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Demon queen

Then I passed out, my mind drifting to another world or dimension which I don’t fully understand. But my sense of living was still in my body. Everything was so dark and round; I couldn’t see anything, but I felt suddenly at peace.

Is this the afterlife? I said. Am I dead?

A spark of light appeared. It was beautiful, like the morning sun. I couldn’t stop looking at it. A woman walked towards me with a beautiful curvy figure, wearing a dark robe.

I said, “Are you the angel that wants to take me to the afterlife?”

She replied, “No, I am the demon who has possessed your body, young prince.”

Normally I would have been afraid, but I felt a common sense of love and compassion for this demon. She just looked so beautiful, just like the morning sun.

“Are demons and devils always this beautiful?” I said to her.

She said, “Yesterday, you read the same thing in your Bible.”

“Wow,” I said, while drifting in circles with her.

She held my hands. A shocking flow of current filled my body, followed by a calmer soul, like I was changing into an angel. Her hands were as soft as a pillow and cold as ice; it gave a peaceful and trustful presence.

“You are a strong one, kid,” she said to me.

“What do you mean by that?” I replied.

“When I entered your body, it’s been hard for me to take full control over your mind and body. Usually, it’s always easy. Before I got banished six thousand years ago—and yesterday I was summoned—there wasn’t a pure soul to enter except yours. Now it’s tricky to even have total access to it.”

“Wow, you are so old but so young,” I said.

She smirked at me. “Why were you banished to begin with?” I asked.

She replied, “That’s another story for another day. But who would want a demon to be living around them? Especially the one born from a noble kingdom who should have been heir as the queen.”

“I feel sorry for you, but why did you bring me here?” I said.

“I wanted to talk to you and have a negotiation with you.”

“About what?” I asked.

The empty void was filled with the real world, and the four bullies were running and being attacked by demons.

“Your friends are going to get killed very soon, and not only them but the whole world. These demons were created to keep me away from the real world and away from hell or heaven. I was hated so much that the whole universe didn’t want me, so I was cast into nothing. Now that I am in your body, and some parts of me are in your friends' bodies, the demons will be hunting for you and them until they have you killed.”

I gasped.

“And if they can’t, the whole of heaven will come to this world to end it.”

The void turned into a place of destruction where demons and angels and humans were at war, and humans were dying.

“The life of you and this world are in your hands, Oliver. The fate of this world comes down to your decision.”

I asked, “But this is all your fault! You weren’t supposed to be here in the first place. If you weren’t summoned, none of this would have happened.”

She laughed loudly and said, “I am feared because I am a destroyer of worlds. I am more than the devil himself. I am stronger and greater than him; his power is nothing against me. Demons, gods, and angels had to come together to imprison me. I’m famous amongst beings. You know you can save your world, my precious child.”

She came closer to me, holding my waist, and kissed me deeply on my lips. When she stopped, she said to me, “My sweetheart, I only just want to be free. I can grant you my powers, but it comes at a cost.”

“What’s the cost?” I said.

“It’s a secret, but you will know soon enough. What you have to do is survive and free me, then I could end all this.”

“But if I free you, you would destroy my world, wouldn’t you?”

“If I am not freed, your world is as good as dead. And I might not destroy it… or maybe I might and keep you for myself. Wouldn’t you like to be my loyal husband and servant?”

I looked at her with disgust.

“I don’t have a choice. What do I do now? There are no other options!”

I said to her, “Why should I believe you?”

She replied, “Because unlike humans, devils don’t lie. We just hurt you with the truth. So? Are you going to do as I command or what?”

“But how do I go about it? How do I free you?” I said.

“Don’t worry, young kid. I will guide you through your path!”

I sighed and said, “Okay. Not like I have a choice in the first place.”

She said, “Okay then,” and kissed me goodbye.

My eyes opened. I saw we were in a locker room, hiding from the demons.

Max said, “You are finally awake! I thought you would sleep all through the night,” he added with a fake laugh.

I said, “Nah, I am already tired of sleeping.”

“You two fools should shut up! We are in a life-or-death situation here!” Emma hissed.

“How do we get out?” I said.

“If we knew, don’t you think we would have been out by now?” Emma yelled at me.

“Sorry, ma,” I replied. “Well, it looks like we’ve gotta find a way out of here.”

My eyes faded white and I zoomed out. I saw a vision.

“Guys, let's go now. If not, we won't make it alive. Follow me.”

“Okay, boss man,” Henry replied.

We ran through the back door silently, trying to avoid making noise.

Bang! Emma fell into a trash can. We started running to the back of the school while the demons were chasing us.

“Enter here!” I said, pointing inside the gym. “Help me push the shelf!”

“Bro, have you gone mad? We are being chased by demons and you want to push a shelf?”

“Just shut up and do it!” I replied.

We pushed the shelf away and saw a wide hole. “This is our ticket out of here,” I said.

“Wh-what the hell do you mean? Do you expect us to enter that? Maybe it’s a trap. How do we even know you aren’t a demon, wizard boy?” Elizabeth said.

“If you want to die, you can stay. But I’m not going to die without you. I’m out of here.”

I slid down the hole.

“Well, if we stay we will die, so let’s just follow him,” Max said.

They all jumped into the hole with me, and the hole closed behind us.