Silver Lining: The Haunted

Ch.8-Market

(Editing chapter- August 2023)

~???~

It was dark. My mind and body was numb and I felt as if I was floating or suspended in space. I didn't feel hot or cold. Actually I felt nothing. I couldn't move much either. I wasn't even sure if my eyes were open.

The surrounding area started to feel warm now. Well this so something new.

"He would have ended up killing him."

"He doesn't have any control! This isn't like him! What's wrong with him!"

Voices? Where were they coming from? I still saw or felt nothing but the slight warmth. A stinging pain then hit my stomach as if I was hit there. What is going on! I could hear something behind me somewhere in the darkness. A growl? I was going to attempt to look around when all of a sudden I could see stuff in front of me. What the hell is going on.

~Drake~

That dumb idiot!

A voice inside my head screamed at me. It felt oddly familiar. It wasn't him as far as I could tell. The pent up anger inside of me finally broke free and clouded my mind. The man swung again, missing by a few inches and I took the chance to charge into him sending us both to the ground with me on top of him.

He doesn't know what he's talking about!

Red tinted my vision. Anger boiling in every ounce of my body.

"Drake stop it!" Armens pleading calls behind me were weak and pathetic.

"Mia we have to do something!"

The man covered his face but that would help. He was going to get it. Repeatedly I punched at his face. One hand gripping his shirt collar. Blood ran down the side of his face from his nose and mouth.

"Drake stop! This isn't you!"
"Drake please"

A pair of hands gripped around my arm.

Stupid human!

Feeling another pair of hands I was jerked off the man who scrambled to his feet in a fighting stance.

"Get off of me!" I shouted, thrashing out of their grip. I heard their voices but ignored them. Everything flashed by as I charged back at my target.

Stupid humans! Weak! Small! Frail!

Before I could react a strange darkness consumed me for a brief second. I was then whipped back into reality as a fist connected with my face knocking to wind out of me.

Don't let tiny human beat you!

The anger has receded for a second. I looked around seeing the terrified faces of Mia and Armen as they froze in their places and the guy in front of me, blood trickling down the side of his face. What is going on. What am I doing!

The rage then hit me full force again and the red returned but a more blood red. Wait I know what I'm doing...kIlL!

Kill

Kill

Kill!

A growl made its way out of my throat. I lunged and watched the world disappear into a red blur.

Kill.....

-Earlier that day-

Well this is go by to be a long day. Grayson had already left and me, Armen, and Mia were at the markets. I hate going out in crowded places most of the time. I looked up and squinted. The sun was out with very little clouds and shining brightly in the early morning. There were people every where. Between getting looks and the occasional whispers, I didn't focus on anyone around me except my friends. It wasn't until Armens voice caught my attention when I noticed how off I felt suddenly.