The Seer (Continuing Series)

Chapter 5: Scarecrow's past

20 years ago...

"I first began life as an average Scarecrow on a small family farm." "The kind old farmer put me together with the help of his young son." "His son... He visited me every day... Despite my inanimate nature, he considered me to be his dearest friend. He shared everything with me."

"As the years passed, we became inseparable. I truly loved him..." "But things didn't last. He was growing up before my eyes, growing more distant, and there was nothing I could do stop it." "And to make matters worse... while I stood alone in the cornfield, rotting and forgotten, he began paying more and more attention to this human girl..."

"I'd never felt such anguish before. I was overcome and totally vulnerable..." "Then to my elation, one harvest day he stumbled across me. He told me all about his life, just like he used to. He mentioned a girlfriend who would be coming over for a visit that night, and how he was really serious about her."

"Before leaving he apologized fro his absence. He said that it was only because he had been too busy lately. Too busy... He had all the time in the world for this little tart, but for his oldest and dearest friend he was just... TOO BUSY!?!" "At that moment, something changed inside of me... I became completely consumed by a hatred I had never felt before."

"It all makes perfect sense to me now of course. The timing was beyond that of a coincidence..." "All of it. From the very beginning. It was all just a setup for his sick little plan..."

Suddenly a strange creature appeared before Scarecrow. It was tall, black skin reflecting red light from it's eyes and mouth, even the mouths on it's body. Large hands with razor sharp claws and hind legs, horns around it's head. It's body looked like it was down to the bone, It pretty much appeared to be some sort of demon and there was a dark aura around the demon.

Then it spoke in a dark demonic voice that could run chills down your spine and make your gut drop within seconds. It started talking to Scarecrow.

"Well Well little Scarecrow. You're in quite the quandary now, aren't you?"

"Who ?! Who are you ?!"

I was so surprised, I couldn't believe what I heard. It was my own voice, I was able to talk.

"*gasp*  Just now ! I... I spoke ! But how ?!"

"HA HA HA! You can just think of me as a friend." "And regarding your newfound ability to speak, consider it a small gift... Say little one, I couldn't help but notice the nasty predicament you found yourself in..."

"So... You saw him... the farm boy... the one I'm... I'm losing..."

"You mean the one being stolen from you?! The treachery of that filthy she-human has not been lost on me."

The anger inside of me grew even more and I was glad that I found someone who agreed, also understood how I felt.