Awaken

When I opened my eyes, I could see that darkness had engulfed the house. I started to get out of bed when a voice I had never heard before rasped through my mind "Kill him." I stopped. I was not sure what this voice was but it wasn't mine. It was not my thought either. My hip started to burn again and I stilled my thoughts again until the burning sensation went away. "Quit it" another thought came through. I audibly said "What?" and I could tell that my eyes were giant saucers on my face when I was answered back, "You heard Lilith, embrace it". "Oh boy" I said and ran to the bathroom, obvious shock painted on my face. Staring back at me was my normal reflection. My eyes shifted to black and the voice rasped again, "Kill him or we will be to weak to.". As soon as the voice faded, my eyes returned to normal. "Who are you?" I asked out loud. If anyone walked in right now, I know they would have hauled me off to the Emergency Room for a mental health crisis. "I am your demon pair but I wouldn't expect a human to know of those." "And what is that exactly?" Every time the voice answered my eyes and teeth would shift. It was a very weird conversation to say the least. "I am those uncontrollable urges you get. The force that keeps you planted when your 'oh so fragile' humanity wants to run away or not listen to your instructions." "Are you mocking me right now? You know you're in my body right?". "You're body will not last long if we don't feed.". The last sentence sent my thoughts spiraling. I'm going to have to drink blood like vampires or sit under a full moon or eat humans or...."Or suck the life out of men". "You can hear my thoughts?!" "Yes, I can hear everything human." I rolled my eyes at the last remark. I got up and started to plan. I know where he was at thanks to technology and I knew he wasn't going to be expecting me. How do I hide from humans and cops though? "You blend" the voice rasped. Just like the shows on T.V! I'll need to wear all black and go late at night. Avoid cameras. I started picking out my outfit. I had a black corset and jumper from Halloween a few years ago and black boots. They were cowboy boots but they'd work. I could hear audible groans throughout this process from the voice. I decided to ask "Hey what's your name?". I think I took it by surprise. It rasped "What are you babbling about human?". "I said what is your name?" "I used to be called Lamia now finish getting ready. We are getting weaker by the minute." "I don't feel any weaker. It must be my 'oh so fragile' humanity and what is it with you all with L names?" I replied giggling at my small strike. The voice fell eerily quiet. "Lamia? Did I hurt your feelings?" I called still giggling. "Weak, we must eat". Her voice getting weaker and raspier. I finished getting dressed and before leaving I found a black beanie. I placed it on my head and figured I could use it to hide my face if need be. I came down the hall in my getup and upon seeing my reflection, took a stance and yelled "Ninja Succubus!". I laughed at myself but there was no response from the voice. I checked my phone and he was at the house that he had been leaving this morning. I wrote the address on my hand, threw on a black coat, and went out the door. I had to leave my phone so he didn't get a notification that it had moved. I hoped that I could find it on my own. It was around midnight when I decided to leave. As soon as I opened the door, the whole world looked different. Misty strings of all different colors filled the air. A red string started at my door. Looking back at the mirror that hung in my living room, I could see my eyes were black. I hoped no one would notice and decided to keep my mouth shut until we got there. Heading to the new house that Mike was staying in, the red string followed. Was this some sort of man tracker or was it some sort of aura trail? I had never seen an aura before or really even believed in them before all of this happened but at the moment, that was my best guess. My adrenaline was going but I was unnervingly calm. Finally stopping in front of a small house in downtown, my heart sank. I knew this house. Not the address but the house. This was Mike's assistant. I couldn't kill two people. Especially an innocent one. "Go now" Lamia rasped. So I kept on. The closer I got to the door, the more of the burning sensation I received. It hurt but not in an excruciating way as it had done before. It started at my hip and seemed to branch out encompassing my stomach first and branching out to my limbs. I finally was at the door after what seemed like forever. The door was locked. I knew from those visions that those women were strong and powerful. I wonder if I had gotten that to. Testing it, I grabbed the door knob. With a quick turn, it crumpled