Tempting Fate

79 Chapter 79: Shaman

“In just 5 hours, you killed two people?”

Already, they’re outside the bar. On that night, Dynhir’s face showed he was happy. Eve kept looking at her cousin. He’s still going around in circles, and it looks like he’s looking for his next victim. Eve took Dynhir’s arm and pulled him away until they teleported to a park. Many people were there, including people on dates and families having an evening picnic. She made her cousin sit on the bench. Eve was sitting next to Dynhir.

“I didn’t think you were a dull succubus,” Dynhir said.

“Dynhir, please listen to me. People know too much about you. And when Reed learns that...”

Dynhir said, “You’re really afraid of Reed.”

“So what? You know what he is capable of.” Eve said.

“What are you afraid of? We’re not in the demon world.” Dynhir said. “Humans are weak and can’t do anything. Do you know what I found out about weak things like them? They like to wish, and when a powerful being gives them what they want, it’s easy to get them to do what we want.”

“I know. What makes you think I don’t know that?”

“Well, I’m sure you already know that.”

.....

“You have met nobody else yet. You’ll be afraid of them when you meet people you shouldn’t, so please don’t let yourself be seen if you don’t want to be the one they’re looking for.”

“Tell me, what do you fear about other people besides Reed?”

“Are you familiar with shamans?”

Dynhir raised an eyebrow. “Nope, I don’t know about it. Why? What’s the matter with them?”

“Other than Reed, they are the only ones we can fight here. They are powerful people who have means that...”

“Wait. Have you ever been in a similar situation? Or did your low-life friends in show business tell you about it?”

“I think I’ve met them, and I can tell you it’s not nice to be around them. They can see you even if you try to hide.”

“Okay,” Dynhir said, smiling. Eve took a deep breath because she was upset, but her cousin didn’t care.

—

Reed spent the morning staring at the TV. Eddie watches the news while Emy’s brothers and sisters are busy getting ready for school. Reed was standing behind the couch, so he didn’t even see Devin come in. Emy noticed Devin. Emy went up to Devin even though she felt a little lost. What happened is not his fault; in reality, they are both victims.

Before he spoke, Devin even looked at Reed, who was watching TV. “Emy, since what happened, we haven’t talked. I wish...”

Emy gave a small smile. “We’re both wrong. If I can count on you a little, please forgive me a little. Because what we did was no joke, and what I did was wrong.”

“What you did is nothing to be ashamed of,” Devin said.

“Devin..”

He looked at Reed. “What are you doing here? Where’s Eve?”

“Honestly, I haven’t seen him since the other day,” Devin said.

“Maria, did you hear about this yesterday?”

“News?” Devin asked.

Devin went straight to the side of the couch, where Maria and Emy were sitting. Emy saw what was on the news. The man in a hotel had the same thing happen to him the day before.

“Isn’t that something that kills people when it spreads? Look at how they look. It’s like it sucked their bodies with a vacuum.” Eddie said.

“One lived...” Devin said. “Reed, we can ask the victim. Maybe the same person who did that to him also did that to Emy.”

Both Reed and Devin looked at Emy. Emy did nothing but look at the two men. Maria kept her eyes on Devin.

—

Their two other siblings are with Devin, Reed, and Emy as they walk down the school hallway. On that day, many people will sign up, so there will be many people at school. Everyone they pass looks at the two handsome men with Emy and can’t help but admire them. You can hear people whispering and taking photos in secret.

When they got to the registrar, Emy stood in line to pay the cashier while Reed and Devin waited.

“This is awful...” Reed whispered. “Why doesn’t he help make what he’s going to do easier?”

Devin said, “Leave Emy alone. The person who was attacked by the demon last night was now unconscious. I don’t think the demon knows that, and now that he is in the news, he might kill him for good.”

“I had thought about that before, which is why I told Maria to keep an eye on the girl.”

“Maria...” Devin said.

“I don’t trust either of you, but especially you,” Reed said.

Reed said something, and Devin just shook his head. Emy was still in line at the registrar, and they both looked at her. A group of women who came up to them smiled at them. Devin had a mirror, which he used as a reading glass. He only wants to look different, and it seems to work. He tried to look like a well-known Korean actor. Reed was just wearing a T-shirt and ripped jeans.

The young woman asked, “Can we take a picture with you?”

