Evie found herself smiling a little as she headed down into the second house, carefully holding the record close to her side. She glanced around the room before seeing Lucas, offering him a kind smile. "I got this for you. It was a real tough bargain since it's all of his greatest hits and in great condition." She said, holding the record out to him in a gesture of peace.
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He approached her cautiously. Lucas took the record and slid it out of the sleeve, inspecting the surface for scratches. He then seemed pretty excited and darted over to his record player to carefully put the record on. His body language was almost cartoonishly exaggerated. Having lived multiple lives, unable to communicate, that must have been how he coped. And probably also why he reacted so extremely when angered.
The record crackled to life and the music began to play. Lucas pulled up his swivel chair and sat in it backwards, his chin rested on the back of it. His scarf was falling down, but he seemed comfortable enough to not guard it quite so closely.
The record crackled to life and the music began to play. Lucas pulled up his swivel chair and sat in it backwards, his chin rested on the back of it. His scarf was falling down, but he seemed comfortable enough to not guard it quite so closely.
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Evie watched him as he listened and realized his actions were a little akin to that of a child, specifically one who couldn't communicate how they felt so they expressed it. She even noticed how he wasn't trying to hide his face as much, perhaps now more comfortable around her.
After the record had finished, Evie pulled out the letter that had been found on her car. "Lucas, did you leave this for me to find after you got rid of that demon?" She asked him, her voice calm and not accusing as she held it out to him.
After the record had finished, Evie pulled out the letter that had been found on her car. "Lucas, did you leave this for me to find after you got rid of that demon?" She asked him, her voice calm and not accusing as she held it out to him.
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He looked over at her and took the letter. He gave it a glance, then looked back up at her and shook his head.
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"Odd. It's not yours, definitely not Isaac's handwriting...who could have left this? Why tell me to leave it alone?" She asked, mostly to herself. She sighed softly before looking at him. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't be asking you things when you don't have a way to respond." She said before getting an idea.
"Do you know sign language? If not, I know a little I can teach you. I can even give you the book I own so you can practice." She offered. If he agreed, at least he'd be able to speak and express himself better than just emotions.
"Do you know sign language? If not, I know a little I can teach you. I can even give you the book I own so you can practice." She offered. If he agreed, at least he'd be able to speak and express himself better than just emotions.
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He shook his head 'no', but looked intrigued. He'd heard of sign language, sure, but he never really got around to learning it. Isaac didn't know it, and not many people in his past would have been interested in teaching him.
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"Well, that's not official sign language, but it is one way to respond." Evie chuckled softly as he shook his head. She then taught him what she remembered which was mostly simple words like yes, no, please, thank you, welcome, more, want, help, happy, and even the alphabet to spell out names.
"I'm sorry that I can't remember anything more, but I'll bring the book by tomorrow and teach you more if you want." She said after noticing the time and got ready to head home.
"I'm sorry that I can't remember anything more, but I'll bring the book by tomorrow and teach you more if you want." She said after noticing the time and got ready to head home.
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The night outside was foreboding. The sound of a car alarm blaring had been blocked out by the concrete walls of the basement. It was Evie's car... something was spilled all over it. The whole car was dripping in it... upon closer inspection...
Blood.
Blood.
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"Oh God." Evie gasped, covering her mouth to keep from gagging. Who could have done this? Surely someone would have seen something. Unsure of what else to do, she called the police and prayed they wouldn't know this was Isaac's house nor Lucas' trust in her be broken because of it.
She explained to the officers she had been visiting a friend when she found her car in its current state and didn't know who could have done the act. They insisted on taking her home just to be safe and would keep a car out in case the culprit tried something again. She thanked them once they dropped her off at her building before heading to her apartment.
She sighed deeply, dropping her coat and purse on the floor as she staggered towards the kitchen for a drink. She didn't notice anything out of place.
She explained to the officers she had been visiting a friend when she found her car in its current state and didn't know who could have done the act. They insisted on taking her home just to be safe and would keep a car out in case the culprit tried something again. She thanked them once they dropped her off at her building before heading to her apartment.
She sighed deeply, dropping her coat and purse on the floor as she staggered towards the kitchen for a drink. She didn't notice anything out of place.
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"Evie?" The voice that called her name was soft and weak. It came from the living room. A body laid on the floor, wearing only boxers. It was Damien. He, like the car, was covered in blood. Symbols had been carved into almost every inch of his skin from the neck down. They were most certainly Satanic.
