[Sorry about all the timeskips. I just didn't really want to write about Max`s adventures every day... plus it seemed kind of boring. I will do a Christmas chapter with the kids, and then after that will be the SCP universe. Please note that the SCP universe has like 49 different 'canon' universes. I will be combining some of them, so PLEASE keep that in mind. This fanfiction will be its own 'canon' universe.]
"Alright doey you are the last one. Just like you requested" Doey didn't look too confident though. He had been nervous about this for some time. I had to 'reschedule' him until all the other kids had been fixed. Doey was literally the last kid. I don't know why he was nervous though, I had done this operation for months now with no side effects.
The kids were fine, and everyone was back to normal. Not only that but it was the week of Christmas, and I wanted this to be done and over with. I didn't want to be doing this on the week of Christmas. I had like a billion gifts to make for everyone, and other stuff to do.
"Are you sure this won`t cause problems with me…you know…being me?"
"Yes, no problems. Geez you said like ashley when she did this. Look man, I already adjusted the ritual to account for your condition. There are three circles that I have drawn, as you can see."
The room had to be extended just for this. I needed three of the rituals in one, instead of just having one and done. I needed one and three. Moving three souls from one body.
"Just to let you know doey, that all of you. Jack, Kevin, Matthew need to relax. If one of you pulls out during the ritual, then I don't know what will happen. You could stay as 'doey' forever or you could be killed. I don't know"
Doey looked even more concerned when I said that, but I honestly didn't care. It…I don't know what was wrong with me, but lately it has been getting harder and harder to care about these kids.
Probably the stress or something. I have been pushing myself way too much. Just need to get this done, make gifts, and take that demon`s heart.
"Alright, if you say so….Are you lying like the bad man?" Oh great it was kevin, this annoying little.
"No Kevin I am not lying to you. You know how I feel about the bad man right? We took care of them. I want to help you like I helped everyone else. We can play when you are all better, how about it?"
"Not…lying…what about my parents can you bring them back?" Sigh, it was annoying to talk to doey like this. When his personalities shifted from one to another. Sometimes I didn't know who I was talking to half the time.
"No..jack. I am sorry, But afterwards I can try to communicate with them. You know I can…talk to the dead right? I can try to talk to your parents, no promises though. Sometimes it is best not to poke the other side too much."
Doey whispered to himself, sometimes yelling other times calmer voice.
"We agree"
"Perfect, now in the circle please. Oh do you want lavender? It helps with calming down."
"No…yes I would" I gave them a flower of lavender to breath in. It was a flower from 'otherworld' it did a great job in calming people down. It also made great food seasoning.
Doey took the flower, without complaint and took a deep breath.
"Better"
"Much better"
"Alright in the circle you go. Remember just relax. I have done this whole thing like ah billion times already, you are safe."
"We trust you Max."
The ritual went without much of an issue. The first to wake up was Matthew, I could tell because he was the oldest of the three boys. He was a skinny white kid, not much to his appearance. He looked like someone you would see anywhere really. The same with for the other two.
They were of course naked, because the ritual didn't make clothes for people. Already knowing how this would go I gave them some clothes. Most kids described it as…"sleepy feet" or "learning to walk". Either way, it took some time for some kids to get used to being human again.
Matthew when he finally got his bearings ran towards me, and kept saying thank you. Along came the other two. Jack was crying, and Kevin was happy that he "didn't need to hear voices".
It took a while for them to calm down, but when they finally did they looked at each other. It was a look of mutual understanding. Matthew and Kevin left, leaving only me and jack behind.
"That was strange. What did you guys do just now"
"Well…being stuck together like we were..it is kind of strange but it is like I can feel what they feel you know? Like..they know that I wanted to talk to you about my parents, and stuff."
"Jack."
"You can talk to their ghost or spirits or whatever right. Tell them I am sorry about what happened, tell them I love them, tell them that…that…"
"Jack. Look I will try to communicate with them. But please remember what I told you before. Contacting spirits, it isn't easy. If you poke the hole or try to contract something that isn't what you wanted it can lead to bad things happening. No…that doesn't mean I wont try though."
