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...The Fateful Meeting...
In fear, I shut my eyes closed tightly, and my head begins to hurt in the process. My heart pounds faster and harder in my chest, beginning to feel as though it will just burst out, as the seconds tick by. I hear what I assume to be the leader of the demon group, walk towards me and stop just a few feet away. It laughs in delight as I have nowhere to hide, feeding on my fear.
I hear a sudden sharp swooshing sound to my right and then feel something sharp cut through my forehead once again, making the wound open even more. Then, the demon quickly moves away from me, examining my face for more fear and realizes that I don't show it for a while. But then, I give in and it laughs maliciously in delight towards my sudden change of reaction.
I begin to shudder and shake uncontrollably in fear. My head begins to hurt, with agonizing pain, as the wound becomes deeper. I soon feel dizziness take over and begin I sway, coming to a halt as I rest my head on the trunk of a tree behind me.
The other demons begin to shriek as well, although I can't tell why exactly because I'm too scared at this point to open my eyes. After a few seconds, the demon that cut me shrieks as well and I feel something like sand cover my entire body. I cough as some of it enters my mouth.
"Damn it! What the hell was that?" I mutter, while still coughing some of the dusty sand out.
I rub my eyes in order to take a look at the outcome and cause of the mess. I soon lay my eyes upon a male standing about seven feet away from me. I'm quickly overtaken with the urge to run. I shake in fear, sweating and hoping that I don't end up like those other demons that would've killed me just a few seconds ago.
But just as I thought lady luck was on my side, she had to backstab me. That fucking bitch!
He pulls out a gun and points it towards me. I stare at him in fear, I tremble.
"Don't move." He says to me, almost in a whisper.
I close my eyes shut, as he pulls the trigger, sending the bullet towards me. Or so I thought…
I wait for the pain to takes its course throughout my body…
But, it doesn't….
There's nothing but silence for a few seconds. Then, a loud, ear splitting, screech of pain comes from behind me. I quickly turn around, on instinct, and see where it comes from. To my surprise, the screech comes from a demon that's hiding behind me, readying its self to take me out.
The demons corpse falls to the floor, while the bullet sinks deeper into its wounded skull. It bursts open and turns into dust, covering me in it once again. The demons soul leaves our world and continues its way back to Hell. The bright light hovers in the air for a few seconds before moving towards the sky and disappearing into a black portal.
"Are you okay?" The person asks.
It takes me awhile to register the question and I finally answer.
"Umm… Yeah…" Is all I manage to say while looking at him.
"You sure about that? Seems like they managed to leave some sort of mark on you." he says while walking towards me, looking into my sky blue colored eyes. "Here this ought to stop the bleeding, for now..." he tears off a piece of his shirt and pressing it on my forehead, making me wince in pain and shed a tear.
"Damn it!" I mutter as the cloth becomes warm with my own blood.
He continues to press it onto my forehead, making me shudder and wince in pain even more. After a few moments of having to endure the immense pain, I look into his eyes and notice worry and concern in them. I seem to become mesmerized by their deep hazel color.
I quickly become lost in them, remembering the demon that killed my father, and quickly shake my head to rid myself of the painful memory. I glare at him and that seems to take him off guard. he moves away quickly, seeing my sudden anger, but keeps the cloth on my forehead. He stands up and walks back a few steps, still looking at me and smirks. I growl angrily at him and continue glaring at him.
"Why do you remind me so much of that demon that killed my father?" I ask feeling more anger swell up in me, and get up from the ground and lean on the tree for balance and support.
He looks at me confused for a bit, and I stare into his eyes, searching for answers to my various questions that a swirling inside my head. Why the hell does he remind me so much of that damn demon? What the hell is going on? Why did he save me just now? He doesn't even know me, for crying out loud So many questions, yet, I can't bring myself to ask all of them.