He croaked weakly, deathly pale from blood loss. "Evie," he called again, too weak to get above a whisper. Then, a horrible noise tore from his throat. The room grew cold in an instant, and the lights went out. Damien screamed bloody murder as he rose up off the ground, straightened up like he was standing, but his feet dangled a foot from the carpet. He threw his head back and let out an inhuman screech. His body began to change. Tentacles tore through his skin, and his flesh turned black and hard. The red, glowing eyes of the demon overtaking him opened on his torso. His body was now mangled and unrecognizable, just like the beast from the basement.
He croaked weakly, deathly pale from blood loss. "Evie," he called again, too weak to get above a whisper. Then, a horrible noise tore from his throat. The room grew cold in an instant, and the lights went out. Damien screamed bloody murder as he rose up off the ground, straightened up like he was standing, but his feet dangled a foot from the carpet. He threw his head back and let out an inhuman screech. His body began to change. Tentacles tore through his skin, and his flesh turned black and hard. The red, glowing eyes of the demon overtaking him opened on his torso. His body was now mangled and unrecognizable, just like the beast from the basement.
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"Damian!" Evie exclaimed upon seeing him, starting to run to his side before he screamed, changing before her eyes into a monstrosity. She froze in fright, remembering what Lars had said about hosts being forced to take the demon and said demon taking over. "No..." She choked out, a few tears falling for the man she lost. She needed to get out before it attacked her or worse killed her.
She tried running past the demon to get towards the front door, crying out as something latched onto her right wrist and wrapped around her lower arm in a constricting manner. "No! Let go of me!" She screamed, trying to free herself from the demon's grasp.
She tried running past the demon to get towards the front door, crying out as something latched onto her right wrist and wrapped around her lower arm in a constricting manner. "No! Let go of me!" She screamed, trying to free herself from the demon's grasp.
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The demon's touch burned, leaving a suspiciously familiar scar. A certain young priest had one just like it on his forearm. The demon tried to pull her into its gnashing mouth, which had formed thousands of sharp teeth.
There was a blinding light, and Lucas appeared out of seemingly nowhere. The presence of a full fledged demon called to him. He was holding a familiar trunk, which made a huge clatter as he dropped it and lunged for the tentacle that was latched onto Evie. It burst into flames upon his touch.
The demon howled and withdrew as Lucas placed himself between it and Evie. The trunk laid open behind it, offing a dark place to hide. The demon slithered backwards into it, and Lucas pounced on the lid to latch it shut.
He laid over top of the trunk, seemingly exhausted by having teleported there.
There was a blinding light, and Lucas appeared out of seemingly nowhere. The presence of a full fledged demon called to him. He was holding a familiar trunk, which made a huge clatter as he dropped it and lunged for the tentacle that was latched onto Evie. It burst into flames upon his touch.
The demon howled and withdrew as Lucas placed himself between it and Evie. The trunk laid open behind it, offing a dark place to hide. The demon slithered backwards into it, and Lucas pounced on the lid to latch it shut.
He laid over top of the trunk, seemingly exhausted by having teleported there.
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A loud scream of agonizing pain escaped Evie as the tendril left behind a scar, leaving her too weak to fight back. Once Lucas had destroyed it she collapsed to the floor, carefully cradling her injured arm as she curled into a fetal position. Though her arm burned, she weakly looked over at Lucas before giving him a little smile. "Th...Thank you." She managed to say as her vision blurred.
She could hear footsteps approaching before a loud knock rang out. Upon no response, the police kicked down her door and entered to see her on the ground along with a mysterious man upon a chest. "Put your hands over your head now!" One of the officers ordered while the other called for an ambulance.
"N...No...leave him...alone..." Evie weakly protested. She couldn't let him get arrested for this. He didn't harm her, nor would he ever think of it unless she herself became a demon. "Your hands! Now!" The officer ordered again, ignoring Evie.
She could hear footsteps approaching before a loud knock rang out. Upon no response, the police kicked down her door and entered to see her on the ground along with a mysterious man upon a chest. "Put your hands over your head now!" One of the officers ordered while the other called for an ambulance.
"N...No...leave him...alone..." Evie weakly protested. She couldn't let him get arrested for this. He didn't harm her, nor would he ever think of it unless she herself became a demon. "Your hands! Now!" The officer ordered again, ignoring Evie.
