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Chapter 12
Ever since the Semi encounter, Sydney hasnt been talking about the Spirals and Hartwick has been avoiding us, not telling us why. After class one day, I walked up to him. I needed some information.
"Professor, I really don't mean to intrude, but can you please tell me how you encountered a Night Demon?"
His face went pale white. I thought I had said the wrong thing, until he took a deep breath and put a cigar in his mouth. He didn't light it, however. "It was thirteen years ago. I had known about Spirals for three years, I was what you would call an expert. I'd always love going into them, meeting the souls, learning their stories.Then, I met Michelle."
He opened his desk and brought out a picture of him and a pretty young woman on a rowboat. "I tried keeping her from knowing, but she found me coming out of a Spiral one day. I denied all knowledge about them but I don't think her curioisity was quite yet over. The next day, I went to her house." He faltered a bit, like it was painful to go on. "A Spiral was open. I went in and found a ND hovering over her body. Luckily, I was able to pull her body out and close the portal. After that, I promised myself not to get mixed up in Spirals again. That's what I'm so concerned about you kids."
"Thank you, sir," I choked out and rushed out of the classroom before I let any tears fall.
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