The Eyes Of Death

Chapter 16: Ghost

"It was a demon."

I was startled. "A-a demon?", I asked again and he just nodded.

For the first time I will encounter a demon again. The last time was the m*********r in our station and I can only conclude that demons are really blood thirsty creatures. Yes, there are demons who are doing good but most of them are just pure evil. Demons are born from the evilness and chaos of the world.

I don't think I can fight another demon because the last one I fought made me its hostage with Bliant and we nearly faced our death.

"Do you think you can do it?", Azrael asked me worriedly. "It was dressed as a clown and you have a phobia for it", he added.

He's right. Maybe because of my phobia I may die from a heart attack. Phobias could kill a person and I might die because of the fear that I already had for so long. But Azrael couldn't do it just by himself. He may be injured in their fight and we still have no idea where Bliant, our healer is.

"No, I can do it. I am a fallen angel, remember?", he assured me.

I sighed. Yes I know that but the thought that I am now useless made me feel guilty. Is there really nothing I can help? Even just a little tiny help?

"Actually, there is one. Watch out for these hostages here or find a place you can hide them and contact Jayden if you can. Then if you felt danger just call me through your mind. I can sense it", he ordered me and I just nodded. He really is the leader of our team. He always try to make things be easy for us and always being worry about our well beings.

I can't do anything because whatever I do, my ability is useless here. It is a demon and a demon is good a hiding vulnerable things that may see their weakness. I couldn't see their past nor future because there is no things attached to it. Or they already erased those memories in the things, after all, not all things are memorable for a demon.

“I am leaving now”, he bid goodbye to me. "Be safe," he added.

I smiled and stood beside Elinora who was still sleeping peacefully as of now.

I am thinking if they are now under a spell or it is one of the demon's ability? It is because they are not dead, I think they are just sleeping because they are still breathing and I could even feel air coming our from their nose.

As I was immersed in my thoughts, I suddenly heard a c***k.

I looked at the other parts of the forest but saw nothing strange. Maybe it was just an animal? But on some point, maybe there is no animal who will remain here because of the negative aura of the whole place. Animals may felt that.

I heard another c***k but now there is an additional squeaky sound. I turned around again and now I saw a squirrel.

It is too cute that I want to bring it with me later when I go home.

I quickly approached it and patted its head. But there is something really strange about what is happening. The squirrel was just staying still. It is like a living squirrel statue but with sounds.

Later on, I heard a growl in my back. This was not a lion or tiger right? But the growling sound seems like it is. My heart is now beating faster than before. I am thinking if what will happen to me if I turned around but I was startled again when it growls again.

I slowly turned around but I think I should not done that.

I was stunned. I can't move in my seat. My brain is not also working properly. I am just looking at it with no thoughts but pure fear. I could not think of anything besides what I am seeing.

Fear envelopes me as he smiled at me and I saw its fangs with some blood in it.

Azrael, please help. I am begging you, come back here.

I felt my chest burning and squeezing. "I-I can't breathe", I whispered while running out of breath.

But the clown just look at me and still have that smiling face that I might remember for the rest of my life. He was like he enjoys torturing me.

My eyes are slowly darkening. Please, somebody, help.

Later on, I heard a loud crash.

I slowly opened my eyes and saw Azrael and the clown, fighting. As I know, Azrael is more powerful and have a huge number of abilities. He is a fallen angel after all.

When Azrael got a chance to rip its heart, he did and it killed the demon.

I saw him look at me worriedly and I just smile at him before the dark envelopes me.

~*~

I woke up in a different place. I roamed my eyes around it and I noticed that this was one of the rooms in our meeting place.

I got up and left the room. I went to the living room and there I met them all watching a horror movie which I really could not hold because I might faint for being teriffied again.

Bliant is full of bruises and Elinora is giving him first aid. The consequence of Bliant's ability isn't really useful to him.

They all then notice me and simultaneously ask me if I am okay. I just smiled at them and went to the kitchen to get something to eat.

Seconds later, I felt Jayden approach me. "Ainsley, I am truly sorry", he apologized.

I look at him confusingly. "Why are you apologizing to me? You didn't do anything bad so far", I said.

He shook his head. "You won't be frightened and lost your conscious if I am there with you. I am sorry that I did my job first", he explained.

