Incubus - Chapter Eight

I was irritated as I sat in the two bedroom apartment. Casbell had brought me here days earlier after the sudden murder of my parents. I hated it here, locked within these four walls, not able to leave. He was afraid if I left it would put me in much more danger. Lucifer and my parents were unstoppable. They were leaving a trail way of murders in the Cherokee County area. I finally grew tired of watching The Price is Right and went into the bathroom. Switching on the light I looked at my reflection in the mirror.

I was in work out shorts, and a white tank top. My hair was pulled back into a short ponytail. I was suddenly pulled from the tiny bathroom into a different origin. I looked around me and heard moans and groans. The long dark hallway in front of me had only one light. A single lantern was lit up above me. I walked down the corridor and could feel hands grabbing my feet. I easily kicked them off. When I got to the end I opened another door. In that room was a throne room. It was Lucifer's throne room. My bare feet touched the red carpet and I slowly descended the long aisle.

When I came to the end Lucifer came out from behind a red curtain. He sat down on the throne and folded his legs. He starred into my eyes. "Welcome to Hell. Please come in and have a seat." I started to say there wasn't any seats but suddenly another throne appeared beside his. I went up to the throne and didn't sit down. I didn't trust Lucifer enough. I shook my head and said, "I'm not sitting down in that seat. I don't trust you.."

He chuckled, "Fair enough then, remain standing. The reason for me bringing you here is to prove a point. If I want you bad enough, Casbell cannot keep you safe and from me. First and foremost I want you to see something. I know there is no school and Casbell is supposed to be fixing his car. I know he promised your forever with him, but he's an incubus. He cannot help his nature. Watch this..." He waved his arm and magically a bubble popped up and inside the bubble, images popped up. I watched as Casbell flirted with the woman at the desk at the auto shop. She leaned across the desk, wearing a revealing sun top. Her cleavage shown in perfect view. I looked at it more and became angry.

What was the hint in all this? Then I saw him go across the counter and pin her up against the wall. By that time, the images disappeared. I felt a sob rise in my throat and then I began to cry. I couldn't help myself. It felt as though my heart were breaking. I looked at Lucifer, "Why did you do that?"

I walked off not letting him reply. Anger shook my entire being. I walked to the end of the aisle and through the door. I walked the long dark corridor and ended up back in Casbell's apartment. By the time I got back inside the apartment I was more angry than anything. I looked around and then it began. I threw pictures off the wall. I saw a picture that he had evidently conjured up of us on the wall. We were smiling and looked happy. I took the picture, starred at it momentarily and threw it on the floor. I broke an expensive vase that was against the wall. I walked out of the apartment and began walking barefoot down the street. I looked up at the skies and suddenly as if I were transferred somewhere else, I was somewhere else. When I looked up again, I saw a guy standing over me. He had long dark hair, and the most beautiful blue eyes I had ever seen.

"Who are you?" My voice asked.

He smiled partially and took my hand, "I am the archangel Michael. I have come to help you, Ana. I know what you are, but you can change. Just as people change so can you. God has given you mercy and so you must try to accept this to prevail over Lucifer. Do you know that you are at Heaven's gates?"

I looked up at the golden gates, which held a lock around them. I smirked, "Nice...so how do I get past this point in my life? It feels as though my heart has been crushed right now. I mean I saw Casbell with another woman...and I know it was him."

Michael smiled softly, "Well for beginners, Lucifer deceives people and others. It's his way of doing things...he's the prince of darkness. Casbell is a demon and an incubus so what would you expect from him? You cannot help who you fall in love with, but sometimes you have to look beyond what they are to see the real person or creature behind the name if that makes sense." I nodded, "Totally does I have to say. I mean I trusted him with everything that I am. He was my boyfriend, my true love. He went so long without being with another girl..." He waved his hand and in the sky I saw Casbell with Trudy Gowens. It was nighttime and he was seducing her in her bed.

I cried out and it felt as though someone had taken my heart and squeezed it. He sighed, "That is what you needed to know. You and Casbell can change your destinies but you have to be willing to forgive him for his past mistakes. You have to reach into your heart and grasp that. Forgiveness is something you can find. God has told me to tell you this too. If you turn eighteen and you have forgiven your parents and Casbell then God is willing to let you stay human. If you haven't forgiven them and find only evil in your heart then you will be destined to stay a demon forever and whatever happens to you and Casbell, will become of it. You must first overcome the prince."

I looked into his eyes, "I don't know if I can forgive him for what he's done. I don't want revenge though. Why should I waste my time?"

Michael sighed. "Just remember there are different types of forgiveness. You can forgive him with your heart but you do not need to tell him that. Just in your heart can be a relief from the pain you feel deep within. Also remember you can forgive your real parents by just doing it within our heart."

I starred at him and the tears came. I felt my heart becoming like butter and being wiped away. It was crushed and I couldn't and wouldn't bother healing it. There was no such thing as love in my world any longer. At the moment I doubted even God could heal it...