"I'm not sure what it is that you're talking about..." He says while looking back into my eyes. I see a hint of sadness in them as he says that but it is quickly replaced by an emotionless expression. "What's your name, anyways? And, I don't think that's the proper way of thanking the one that just saved you from a hoard of demons about a few minutes ago, now is it?" He says while smirking.
I blush a little as I notice how stupid and foolish I must seem for just asking that out of nowhere. I soften my expression by trying to smile, but it comes out forced.
"Sorry about that... My name is Lydia... What's yours?" I say while looking up at him
"Andre... So, what are you doing out here all by yourself anyways?" He says while looking back at me
I stare at him shocked for a few brief seconds before finally answering.
"I have nowhere else to go..." I mumble, quickly moving my gaze towards the ground.
Tears threaten to roll down my face, but I quickly wipe them away before he sees my weakened state. I look back at him and begin to tremble for some unexplained reason. My knees begin to shake under me. I quickly lose my balance, falling to the floor, scraping my right elbow in the process of trying to lift myself.
"Damn it!" I mutter while examining my newly developed wound.
Damn you Lady Luck! You just had to make things more complicated now, didn't ya? I frown as I see blood trickling down the wound and wish I had some sort of cloth, when I suddenly remember the cloth Andre had given me just a few minutes ago. I smile in Realization and take the cloth off of my forehead and put in onto my elbow to stop the blood from flowing out of my body.
"Looks like you're just full of bad luck today, now aren't you?" he chuckles and smiles at me
I can't help but smile back at him. Although, my smile seems to be a bit forced again.
"What about you? What are you doing here?" I ask him, sitting on the floor once again.
He hesitates a bit before answering "I was... passing by. I heard a scream and ran over. I noticed you were being attacked by those demons, so I decided to help you out. Seeing as how i kill these little bastards on a daily basis." He smirks at that last part of his little story.
"You hunt them down every day?" I ask in disbelief.
"That's right."
I stare at him for a few brief seconds, trying to come up with the guts to ask him if i could join him. Maybe that's how I'll be able to get some answers as to which demon it was that killed my father. Maybe I'll be able to get my revenge on that bastard. Maybe he could teach me how to fight these things and become stronger.
"Would you mind if I joined you?"
"I'm not sure you'd like to... you see, it's not as easy as it may seem. Those demons, that attacked you a few minutes ago, were just lower leveled demons. There are far worse demons out there. And I wouldn't want you to get killed by one of them..." he says while looking into my eyes, sadness reaching his voice as he speaks.
"I want to join though. I don't care if these things are stronger than me! That's why I want to join. I want to kill these fucking bastards and find the one that killed my father a few weeks ago!" I yell, feeling that anger come and fill my entire body with enraged heat once again.
He smirks once again before finally saying: "Alright. I guess it won't hurt to have you with use. We do need more people willing like you. So.. I won't deny that."
"Wait... 'Us'? 'We'? I thought it was just you..." I frown a bit in disappointment. "So you're in a group? Are they also demon slayers like you? Do you think they could teach me how to kill these things?" I begin to as, all of the sudden disappointment quickly washing away. That emotion being replaced by hope and determination.
He chuckles at my sudden change in attitude and looks at me with a smile.
"I'm pretty sure we can make some arrangements for you. Im just not sure how Dustin and Anna will take it."
"Who are they?" I ask with pure curiosity in my voice.
"Dustin is the leader of the group. And Anna is his girlfriend"
"Hmm... interesting... So it's kinda like a pack thing then? the alpha wolf with its mate!" I say before laughing a little. He laughs along with me, getting my humor, for a few seconds before saying
"I guess it is like that, in a weird kind of way" He chuckles and smiles at me again. His hazel eyes meet mine. I start to feel compelled once again, unable to look away from them.
I smile back at him and feel sudden warmth take over me. Something I haven't felt in such a long time. Something that I haven't felt since that day I last saw my father at home. before he got slaughtered right before my eyes.
"Thanks... for saving me..." I say while blushing a little.
"Anytime." He smiles at me and walks up to me.
