Demon with a Child's Name

Don't you just hate it when your absolutely normal life is interrupted by the fact that your family is made up of demons? That's exactly what happened to me. It's complicated to explain, but I’ll do my best.

        I'm a thirteen year-old boy with just my father to take care of me. Apparently my mom disappeared after I was born. On May 27, 2011, I was walking to school just like every morning. You see, I’m a 100% student, always sucking up to my superiors. So, I was walking to school when a book fell out of the sky landing right in front of me close enough to hit me in the head.

        Well, at that point I didn't know if it was a book or a statue. It was about half my height and it glowed. Not that corny glow that is seen in movies, it had more like an aura sphere. It had a shine like a rare blue gem. Before I knew what was happening, the book was on my lap and I was sitting Indian-style. I lifted open the cover, and in golden ink, it said:

"For those who do not dare to remember their past,
Shall it be written here and last,
for now and forever it to be remembered
Go back to the time when your ancestors surrendered."

        I wish I knew then what I know now, but at that point I was dumbfounded. When I looked up from the book, I wasn't on a street corner anymore it looked like I was in a movie about Ancient Egypt. Apparently, the book was giving me weird thoughts. All I saw was sand and an extra-large cat. Now that my head wasn't spinning, I saw other things besides an overgrown cat and some sand. It turned out to be a lot of sand and there was a bunch of statues of people with animal heads. Now the book on my lap wrote in script and the same golden ink:

"Ancient Egypt is where it all began,
The time of loyalty and sand
We ruled the world and this land,
Now you'll understand,
When the destruction began"

        Creepy. Alright so I am in Ancient Egypt and some of my family must have been pharaohs. There's got to be a good explanation for this, well once I find one. So, there is some war or something I probably have to see.  Then there was a sound behind the gigantic cat. I walked behind the cat and saw a shadowy figure. It had randomly floating eyes that kept moving though out the figure.

        Next to it was a woman who wore one of those golden hair pieces; she had shoulder long black hair, and only wore a long cloth around her body. She was skinny and looked pretty paranoid. I coughed (not on purpose) and both figure and woman looked at me. The figure didn't as much talk, as to speak into my mind. "What do you think your doing? You have the presence of Olisha." "I'm sorry, but I don't know why I'm here. But I think I'm supposed to see a war. I have no idea who Olisha is, but I'm Sam. Sam Maybelle.

        Who are you?" "I am Pyro. There will be no war now, because the Pharaoh and I have come to a decision.” A Pharaoh Sure why not? That's when this "Pharaoh" decided to speak up. Now that I am looking at her directly, I thought she was only about 20-years old. "Hello. I am Cleopatra VII." She started to bow but, stopped half way, eyeing the book that I was still holding.

        "What is this?" Cleopatra said, while taking the book from my hand. She opened the hard cover book and flipped through it. At last, she said “Why would you carry around a blank book?" “What do you mean it's blank? I looked at it about five minutes ago. It said like two prophecies."

        " What prophecies? Please recite them to me if you may." So I did. The creature looked like he'd just thought of something, and Cleopatra looked confused. “So, these prophecies sound like the real deal. I still say it sounds like Olisha's work." Then he faded away. Cleopatra looked like she was to-ta-lly used to it. "These prophecies are starting to contradict my thoughts. Where was this great book discovered?" Cleopatra asked. "It fell in front of me." I replied. Then she started to walk away.

        Just when I was about to ask what war, what was Pyro, and how did I get here, something just fizzled in to existence. Like Pyro, it was a black and shadowy figure, and its eyes moved through-out its body.  It kind of looked like a dog. It said "I am Irvene." But once it talked, the whole world around me changed. Everything was pitching black. I could here Irvene's deep voice saying "You have been brought here by the great Olisha. She, who gave birth to you, has left you with a great possession,

        The Carienn. In this era of Ancient Egypt, your mother has chosen to show you the overthrow of Egypt. This happened because of our race. It was mostly between Antony and Octavia." "Yes I'm aware of that; this is the beginning to the death of Cleopatra VII. She ends up committing suicide and Rome begins to dominate Egypt. With Antony dead, Octavia triumphed. That still does not explain to me as to why I'm here!" I shouted.  But, every thing went into color again and the sun almost blinded my eyes. The sorry fact was that I was still in olden times, but at a different location.