I just smiles at him. Yes, I'll admit, up until now I am still scared. Everytime I picture that scene on my mind I always felt goosebumps and terrified but it wasn't their fault.

"You didn't do anything. It wasn't your fault", I told him. He only smile at me. Maybe he was still guilty about it but it wasn't really his fault.

"Can you get me the salad."

I look at Azrael who commanded me. "Why would I follow you?", I asked him.

He smiles and move near me. He look at me like he was thinking before he answered. "Maybe because I am the one who help you from that clown demon?", he answered with full of confidence while staring at ke.

Yes, I will approve it. Thank you for helping me. I already know you are reading my mind so stop staring at me.

He laughed at me but I know deep inside he is now trying to calm himself.

I pouted. "Okay okay. Wait for it for a while", I said.

Azrael took Jayden on his shoulders and went to the living room together.

I followed them with the salad Azrael is talking about.

I handed it to Azrael and stood beside Elinora.

"Let me do it", I told her and took first aid.

"Can you do it?", she assured me.

I nodded. "I did some training before just trust me. I will take care of him", I answered.

Elinora let me go and got something to eat in the kitchen. He may be already been exhausted because of the demon's ability that made them lose consciousness for a while.

I start to clean Bliant's other wounds. "Where did you go with Madison and Elvis? Why do you have this so many bruises?", I asked.

Madison answered me, "We run away from the clown as much as we can. We aren't been affected by his ability. I didn't inhale its magic while Bliant is injured even before that so its ability didn't affect to him."

I was confused. "Who is that clown really? His ability have some limitations?", tanong ko.

"That was Rory. An old demon who are shapeshifting. Its favorite face is the face of the clown that what its favorite face was", Jayden answered.

"Its ability is so many to mention but it have no effect if the person he is trying to kill or cast his ability was already injured", Azrael added.

So its victim is always children because most children are not really been injured. Meanwhile, adults already experience so many things and is already been injured.

We heard someone knocking on our door. We all looked at each other trying to communicate with no sounds.

"Is there a visitor? Or did you order?", I asked them but they just shook their heads.

“I’m going to open it up”, Mason said.

I bandaged Bliant's large wounds and band aided the bruises he gets from Rory, the mad clown.

"Mom!", Elvis shouted and clings to her mother and started to cry.

Elinora was immediately nervous and put her son to bed.

*What happened? ", Elinora asked.

Elvis wiped his tears but his sobs still didn't stop so only Elvis' nanny answered Elinora's question.

"Something happened at home madam. While he was playing someone messed up with his toys and the vulnerable things started to fall so there were a lot of broken vases, even the TV", he replied.

"Huh? How did that happen? It was glued right to the walls so no accidents would happen", Madison asked in astonishment.

"I also didn't know what to do madam, it looks like there is a ghost or maybe an evil fairy who is disturbing the house ", he said.

"Let's go. Maybe it was really a ghost or something", Mason said.

"Yes, he's right. Better be safe than sorry. And there is a huge possibility that someone is tricking you and such thing happened", Jayden added.

"I-it is s-scary mom", Elvis said while still crying.

"Scary? Why?", tanong ni Elinora sa anak while caressing its hair.

"I-it has b-blood all over his c-clothes and he is f-familiar", Elvis answered still stuttering.

Wait, Elvis has a third eye? In such a young age he already have a third eye?

"Y-you can the p-person who did this?", Elinora asked shockingly. Maybe she also didn't know that his son had a third eye.

Sometime, children tend to have certain imaginations and have lots of imaginary friends. I had one in my childhood also but now I forgot its name.

And some imaginary friends were not 'imaginary' at all. It may be a ghost or some invisible creature that only a special person can see.

"Y-yes, m-mom. H-he l-looks like d-dad", sagot ni Elvis and hug his mother tightly.

We all look at each other before reading another question.

But him being dead was not on any accounts. "Dad? That damn guy is now a ghost?", Madison asked in shock.

I saw the maid trying to figure out what is happening but we can say something directly to her.

I look at Azrael and stare at him until he notices my gaze. He raised his eyebrows to me but I just pointed out the maid.

His eyes then went tiny because of confusion but later he realized what I am pertaining to.