"OK, tell me the name of the hospital; let me come and meet you there," she said."No, don’t worry; there is no need for you to come here; I will handle everything on my own," I replied."Okay, if you say so," she muttered."Also, tell Mordecai not to come looking for me," I said. I can’t let anybody see Mordecai close to me in public at all."I will; just make sure you get home safe," she replied."I will see you later," I said as I ended the call.I leaned forward on the bench and rubbed my hands on my head. I can’t believe something like this happened to me. I pray nothing bad happens to the boy.About an hour later, a doctor walked up to me and told me that the boy had regained consciousness and that he was out of danger. After that, I told the doctor to take me over to the ward.I arrived inside the ward, the boy was laying down on a bed in the middle of the room. I ambled over to a chair at the side of the bed and sat down. The boy’s head was bandaged, and his arms were also cov
"Yes, I became a devil's candidate about two months ago," he answered. He started narrating to me about how he wanted to commit suicide because his parents passed away. He was the only child and didn’t have anywhere else to go after his parents died. His distant uncle took him in and began to torment his life; that is when he decided to end his life because he knew he would never be happy again. Jonathan is just 13 years old. His demon Athos saved him from killing himself and made him a Devil King candidate."That’s sad; I am sorry you had to go through so much pain," I said after listening to his story. Jonathan and I were in similar situations before we became devil candidates; does this mean that all the devil candidates were once suicidal before they were chosen? If so, what would make someone like Brianna want to commit suicide? I couldn’t help but wonder."Thanks, but my life is somewhat fine now. I now control my uncle with a red arrow; he doesn’t beat me anymore, and he does m
*************************The following day,It was about 9 a.m., the sky was bright, and the weather was a bit cold. I was walking through the hallway of the science department; I was heading over to my first class for the day, which was economics.I arrived inside the lecture hall. I went over to my seat and sat down. Normally the class starts at 9:20 am, but I like coming early to the class. A couple of people were already seated in their various seats. I noticed that Chris Tanner has not yet arrived; I guess he might not have this class today. Besides, rich dudes like that usually don’t come to class on time.A few minutes later, I saw Chris enter the hall. He walked over to his seat, which was next to mine, and sat down. We both exchanged pleasantries.Suddenly a demon flew into the hall. My eyes opened wide. I was shocked and confused at the same time. What could a demon be doing in this lecture hall? Is there also a devil candidate in this class? As I was trying to get my thoug
"So, tell us, where is your demon at the moment?" Brianna asked, raising a curious eyebrow as she gazed at Jonathan."He is on his way here; I told him to let me get here first; I can’t let anyone see him next to me outside," Jonathan answered."Okay, I understand," Brianna muttered. A few moments later, Jonathan’s demon flew into the room from above. I knew demons could pass through objects, but Mordecai and Revel rarely do it."Good, I am in the right apartment," the demon said in a deep tone. He flew over to where Jonathan was sitting and hovered behind him."Welcome, Athos; it’s nice to see you," Revel said as he folded both his hands together."I can’t say the same for you; besides, I came here because of Jonathan," Athos replied with a rude tone."Oh, come on, don’t be like that," Revel complained."Calm down, Revel; let’s not argue; we all came together for our candidates' sake; let’s all get to know each other and our plans," Mordecai said in a rumbling tone, and the whole roo
"I knew you liked that kid, but some Devil candidates can do whatever it takes to become the devil king, take Burnaman as an example. So, Trevor, don’t think about it too much; you and Brianna need to stand by each other and protect one another; I believe everything is going to be fine," he added."Yeah, I hope so too. I will make sure to protect Brianna; I can’t let anything happen to her," I replied as I stood up from the couch.My cell phone started ringing loudly. I picked it up from the center table and looked at the caller, it was Chris that was calling me. Oh my, I almost forgot I gave him my number. What does he want to talk about? I didn’t want to answer the phone, but if I ignored him, it would be suspicious; I don’t want him to realize that I am avoiding him. I answered the call."Hey, Trevor, what’s up?" Chris said with a cheerful tone."I’m good," I replied."I haven’t seen you in economics class for a few days now, ever since you rushed out of the class the day I last sa
"It is hard on us both, but we have to do it if we want to stay alive," I said.**********************AUTHOR’S POVThe following day,At Chris Tanner’s house,It was nighttime and completely dark outside.Chris was sitting down on a huge couch that was in the middle of a dark room; there were about three large monitors in front of him."You are on the right track," a demon said in a rumbling tone as he flew closer to where Chris was sitting."Yeah, there are now only 17 devil candidates left for me to kill before I can become the devil king," Chris replied with an evil grin across his lips."I am sick of being Burnaman; I want to get over all this soon," Chris added.Chris Tanner is Burnaman; he is 23 years old, and he is from a rich family. Chris has always been into robotics and technology. He has been disguising himself as Burnaman to help people while hunting for the other devil candidates. His plan has always been to kill all the other devil candidates so that he can become the
Mordecai and Revel were both standing in front of the television. They were watching the live broadcast of the LA Memorial Coliseum on Fox TV."The crowd is eagerly awaiting the arrival of Burnaman. Will there be a confrontation between him and the other 18 challengers, whom he once referred to as his enemies?" the female commentator on television stated."I hope nothing happens to Brianna," Revel thought.Meanwhile, back at the coliseum"Everyone here is on high alert, and as an indication of how high it is, it’s the police rather than security guards who are monitoring the event," the female commentator announced, her voice echoing throughout the entire coliseum."OK, it’s nearly 3 p.m., the meeting time set by Burnaman," the commentator added.All the people that came to watch the event unfold were starting to become impatient. They all started doing a countdown."10! 9! 8! 7! 6! 5! 4! 3! 2! 1!" The crowd all counted together.Suddenly, a loud crashing sound came from the middle of
person standing on the field might not be the real Burnaman.I was going to shoot Burnaman with a red arrow if I saw the opportunity, but that is off the table, Trevor thought with his gaze fixed on the field.Meanwhile, the two other devil candidates were hovering above the coliseum."Yellow, I didn’t want to bring this up before, but if we die here, do you have any regrets?" The guy wearing the blue suit asked."None at all; I wouldn’t want to live in a world where Burnaman would be the new devil king. I guess I won’t have too though if he becomes the new devil king if I’m dead. He will bring terror to the world if he becomes the devil king," the yellow guy answered.They were both afraid they would die, but they couldn’t turn back now; they wanted to do what they came to do or they would die trying. The guy wearing the blue suit raised the microphone to his mouth and said. "Get out here, Burnaman! We walked right into your trap just like you planned, but nothing is going to happen