Chapter 5
"That box is cursed Mario." Gadd said sadly. Mario had sat down and placed the box on the table. "Can you explain? Can you tell me what's up with my brother?" He asked. Gadd picked up the box and examined it closely. "The possession has 3 main stages. Infestation; where the host hears whispers telling them they are special. It also sets in paranoia for the host. Oppression; where the force try's to break the host down. It does this by trying to alienate the host from others by fits of violence, self-hate and fear. The last one is Possession where the host and the force become one entity with is no going back from that one, the host's soul is lost forever." Mario looked down at his hands "Please is there any way to save my brother." He mumbled. Gadd smiled grimly "Yes to defeat it we need to lock it back in its box by a forced ritual." Gadd picked up the box and looked at the bottom. "Its name is Dimentio- taker of hearts and souls."
Peach woke up to what sounded like someone eating down stairs. She stretched before putting on her dressing gown. It felt weird for her to be sleeping in Mario's bed but she had promised. Toadsworth had examined the sleeping Luigi and had said that he needed to see a psychologist; he would be taking him tomorrow. Another bang shook her and she hurried downstairs thinking there must be some animal in the house. There wasn't. Luigi was sitting in front of the fridge gorging himself on the food. "Luigi?" Peach asked. Luigi slowly turn around and peach backed away a little because of the glint in his eye. "Does little Peachy wanna play." He grinned before grabbing a jar and throwing at her the glass smashed, it missed and peach jumped as the lights went out. "Luigi please stop." Peach said softly, another jar came out of the darkness just missing her. She was scared to move because of the glass and because of Luigi. "Does a peach bleed I wonder." Luigi said while laughing. Peach tip-toed to left only to meet a swipe of a knife. "Ahhhhh STOP please!" she cried out before something pushed her in to the glass shards. The lights flicked as lay there crying. She felt someone behind her and she slowly got up examining her arms. They were fine. But how? Her gaze wondered up to Luigi who was standing there with a knife in one hand. "P…Peach?" he said while letting go of the knife. He looked around before settling on his own hands "Who am I? " He said softly "What's happening to me?" Luigi sank down on his knees sobbing. Peach carefully walked over to him and put her arms round him. "It's ok luigi, its ok."
Toadsworth frowned while Peach finished her story of last night's events. Luigi was outside on a swing. It had always puzzled Peach why the Mario brothers had a swing but Mario said it had come with the house and both brothers enjoyed sitting in. Toadsworth pulled himself to his full height. "Well I'm going to inform master Luigi that he is to come with me." Peach watched as Toadsworth strolled into the back garden. I'm going to make a cup of tea she thought.
Luigi was swinging gently on the swing when Toadsworth came to him. "Right Master Luigi time to go." Luigi said nothing but smiled holding out a fist. Toadsworth shrugged and put his hand under Luigi's and felt something drop into his hand. He opened his hand and found a tooth. "Master Luigi, that's not very nice." He said throwing it to the ground. Luigi smiled only this smile looked more disturbing. Toadsworth began to fell afraid. Luigi cocked his head to the side and Toadsworth began to cough as blood started gushing out from his mouth. He spat on the floor and a tooth fell out then another. Luigi stood up still staring malevolently at Toadsworth. Luigi began to laugh while Toadsworth grabbed his teeth and ran blood still gushing out of his mouth and on his moustache. Peach gasped as Toadsworth barged passed her saying only one word. "Luigi." Peach went outside to where she saw Luigi on the floor.
"The person you have tried to call is unavailable please leave a message after the beep." BEEP
"Mario… It's me peach. I'm sorry but Luigi had a seizure. H…He's having an MRI. Please come quick. I need you. He needs you. There something inside of him. There was a face next to his heart. Oh god I'm scared. Please come quick. The lights are flicking please. PLEASE!"