The Moonlight Assassin

The Killer Speaks

Miguel froze as he looked at the evil Alice, the manananggal who was suspect in the recent killings that happened in the metropolis. As her fearful wings flutter in the office room, Alice grabbed Miguel by the chin.

"I know there is someone inside you," revealed Alice. "All this time, I have seen you get out of my building on a few full moons and hide in some place where no one can see. But my loyal slaves have installed CCTV footage everywhere in the compound." She took a remote control and pressed a button, playing some clips on TV monitor. The videos showed Miguel rushing to a dark corner of the complex, seemingly confused and terrified. The clips were dated on April 13th, the day a fellow supervisor picked up a fistfight with him, and on June 30th, the day a family was reported massacred.

On those days, 7 people in the metropolis were killed. Each of them had a distinguishing bite mark on the throat. On April 13th, a company supervisor was stabbed in the heart. Two policemen who witnessed the killing were slashed to pieces. On June 30th, a family – a couple and their two children – were attacked and had their intestines eaten alive. Witnesses suggested they saw a silhouette of a man's torso with wings flying away after the killings.

"That's me on those nights, but why do you have to do this?" Miguel anxiously replied. "I was loyal to you. You were proud of me, and you liked me so much, to the point that you seduce me every time. But why? Why?!" 

"Because the creature inside you is my long lost brother," declared Alice.

"Kuya... wake up... come out now."

As Miguel heard Alice's words, he suddenly felt the jolt of evil energy just like what he often felt. But unlike those nights, there was something even stranger. A voice began to speak through his mouth. The voice sounded like his, but it was deeper, darker, and more sinister.

"Alice! It's me! Your brother! Let's kill together tonight!" the voice said loudly.

Miguel could not control the voice as his body began to feel even warmer. The heat and the pain were so unbearable that he ripped off his shirt in anguish. In his own conscience, Miguel asked the evil voice, "Who are you?! Why are you torturing me?!"

The voice shouted, "I am Alexander, the name my parents gave me! I am trapped in your puny, good-looking body which I hated the most! Your intelligence and good heart is disgusting to me! You will never prevail with the evil that I have! Never!" The voice laughed with an evil tone.

"No! No! You'll never be part of me!" cried Miguel as he tried to resist his eventual transformation. And he began to scream.

"AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!"

At that moment, Miguel's eyes turned glowing red. His body began to twitch, twist and turn. His hands turned into sharp claws. His kempt hair grew long. His upper body grew big and muscular. His skin became pale and scaly, with veins scattered everywhere. Bat-like wings sprouted from his back. As he flew upward, his waist began to split apart, oozing with guts and blood. His face, once handsome and innocent, became evil and terrifying as his mouth grew sharp teeth.

The scenes were similar to what was seen on the CCTV.

He was no longer Miguel Mangubat. He was now Alexander del Fierro, the manananggal.

Why has it come to this? How did Alexander live inside Miguel? The story will take you back twenty years ago, in a secluded mansion in an uptown farming village.