#1 The Aftermath Of The Apocalypse

Chapter 38: The Corruption Of Chris

As ignored the visions, they became more sudden and more, realistic. One of the visions had both John and Sam, brutally killed by a figure.

I wake from the nightmare and get a glass of water since I received a headache. I drink the water but a familiar feeling hit me. The sharp pain came back but this time, it felt like getting pierced by a thick metal pole. I collapse and grasp my chest, waiting out the pain without making a sound.

Suddenly all the forms I used to have suddenly appeared and I kept transitioning from one to the other.

My headache became worse, the sharp pain kept growing, and my forms wouldn't stop transitioning.

I hear a voice... a voice inside my head... "Let me out..." It whispered. "I can help the pain..."

"Who are you, and why are you in my head?" I asked. "You know me... you've seen me... you killed me... but not completely..." It responded. "What do you mean completely?" I added.

"You haven't killed me completely... I am you... but corrupted... Sean killed my physical form... so I'm trapped inside... now that you're king... I can finally... be released..." It said. "I remember you now." I said. "You're Jackal's corruption, when he corrupted Luke and I." I added.

"Goodbye..." It said. "Chris, who are you talking to?" Luke said, peering from the staircase. I look at him with fear on my face.

"What time is it?" I said. "It's three in the morning." Luke said. "I will be outside, I need some fresh air." I added. "Okay." Luke said as he heads back to his room.

As I head outside and take deep breaths, I started to feel more relaxed. I noticed a few demons flying around since now I became king.

A demon then approached me and bowed in front of me.

"My lord, I was alerted by other demons that they would try an remove you from the throne." The demon said. "Tell them... they can try." I said. I realized what I was putting myself into. "Yes my lord." The demon said as it left to inform the other demons.

I quickly pull out my phone and call Max.

"Its three in the morning, what do you want?" Max said. "I will be busy for a bit, so if you need me, don't try." I said. "Whatever." Max said as he hung up.

I summoned my chains and began to fly to the fight.

I arrive to the fight... I noticed 5 separate demons.

"So you are the demons that are trying to claim the throne?" I said. "Yes, you don't deserve to be the king, so we decided to take you on and get a real demon to be king." One of the demons said.

I smirked... "Well then, show your king what you got!" I said.

One male demon sprinted toward me and tried to land a hit. I grabbed his wrist and ripped his arm clean off.

"What type of demon are you?" I asked. "A Water Demon!" The demon said as he tried to cover his wound. "Pathetic, your blood is useless to me, Dark Heart!" I said poking his forehead.

The demon collapsed in pain and begged for me to stop. I saw his life slowly drain away as tears ran down his face.

"You bastard!" Another male demon said. "Chains of Despair!" I said as I swung my chains and wrapped them around the demon. "Let go of him!" A female demon said.

"Dark Possession!" I said as I made her fall on to her knees.

"Now what type of demon are you?" I asked. "A Poison Demon!" The demon in my chains said. "Interesting, and what can you do?" I asked again. "I can make a poison and insert it in someone's body in any way. It can be deadly or just to hallucinate."

"Well then, I'll be taking that power for myself!" I said. I pulled him closer, grabbed his head and began to pull it.

His screams in pain were the only thing I could hear at that moment. As his head was almost torn off, I could hear every bone inside break. His head, finally off, spewed lots of blood over me. I drank every drop and began to feel its power.

"Very good... you're getting stronger..." The voice in my head said. I ignore it.

"Release." I said as I released the female demon from the spell.

"And what might you be?" I said as I lifted my palm towards her. "Please don't kill me, I'm sorry, I won't do this again!" The demon said. "Depending on your ability, I could spare your life." I said.

"I... I'm a Thunder Demon, we are stronger than the Lightning Demons, and others get both types of demons confused." The demon said. I lowered my hand and saw the fear in her eyes. "I will let you live, but if you decide to do this again, I will end you in a blink of an eye, now run away." I said. As she ran off, the last two demons tried to run away aswell.

"And where do you think you two are going?" I said as I hooked my chains on to there legs. I pulled them back and lifted them by there heads.

"What are both of your demon types?" I said almost crushing their skulls. "I'm a Time Demon and he's a Shadow Demon!" One of them said. "Both of you are useless to me!" I said as I crushed their skulls, making their bodies collapse and cover with blood.

"H..elp.. me.." The demon I left alone said. He looked dead, his face already broken down, his body looking very pale. "Release." I said. "Please... let me live..." The demon said. I smiled at him and put my hand on his face.

"No." I said. "Plea..." The demon said as his last breath was taken from him as I crushed his head on the ground.

"Let me free... and I'll give you unlimited power..." The voice in my head said. "Shut it, I have my own power." I said as I flew back home.

As I arrive home, I saw Max's car at my house. I enter inside and him sitting on the couch with Luke and Jade.

"Where exaclty were you? I knew it was weird you'd call me this late." Max said. "I went to take care of some business." I said. "What kind of business?" Max asked.

"You're so protective, I'm the King Of Hell and you're still going to treat me like I'm a fucking baby!" I said furiously. "Chris, this ego of yours is getting out of hand." Max said. "So! I can do whatever I want, and I don't need anyone to take care of me!" I said.

"Go to sleep." Max said. In a blink of an eye, he appeared behind me and knocked me out.

Max carried me to my room and put me to bed. "Let him rest, he's still distraught from the Ritual." Max said to Luke and Jade. "I'll sleep with him as if nothing changed, so in the morning, he doesn't remember anything." Jade said. "That's fine." Max said.

The next morning, I wake up with another massive headache. "What happened last night?" I asked. "You had another attack and then you went outside for some fresh air and faught more demons." Jade said. "I don't remember fighting demons." I said confused. "All I remember was closing my eyes while taking a breath, and now I woke up here."

"You don't remember calling Max?" Jade asked. "No, I don't." I said.

"Wait, I do remember hearing a familiar voice in my head." I said. "Who was it?" Jade asked. "It was Jackal." I said. "Who?" Jade replied all confused. "It was Tom's demon that we killed, he's still alive. I have to warm Tom and the others." I said as I rushed out of bed.

I head downstairs and see Max and the rest asleep in my living room, even Luke was there. "When did they get here?" I said to myself.

"Guys, Jackal is still alive!!" I yelled.