The Haunting

Chapter 13: Getting Ready For War

The oxygen within my body was decreasing as I was running as fast as I could. But that wasn't going to stop me.

I looked behind me to see if I was still being chased by Michael.
But I didn't see him ...
I slowed down and came to a complete stop. Observing the woods, I began searching for him while catching my breath. Where did he go ?

I turned back around and ran out of the woods. I re-followed the footsteps back to my familiar destination and continued to run to my house.

-My House-
Finally I reached my house and quickly ran inside without hesitation.
I went straight to my room and grabbed my thick black backpack, and put every weapon I needed in the bag, for what I'm about to do next.
Which was getting ready for war ....
I gathered
knifes,
a few spiritual crosses,
the bible,
holy water,
a steel pipe,
Salt,
And the most important, Mr. Conrad potion.
After that, I put on my backpack.
But someone called my name .....

"Oh Meriiidddaaa ..."
Quickly turning around, I noticed it was Michael and he had......
Oh ...no...NO !!!....
HE HAS MY MOM !!!

"MERIDA RUN ! NOW !" My mom said with tears in her eyes and struggling to be released from Michael's choke-hole.

"LET HER GO !!!!!!" I said becoming angrier and angrier.

"I'll let her go .....if you do me a favor." he said with pure evilness in his eyes.

I responded in silence. He continued ..

"Give me your soul ..."

"Why do I have to give MY soul !
HUH ?!!"

"Your soul is the most powerful around here, and once I have it, I will complete myself with being the strongest and getting revenge on everyone" he said impatient.

Panicking....I made the decision to give up my soul for my mom because I love her.
"Fine ....." I said with my eyes filling up with tears of anger again.

"I'm sorry ? I didn't hear you." He said sarcastically.

"I GIVE YOU MY SOUL !"

"MERIDA NO !!" My mom said crying with her face turning red.

Michael took his arms from around my mothers neck and threw her onto the cold hard floor.
He walked up to me and grabbed me. Blackish, purplish smoke surrounded us and we disappeared to this dark, dreadful, horrifying place that was beyond anyone's imagination.

"Where are we ?!" I asked, angrily yet scared.

"We are in the place that you called, the haunted house." He responded, while getting his tools ready.

I stood there, trying to think of a plan before Michael continued his evil bidding with me ....

"Now ...I'll need you to drink this before I can continue. Be a good little girl and this would go by faster than you think." Micheal said, handing me the drink.

"I don't want to." I said, balling my fist up.

"DRINK IT !!!"

"NO !!"

I kicked the drink out of his hand, and watched the glass shatter as the liquid spilled out of it.

Out of raging anger, I ran to Michael And started hitting him repeatedly.

I took him by his hoodie and slung him onto a glass table. Micheal quickly got up and punched me in my face. I fell onto the floor ...my eyesight became blurry and my body became weak.

Without touching me, he picked me up and threw me into the large cage behind him.

"ANOTHER ONE OF YOUR MASTER PLANS MERIDA ?! ..........WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO GET THROUGH TO YOU ?!! YOU CAN'T DEFEAT ME !!!! ......your going to stay in this cage until I come back with the ingredient."

He slammed the cage door and walked off.

I let out a scream of anger ....

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH !!!! AAHH !!" I cried out while hitting the cage door.

There was nothing but silence, and I was trying my hardest to think.

All of a sudden i heard crying voices ....
It was the same voices I heard when I first walked past this house on my way coming home.

The voices became louder .....

"Help us .........."

"Help ...."

"Help us ....."

"Who's there ?" I whispered shouted.

"Meridaaa ......"

"Merida ...."

"Meridaaa ....."

I searched the room to find where the voices was coming from.

Since the cage was see-through, I looked up and saw a bunch of .........spirits.

Those are the lost souls !

I was highly scared to summon them to the cage, but this is a risk I had to take.