer, brushing her fingers against his shoulder.
In an instant, kaz had a hold of her arm, twisting it behind her back until her shoulder popped.
She cried out in pain, the fingers of her free hand finding her favorite knife, Sankta Alina. She unsheathed the blade and lashed out, slicing a shallow cut on Kaz's cheek. She hated to do it, hated having to hurt any of the dregs, but sometimes it couldn't be avoided.
He growled, staring right through Inej and the rest of the crew. Something was wrong. Had Kaz really become the demon everyone believed him to be? Was he possessed by something from another world? What was wrong.
He stalked toward Inej, nimble fingers curled into claws.
Matthias didn't know what the Demjin would do if he got his hands on her, but he knew it would be nothing good. He looked around for anything he could use to knock Kaz out, or restrain him. His eyes landed on his old hoodie. Quickly he grabbed the clothing, stalking behind his possessed friend. Before Kaz could react, he had him wrapped in the hoodie, and was tying the huge sleeves into a tight knot behind his back.
Kaz kicked, screamed, bit, did anything he could to get away from the giant German. Nothing sufficed.
"Get the rope Nina." Matthias rumbled, keeping Kaz restrained.
Nina ducked out of the room, appearing a moment later with the coil of rope in her hand.
Inej took it, making a slip knot in it and sliding it over Kaz's bunched shoulders, pulling it tight. "I'm sorry Kaz." She whispered.
An animalistic scream tore from Kaz's throat. "I'LL KILL YOU ALL!"
Matthias shoved a rag in his mouth, lifted him onto the bed and threw the covers over him, before herding everyone out of the bedroom. "He'll calm down soon." He reassured, turning the light out and closing the door. I hope. He thought silently.