"I know. I-I just really miss my parents a lot. I..it was my fault they died, I just…I don't want them to hate me. Matthew wont say it but he blames himself for both our parents death. I could have stopped Kevin, but I didn't….I was scared…and…and…I just want to say I am sorry to them, and ask that they forgive me."
"I am sure your parents loved you, and will be happy knowing that you are better. Now come here give your older brother a hug"
We hugged, and then..
"SAY~CHEESE!!!"
"MARIE! WHAT DID I SAY ABOUT MY CAMERA!" Pushing jack away, I turned and ran towards where marie was hiding. She saw me and ran away as well. I told that girl not to touch my stuff, and I also told her NOT to use it without my permission. God, these kids!
'OTHERWORLD'
Today was it. The day that I got the heart of that demon. There were no more demons in the city, nor were there any undead. My summons and I had seen to it. Ruby had evolved; he had gotten bigger, his howl was that of a death whistle. On some lower beings it could kill them instantly. Ruby had developed another set of legs. He was now an eight-legged demonic wolf. Emerald had only gotten bigger with nothing else to it. Finally, onyx my newest summon.
He was formed from the two demons, an imp and a shadow hunter. His spiritual form was something that looked straight out of a horror movie, and his physical form wasn't much better. His physical form looked like Cthulhu. His head was that of an squid, with tentacles limbs that grew around his face like facial hair. He had no ears, only gill-like structures that acted as ears. He had no nose, and his eyes were dark fire red color. He had a bulging belly, with large leathery wings on his back. His legs and arms were longer than his body.
He had proven himself over and over again. His ability to mark points in the shadow, was a god bless. His long limbs enabled him to hunt better and much more efficiently than his counter parts. Onyx had a preference to eating his own prior kind, that being imps and shadow hunters. Onyx loved eating them, loved the chase of it. Sometimes I would join in on it. I haven't eaten a demon yet, but making them feel fear. Making them feel that helpless was something else. Felt good knowing that I was killing and making these evil things feel fear.
Ruby and Emerald favorite thing to do, now that they were stronger, was to make nightmares. They did the same thing as Onyx chased their prey, but once they had them they would howl at them. That howl would send their victims to sleep. I don't know what happened in the dream, but I could tell it wasn't good.
The victims would shake, tense, and convulse like they were having a seizure. Ruby and Emerald seemed to crave fear, that was their food. They ate demons, but mostly they just wanted that feeling of fear from them. Onxy was just sadistic with his food/prey.
The walk to the castle, saw me with my summons by my side. I had a silver sword, a staff, a side wand, extra holy water, my robes, and my mask. I was going to win this, that was not even a question. I had studied and prepared for this moment, the moment of my final revenge.
I would take back what was mine. I was going to use this demon`s heart to get stronger, to protect everyone.
When I finally got to the castle doors, I took a deep breath. My heart was pounding in my chest, both from adrenaline and a little fear. I was a little scared about facing this demon again. The thought that I might lose was briefly placed in my mind. But, I got rid of the thought quickly. I had gotten EVERYTHING, that the dream-eater was weak against. Holy water, silver, wand was preset with light spells, the whole works. I could not lose this.
Breathe In
Breathe out
The door opened, and the castle entrance was open to me. The undead that had once been here had long been set free. Now the castle was empty beside the prowling figures that lingered in the dark corners of the room. The dream-eating was on top of the stairs, next to the ballroom door.
It simply stood there, didn't move, didn't speak. The only thing it did was turn to face me, its face turning up into a massive grin on its face. I could see its sharp teeth, and its snake like tongue. The black soulless eyes were locked on me. The shadow tentacles twisting and squirming like maggots craving from their hole.
It stared at me, and I stared back. As we continued to lock eyes on each other. I could barely make out from the corner of my eyes that more demons were closing in. The flesh demon, the flayed skull demon, and others. They had formed a circle around me similar to the first night I was here. They didn't move from their spot around me, and they waited for the dream-eater just like I remembered it.
The difference was this time…I wasn't scared.