He takes my hand and lifts me up off the ground, leading me into the west side of the forest. Everything from the past, being forgotten for a few brief seconds. Happiness and determination take over all other emotions.
'Looks like we have a playmate' Says a voice from inside of me.
Damn! Not you again! I thought I told you to leave me alone! Fucking bitch!
'You can't escape me Lydia. I am part of you. Therefore, I will always be with you. Even after death. I am you other side after all. So you should be thankful I called this boy over to save you. He seems like a decent candidate to mate with this will be entertaining.' I hear my other side chuckles in amusement. 'Just try to have fun, relax, don't spoil this for us. Okay? Besides, he knows something about that demon that killed your dad'
He does? How the hell do you know that?
'It's a secret...' is all it says before fading back into my the depths of my mind once again.
Wait! What the hell! Don't go damn it! What the hell was that supposed to mean! I scream at it from inside my head, feeling frustration flood my entire being.
A sudden jolt of pain jabs into my right side. It takes me a while to remember where I am. I'm back in the clearing with the demons ambushing me. they tear into my flesh with their scythes and claws digging deeper and deeper into my skin as the seconds tick by. my blood flows out from the wounds. the pain increasing as they continue to attack from all sides. a never ending
I scream and thrash about, trying to free myself from their clutches, only to have their claws dig even deeper, nearly going through me. I begin to black out. My eyes roll back. I feel my life being drained slowly and painfully. No one is here to save me. I'm going to die, and no one is going to come and save me. Damn! What the hell am I supposed to do now? How am I going to get myself out of this mess?
'That's what you have me for'
FUCK! It's you again!
'Of course it's me. You miss me?'
Hardly… Why the fuck did you decide to show up right now?
'Simple, if you die, I won't be able to enjoy myself with our mate.'
What the fuck! Are you fucking kidding me right now? Is that all you think about?
'Hah! No. Not all the time that is'
Go to hell! I don't need your stupid pervertedness clogging up my mind.
'Oh really? I did manage to save your ass two years ago, remember? And, I'm going to do so right now as well. Now let me take over. Unless you want to die right now that is.'
Why the fuck would I let you take over me? Why should I trust you?
'Ugh! I swear, you are such a pain in the ass at times. You're so damn stubborn! Do I really 'have to explain myself right now; when we're about to fucking die!'
Yes, damn it!
'I don't have time for this! Just let me take over before the head demon comes and kills us!'
Fuck no! How the hell am I supposed to know you won't go off and seduce him like you did last time!
'I won't do that, and I promise I'll explain everything later. Now, do you want to live? Or, do you want to die?'
...I want to live...
'Good! Now, let me take over.'
Fine...
Heat fills my entire body, overpowering the pain of the demons claws and blades. I open my eyes and see everything red. Anger rips through my entire being and I hear the voice speak through my lips.
"Mmmm... you all look rather tasty but, unfortunately, I can't stick here long enough to play with you all" I feel myself smirk; although, it wasn't caused by my own will, rather than the voice controlling my body.
'Hehe! Time to have a little fun. looks like you all could use a little makeover. Too bad I'm going to kill you. You filthy scum.. Now... Where to begin?' I hear the voice say inside of me while I stand up off of the ground, and begin pacing back and forth examining the demons.
They stare back in shock and disbelief. Unable to conjure up any logical explanation to this. I notice Phoenix just a few feet away and go forward and grab it. I rev it up and let the demon take over me.
E/N: Sorry for this being rather... umm... terrible. I was actually proud of this chapter because of the length. But, I kinda don't like how I wrote it. To tell ya the truth, I was rather busy and distracted. So many things are going on right now. I barely had time to update this as it is. :/ I will try to write with more detail. And, again, sorry if it was a bit confusing. Also, on another notice, my computer crashed. So, I won't be able to update for some time. I will try to get a laptop by this Tuesday, and hopefully be able to update 'till then. Thanks for reading this. And please don't forget to review. :D