        I was standing in front of a palace. It was flabbergasting. It had al least to be 50 ft. high! Outside of it was a rather obese woman, definitely not deprived of food. She wore a beautiful garnet dress in a nice blue scarlet, but something seemed off. Wait. Octavia means "Eight" in Latin. Does that have anything to do with these groups of demons? Then I remembered the Carienn. I opened the beautiful blue cover, and no longer to my surprise, was another prophecy,

Octavia the strong eight,
With all of her might and glory,
for her story,
She was once considered the 8th wonder of the world.
She is strong and will be feared,
Try not to tremble
because you are my dear.
I do not wish to see you severe.

        Who keeps writing me these messages? This Olisha, well whatever the case, she said that Octavia is known as the 8th wonder of the world. But people didn't start bringing up the wonders of the world until much later. Does that mean that she is a demon too? Well with what I’ve seen, that seems most likely. Then I blacked out.  When I came to, I felt sea sick. I was just swaying back and forth back and forth. I really felt l was going to black out again.

        You know, this reminds me of a fishing trip I took with my dad and both of us got sick. We didn’t catch a single fish that day, and the only lobster that we had caught got snagged on my dad’s nose. Oh, how I miss my dad. Well, sulking definitely wont get me anywhere. Let’s see what Olisha has to say about. And there it was in golden ink:

Sail to the black plague,
And don’t fear to be a sage,
Look in your pocket,
In the neat little socket,
And find the little locket.

      Hold on, wait, “The neat little socket that’s in my pocket.” Oh yeah. I cut my pocket to make a secret spot for money and stuff. What I pulled out of my pocket though was a little locket. It was completely silver and it was heart shaped with the word “family” in the middle. I thought it was a little girlie, but whatever. When I pressed the little silver button on the side, I heard a click and opened it.  Inside was a picture of a woman with flowing red hair and green eyes like emeralds. She was cradling a baby with just a few hairs of red hair on top of his head. And he had green eyes just like his mother. If I didn’t know better I’d say it kind of looked like me.

        The Carienn started vibrating as if it were a cell phone on the wooden floor. I picked it up and it felt warm in my hands. When I opened up the blue gem that is its cover, I saw another inscription but this time it wasn’t a poem. “My son, I love you. You are my only son and successor. You are forced with a difficult task. The apocalypse is right around the corner and you are the demon’s last hope.  I know you will not let me down my dear Sam. Demons will try to intimidate you, do not let them and remember: do not trust anyone!”

        The apocalypse, that’s just great, it’s just more for me to worry about. Okay now I’m sick. Where am I? I had just started walking out a door I found, when I heard “Squeak” “Squeak” ‘Squeak”. Oh god, mice! But there wasn’t just one, there was a dozen, then there was two dozen, then three dozen and in a matter of minutes the little beasts covered every wooden board of the small room I was in. When I reached for the wooden handle most of the mice scurried so I went outside and there was a wooden hallway.

“What could happen to me if I walk down this hallway? I mean compared to what has already happened, I don’t think I can be shocked anymore,” I thought aloud. Wow, I don’t think I’ve ever been more off target, because there it was people running around with rose-red bubble infections on their arms. Awwww man, the Bubonic Plague! It’s not like I’m faced with the end of the world or anything. Oh, wait, I am! And now I have to ward off the “demon plague” while I’m at it. What a day it has been! Ha I just caught that, “Demon Plague.” I don’t really think that’s a coincidence.

So I’m running and screaming for my life like everyone else on this boat. When I had reached the steps to off of the boat, I ran down them and I was surrounded by castles. Castle after castle and there were stables to. They were full of horses that had crescents on their side. Next to the horses were long staffs that kind of look medieval. Is it possible that I’m in the Middle Ages!? I’m sick and tired of time traveling! Okay so to get this right, I am the son of a demon, and am supposed to stop the apocalypse of demons, yikes.

