Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 25
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Stefan took to his heels as Deanna ran after him. He weaved his way pas-sed her and ran out of the house. Stefan didnât look back as he ran to the taxi wait. He boarded a taxi and headed straight home.
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Damon knocked softly on Stefanâs door and when there was no reply, he pushed the door open and walked in.
Stefan was lying on the be-d when Damon walked in and he quic-kly turned to the door.
âStefan?!â Damon f0rç£d a smile and walked to the be-d
âDamon?!â Stefan got up with a start âwhat are you doing here?â
âRelax.. I just want us to talkâ Damon said softly
âDamon thereâs nothing we have to talk aboutâ Stefan yelled
âIâm sorry for letting the devils use me but I really want to helpâ
âHelp?â Stefan scoffed âI donât nee-d your help. Youâre the reason Deanna is what she is todayâ
âIâm sorry.. Just give me a chance to show you that Iâm really sorryâ
âDamon I donât nee-d your helpâ
âStefan listen to me.. I can really help. Letâs sought things out togetherâ
âI donât nee-d your help.. I can sought things out myself. Just leave!â
Damon sighed and walked out.
Stefan punched the air frustratingly and heaved in a de-ep sigh. How was he going to find a way to save Deanna?
He really nee-ded help but it was never going to come from Damon.
âStefan?!â a voice whispered and Stefan flattered his eyes open.
âWhoâs there?â he asked, turning on the be-dside lamp
âStefan?!â The voice called again and this time he jumped out of the be-d
âshow yourselfâ he shouted
âStefan?!â a loud voice called and he got scared âDeanna?!â
âDeanna?!â Stefan g@sped and reached for a jacket then gr@bbÂŁd his car key and drove off.
Stefan took off speeding, rounding corners dangerously fast and gliding throu-gh st©p signs. He got to Deannaâs house and hit the br@ke.
The environment was usually quiet. Dead silent.
He got down from the car and took a flashlight cause there was no light in the entire neighborhood. It seemed like all the lights had been cut out.
Damon surveyed the area critically before entering the house. Everywhere was dark and quiet and he regretted coming alone. Stefan pointed the flashlight round the living room and his game fell in a paper that was pinned to the wall. Few letters were scribbled on the wall with blood and it re-ad:
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Immediately Stefan finished re-ading the words, something or someone hit him at the back of his head and he fell down with his face. A heavy b!ow landed on his head again and everything blanked out.
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Stefan g@sped and opened his eyes as water was been poured on his face. He blinked ra-pidly to re-move the water from his eyes.
Stefan tried moving his hands but he was tied to a chair. Both hands and legs and he couldnât move.
âYouâre finally awakeâ Deanna giggled with blood stained teeth. She had grown bigger than normal and was completely soa-ked with fresh blood.
Stefan ignored her and struggled with the ropes to break free but couldnât.
âDonât waste on strength on those.. Youâll never get out so just watch the showâ Deanna pe-cked him on his cheek and walked to a burning fire. There were a lot of people around the fire and it looked like they were feasting.
âDevilsâ Stefan muttered un-der his breath and tried breaking free but the ropes were too strong.
After a while, Stefan gave up and at quietly watching the devils. They were roasting what looked like peopleâs heart in the fire and eating.
âWhat some?â Deanna suddenly appeared behind him with a stick of whatever they were eating
âItâs human heart and it tastes good.. You should have someâ
âThanksâ c@mÂŁ the cold reply
Deanna rolled her eyes âCipher will be here soon and I wonât be nice when he comesâ
âDid your bring me here?!â
Deanna shrugged âmaybe I did or maybe I didnât. Who knows?â
âDeanna listen to meâ Stefan said in a whisper âyouâre un-der the influence of the Devils and theyâre using you to do bad things. Very bad things and we have to get you out of hereâ
âThat has to wait till Cipher comes then Iâll tell him everything cause I donât un-derstand a piece of what youâre sayingâ Deanna said and walked out
âHow do I get out of here?â Stefan struggled with the ropes again but it wasnât ma-king any difference.
He st©pped and watched the feast of the devilâs quietly.
Stefan saw a figure approaching the devils from the dark shadow and got alert. He watched keenly as the figure got to the devils and and missed among them. They talked in soft whispers, in a language Stefan couldnât un-derstand.
Stefan got more scared as they exchanged things amongst themselves.
Stefan watched in fright then there was a sudden cut around his wrist from behind and he almost screamed but a hand covered his mouth from behind.
