Chapter 6
Peach watched the sleeping Luigi sadly. When had he become so worn and thin? She was still shaken up by the image near his heart but she felt a pang for the other Mario brother who looked like he was wasting away. The door open and Mario walked in accompanied by Professor Gadd. "How is he?" Mario asked Peach. Peach stood up and sighed "They say he's stable but… they say his vital signs are way off the mark. The head doctor said it's as if something is leaching off of him." Gadd nodded his head in understanding and looked at Mario "It's time. We need to move him to a wide open space." Gadd said. Peach looked confused "What are you talking about?" she asked looking from Mario to Gadd. "Peach I…we think Luigi is possessed." Mario said while unhooking Luigi off the heart monitor. "Normally I would call you insane but after today's events I might have to agree with you." She said biting her lip. "Do you know where there is a big empty room?" Gadd asked Peach. Peach flexed her fingers a few times before replying "There is where they do physiotherapy it's big and open. I went there with Daisy when she broke her ankle." Gadd smiled at her "It'll be perfect." He said. Mario however was gently picking up the sleeping Luigi. "Don't worry little brother." He murmured in his ear "I'll promise that you'll be ok."
The physiotherapy room was big and empty with only equipment on the sides. "Lay him here." Gadd instructed before placing candles around Luigi. "What language was it speaking through him?" he asked. Mario shuffled his foot and said "Italian. That's why I didn't pick up on it. I should have realised it sooner." Peach frowned "I don't understand." Mario threw his hands in the air before saying "The accent is different. When he was yelling at me it was from the south not the North. Plus Luigi doesn't really say much Italian anyway. Not since we got here." Gadd opened his notebook and flicked through the pages before settling on one. "If you would translate for her highness please Mario." Mario nodded. "demone fallo. So che i vostri occhi sono stati scacciati dal cielo gambi. So che cosa volete, ma sento me sapere quando dico che io scaccio e in questa casella. Può essere pietà della tua anima. lasciare ora con il divino di Gambi. Possano i fuochi dell'Ade ucciderti. fuori, fuori, fuori." Gadd yelled. The lights began flickering as Gadd repeated what he said. "foul demon. I know your eyes have been chased away from heaven by gambi. I know what you desire but hear me know when I say that I cast you out and into this box. May mercy be on your soul. leave now by the devine of Gambi. May the fires of hades kill you. out,out,out. That's what he's saying." Mario whispered. As if he heard Luigi's eyes snapped open and narrowed. "You can't kill us." He said but it was like two people saying it in unison. Luigi's voice and a smoother on together. "We are strong and we will fight." Suddenly Luigi jumped up and grabbed Gadd before throwing him down and running out the room. "After him. The morgue that's where it'll go." Gadd said weakly. Mario nodded and ran off.
It was dark in the morgue with only the red safety light in there. Mario tried the lights but found them to be broken. "Luigi, I know you'll still in there. Fight it! "Mario said into the darkness. All he heard back was a laugh. "Does Luigi scare you?" Mario looked round his eyes were beginning to adjust to the darkness but he couldn't see Luigi. "Why do you want him so bad?" Mario yelled. He heard another laugh this time behind him. " So lonely, so very much alone. Even in his head the darkness creeps in. Scared of everything, let down by you. His heart shone through this blackness and called to me. I told him that I could make it alright. I told him I would help and we did." Mario was silent for a moment the voice sounded like it was on top of him. "what do you mean!" Mario asked carefully if he could keep it talking then he could pinpoint the location of it. He heard another laugh this one very sinister. "His heart so pure yet it could bring down the destruction of everything. He just didn't want to be alone. Mario I am sad to say it is farewell for you." The lights flicked on only for Mario see his brother leap from the ceiling with a scalpel. They both landed on the floor with Luigi on top. "Good bye man in red." He cackled "I'm going to enjoy tearing your heart out."