Spirit Of Power

Chapter 2

   Who can that be? I thought, because all the people invited showed up. I got up, and Buffy eyed the door suspiciously. She kept watching the game, but I could feel one eye looking my way.
   "Hello? Who are you with?" I asked, opening the door to see a scrawny man with hollow eye sockets hovering over me. "I sell candy. For free. Would you like some?"
   The Candy Man gave me the creeps. His hair was sideways, and obviously a wig. His eyes were sunken into his oddly small head and his cheeks were nonexistent. His shirt loosely fit him, and it was very well known he was literally made of skin and bones. His legs were at least 4 feet tall, and his whole body was covered with clothing. The little skin showing on his face was scaly, and looked tinted green. I didn't trust this guy.
   "Um...sorry but I've got a sweet tooth..." I started to shut the door as the Candy Man smiled. He was missing most of his teeth, and the ones he did have weren't pretty. An awful odor was immediately expelled from the crack in his face, and as if it mesmerized me, I suddenly REALLY wanted candy.
   "You know—" but I couldn't finish. Buffy swatted me aside and swept the door half way closed so the entire room wouldn't see what happened next. Unfortunately, that didn't spare me.
   She smashed his head as he hissed at her, trying to bite at her fist. Acting quickly, Buffy reversed her direction and pretty much destroyed his lower half. I heard crunching of bones and nearly gagged.
   Instead of screaming and collapsing in pain, the Candy Man just got angry. REALLY angry. He punched back at Buffy, and, because of her tallness and couldn't duck, instead slid under his legs.
   This tripped him in the process, and he didn't even react when his head hit the ground at an alarming speed. Green ooze poured out of his injuries, bringing my nachos up, and almost out.
   Acting like lightning, Buffy took advantage of his current state, and smashed her 50 pound leg hard on his skull. It crumpled completely, but instead of brains spilling from his remains, the green ooze did.
   I wanted to scream, do something, but I couldn't. I was completely frozen, and my lungs started to fail. Buffy breathed hard above the deceased Candy Man, and then looked up at me. Her face crumbled, along with her confidence.
   "You weren't supposed to see that...." She whispered, her eyes red with on coming tears. I had never seen Buffy cry. Ever. Something had to be wrong.
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   After about 30 minutes, I could speak again. "What the...who was...who are...what happened..?" I asked all at once. It didn't come out as intended, but Buffy seemed to get it. Taking a deep breath (after cleaning up Candy Man) she started to explain.
  "The world is not what you think, Jessa. A select few people will ever see it the way we do. There are monsters out there. They come from below. Only few of us have the Spirit Of Power to defeat them. You and me...and Calvin, Piper, Pixie, Juno, Queenie, Kevin, and Meadow, we all have that Spirit.
   "We have these powers...but no one knows. But me of course. They kinda had to tell me. Having the Spirit of Air is hard. You grow twice as fast, you control everything around you without even trying. As soon as I could comprehend speech, Ma and Pa told me.
   "They also have powers. Lucky for them, they have the Spirit Of Light. All they do is turn on and off lights, like the sun and moon, with their mind. Cool, but basic in the subject of Spirits. The Spirit Of Air is really up there.
   "Well anyways, the monsters, or as the other Spirit Controllers– that's what we call people with the Spirit Of Power–demons, they have rankings. That one that attacked you, he's a Demon 5. Anything 5 and above is dangerous, and needs to be controlled or exterminated. Demon 1s through 4s usually are harmless, and try to live as normal of lives as they can.
   "Ooh, like Jen at school! She's a Demon 1. They're sweethearts. I know, it can be overwhelming that you live with demons doing everyday things, but, hey, if they don't harm you, they can stay. You might just think–that even though that candy guy was a Demon 5, he wasn't trying to kill ya!
   "Well, that candy, it was poisoned. With some weird demon food. It's toxic to humans. Anyways, 5 through 9 demons need to be kept under control. They have no soul and will kill over and over again. Most murderers are demons. You're probably thinking—1, Buffy, you're crazy, but I'm not. This is all true and you need to understand that.
   "And 2, what about Demon 10s? Well, there are only three known living Demon 10s and they are called, in the demon world, Head Demon Powers. Without them, demons wouldn't exist. They power them, and if they are exterminated, all demons will drop dead.
   "That's why we need to work hard to make sure they die, and to find a way to save Demon 1s through 4s. They didn't do anything and don't deserve to die. I know you are like this because of Mandate Of Power.
   "He is our ruler. He has the Spirit Of The Future. Every time a child is born with the Spirit Of Power in them, he sees it. He knows who they are, where they are, and most importantly, what Spirit they have."
   I took a moment to comprehend it all. Then a thought came into my mind. "If this 'Mandate Of Power' dude sees everything and every Spirit everyone has, then what am I?" I asked eagerly. If the Spirit Of Power thingy was real, then what Spirit did I have? "That's what makes you so special. They don't know."

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