The Hunt (An AntiSepticEye story)

Eighteen

As we went inside my house, we quickly and quietly went upstairs and to my room. I had to use a spare key hidden in the bathroom to unlock it because it was locked before I was possessed by AntiSepticEye. As I opened the door, I noticed the window wide open. Surely enough, AntiSepticEye had me escape through the window.

"I don't understand how AntiSepticEye could've possessed you?" Marley asked.
"He was possessing me in order to get to Jack!" I explained to her. "And that note he left me was probably my "payment" to him! He has Jack, and God only knows where he is now!"

I sat down on my bed, beginning to get emotional. Marley put her arm around me.

"It's okay, we're gonna find him!" Marley assured me.
"No it's not that!" I cried. "In the hospital the other day, Jack admitted that he loved me."
"He did?" Marley asked.
"But I never told him that back to him... I was just so overwhelmed." I continued crying, my face on my hands.
"Well then, make this opportunity to show him how much you truly love him!" Marley convinced. "Show him that you'll do anything for him just like he'll do anything for you!"

I was surprised. Not at what she said, but because she was the one saying it. She never really motivated with words before. But it did motivate me.

I looked at Marley and nodded.

"Where are we gonna look for him though?" I asked.
"I dunno..." Marley said. "But maybe if we look something up online there will probably be something!"
"Okay... Let's do it!" I said.

I immediately grabbed my laptop and we began researching. Surely enough there are some legends of "Antis" possessing a human. Some were from Egyptian and Roman times while others showed during the Salem Witch Trials, and even modern day.

I then read something that was in topic with AntiSepticEye kidnapping Jack.

Some Antis can kidnap their owner and hide them. In most cases, these Antis hide them in a nearby location, in an abandoned, old or even damaged location. Any location where there is nobody around.

Marley and I looked at each other.

"I think I know where they are..." Marley stated.
"The church!" I answered.
"Exactly!" Marley answered.
"But why the church?" I asked.
"Because it's the place where AntiSepticEye caused the most damage here!" Marley explained.
"I know that..." I told her. "But why so out in the open?"
"Because Antis are dumb I guess!" Marley answered sarcastically.
"Or maybe they use it as a trap..." I said.
"Who knows?" Marley asked. "But all I know is we gotta get the hell over there!"
"Not yet, I want to look up something else!" I said.

I then began looking up ways to get rid of an Anti. My eyes widened at the results.

There are only a few ways to get rid of an Anti. One way is by exorcism, which rarely works but when it does, it sends the Anti away from its owner for good. Another way to get rid of an Anti is for either the owner to cause harm to themselves, or another human being to harm the owner. In doing this, the owner dies along with the Anti. These ways have unfortunately worked much more effectively than exorcism.

I looked at Marley, upset.

"I don't think I can do it..." I mumbled. "I don't want to see Jack die."
"If that's the only way they can do it, then it has to be done!" Marley said.

I stared at my screen for another moment and then shut my laptop. Marley and I then went downstairs to grab one of the kitchen knives from the drawer. We then quickly headed outside toward the church to hopefully finish the job.