I saw a man in a blue medieval uniform, but he seemed to be walking around aimlessly. “Um, sir, would you mind telling me where I am?” “You’d best to be getting out of here. This black plague is catching on like an uncontrolled fire. Even the kiddies have made un a game bout’ it. Just walk around back, they’ve been doing it all day.” So after a few seconds, I went around the castle and like the man said little kids were dancing in a circle and falling down. As they did they sang:

“Ring around a rosy,
Pockets full of poesies,
Ashes,
Ashes,
We all fall down!”

But when the children fell down their bodies slowly disintegrated. Then around the circle of ashes the children’s bodies made, was another of those pesky eyes – floating demons. “I am Sir Gavenk. You must be Sam Maybelle; I have heard much of you. How would you like to come and work for me?” the demon said. “Dude, first of all I’m never ever going to work with you! Second of all you’re a freak! Your causing all of these people to die and suffer!” I answered to him.

“You believe that I’m the freak? You are thee human-demon hybrid that gave us a bad name!” he answered. Well, that’s not all wrong, hmmm. But then he attacked me. I already guessed that if he touches me I’ll get the plague. So I just said “Why don’t you just fall into a black hole!” and right on the spot where he was trying to clutch my throat, the ground opened up and sucked him in to it. Once he was gone, I stepped on the ground where the hole had been: now it’s completely solid. Yikes!!! I did so not mean to do that!!! Couldn’t have been any cooler though!

Then I felt a sudden wake of drowsiness, I just wish night would come sooner so I can just lay down by a tree. Then the Sun started to go down. I looked up as the sky while it got painted with hues of pink, purple, and blue. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to get used to my new ability. My whole world had gotten dark inhumanly fast. My eyelids felt as if they weighed a thousand pounds. And once again, I was cloaked in a sphere of blackness.

Right from the second my eyes fluttered open I took n my surroundings. I was back at home. The same old house I’ve always known; old dusty brown chair, bright purple wall paper in all of the rooms, 92in. flat screen TV, radio and movie player, four laptops and three desktops, and a leading hallway to the kitchen, which is purple too.

Oh, I don’t think I’ve told you this yet, but my dad owns all of Radio Shack and Apple (That might’ve been important).  He should be out at work now. “Okay now to use my ability.” I thought. “Olisha, come out of the shadows and tell me what’s going on!” I shouted hoping my voice sounded sturdier that I actually felt.

And there she was. The same women Pyro had mentioned, the same woman that was in the locket, the woman with flowing red hair and green eyes like emeralds, similar to mine. But the only thing that came out of my mouth was “Mom.” She just stared at me blankly.
After twenty minutes of eerie silence she spoke up, “Sam, I was hoping this little meeting never happened, but since it has, you need to know that you can command a person or inanimate object similar to me.”

         Okay so I see a woman that I didn’t know, but she tells me something that I’ve already figured out, ughhh! “Sam you’re not listening to me. You have to save the world. When I gave birth to you I gave you almost all of my power. The only power I had left I put in to The Carienn. You have to do this!!!” “I don’t have to do anything! I’m thirteen years old! How do you expect me to save the world??? When is this apocalypse even supposed to happen?”

The next thing she said to me I will never sort out for the rest of my life. “Now” she responded. And on that note hundreds of millions of black figures of different sizes and shapes surrounded me draining me of my strength. And for who ever finds my journal please spread the word that the demons will be coming, and they plan to rule and enslave all.
                                                 


                   Your Neighborhood demon-human hybrid,
                                       

                             Sam Maybell







                             Epilogue

Thirty Years after Sam Maybell’s disappearance, Scientist Divia Shandelli found his journal. She recognized him as his first love. She was devastated when he went missing, “and now that I have some closer, I find out it’s because of demons?!?” she thought. She then sent out a copy of Maybell’s journal to every scientist in the world.
Even at that point the million of scientists that received the journal, they are weary of when it will happen. Their eyes have been opened and these questions will always haunt humankind:

-          When will the apocalypse happen?
-          How can we prepare for it?
-          Will we be able to handle the attack of demons???