âShhh! Its me, Damon?â a voice whispered
âDamon?!â Stefan called weakly
âLetâs get out of here before they see usâ Damon said in whisper. Then he was half carrying, half dragging Stefan out to walk on his feet. They were almost at Damonâs car when the devils noticed them.
âTheyâre getting awayâ Deanna shouted, pointing at their direction
âHurryâ Damon urged on seeing the devils approaching them.
They got to the car and Damon held the car door open for Stefan to get in. Deanna picked up a tree br@nch that was lying on the ground and threw at them. Stefan ducked and entered the car and the br@nch smashed the side of the car.
Damon staggered into the drivers seat and drove off.
âWhatâs the possibility that they wonât appear in the car?â Stefan asked in fear
âAs long as the doors and windows are closed, they wonât come in unless you call themâ Damon replied and stepped on the accelerator
âThank you for saving me.. I shouldâve trusted youâ
Damon glanced at Stefan âI un-derstand your fearâ
âHow did you find me?â
âI followed youâ
âTo Deannaâs house?â
âYes. I didnât follow you in cause I knew it wasnât wise to go in but if I had tried st©pping you then you wouldnât have listenedâ
âI wasnât even thinking.. I just wanted to save Deannaâ Stefan drawled
âIâm sorryâ
âIâve forgiven you alre-adyâ Stefan smiled and looked behind them âI think we got awayâ
âNot for long. We have to find a safe place where the devils doesnât know and the presidentâs estate isnât an option, Cipher knows we live thereâ
âWhoâs Cipher?â Stefan asked
âThe one who possessed meâ Damon replied, afraid to mention the devils
âHow did you know him?â
âI always did know I was possessed but I couldnât fight him. Even though I could, I wasnât willing to but I regret it nowâ Damon said and asked âwere you hurt?â
âNo. What about you?â
âI wasnâtâ Damon replied and increa-sed his speed.
They got to a dark alley and Damon stepped on the br@ke abruptly and fell on the steering.
âDamon?!â Stefan called, turning on the light. That was when he noticed that Damonâs back was soa-ked with blood.
âWhat happened to you?â
âWe donât have time. Letâs find somewhere safeâ Damon stuttered faintly.
Stefan carefully carried Damon to the pas-sÂŁngers seat then he took the steering. He drove in full speed, regularly glancing at Damon who was alre-ady weak.
âHang on Damon. Donât die on meâ Stefan drawled and squee-zed Damonâs hand softly and Damon gave a faint smile.
âSt©pâ Damon said with his eye closed and Stefan hit the br@ke
âWhere are we?â Stefan asked
âTraceyâs mobile houseâ Damon replied âI know where she keeps the key.. we should be safe here for a whileâ Damon replied and pushed the car door open. Stefan quic-kly got down and ran to the other side of the car to help Damon down.
âcan you walk?â Stefan asked and crossed Damonâs right hand over his shoulder
âI donât think soâ Damon gro-an ed in pain
âget on my backâ Stefan squ-atted down and Damon got on his back. He carried him to the mobile house and helped him sit on a bench in the front porch.
âwhere are the keys?â Stefan asked
âinside the flowersâ Damon replied.
Stefan searched the flower vase and found a bunch of keys. He tried the first key in the bunch and the door opened. Stefan carried carried Damon inside using his phone as a flashlight.
âThe light switch is behind the curtainâ Damon gro-an ed as Stefan la-id him on the couch.
Stefan groped about for the light switch behind the curtain and turned on the light. He walked back to the couch and re-moved Damonâs shi-t.
âThe wound is big. How did it happen?â
âthe br@nch Deanna threw at usâŠ. â
âit did this to you?â Stefan got in and Damon nodded âwhy didnât you tell me then? You shouldnât have wasted your strength drivingâ
âI know Iâm not going to make it and I didnât want you to waste your time trying to save meâ
âSave your strength, Iâll get a bucket of water and towelâ Stefan said and walked out before Damon could st©p him. He didnât even know where the doors in the house led to. He managed to locate a bathroom then took a towel and a bucket of water and walked back to the living room. When returned, Damon had fallen off the couch.
âDamon?!â he dropped the bucket and towel and ran to Damon âDamon?!â he sl@pped Damon violently âDamon donât die on me. Damon?!â
âSte.. fanâŠ.â Damon coughed weakly
âHang on Damon.. Iâll take you to the hospitalâ
âStefan donâtâ Damon said âTheyâll find you soonâ
âDamon donât say anything.. save your strengthâ
âCipher is tracking us throu-gh me.. he still has control of meâ
âDamon be quietâ Stefan yanked and dialled some digits in his phone
âStefan listen to meâ Damon yelled and gro-an ed in pain
âSorryâ
âDeanna is tormenting me, sheâll take me very soon. You have to find Martha, sheâs the only one who can helpâ
Tears trickled down Stefanâs cheeks âDonât leave me Damonâ he sobbe-d âDamon hang onâ Stefan shouted in tears as Damon gave up.
