The Soul Factor (BL)

Chapter 3

"Kneel or fight."

Sarian's pov:

I have been tracing Red for an hour now, each and every person it entered was left lying down lifeless, but I knew I was close to it. It was as if searching for a host. I almost laughed. What host does it think it's gonna find in humans?

They will all fall and crumble upon being possessed by such a being. No human can handle it but I am here and I am ready to take what is meant to be mine to begin with. No need to search, I am coming.

I came upon a crime scene and police officers surrounding what looked to be a dead body. I inched closer, I couldn't smell the soul and it didn't kill whoever that was. It has not been killing like this but rather draining each host but it was here.

I tried to go ahead but I couldn't find any bodies left behind which meant red had not gone past the dead body. I went back to the scene pulling apart the yellow tape, an officer kept on yelling but I got closer pulling the sheet off of the dead body.

I smelt a scent...that scent will tell me where Red is. It might have followed a murderer or entered them thinking it was a good host. I doubt that though, no human is ready for such a soul. It might have gone out of him nearby.

I stood up and walked past the police following the scent and it led me to a university. A place packed with human garbage and just my luck they all started storming out, this needed a great keen sense of concentration.

I pushed through all the rats, getting annoyed with all the scents that surrounded them. The more I concentrated the more I took every scent in.

This was never my strong suit, it's Seth's. I'm good at tracking Seth is just a little better. I needed red to be better, better than anyone. I'm sure my brothers are on their way soon, if I don't find whoever took my red I might miss the one-in-a-lifetime chance to be the greatest among my brothers. Our uncle will see that I was never mistaken to be adopted from the streets of hell, I was something worth raising and I will prove that by being the greatest host of the one and only red.

However, I was having a problem locating it at the moment. I stood in the center of the school and looked around trying to locate it but no nothing until it started to clear out. "Fucking shit." I kicked the air in anger. Did I just lose my one-time chance? Just when I was taking my anger out on nothing a scent from the scene appeared.

Natural, no chemicals on it but I could smell blood on him. He walked out orderly, he looked and walked dapper if that is even possible. The way he held his bag showed he cared about how things looked, a trait I lack but Sage has.

There are so many things I want to be but I am not and I don't know why but I want to be neat yet I couldn't even if I tried. My room ends up in chaos after all, my clothes can never be where they are supposed to be I walk as if I have ants but once I get my Red I will fix almost all my problems and be the demon no one thought I could ever be.

I inched closer he reeked of death, so much death around him. Maybe this is why my Red chose him but it is time to get it back, I bet he doesn't even know he has it.

I walked closer and he stopped standing in a straight neat line. I looked at him from head to toe, black hair green sharp eyes and a bit taller than me. "You have something of mine, I want it back."

He looked at me, confusion was evident in his eyes, laced with irritation. "I'm sorry you have the wrong person."

I clicked my tongue. "Something inside of you." I know he doesn't know it's inside him but I can feel it. "If we can find somewhere to go I can get it and let you go on with your murdering strikes." I don't have a problem with him, it's not his fault red thinks he is a good host.

He stepped closer, looking around. "My what?" He smiled as if he didn't know what I was talking about.

"I can smell it all over you, that soap you use doesn't wash away all of it." I pushed my hands into my pants. "It's not a crime where I come from, if you don't like someone and you can take them on you can kill them. I am not here for that I need something that entered you."

"I'm not sure what you're taking about and quite frankly you sound crazy. I'm going to pretend this conversation never happened." He looked me up and down, sizing me up and belittling me at the same time. "And I'd advise you do the same."

I held his elbow with anger, I have been belittled all my life I am not going to accept it from a mere human. "I will rip you to shreds." I growled thinking he was going to cower away like any human yet he didn't.

"Let. Go. Of. Me." He growled.

The vibration from his voice has the hint of Red and it made my eyes widen. Did my soul just settle inside this useless murderer? I let go but pushed him back. "You're going to give it back now!" I yelled losing my mind. If it connects with him then it's over for me. I can't lose such a precious chance because of him and if it means killing him to get it back then I will.

I glanced around, but no one was there so if he died it instantly entered me. I pulled out my claws and pushed them into his torso. "You're a murderer yourself, you should understand." I pulled them out and his blood oozed down before I pushed them back in.

He gasped in pain yet his smile didn't disappear like death was not a problem to him. He went limp his life slipping away little by little. "I had a feeling today I die." He gasped out while blood oozed from his mouth and just as he was about to die something burst out of him pushing me into the air before landing hard on the ground.

I felt pain all over my body as I pushed myself up, gasping for air. That power is mine, I barely made it back to my knees when I saw him fall back.

I ran over there while holding my ribs, they hurt from that impact. I reached him but he was still alive and as I was about to end him Red came front. I gasped, falling onto my ass. It was weak because the host was weak, this was my chance to kill the host and take over yet something was stopping me.

I got back trying to fight myself and end him. "This is your only chance." I breathed hard and as I was going to end him I smelt my brother's scents. Like... He was so close to death I could practically feel the red leaving his body but something unexpected happened. Just as I was about to strike the finishing blow my body froze. I tried moving it but it was like a power far above mine was stopping me from doing so.

At first I thought it was my brothers, but their scent was too far away for them to even know what was happening here. There's no way Red is protecting this human. Red is supposed to be mine and mine alone.

Why is it fighting? Why is it protecting this human? Why won't he die? I don't have long before my brothers get here and I can't move. Was it a mistake to come after it so unprepared? Who could have expected that Red would connect with a human on this level.

I stood up with him while groaning in pain, I had to run away. No one was getting near my Red. I ran into the bushes behind the university and didn't stop. My brothers are good with tracking they can find me in seconds after running for hours I needed a better plan that left zero traces behind.

But what place is that?