Asylum

Chapter 12

Clarissa glared at the thing possessing Riley. "You are not my sweet Margaret!" The brunette exclaimed with confidence.

The possessed Riley smirked while tilting her head to the left. "I am not Maggie but I'm the thing that was able to fool you for a year." She smiled deviously. "You see, Fitzgerald was cheating on you and little Maggie caught him with your neighbor. She was so sad that she prayed every single night until I came alone." She chuckled. "I promised to take away her pain and she let me in."

"You're a monster!" Clarissa said with anger.

Riley leaned against the bannister. "Your mother found out, so I shot her in the head." She shrugged as if it was no big deal. "The way you screamed after finding the body was priceless." The demon laughed in amusement.

Dylan watched their argument in shock and concern, knowing the girl he liked was trapped somewhere inside her own body. "This is one awkward family reunion." Cassie whispered to Dylan, earning an annoyed eye roll.

"After that I left your daughter's body." Riley stated. "You drowned an innocent girl." She whispered in Clarissa's ear, making her angry.

The brunette wiped a tear from her eyes and pushed Riley down the stairs. "You are not going to kill anyone here tonight. I will make sure that these children are able to live long and happy lives, something you took from me and my family."

Riley's eyes turned red and she immediately got up, cracking her bones from the fall. "Clarissa, you are still the naive woman you were the day you died. Remember?" She stared at the brunette and used her mind to choke her. "You and Ollie praying for mercy... His head fell on your feet before you jumped through the window." She chuckled. "I have to admit that listening to your skull hit the concrete made me horny."

Dylan grabbed the demon and stared deep into its eyes. "Riley, please take control. You're stronger than anyone I've met!" He pleaded.

The demon shoved Dylan against the wall. "Nighty night, loverboy!"

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Faith and Quentin were still rummaging through the files trying to find a way out of the asylum without interacting with the supposed devil. "Do you think they will be okay?" The green eyed brunette asked concerned for her friends.

Quentin gave her a faint smile. "I'm sure they are, Fay. Riley is resourceful, Dylan is smart and... Well, I doubt the spirits want to spend an eternity with Cassie." He smirked. "That girl is fucking weird!"

"She really is." Faith agreed before glancing at the asylum's blueprint. She squinted her eyes and then turned to her boyfriend. "I think I found something."

He scooted closer to his girlfriend and examined the paper. "Jackpot!" He said in hopes of actually making out of the building. "What are the darker lines?" Quentin asked in confusion.

Faith grasped the blueprint. "The asylum was built above a series of tunnels that were used for storage until World War II." She explained.

"Is there a way out?" Quentin asked.

The brunette shook her head. "No. Every exit vanished to protect the patients." Quentin sighed in frustration.

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"Do you honestly think you can stop me?" Riley asked in a demonic voice. "I may not be the devil itself, but I'm a fucking demon. There is no weapon forged that can kill me." She chuckled. "You can kill my vessel but I will just find another one." She tilted her head while touching her body. "Although, I do love this meat suit. Riley is a very attractive girl." She smirked.

Cassie rolled her eyes. "I don't see the appeal."

Riley choked Cassie. "Could you just shut your fucking mouth for one second?" She yelled. "Jesus, I should have killed you the moment you stepped inside this hellhole!"

Clarissa grabbed a glass from the floor without anyone noticing it. "You're not getting away with it." She stated.

"And who's gonna stop me?" The demon asked sarcastically. "The religious freak, the paranormal freak or the blonde bimbo?" She scoffed. "Give me a break!"

Dylan coughed up blood and smirked. "You're forgetting about our friends."

The brunette spirit started drawing a symbol with Dylan's blood. "Also, I have God by my side." Clarissa stated before reciting a prayer in latin causing the demon to scream in pain. 

Black goo ouzed out of Riley's orifices while the demon kept screaming before laughing. "That was trippy!" She mocked Clarissa. "You gave me one hell of a headache but, you see, I was smarter this time." She showed everyone a symbol she engraved on Riley's wrist. "I bound myself to this body for eternity. I figured it would be easier to kill the virgin and the sexually frustrated boyfriend that are hiding in the basement." She walked up the stairs. "It was smart of you to use a protection symbol in the basement's door so I guess I just have to get rid of Riley." The demon tied a wire around her neck and smiled deviously. "Say goodbye to poor Riles." Before anyone could react, the demon jumped through the bannister, hanging Riley to death.

"Riley!" Dylan screamed desperately as he watched the body of his crush dangling from the ceiling, lifeless.