StageofAsh
When 20-year-old Eligh Vance survives a near-fatal car crash in the remote Appalachian woods, he awakens with no memory of the accident-and a voice in his head that isn't his. The spirit of Azrakar, an ancient demon bound to the land since the time of forgotten rituals, has found a new vessel. But Elijah isn't just possessed-he's chosen.
As Azrakar manipulates Elijah's bpdy and mind, granting him terrifying powers and vission of past atrocities, Elijah begins to lose grip on reality. The demon wants revenge on the descendants of the cult that imprisoned him. Elijah wants answers. And somewhere deep inside, a third presence stirs-one that might be older than both of them.
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"You should've died," the voice said.
Elijah blinked at the cracked windshield, blood trickling down his temple.
"But I needed a body. And you were...convenient."
He tried to scream, but his mouth didn't move. His hands did. They gripped the steering wheel with a strength that wasn't his. And in the rearview mirror, his eyes weren't his either.
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