Madness: Shadows Tales

dead girl pt2

10
Brad was feeding the lions in the spot where Marie's once vibrant body stood. The place where elena had gone with Brad many times, dates, late night visits to the nocturnal life of the past. She loved the owls staring at them for hours. wondering what were they thinking but now it was a gruesome place for her seeing her friend beat and torn to shreds was the last straw for her. Anger had set its foot in her heart. The man she use to hold in high regard was a distant memory, a rearview mirror but here she stood next to his side. as she couldnt escape his grasp.
Elena was watching Brad. as she seen a tall black smokey figure lingering right infront of her dead eyes.
10a
Elena cautiously spoke," hello are you alive?"
The foggy crearure replied with an evil menacing low pitch sound," yes mam. We are all alive in the garden but how we grow depends on our roots."
Elena a little scared but strong with her voice replied," have you seen my friend marie she died yesterday."
The smokey creature replied strongly," i see everything that happens in the garden. i seen her yes but now she's gone with eden."
Elena is petrified by what she heard. She spoke saddly,"where is that?"
The creature replied with a strong powerful echoing voice," to a different garden. You know it as here and there. Think of it as a cleansing. I helped guide her to where she needed to be and i can help you too. All you gotta do is ask."
Elena relpied shaking as her voice lowered,"im good on all that. What are you?"
The smokey creature replied in the same tone echoing in her head," call me a shadow. Im here to keep the garden pure. Pure of the snakes that dwell beneath its roots."
Elena petrified and even more scared said," i think its time for me to go but have a good day."
10 b
Elena was scared by this thing. as the conversation had gone on. it got worse. this sence of dread seemed to rise with every sentence. filling her with a sence of bewilderment. She couldnt understand this things grip to reality. It felt parrelel not of our world. she wanted to faint. The thing calling itself the shadow. It seemed as tho it smelt of death. It felt as if it was drawn to evil. Maybe it was. It didnt look healthy and whole. It talked in a sound that was low but loud piercing you not just from the ears but the eyes and touch. It scared her to her core but it awoke a feeling in her, a feeling of relief. Not of absolute relief but of a wickness tearing at her heart to be free. It was scary but with its bearings beating in her heart. she knew. she had a mission. she wanted stated and that was death. Death to Brad.
11
Brad had continued the rest of his work as Elena followed. He left for his jog home. where elena wanted to talk to walter and would as Brad stopped by the bench everyday to prowl at the woman at the park.
11a
Walter sounded pleasant as he spoke,"hey there miss Radcliff. Its been a moment. How are you on this beautiful evening?"
Elena replied with modesty," im good. I feel purpose in the air today walter. It feels as tho its a new day."
Walter clapped his hands together and smiled. As he spoke in his can do joy," thats fantastic dear! Tell me all about it. Dont get much conversatiins these days. Being dead and all."
Elena cheerily answered,"i met a man. A shadow you could say and it changed everything for me."
Walter with a sullen voice spoke with a warning," oh no my dear. You mustn't listen to the shadows. they only want one of two things from you."
Elena shocked with an expression that showed in its reply," what's that walt disney?"
Walter pleasantly laughed as he spoke in a heavy tone," haven't heard that one must be past my years but they either want to feed from your soul till its gone and sour it or they want you to be like them! Evil! Evil spirits!"
Elena patiently replied," he didnt seem that bad a little on the other side of the fence-"
Walter warned her deeply. As he spoke solemly," listen to what im about to say. if you go down that road. there's no turning back. even in death."
Elena was now getting mad. She replied back harshly,," how would you know!?"
Walter looked down at the ground and replied sadly," my wife did the same thing when she died. Turned her into something else. A yellow eyed monster! She was a good woman! The greatest but once she let that thing in. It changed her into something else."
Elena spooked by this replied,"what happened to her?"
Walter with the same sadness replied," she gave herself up to its ambition but she too is gone. Gone somewhere else. She left our world for another. That thing took her. (Not actually knowing what happened but in his mind he wanted to believe she was in heaven )"
Elena replied ginergly but with a sweetness in her," im sorry for your loss walt but can i ask you something else. have you ever possessed someone?"
Walter now changing to a happier  gleam replied with a cheeriness," once or twice. It takes practice but i wouldnt recommend you keep doing it. If you are anyway."
Elena questioning it replied,"it only happened once when i was emotional but why!"
Walter spoke with a sterness," you're dead! Dead things are meant to stay that way. Its a no vacancy sign. Your entering a territory that doesnt belong to you. It can drive a person mad! All those memories. Not yours! You might not know who you are or worse much worse the insanity strikes, madness ensues. You dont want to be an evil spirit do you?"
