Twisted

Chapter 13

*New Orleans Sept. 10, 1923*

My hands rest in my pockets as I follow Alastor home from another one of his hunts. I can get closer to him with this cloaking spell of invisibility, but I still dare not touch him. I slip through the door to our house before it can swing closed.

I hum a tune to myself as I follow Al to the living room.

'That's weird, normally he washes his hands before coming in here.' I think to myself.

I watch intently as he pulls a book from the bookshelf. The leather cover shinning slightly in the low light. Curious, I follow him over to the coffee table and watch him place the book down gently. A strange hum comes from the book. Something draws me closer to the book. I line my fingers up with the smudges of blood left behind on the cover from Al.

"I know this book." I whisper softly. It was mine. When I was alive. Inside it taught you how to summon a demon. My eyes widen at the realization. I spin around to see Al returning with some candles and herbs.

I look between him and the book. He can't do this! He'll be irredeemable. I go to take the book from the table and return it to Hell, but my hands faze through it.

"What?"

I try again only for the same thing to happen. I reach up to touch Alastor, but again my hand just fazes right through.

I need to stop this. I can't let my brother become a servant to whoever walks through that doorway. My eyes start to glow as I begin humming.

"You tell me that I'm crazy
Doing this alone
You don't need to save me
Oh, how I've grown~"

Power swirls around my fingertips as I continue.

"I am capable of everything you can see
But now I want to change~"

I reach out to grab the book but a stronger force pushes me back.

"Just blow out the candles
Oh little boy, when will you learn?
You don't play with fire
Unless you wanna get burned
Wanna get burned
Just blow out the candles
Oh, how the tables they've turned
You don't play with fire
Unless you wanna get burned
You wanna get burned
Wanna get burned
Wanna, wanna get burned~"

I watch as he lights the candles and begins the spell. I can feel the doorway to hell opening. I sense a familiar presence coming.

I try to show myself to Al but he's oblivious. He can't see me.

"Something's just so crazy
Things you'll never know
There's always that I would maybe
That keeps stringing you along~"

I try to close the book do anything to stop this but nothing is working. Whoever is coming through that portal wants it to stay open.

"'Cause I am capable of everything you can see
But now I want to change~"

I step back as a wall of cracked glass appears around me. I punch at it, trying to break down the thing keeping me from my brother.

"Just blow out the candles
Oh, little boy, when will you learn?
You don't play with fire
Unless you wanna get burned
Wanna get burned
Blow out the candles
Oh, how the tables they've turned
You don't play with fire
Unless you wanna get burned
Wanna get burned~"

I slide down against the glass as I fail to break free. Tears well in my eyes but no matter how blurry I could make out his figure anywhere.

"What is that, that I see
Floating right in front of me
Lock the doors, try to leave
But now it's clear to me~"

Lucifer in all his glory steps through the portal. He looks at me briefly before turning to Al.

"You didn't blow out the candles
Oh, little boy, you'll never learn
You don't play with fire
But you're already burned
You're already burned~"

I punch at the glass until my knuckles bleed.

"Blow out the candles
Oh, little boy, you'll never learn
You don't play with fire
But you're already burned
You're already burned~"

My voice echos around me as I watch helplessly as Al and Lucifer shake hands. Black mixes with tears in a puddle on the floor as I sit there sobbing.

"Lucifer please don't do this!" I beg the king.

"My dear it's simply not your choice." Lucifer smiles.

"Al! Alastor!" I scream trying to get him to hear me.

"He can't hear you dear, just give it up."

"I-I can't."

Darkness swirls in my vision. My hand reaches for Alastor one final time before everything is dark.