I'm Proud Of The Demon In Me (Ricky Horror)

Proud Of The Demon In Me

I follow Ricky through the house to what appears to be a giant lounge room. To which is empty.

"I thought they'd be in here." Rick mutters in confusion. Chris appears again.

"They're outside preparing for our next hunt." Chris informs us. 

"Thanks." Ricky says sheepishly and starts walking to a door. The door reveals a portal. He walks through it. I take a deep breathe and step through behind him. 

"Ricky?" a voice asks very shocked

"That's my name." Is all Rick says to a girl with half black half red hair.

"It's been so long." she says happily 

"Yeah, this is Katrina." He introduces me to the cheery girl 

"I'm Ash, a witch." She introduces as she wraps her arms around me. I give an awkward smile as she lets go. 

We leave the girl and make our way to where three guys appear to be bickering like siblings.

"These three are brothers who were turned into demons together." Ricky says when we're still out of earshot of them. As we approach i hear one is accusing the other two of stealing some magical swords from him. They seem to be too absorbed in the argument to notice us. Not until Ricky snaps his fingers and makes the stolen items appear at his feet do they stop.

"What the hell?!" they all shout at Ricky at the exact same time more confused then anything.

"I'm back. This is Katrina. Would you three like to act mature and introduce yourselves to her?" Ricky says in a stern voice.

"I'm Sebastian." says the one who was accusing the others

"I'm Remington." says one of the theirs

"I'm Emerson." says the other

"Thank you, now get on with Chris's orders before I kick you all into oblivion." Ricky says irately

They scurry out of sight, Sebastian carrying a pile of nasty looking weapons.

Ricky continues to take me around and by the time we get back to his office I've met a shapeshifter named Kuza, a very angry demon named Corey, another demon named Devin, Ryan the demon who can create portals and Vinny the vampire that saved Ricky's life. They all seemed relieved by Ricky's sudden reappearance. Ricky looks exhausted as he flops into the balloon style chair. He snaps his fingers and second chair identical to the one he's sitting in materializes. He gestures for me to sit in it. Just as I sit down Chris appears on the chaise.

"How the table has turned." He comments while chuckling.

"So what exactly happened to Angelo and TJ?" Ricky asks getting straight to the point.

"Well our old enemy that we thought we destroyed has resurfaced stronger then ever. We've been struggling to keep them at bay, but everyday they just keep pushing our frontline back. The huntresses are back. They found a way to kill us while they were underground. About a year ago Angelo and TJ disappeared and a week later their skulls were neatly wrapped up and on our doorstep. Soon after they directly assaulted us since our guard was down we nearly lost the mansion. Since then we built up a strong frontline, but it's not enough. They're stronger than us. The last war we had been in was the one you almost lost, not long after you left we barely overpowered the werewolves. Since then we've been trying to build numbers but it's been difficult without you. You're the only one who can actually summon demons and vampires to join our ranks. When the huntresses attacked we were still crippled from the werewolves. I was able to recruit a small pack of shapeshifters through Kuza but that's all. We only have a few hundred demons left and even fewer vampires. We're on the verge of defeat if something doesn't give on the huntresses side." Chris explains obviously very distressed.

"There used to be thousands of us. We are going to be unstoppable once again. If I owe it to anyone it's you. You've always done what's in my best interest. It's been my incompetence that's caused all of this. I'm going to fix this starting tomorrow. Scratch what I said earlier. It's obvious if I wait any longer than that it's going to be our downfall." Ricky says taking full responsibility of the situation. This is all strange to me though, but I like it. I want to help Ricky as much as I can. I want to rule beside him. 

"Katrina, I'm going to make you into what I am. So for once I can have an equal. You will retain your humanity and everything. The demon soul should beautifully entangle with yours. You have the soul of a murderer after all. It will enhance and encourage your murderous thoughts and tendencies. You will retain your humanity as long as you never forget where you came from. If you forget the demon will overpower you and you won't remember a thing. I'm going to get to work gathering the supplies I need." Ricky says completely blowing me away

"Ricky if you believe this is what's best then I accept." I say flattered beyond measure. I never thought he'd actually offer me this.

"Good because I wasn't giving you a choice." Ricky says coldly just before disappearing through the doorway.

"I was confused at first as to why he'd bring back a human girl with him, but now I understand. He loves you. You'd do anything for him and he'd do anything for you." Chris states "Do me favour and make sure he stays out of trouble."

I nodded as Ricky comes back holding the supplies for the spell. He masterfully puts the together.

"You ready?" he asks kindly

"As I'll ever be." I reply with a smile. Though I'm scared. I step into the centre of the pentagram he drew on the marble floor.

"Well here goes nothing." Ricky says before reciting the spell from memory. 

As soon as he starts speaking it feels like someone is repeatedly striking my chest with an axe. the pain gradually spreads until it feels like my whole body has been chopped into little pieces. The pain intensifies once he finishes reciting the spell. It feels like someone is trying to put the little pieces back together with needle and thread. This is far worse than any pain I've ever felt. The pain goes on till I black out completely. Then I wake up with this wonderful power flowing though my veins. I notice I'm lying on the bed in Ricky's bedroom. I've never felt stronger. I wonder what powers I have. Remembering what the abilities Ricky has.

"Katrina!" I hear Ricky shout. He engulfs me in a hug. "I thought the spell backfired. You've been out for exactly a week." 

He smells strongly of alcohol and his eyes are puffy and tear stained. I'm disappointed that he relapsed on that so quickly. 

"You need to be strong no matter what. The order needs you." I say addressing the fact as he pulls away from the hug

He nods his head. Just grateful I'm still alive.

"Thanks, Ricky now I have an actual demon in me to be proud of." I say with a big smile