Elena replied with a worrisome tone,'no i dont! But i thought evil spirits where people who are generally evil. Evil in life. Evil in death. "
Walter answered her with the same tone of worry," even good people can become evil. You are right some people are evil and when they die they're already evil spirits. they've always been evil. but good ones can be pushed too and thats the most savory to the shadows. A good one gone bad!"
12
While the pair was at the park. Elena was talking to walter. Brad was creeping on the unsuspecting victims that lay before him, like stalkers do.
Lucas lafon was busy gathering evidence against brad and had been ever since his partner said " somethings not right here. Somethings off about that man. My gut says it" Meeting brad he had the same feeling. Nothing about him sat right with lucas. He couldn't sleep thinking about the two ex wives and many more that could have or still would be killed by brad. He said' im gonna take him down that smug bastard. With an expression of disgust on his face. He decided he'd stop by again and talk to brad but no one was home. He sat on the front step pondering, thinking he'll slip up they always do.
He had seen a rabbit hopping to the backyard with a smell on it. A rotten dirty smell. He couldnt put a finger to it but decided to follow the little white and grey bunny into the backyard.
He opened the picket fence. it was quite new and had a shiny look to it. He walked through the yard. it was decent sized with a lawnmower sitting out and a basketball right in the middle of the yard and a shed in the back right corner.
The rabbit was standing next to the shed. where Lucas seen yellow eyes piercing through the riggidy shed doors. He walked up to it seeing a big rusty pad lock being wrapped around with thick chain links. He could smell a nasty taste leaking out. He could taste it on his lips. A foul odor of disgust. Just as he was about to break it. He didnt care about the consequences. He got in this job to help people. He was a good man and good men care about the truth. It means something to them personally. The truth will set you free. If you're hiding. i will find you! he'd always say in a greater than now attitude. He felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned to see Brad
12a
Brad spoke cheerfully but with a smartass attitude," wat cha doing bud?"
Lucas replied suprised by brad,"it smells like rotten eggs! Whats that sulfur?"
Brad replied cheerfully,"no clue! It hasnt been opened. since i bought the place. Look at that shitty lock but anyways as the question goes what you doing?"
Lucas answered with a solemn concern," well Mr.Hinkle. i have some news. I guess some hikers in wisconson found a body. It might be your mother. Delorace hinkle! We'd like you to come down and identify the body!"
Brad with an expression of concern answered," yes sir ill come down after i eat my dinner."
Lucas answered brad with a tone of concern," ok ill be there a little late tonight. Ill be there till 8. You think you could there before then that gives you a couple of hours."
Brad calmly answered"sure"
12b
The whole time lucas lafon watched Brad's face, his expression, his voice. He showed no fault or signs of deception. Lucas thought, this guys good! Must be one of the paths socio or phycho but hes something else not like the rest of the fools he'd ever arrested.
Elena who stood there having to watch this conversation. She wanted to say , get him. Fry his ass! Fry him. She couldnt with all her might but she produced a windy breeze in her emotions as the thoughts in her head grew louder and louder. The basketball then blew apart exploding shards of debris all over the yard one piece stuck to lucas. as he jumped saying what the fuck. Before leaving the yard to await Brad's arrival to the police headquarters. Where lucas would be on his home turf.
As brad and lucas started to leave the yard. Elena noticed the shadow poking its head through the doors of the shed still locked. it stood and watched. feelings of wickness and laughter, filled elena. as tho that thing was projecting itself to her without speaking in its mighty tune of wickedness.
13
Brad arrived at the morgue. Lucas guided him down a corridor through big white doors to a gloomy room full of death. Elena had to follow Brad's schedule. As according to it. It was now hers too.
She was thinking about all the things happening since she died. In life she'd never believe it but in death she saw it all. Brad murdering people. Him raping that girl. The shadow man talking about the garden. Even walters wife with words of caution attached. which she was still confused on but thought about intensly.
Elena thought as she listened to the boys speak about Brad's dead mother and other things with the case of his ex wife and her. She dreaded hearing about her death. She was gone now but still here. On another plain.
She said to herself "I know he killed me! I just know it but how? Why? Why would he? I thought he loved me" but in reality what she seen and knew of her once shining star was fallen. She didnt think he knew what an emotion was other than hatred of everyone.
13a
Brad smuggly talked," this bodies to decomposed. you cant tell who it is.
Lucas smartly answered,"i know! we have the dental records. We know it's your mother"
Brad calmy replied, as his arms were folded to his chest," why did you bring me here?"
Lucas sincerely and with a piercing strong voice replied," i think you poisoned your ex wives, Ruby and elena. I bet you put it the juice or food you made them but i know you did it."
Brad self assured of himself replied smuggly," the proofs in the puddin buck and your gonna need some evidence. Which theres none of."
Lucas replied with frustration,"well-"
Brad too getting angrier with ever word spoken replied," listen here you have no evidence. If you want to talk to me again. You can call my lawyer. I'm done here! Goodbye asshole."

