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Sam’s voice went
silent. I could only hear the gentle chatter of the chains high
above us. A soft orange light filled the room and I could hear a
low, heavy breath.
    “Jake?”
    “Yes.”
    “You’re alive?”
    “Yes.” I heard a loud, fleshy slap, like a
giant bare foot stomping against concrete. I tried to sit up, but
my torso seized up and I fell back. An inhuman growl rumbled from
the shadows. I struggled to turn on my side and I looked to where I
heard the growl come from. It was just darkness. I stared into the
blank void until I began to see it. Some sort of lumbering form
just beyond sight was lurking. Then, I saw two eyes, glowing low. I
felt the warmth of its breath as it shot past me.
    “How do you feel?” Sam’s voice was coming
from seemingly nowhere.
    “I feel empty.” The weight of the demon was
off of me, but what I used to feel inside, I could then feel
outside of my body. It was there; right before me. The pain began
to ease and I started to feel my legs again. I turned on my back
and felt my body unfold into a normal position. I got to my feet
with some effort. I looked around but the faint light of the candle
did not allow me to spot Sam, or the demon.
    Suddenly, a loud, shrill bang of metal shook
the space. Dust came pouring down from above. Another loud bang and
shattered glass rained down just before me. The walls began to
shake and the floor became unsteady. I turned, but before I could
see anything, I felt something like knives brush against me. I fell
back and as I got my bearings, I realized I had three long slashes
across my chest. I looked up and a large, hulking form hung above
me from the ceiling, drool dripping from its mouth. Its eyes were
brighter. I heard the sound of large claws scratching against
metal. By instinct, I rolled away and as I did, something big and
heavy hit the floor and tore through it. I got up and still
couldn’t see Sam anywhere. A huge roar blared out and my ears began
to burn. I bolted for the door I had entered from and as I hit it,
it burst open.
    I scrambled across the parking lot. I saw
Sam’s car sitting alone, but I ran past it and climbed over the
chain link fence that penned in the entire property. I kept running
until I put at least five blocks between me and the demon. I sat
down at a bus stop and I was able to calm down and that’s when I
could really feel the difference. It was quiet and I wasn’t hearing
any voices. My body felt at least a hundred pounds lighter. I
looked down and then noticed the three cuts along my chest had not
healed and the blood was spreading. I pulled my shirt together to
hide as much as I could and then I heard a roar in the direction I
had just been coming from. I got up and started running again, but
I failed to look ahead and I felt a car slide into my hips and I
tumbled forward. Cars screeched to sudden stops all around me, and
soon a crowd of onlookers surrounded me. I heard some guy
apologizing to me for not seeing me and several others asking if I
was all right. I tried to speak, but couldn’t find my breath. I
felt my eyes grow heavy and then I heard some guy notice my
bleeding scars and yelled out for someone to call nine one one.

Chapter 5
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    I woke up some time later in a hospital bed
with bandages stretched across my chest. I looked around and it
seemed to be a busy night in the emergency room. My head was
spinning, but I felt my strength returning. I sat up and felt a
sharp sting all over my body. I saw my shirt, torn and tattered,
draped on a nearby chair.
    “Take it easy.” A familiar voice said. I
turned and saw Ivar.
    “What the Hell?”
    “Don’t ask. It’s just what I do.” Ivar found
a chair and sat down before me.
    “What are you doing here?”
    “Some might argue that I’m saving your life.
How are you?”
    “I’m fine. I am now one hundred percent
demon free.”
    “Are you?”
    “Yup. Sam did his Voodoo and this body is
clean.”
    “Fascinating. No side