Chapter 11: The valley of the shadow of Death

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The end has not yet come but it was near indeed as the brave determined survivors try to escape the worse. A well-planned ambush has become a life-and-death situation. All of us fought the demonic beasts, the Hell-Threats, and the demons of the underworld but we were defeated except for Harlem who escaped the hands of the enemies. Gumantine was certain of her victory for she had detained me once again in shackles. She had the eyes of Harlem and the Hacranium knife. Now, the moles were revealed. Mundie and Marphious were the moles all along. My what-ifs theory was somewhat correct. Indeed, Mundie was the one that made the tornado happen just to pretend to rescue us, and then he brought us to Marphious to persuade me that I was the chosen one.

"I told you in time you will know who I was. Now you know don't look so surprised. It was all a plan, Mattew. You are the only one that can get the eyes of Harlem and merge them with the Hacranium knife and you will do it." Mundie said. He exposed his bitter ways.

"Where is the demon queen?" I asked.

"You are looking at her," Marphious said, "I am the demon queen and this is my world. I have you exactly where I want you. I was the one that was at Mary Lynn's house that day you saw me with the red glowing eyes dwelling in the eternal darkness of bitterness. It was I who have killed Tom Hallen and Mary Lynn. You were right all along, Mattew. I was in your basement the entire time. It was I who have brought you and your friends into the demon world by placing the Hacranium knife under your bed. Your father's knife was fake by the way. I was Han'o maha and I played you. Human psychology can be very effective when used properly. Instead of making you believe that demons were scary and evil I decided to make you all believe the opposite. The minds of humans are so easily manipulated. Do you remember Death? I was him. I never know that I was such a good actress. You were thinking that SHE was going to be big and creepy and very evil only to know I was right under your nose. That morning in the bathroom it was I that used Mary Lynn's soul to make you aware that there was a mole among you. I wanted it to be interesting to you. I wanted you to get caught up in figuring out who was the mole. You were just my puppet, Mattew. Back then I would scare humans and make them extremely fearful then feast on their souls. To be honest, that's old school. Everyone thinks demons are like that. Now, we have learned so much about humans and how dumb they have become. All someone has to do is make you believe something and that's it. Your kind never tends to question beliefs, theories, and rationales. It's a shame really. I was actually starting to like you. Everything was strategically planned. Everyone played their part Mattew. Demons are always ten-step ahead of humans. My theatrical skills have convinced you." Marphious elaborated. I was stung by the fangs of deception. I was manipulated by the queen of deception.

"So, what are you going to do when you get what you want?" I asked.

"So inferior. We are going to take over the human world and you can't stop us." The demon queen said. What do you think is going to happen next? I had no idea. Jean was speechless.

Today was Creepy Thursday and I was finally in Bahal with the queen's children. Jean and I were surrounded by demons. I could feel my death. I know I was going to die. Jean knew I was going to die too. The demons put me on a sacrificial stone. The queen was certain about her victory. She forced me to merge the Hacranium knife with the eyes of Harlem in front of a big mysterious stone clock that was afloat in mid-air. This was what Goklam feared the most and it was now happening. I hoped Harlem didn't leave us behind to do. I failed badly as the chosen one. I couldn't even save my close friend Melisha and my girlfriend, Jean. I was going to die in front of Jean at the hands of the demon queen. After the Hacranium knife was merged with the eyes of Harlem a big transparent clock appeared in the sky that had magical glowing lights around it.

"Finally, the portal to the demon world has been opened. We shall rule the earth that the humans roam. We shall inherit their riches and spoils. We shall feast upon their flesh whenever we are hungry." The queen said. The demons cheered her on. She approached me, took the Hacranium knife from me, and pushed the blade in my stomach.

"Now you know what death feels like. You didn't even stand a chance against me, Mr. Mattew. Now your kind will become my slave. You have done your part Mattew and I have given you the ultimate price which is death. Your soul is mine and hers too. It's okay, breathe, breathe... that's it."

"I will see you on the other side Marphious. I will hunt you down no matter where you go. I will find you and kill you and your demons." I uttered. My body felt frigid.

"You wish you could Mattew but you can't," Marphious said. I was choking on my own blood as I watched Marphious pierce Jean’s heart with the blade of death. She killed my girlfriend. She was dead. She spared Goklam, the wolf, and DC. Gumantine took Jean's heart out and ate it. Tears came from my eyes as I watched. I couldn't do anything. Together the demon queen and her demons went through the portal leaving me behind. My body hit the ground like dead weight. I was dying. That was when I saw Harlem sprinting towards me.

"Mattew, you still have time to cross over to your world before the portal closes. If you cross over you won't be dead because you are going to be in the future but you will still have all of your memories. Jean will have hers too. Melisha, Jean and you are the chosen ones that the Hacranium knife has chosen. It will resurrect all of you. You have to go through the portal."

"What about you?"

"I will also come. After all, you are going to need my help. Your world is going to be different. It will be complete chaos. Come, get up we have to go before the portal closes. Come on Mattew." Harlem said to me. She helped me up, took up Jean's body, and together we walked towards the portal. I didn't know what I was going to see or what my world was going to look like but that wasn't going to stop me from surviving. We went through the portal.

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