13a
This angered elena so much the lights flickered. One blew out. then as she could feel the anger boiling through her non existant veins. She screamed! her eyes turned a smokey black. she jumped into Brad's dead mother's body. She didnt see any memories for the soul was out this body. Elena felt an amplified anger that now had no restrictions. She was pissed and ready for any reprocution.
13b
Elena spoke with madness," you rat fucking bastard killing whore Mongol!! You killed marie! You did nasty things to those other women and i know you killed me! You will pay and pay you shall. In blood! You fucking monster!"
13c
The body then fell back down. Elena felt dizzy but got back in control of the wheel quicker than last time. This time it felt easier to do. Was it the anger! The emotion. She didnt know but it scared her none the less.
Lucas and brad both looked dumbfounded. Not knowing what to do or say. I mean they just seen a woman whose been dead at least 20 yrs shoot up like a sprout and talk to them in a real way. Angery but real. Lucas didn't want to believe it was real. It scared him to see this. Petrified him. He got the pit of despair feeling in his tummy but he wanted to check on this marie girl. Whoever she was.
Lucas's mom told him when she was alive before she died of lung cancer from smoking to much was that spirits are alive. They stay alive till there unfinished buisness becomes finished. he knew she would of told him. You gotta listen when they speak. They know things we dont.
So Lucas decided he would first find the marie girl. Then the nasty things he did to the others. He would have to find her. That would be difficult he thought but lucas wanted in that shed too. He knew something was in there but What tho?
14
Brad went home. Quietly sitting in the blacked out house rocking back and forth in his favorite old but sturdy rocking chair thinking.
As it got closer to midnight he walked back to the shed opening the lock and disappeareing for an hour.
Elena watched. she walked up to the shed feeling an aura of darkness as she saw black smoke surrounding the shed going up into the air dissipating into nothing. She wondered what the hells in there.
After he left the shed she seen a yellow eyed black cat run out and dissapear into the night like a little rogue assassin.
15
Elena went through the next couple days following her sour mate through a rope of bitterness she now called life.
Detective lucas had stopped by not caring about the lawyer thing telling brad"hey champ marie callins is missing! Have you seen her. I thought I'd come here first. You know how dead people talk"
Brad unimpressed by this stump of a man slammed the door in his face with a big ass fake smile. While thinking this might all crumple. i gotta do something. He was scared. For once in his life. The look in his eyes sure showed it but scared people would do anything to get out from under the bus wouldn't they.
Elena seen the cat coming up the steps running right throught the closed door. It looked at brad with it's now glowing yellow eyes and sleek black body. It shrieked. A loud but annoying sound as black smoke swirled out its mouth, a gust producing a tornado of that same smoke. into the form of a shadow creature. This one had yellow eyes unlike the last one from the zoo but it spoke the same low pitch tone. That you could feel deep in your heart, down through your soul and into a pit of despair we call misery. For thats the feeling it presented wrapped and certified. things where about to go off the charts.
15a
Brad spoke with an assertive but scared expression shown with the quivering of the lip yelling," we gotta do something about this detective. That bastards smart to smart for his own good. He's getting close! He needs to to punished! To death!"
The yellow eyed creature being heard in the mind but also all throughout the house in a hoarse but fierce voice like a lions roar replied,"patience is a game. we must learn to percieve. If you move to soon master. You wont like the conseqeunces."
Brad confidently but unassured of himself being the dominant dick he was replied," i will do what i want. When i want. Remember who captured who. You fucking rag doll. I control you! You know what happens when you dont listen? Dont you!
The creature now pissed but in the same tone of excellence brought only by a being from another realm of existence replied," you are a fool! surely you see what will happen if you move to quickly. You will go to a garden you dont want. The detective isnt your problem! Elena is!"
Brad spoke confidently," she's dead are you dumb? She cant do shit. When she was alive. she wasnt shit! just a weak clingy bitch that depended on me for everything. And now in death what can she do? Wallow and watch! do a little parlor trick on a dead body. Fuck her!"
The creature replied soundly,"we'll see when the shadow crosses the light which path will lead flat."
Brad angery replied,"speak plain! No one understand your damn jibberish. Just take of buisness. Thats what you're hear for! Capeesh! Good! Now go to work."
15b
The thing looked at elena. giving her what looked like a smile. As it seemed to speak to her but only her saying" Ask walter about the days of old for he knows the answers of the dead. He'll show you the way through the darkness. You just have to open your heart. Dont become like me. The other garden is not aplace for a lighthearted gal like yourself. Its a place of pain! Pure evil!"
The smoke went back into the cat. As it trailed back out the door and into the night. Doing its masters bidding on the whim that itself had its own plan to be free again.