Chapter 33: Possession
"Ali! Get back here!" Zak said, sounding both frustrated and slightly worried about me wandering off on my own.
Just as I heard Zak and Aaron come into the room, I heard loud footsteps coming from the long, creepy hallway, that was just one doorway from me.
"Shhh! Listen!" I said, keeping my camera aimed at the door.
Zak and Aaron must of heard it too, because they both silently started to walk past me, and toward the door leading to the hall.
"They're coming toward us..." Zak said softly, then after a few seconds, "Usare la mia energia," Zak added.
Damn his memory.
We all stood perfectly still, listening for more footsteps.
Then I nearly jumped out of my skin.
There was a loud bang that sounded like it came from the room Aaron was looking into, and he scrambled to back up and started freaking out.
"Oh my god! Shit!" Aaron exclaimed as he backed up closer to where I was standing, on the opposite side of the room.
"Fuck!" Aaron exclaimed again.
I was stunned, I had never heard Aaron curse like that before.
Zak turned and walked toward Aaron a bit, aiming his camera at him.
"Settle down, settle down bro. It's okay," Zak tried to comfort him.
"No it's not dude! After that bang, I felt something rush straight through my fucking body bro!" Aaron replied.
"What made the noise?" Zak asked.
"I don't know!" Aaron replied.
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After a few minutes, Aaron had calmed down and seemed to be feeling fine.
As I was panning the room with my camera, looking for any light orbs that might explain what Aaron had just felt, I noticed a hole in the wall that seemed to open up into another room.
"Guys, I think there's a secret room over here," I said.
Zak immediately came over to me and I stepped aside so he could check out the hole in the wall.
I heard Aaron walk up behind us.
Just as Zak was about to climb into the hole, I heard Aaron take a deep breath behind me.
I turned around to look at him, and saw that he looked tired and weary.
"Ugh.." Aaron groaned in discomfort, before leaning down and resting his hands on his knees.
I began to worry.
Was this what Emily had referred to?
I stepped back to him and kneeled down so I could see his face.
"What's wrong Aaron?" I asked.
I noticed Zak turn to check on us, and he walked back over.
"I feel light headed man," Aaron said.
He must have been feeling horrible enough not to realize he called me "man".
I saw Zak start moving the Mel-Meter over Aaron's body, to check for any EMF spikes.
I stood back up and rubbed Aaron's upper back a bit for comfort, and suddenly tensed when I noticed something through my camera lens.
"I just saw a small orb shoot into the back of your neck," I said.
Aaron took another deep breath as he stood back up, and Zak started roaming around the room looking for EMF spikes near us.
I watched Aaron with concern.
"I don't feel right Shorty," Aaron said, sitting down on some nearby debris.
"Zak and I both asked in Italian for them to use our energy, they're probably feeding off you. Just try to relax," I said softly.
Aaron took another deep breath.
"Holy shit! 66.4 over here!" Zak said.
I looked back and saw him near the doorway.
I didn't like that number – it was to close to 666 – a sign of the devil.
I suddenly felt a wave of dizziness overcome me, and I put one hand on the wall to brace myself.
"I feel dizzy..." I said, blinking a few times.
"Bad?" Zak asked.
I shook my head slightly.
"I've had worse," I replied.
"They must be feeding off- 66.6!" Zak exclaimed.
Then, he started tapping the screen of the Mel-Meter and looking at it from different angles.
"What the hell, it just died on me!" Zak added.
This was not good.
Not good at all.
Aaron stood up and forced himself to walk over to Zak.
"Alright, I think we need to get out of this room bro," Aaron said.
Zak seemed to agree, as he handed the now useless Mel Meter back to Aaron to put in the pocket on Aaron's vest, as Aaron handed over his camera to free up his hands.
I suddenly turned to look at another doorway that was connected to this room, hidden behind a short corner.
"I swear I just heard a voice," I started, as I turned back to look at Zak and Aaron. "Did you guys hear a voice..." I trailed off, noticing a sudden change in Zak's demeanour.
He was staring at me, but not in a good way.
It was a creepy, very evil looking, stare, and I knew right away it wasn't really Zak.
His eyes were wide, his face and body were tense, and his arms were visibly shaking.
He looked angrier than I've ever seen him.
I actually felt scared.
"Zak...?" I questioned softly.
Aaron had just finished putting the Mel-Meter in his pocket.
"Finished bro," Aaron said, holding his hand out for his camera, which Zak was still holding.
Before I could warn him, Zak turned to look at Aaron.
"Get the fuck out of here," Zak said.
Aaron looked stunned.
"Who? Me?" Aaron asked.
"Yeah motherfucker! I said you!" Zak said, his voice rising in volume and anger.
Aaron laughed quietly.
"Woah, stop dude," Aaron said, reaching out and putting a hand on Zak's chest.
I gasped in shock when Zak suddenly swung out at Aaron with one of the cameras in his hands, barely missing Aaron's face as Aaron leaned back, just in time.
"Get the fuck out of here!!" Zak yelled, as Aaron ducked away and quickly made his way toward me.
He pulled me back around the corner, so Zak couldn't see us, and we couldn't see him.
"Aaron..." I started to protest.
"Don't. Seriously, st-" Aaron started, but Zak's voice made us both jump.
"Fuck!!" Zak yelled out, and then Aaron and I both heard a loud crash.
Zak had probably just thrown one of the cameras.
Zak let out another yell, but with no words, just a yell of pure rage.
Then Aaron and I heard a sort of metallic screech, as if metal had been scraped against the wall.
I couldn't stand not seeing what was happening - I was afraid Zak would hurt himself - so I ducked under Aaron's arm quickly and stepped out from around the corner.
"Ali-" Aaron hissed, trying to stop me.
I froze like a deer caught in a cars headlights.
Zak was facing me, a camera still in one hand, down at his side.
In the other hand...
He was holding up the machete that he had used earlier to cut through the woods.
When I looked at his face, I could of sworn I was looking into the face of a mad, insane, serial killer.
A serial killer who had just found his victim.
Authors Note: Here I am, leaving off at another cliffhanger, especially when I have more chapters ready to be posted. Lol. But it's late at night and I have to get up early tomorrow for a breathing test. I'll do my best to post the rest of the chapters I have edited tomorrow.
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