The Demon's Voice

Chapter 4

Chapter 4:

I had finished dinner and was now lying in bed, just lying there, thinking about the day’s events. I no longer had a mother, shockingly, this didn’t bother me as much as it should, I mean, my mother had treated me horribly, some days I couldn’t even go to school because the bruises on my body were too visible and people would start asking question. However, at the same time, I missed her. She was my mother, she had raised me and even helped shaped the way I was now. I guess a part of me did love her in some way “but she was never my family” I said out loud “Damon was more family than her” Damon the thought crossed through my mind I hope he’s ok, I mean, Raven could have told the truth, Damon could really care for me. I sighed, my life had been so confusing since Damon had come into it.

I remembered the first day I had heard Damon’s call, I was about seventeen years old when it had happened. I was walking home from school, my brain off in another world when suddenly I felt a chill go through my spine “hello?” I had said, looking around “is anyone there?” it was a strange feeling but not an uncommon one, at that time I simply dismissed him as another ghost trying to freak me out, after all, what else could it have been, no one else was around. I continued walking until Damon’s voice intruded into my mind a ghost, really?  He said, causing me to jump I am not some lowly spirit who longs to cross from this world to the next, no I came here from the world beyond to find you

I looked around, trying to find where the voice had come from “Who…. Who’s there” I said trying not to let my fear show well, my real name is in the Demon language, and it’s really hard for someone who hasn’t grown up with it so….. Just call me Damon, always liked that name, pretty cool for a human name.

“D….d….demon language” I looking into the empty space in shock.

Yeah he said I’m a demon, and you might not wanna talk so loud, you’re getting a few crazy looks just think it, I can hear your thoughts, as you have seen.

I looked over to see an old lady looking at me, I blushed looking down ok…. So you’re a demon, who can read minds and wants me for some reason I thought to him, trying to show how disbelieving I was to all this. Well, not all minds he said just yours, it’s kinda hard to explain, it involves enchantments, and a lot of hocus pocus a demon of my kind just doesn’t understand.

Alright then, I think I understand what’s going on, I thought to him,

You do!? He said sounding surprised.

Yeah, I’m crazy! I thought to him.

Ugh, I told them, I told them to send a more powerful demon, but noooo they send me Damon sounded agitated a demon who can’t even create a physical form in the human realm unless I gather enough power.

I rolled my eyes at him, and kept walking. I had decided to let him keep rambling on about how unfair the other demons were to him and how he knew he shouldn’t have come. I knew I was crazy, my mother told me so…. My mother…. I was returning home and it wasn’t long before I got there, and I knew that she would do something horrible to me. As I walked inside I heard her voice “hello? Ruby-rose? Is that you?” to anyone else who knew it. It would sound simply like a loving mother, but to me, it sounded cold.

Really? Ruby-rose that’s your name came Damon’s voice.

“Shut up!” I said out loud “there isn’t anything wrong with my name”

“Who are you talking to” I head my mother yell out, walking into the room where I was standing.

“Uh…. No one” I said, backing up away from her.

“Don’t lie to me ruby-rose, who are you talking to”

Just tell her, sheesh, what is she going to do came Damon’s voice.

“She’s going to beat me up Damon, that’s what!” I said, realising what I had done I put my hands over my mouth, fear had made me speak out loud, something I couldn’t risk doing around my mother. “Damon!” she gasped “who is Damon, my dear, sweet ruby-rose I think you have lost your mind”, she reached out and grabbed my arm, “we will have to fix that” I felt her grip tighten on my wrist as she pull me close to her “let go! Let go! Let go!” I yelled out

“No”, she said, “bad kids must be punished” she slapped me hard across my face several times, each time hurting more and more. I cried out in pain “please stop mother! Please!”

“No!” she growled “I will NOT let you destroy yourself with these delusions like your father did!” that was when she punched me, letting go of my wrist as she did so. I ran up the stairs crying, curling up in my bed.

As I laid there crying, I felt a hand stroke my face. Hey calm down will ya, came Damon’s voice, your mum is a bitch by the way, not even a demon parent treats there kids like that. I swear, one day I will kill her. You don’t deserve that treatment, no one does.

“It doesn’t matter anyway” I said “you’re just my imagination, why won’t you go away”.

Maybe because I’m not part of your imagination.

“Go away” I said shaking my head “go away please, I don’t need this, I have enough troubles in my life”.

Well, I’m sorry honey, but I ain’t going anywhere, not until you come with me.

“Come with you to where”.

Let’s see, I’m a demon so it should be pretty obvious where.

“You’re here to take me to hell aren’t you” a shocked look passed over my face “I swear, I haven’t done anything wrong, I’ve never hurt anyone!”

That’s exactly why we need you Rosie, you need to save us.

“Yeah, from who”.

From the one you call Lucifer….. Rosie…. I need to tell you something, something about your soul, it didn’t start off as a human soul you see….

That’s when I woke up. “It was a dream” I told myself “I must have fallen asleep thinking”. I sighed, it always was the weirdest feeling. But still, the words Damon told me that day still hunt me, when I was both awake in and in my dreams. For a while it seemed that Damon was lying, Demons couldn’t be real, and Damon wasn’t real. But after seeing him in his physical form the possibility that it was true was there…. But just because Demon’s existed didn’t mean he was telling you truth about the origin of my soul….. Right?