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Lucas looked up as the door was busted down. He scrambled off the chest and under the nearby kitchen table to cower in fear. He'd seen this happen too many times to count. He knew what was coming: accusations, imprisonment, and a painful death.
He shook as the officers surrounded him, one dragging him out. They reeled back in disgust upon seeing his face.
"The fuck?"
"What does he have on his face?"
"That shit is fucked up, man."
Lucas curled in on himself as he was handcuffed. He refused to stand. However, weighing only a hundred pounds soaking wet, he was easy enough to haul up and take down stairs.
He shook as the officers surrounded him, one dragging him out. They reeled back in disgust upon seeing his face.
"The fuck?"
"What does he have on his face?"
"That shit is fucked up, man."
Lucas curled in on himself as he was handcuffed. He refused to stand. However, weighing only a hundred pounds soaking wet, he was easy enough to haul up and take down stairs.
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"No!" Evie exclaimed as she tried getting up despite the searing flames running up her arm. "He's innocent! Leave him alone!" She yelled, hitting one of the officers with her left fist. This act, of course, got her pulled away from them by a medic who tried calming her down to no avail. "Let him go! He didn't attack me, he saved my life!" She shouted before a sharp sting appeared on her upper arm as the medic sedated her. She shook her head as she looked back at the shut down, terrified face of Lucas before her world went dark.
"...has no mouth...some kind of freak...must have been waiting to attack her." A voice said as Evie started waking up. Her blurred vision refused to focus as they fluttered open, but from what she could hear she was apparently in a hospital room. She hissed in pain upon moving her right arm, eyes focusing enough to see it wrapped in bandages. "Wh...What...?" She asked.
"...has no mouth...some kind of freak...must have been waiting to attack her." A voice said as Evie started waking up. Her blurred vision refused to focus as they fluttered open, but from what she could hear she was apparently in a hospital room. She hissed in pain upon moving her right arm, eyes focusing enough to see it wrapped in bandages. "Wh...What...?" She asked.
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Lucas had pressed himself into the furthest corner of the jail cell he'd been locked in. The cops didn't know what to do with him while they investigated. He wasn't being particularly cooperative, either.
His dark eyes raised when someone came to stand outside of his cell door. It was a man with graying hair, in a black overcoat and dress pants. His shiny black shoes gleemed against the jailhouse floor.
"So. We finally got you," he said, a wicked sneer spreading across his face.
His dark eyes raised when someone came to stand outside of his cell door. It was a man with graying hair, in a black overcoat and dress pants. His shiny black shoes gleemed against the jailhouse floor.
"So. We finally got you," he said, a wicked sneer spreading across his face.
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"Would you just listen to me?! He didn't attack me, he saved my life! You have to let him go or they'll find him!" Evie exclaimed, probably sounding like a mad woman as she tried convincing the police to let Lucas go.
"I'm sorry, Miss, but we can't let a suspect go during an investigation." The officer replied.
"You can if there isn't any evidence against them." Evie shot venomously before they left. She sighed softly before grabbing her phone and dialing Isaac's number, really hoping he'd answer. "Come on, Isaac, Lucas needs your help." She begged.
"I'm sorry, Miss, but we can't let a suspect go during an investigation." The officer replied.
"You can if there isn't any evidence against them." Evie shot venomously before they left. She sighed softly before grabbing her phone and dialing Isaac's number, really hoping he'd answer. "Come on, Isaac, Lucas needs your help." She begged.
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"Hello?" Isaac's voice was groggy. Probably because it was almost 2 am. "Evie? What's wrong?" Something better be wrong for her to call him in the middle of the damn night.
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"Isaac, thank God. You have to help him." Evie said, her voice frantic as she told him everything that happened. The bloddy car, Damien turning into a demon, Lucas saving her, waking up in the hospital. "I tried telling them he didn't do anything to me but they won't listen. I can't do anything until they discharge me and I can't imagine what he must be going through or feeling right now." She said before a lump appeared in her throat.
"This is all my fault. I didn't mean for this to happen." She sobbed softly.
"This is all my fault. I didn't mean for this to happen." She sobbed softly.
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"Evie, I'm in Florida. I can't catch a flight until tomorrow at the soonest," he said, sitting up in bed. Of course he wanted to help, but he was halfway across the country. "You need to call Lars. He can help as soon as the sun's up."
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