and fell off. I could not stop to even reflect on how cool that was. Once I got in, the smell of lavender assaulted my senses. It seemed so calm and peaceful here and took me back to the blissful months of how he treated me. He always ran me a bath filled with Lavender. A stray tear fell from my eye as I continued past the kitchen and down the hallway the red string going that way also. The door was open and upon peeking in, I could see Mike in the bed by himself with that red string attached to him. I began to smile and the voice rasped "Oh look he's sleeping". My body was entirely consumed with the burning sensation. It felt like I had been dropped in a bath way too hot and I admit I was scared. I stopped at the edge of the bed and my thoughts consumed me. How was he sleeping peacefully after what he'd done to me? How could he face himself after that? Lamia rasped "My turn" and suddenly I found myself in pain. Burning like I had been dropped in acid. I could see through my eyes but found I had no control over my actions and movements any longer. Lamia had taken control of everything. I only had a seat to watch this play out if I didn't pass out from the pain. Lamia knocked the wall three hard times. I don't know how she didn't put a hole there. Mike stirred "Back so soon" he started and upon seeing me he went ghost white. "I.... I ..... I killed you". His eyes were big as saucers and his carved body trembled. Lamia replied using my voice, "Oh yes Mike you sure did kill me seeing as I'm standing here.". Rolling our eyes at that last part. Mike was visibly shaken. "I crushed your head. There's no way. This is a dream." and repeatedly started trying to pinch himself. Seeing how that didn't work, he smacked himself across the face hard. "Son of a Bitch, I'm not dreaming.". Lamia laughed at him. "Poor little Mike reaping what he sowed." She moved closer to him touching her nose to his. "Boo" she whispered at him. He grabbed my neck with that same rage filling his eyes. Lifting me off the floor once again. Lamia continued laughing and mocked him. "Does that make you feel manly Mike?". "I don't know what kind of game you're playing Mia but it doesn't matter. This time stay dead." Lamia shifted our face easily causing Mike to call out, "What the hell" and ripped his hand back to him dropping us in the process. He started backing up against the wall, sweat visibly pouring off his face back to stuttering once again. "What..... what.... how.... what are you?". Lamia easily answered confidence and anger coating every word that came. "You see Mike.... I've changed...... You made sure of that." The burning feeling intensified and spread out across the room. I could see Mike was effected by it. "You feel that Mike? That is just the beginning." "What are you doing?" he called as his eyes grew round as plates and he fell back on the bed unable to lift anything. Even I was surprised. Lamia straddled him and seeing his face contorted into something I had never seen before, this had to be him in fear. "I have to make this look like a natural cause but if I had more time, I would have carved you up piece by piece and made it hurt." Mike's breaths became ragged. I thought he was going to pass out until Lamia planted her mouth to his. Mike's eye became wider and after a couple of seconds his body went limp. The burning sensation was no longer burning, it was a fire. My body was cracking and readjusting. I could do nothing but see out of my eyes. Lamia was laughing the entire time while Mike lay in the bed with glossed over eyes. I screamed internally because of the pain. Calmly Lamia stated with a smile on our face, "Embrace it. Quit fighting it.". Lamia closed our eyes and I tried to still my thoughts and ignore the pain. I let go. I let go of all the pain he had caused me. It was done. I had no reason to be scared or hurt anymore. Lamia saw to it that I was safe. As soon as I did this, the feeling subsided and turned into a nurturing warmth. It was safe. I saw the world flashing around us and in a course of a few minutes, we were back at the house where he had left me to rot. Lamia let me have control back as soon as we were through the door. "Lamia, what'd you do before being a demon pair?" I asked as I slowly made my way to the bathroom. Her voice was like honey now. Sweet, smooth, and feminine. The rasping long gone. "It doesn't matter what I did. I pissed off Hera. That's all you need to know.". "Where'd you learn to do that?" "Many years of fighting for my life. It is engrained into you once you become a demon pair.". Finally making it to the bathroom, I caught the mirror. My black eyes and fangs stared back at me but also a lone, vertical long black line about 2 inches long sat in between my eyebrows and carried down to the bridge of my nose.