“Sure,” Devin said, smiling. “Mark, take the picture,” she said.

Mark took the woman’s phone with a smile, and they quickly found a good place to stand. Devin and Reed stayed where they were. Reed was being serious, but Devin was happy.

Emy had to wait a while before she could hear the two women behind her. They have a fight.

“They’re a long way away, but we’re not. After we eat, let’s go, because there are only two of us left.”

“I told you that the two men behind us are demons. And the one man, the one wearing the black T-shirt. He is strong, but his energy and power are being stopped by something.”

“I know you’re trying to scare me again. Let’s finish, all right? It’s hard to get in line, it takes a long time, and it’s still hot. We’re not getting anywhere.”

Emy went to the registrar and paid Mark’s full tuition right away. Then the schedule for printing was given. Emy looked back at the two women behind her and ran up to the registrar quickly. The girls who took pictures had just left, so Emy turned to Reed and Devin. Reed and Devin got up and walked over to her.

“I’m fine,” Emy said. Emy turned to face Mark and gave Mark the paper. “There, you’ve signed up. Study hard, okay?”

Mark gave Emy a smile. “Thanks, sister.”

Emy’s two friends were behind her in line. When they got close to them, the two women screamed and ran away quickly.

“Am I wrong if I think they feared us?” Devin asked.

Emy said, “They knew it was you.”

“What?” Reed asked.

“They know who you really are, and they know you’re a big D.” Emy couldn’t say “demon” because her brother was in front of them.

“Does that mean they know we’re a de...?” Reed said something, but Emy put her hand over his mouth and told him to shut up right away.

“How did they find out?” Devin asked.

“Let’s walk and talk as we do it,” Emy said.

“Mark, you go first. The old people just talk.” Reed said.

“Okay,” said Mark.

Emy answered Devin’s question right away when Mark walked by.

“Some people are called shamans,” Amy said.

“Shaman?”

“Yes, they can see people like you and other paranormal beings.”

“What? There are more than humans like you?”

Emy frowned and looked at Reed. “What do you mean?”

“You are special, you can see...”

“Reed, they have powers.”

“Powers?”

“Yeah, I guess they could fight you with some kind of magic. Not physically.”

“Wow, I didn’t know there were other unique humans besides you,” Devin said.

Reed did not speak. Emy looked at Reed, who was suddenly quiet. They finally got to the car, but Reed wasn’t there when they got in.

“Where is Reed?” Devin asked.

“I’m not sure,” Emy said.

—

Reed looked for the two women at the same time. He wants to meet them. He thought Emy might not be the special person he was looking for if there was someone else. But he also thought about how his wing would get better. He could feel it getting stronger again.

Reed saw two women go into the bathroom, so he went in after them right away. He used his power to make sure that no one else in the room could see him.

When a woman looked in the mirror, she saw him. He kept looking at her, and she didn’t take her eyes off of him. Reed cocked his head and put up a hand. Time soon stopped. Reed went up to the woman and gave her a tap on the shoulder. This brought her back to the real world. The woman stopped when she saw Reed in the mirror next to her. He looked at Reed and was almost going to kiss him. The woman gasped and looked at Reed with wide eyes. He didn’t think it would look so good up close.

“Do you see anything?” Reed asked.

Because she was interested in Reed, the girl didn’t answer. Reed got so close to the woman with his face that she almost stopped breathing.

“Do you see anything?” Reed asked once more.

.....

The woman asked, “What should I see?” “I can only feel how powerful you are.” Reed made a face. “Your power is being blocked by something.”

“And what is it exactly?”

“Something white... I can talk about it, but it’s white.”

Reed let black smoke come out of his hand and wrap around the woman’s neck. His eyes got huge when it suddenly wrapped around his neck and body and lifted him up into the air.

“Fight!”

The woman tried to fight, but her body was tightly bound.

“Fight!”

Even though the girl cried, Reed wouldn’t let her go. Later, he saw a light, and then, suddenly, it was like a powerful force that threw the girl and Reed away. Reed’s back hit the wall, and the crack didn’t go all the way through. The woman on the other side is the same. Reed got up and went back to the woman. She passed out and there was blood on her head. Reed let out a cloud of black smoke and put it on the woman’s head. After a few seconds, Reed vanishes.