âDamon donât!â he shouted and ran to the land-line that was hanging on the wall. He hurriedly dialed some digits and placed the receiver in his ear but the call wasnât going throu-gh. Stefan screamed and angrily smashed the receiver on the wall.
He ran back to Damon and continued shaking him.
âDamon plea-se. Donât leave meâ Stefan shouted in tears âDamon?! Damon?!â
He got dizzy and everything around started to faded as he shook Damon. He could no longer hear himself and it seemed like he was fading.
âHeâs deadâ a voice said and Stefan st©pped. He looked down at Damon and jÂŁrked back in fear. They were no longer in the mobile house but in a graveyard and Damon was lying in an open coffin.
Stefan whirled around to see who spoke and was shocked to find Martha standing behind him.
âI was able to pu-ll you in here before the devils arrived at the mobile house. You couldâve been dead by nowâ Martha said
Stefan said nothing and shifted his gaze to Damon.
âDamon?!â he called and sl@pped Damon
âHeâs at rest nowâ Martha said
âWake him upâ
âI canât. I donât have the power to. Iâm a dead person just like he is except Iâm a Suralâ
âDamon isnât deadâ
âHe is and many more of your loved once are going to die if we donât st©p Deannaâ
âDeanna killed Damonâ
âI knowâ Martha said calmly âbut you canât hate her because of thatâ
âI have to avenge my cousin. I have toâ
âThen you have to fight Cipherâ
âHow do I fight a devil?â
âThrou-gh Deannaâ Martha replied âThey havenât performed the ritual of the Dark Soul so thereâs still a chance of getting her backâ
âHow?â
âDeanna isnât a complete devil, Sheâs just un-der their control. We can st©p the ritual and turn her into a light soulâ
âI donât un-derstandâ
âYouâre not just human Stefan. Though you are but youâre possessed by an angel but you failed to realize thatâ Martha observed a pause then went on âThey ritual would be performed tonight by 12 mid night and a lot of blood shed is required to perform the ritual. Once the ritual is performed, Deanna becomes a complete devil and nothing can be done about itâ
âHow do I st©p the ritual?â
âYouâre light and theyâre darkness, when theâŠ.â
â⊠light comes in the darkness disappearsâ Stefan completed
âYouâll attack the ritual and theyâll become frozen by your light, but not Deannaâ Martha said âDeanna wonât be affected and sheâll fight you to kill you. What youâll be fighting isnât Deanna so you shouldnât show mercy else sheâll kill you. fight and defeat herâ
âShould I kill her?â
Martha smiled âCan you kill her?â
âI canâtâ Stefan replied truthfully
âAnd you donât have toâ Martha said âwhen you get into the fight, your wisdom will lead youâ
Stefan nodded and glanced at Damonâs lifeless b©dy.
âI donât want anyone else to dieâ
âDeanna alre-ady killed her Uncle Adam and your sister Traceyâ
âBut why?â
âcause you havenât st©pped herâ Martha replied âthe devils are bent on using her to kill everyone she knows and loves dearlyâ
âThen we have to st©p herâ
âIâll sÂŁnd you to the clearing where the ritual is taking place. Itâs almost midnight and we donât have time. Just listen to my voice inside your headâ Martha said âI wouldâve come with you but I canât.. I tra-pped in hereâ
Stefan nodded and Damonâs coffin suddenly closed.
âHeâs far gone nowâ Martha said
âIâm so sorry Damonâ Stefan sobbe-d and squ-atted beside the coffin âI hope you forgive meâ
âhe died trying to protect youâ Martha said âheâll never be forgottenâ
âsÂŁnd me to the clearingâ
Martha nodded and stretched out her open palms.
âPlace your palms on mineâ she said and Stefan obeyed
âNow close your eyes and picture yourself in the clearing. Your mind will take you thereâ
âNow open your eyesâ Martha said and Stefan fluttered his eyes open. He was no longer in the graveyard but in a large, clearing.
âMost times we have to fight aloneâ he heard Marthaâs voice in his head
âTake care of my cousinâ Stefan said in his heart
âI certainly willâ c@mÂŁ Marthaâs reply
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