Ash's Dark Past *DISCONTINUED*

Halloween is scary, especially when the demon king wants you Part 2 (Ash's PoV)

Timer till nightfall: 10 hours, 35 minutes.

Onikage was going to take over me. There was nothing I could do about it... if I wound up hurting anybody, especially Serena... Serena... a wave of sadness washed over me as I hugged my sides and curled my chest over my knees. Why was I feeling like this? Was it because of me running away from her so many times? Or was it... something else. It felt like... a yearning or something; something I needed to make me complete, to make me happy, going with me wherever I go, from not hurting myself... my stomach suddenly felt like someone had just punched me in then gut, and I let out a gasp of pain as I start hacking. Onikage's head shot up and he quickly came over to my side.
"Ash, what's wrong?!" I was having a problem breathing right, and I was coughing a lot. My head spun and there was a constant scream in my ear. It hurt so badly, I could feel my eyes coming out of my head.
"M-make *cough cough* m-make i-it s-s-stop... p-please..." I barley managed to get that out.
"Ash, Ash, can you hear me? Ash!" Onikage raised his voice slightly which made the screams even worse as I let out one of my own. I covered my face with my hands, but they didn't cover my eyes as I felt a single tear stream down my face. Somebody then yanked me back by my neck, choking me, and turned me to face them. The thing's face was human; well, almost. Half of it's face was melted off, and his skin was a bright red. His eyes glowed a dark grey like smoke, and when he spoke, his breath smelled like it.
"You're the one the master wants..." he puffed. I gripped my hands on his arms, but each time I tried to get a better grip, I could feel myself falling from consciousness.
"He wants you so badly... but he didn't say he wanted you alive." He said, gripping his hands harder. I couldn't hear anything but my pulse slowing in my ears. Stars appeared around my vision as my eyes closed, but I felt my body thud to the ground followed by a howl of pain. My eyes shot open and I started coughing and gasping for air. Onikage was at my side before I knew what had happened. The stars faded away and my vision went back to normal, but I wish I could unsee what was laying where the smoky-guy was; there was a pile of ashes, all smoking, but they were in the shape of the demon, his glowing eyes still wide open. Onikage pulled me into a hug as I shook tremendously, my eyes as wide as saucers.
"I-I th-th-thought h-he was g-gonna..." I whispered in fear. I thought he was going to kill me, right then and there.
"Sh, I know. Your fine, Ash. For now, just try to calm down, okay?" I gulped and nodded furiously. I was scared- no, horrified. I was horrified at how gruesome some demons were, even by demon standards, horrified for how my life could've ended a few seconds ago. But most importantly, how I might act like that after Onikage takes over tonight. I was glad that I was away from my friends, so when i turned into a demon-possessed version of me later, I couldn't hurt them. I felt a few tears of fear roll down my cheeks as I gripped Onikage's jacket and buried my head into his shoulder. I could feel his aura change to a feeling of sorrow and protective. Ever since Onikage told me about how he thought of me as a brother, I could see his thoughts and his aura, just like he could see mine. I still couldn't see my aura, but that didn't really phase me. I felt myself calming down as we let go of each other. I was starting to feel more and more comfortable around Onikage every day, so that our bond really felt like we were brothers. It felt amazing to know someone other than my mom and possibly Serena cares so deeply about me. I haven't felt that since me and Serena talking about that stupid scar on my back. I felt someone shaking my shoulder as my eyes opened slowly. Guess who? It was Serena, along with Bonnie, Clemont, and Pikachu. I jumped back in surprise, but not like a surprise party way; more like 'why are you here?' Serena's face looked worried and joyful as she gave me another hug. I lightly hugged her back.
"Ash, I was so worried about you. I thought you'd left for good." She whispered in my ear. I felt the flood of sadness overwhelm me again. It felt the same way that I felt when I was with Onikage only a few seconds before. I gripped her dress and watched through my squinted eyes as her shoulder became wet from me crying. I had to stop crying so much. It was getting embarrassing now, but I couldn't help it.
"I'm sorry. I'm so, so sorry." I whisper to her. She let go and I wiped my eyes with the back of my arm and looked back up at her with a sad smile. Her smile was there for a second until she looked me straight in the eye. Then, her face looked full of horror. Bonnie, Clemont, and Pikachu's faces looked the same, until Bonnie finally spoke up.
"Ash... what's wrong with you're eyes?" I was confused massively.
"What do you mean, Bonnie?" I asked, but then Serena pulled out her tablet, set it to camera mode and flipped it so I could see myself.
"A-ash... y-you're eyes... changed..." she stuttered. As soon as I met my gaze, I knew what she meant. My eyes weren't hazel anymore; they were blood red. Just like Onikage's. I don't know what to do right now other than hand Serena back her tablet and stare at my knees.
"Ash..?" She asked with a fearful tone. I grabbed her and embraced her in a tight hug. I heard her let out a slight gasp as I said, "I'm not good for you. I like you, Serena, more than any other person I know, but I'm not good enough for you."
"Ash, what are you talking about? Why wouldn't you be good for me?" I pull back and leave my hands on her shoulders.
"Just promise me something; if anything happens to me, anything at all, whether I'm attacked or if something horrible happened to me, you won't do anything stupid to get me back. You won't risk your own life to save my worthless one, and you won't try to resist this promise. Got it?" I hated myself for saying that, but I know that's what's right for her. If I were to be taken, I didn't want her to get involved, and when Onikage takes over me in, about 6 hours I think, I don't want her getting hurt trying to save me from Onikage's control. Her eyes filled with tears as she said, "No." I shot my gaze up at hers. She was starting to cry.
"I won't promise that to you and have you get hurt. I care too much about you to let that happen, Ash! If it means me winding up being dead, but saving you, that's what I'll do. I don't care if you don't want me to do anything, Ash, because... I..." she went silent, but her eyes widened in fear. I looked up at the sky, and the fear came to me. The sun was going down. I guess I'd been unconscious more than sleeping, and he sun had just been coming up when I fell asleep. I looked down at my hands as I got up shakily. The purple aura. My arm erupted in pain as the mark appeared. Serena backed away from me in fear, and she noticed the mark on my arm. The three shades of red appeared, but then, the black appeared. It slowly morphed in with the other reds to make a color too dark to be velvet, but not dark enough to be black. The aura started growing larger.
"A-ash... wh-what's happening t-to you?" Serena stuttered as Pikachu started squirming in Bonnie's arms, trying to escape. I shot my gaze around until it met Serena's horror-filled gaze.
"S-Serena... Agh!" I gripped my sides and fell to my knee as I started feeling darker, scarier... more demonic. Onikage was taking over, and there was nothing anyone could do to stop him. My eyes shut closed as I was back in my mind. The voices of my friends lingered in my head as I spotted Onikage on the ground, yelling in agony.
"Onikage!" His right eye stayed shut, but his left eye looked up to me.
"A-Ash..." his body suddenly got up as the purple aura erupted from him and my body was sent into a wave of pain. Onikage walked over slowly and looked me in the eye. I gazed up at him for help as tears of pain welled in my eyes, but they widened as I looked at his. They were glowing red now, more than usual, the purple aura surrounding him and his smile devious. He crouched down besides my head and said in a darker voice,
"Time's up." And he shoved my head down, knocking me out.

A/N: HAPPY HALLOWEEN from countrygirl1342! 👻💀😈🕸🎃