Board Thread:Writer's Workshop/@comment-25616392-20141104113051

Icy Whisper.

My name is Aiden (21)… I live in Canberra with my sister Catlin (15). Cat (her nickname, her behavior always reminded me of a cat) had an unending interest in the Unknown. When my parents were first coming to Australia had to get acclimated to the weather here. My father died when I was 16, and my mother could not care for us anymore when I was 18. So we lived with just the two of us. Although we came from the Northern lands of Scandinavia. The nights here began to grow colder and colder. Sometimes I would wear my winter clothes I still had from when we lived in Trondheim. Which was weird since it was June. Something was wrong, very, very wrong…

There was one thing that always disturbed me: When Cat came home from school she would almost run to her room, locking it and not come out until dinner. She would yell: “I’m home!” and run off again.

Once or twice I would ask her what she was up to during dinner. But she would just be vague, and tell me that it was of no importance to me.

One day I didn’t have to go to work so I would check Cat’s room. It couldn’t be a birthday surprise. My birthday was in October so it couldn’t be that. But when I opened her bedroom door I got the most shocking experience to date: a pentagram laid with salt, on all the five ends a candle stood there. Why would she have this? I knew she was into some dark/ occult stuff but this surprised me. Then I found this book laying on her bed. The red leather cover was coming apart. As I opened it the wind howled around the house. Some pages were either torn off or ruined by aging.

Blue/White fog was coming from out of nowhere. I began to feel very cold again. Freezing. The candles light by themselves with an icy blue flame. I wanted to throw the book back on the bed, but it was frozen to my hands. The fog began to crawl closer and closer. I could hear whispers in my head. I could see figures moving within the fog, a pair of icy blue eyes staring at me from the other side of the room.

”Aiden” It whispered. “you are meddling in affairs that are not your concern”

”I didn’t mean to!” I wanted to scream but I just couldn’t “curiosity got the better of me!” Shivers would shoot down my spine in an unending nightmare. The pain was almost unbearable. I wanted to scream but my mouth was frozen shut. From the fog I saw a pair of white hands grasping my legs and forcing me on my knees. I heard noise coming from the main hallway. It was probably Cat coming home from school. My assailant was gone. I was in control of my body again.

I didn't want to tell her what happened that day during dinner. I was scared that she would feel betrayed if she knew I went through her room. she would probably leave me if she knew that. I was worried though. Cat was the only thing I had left…

One night I tried to come home drinking at the bar two blocks from my house. It was the 14th of November, I will never forget that night. As I was stumbling my way down the road I knew something was off… I didn’t know what but this night it seemed colder than all the others.

“maybe a cigarette will calm me ” I said.

But as I try to light it, it just goes out again… “Wait!” I yelled. “I can’t remember walking into this alley”.

As my vision was bolting in all directions, I could see icy blue eyes watching me… staring into my soul. But no blue/white fog. As It kept staring at me I could feel my limbs going numb, I could see my breath and I lost my vision in ten seconds…

….I passed out?

My eyes opened. it was Cat! "Aiden are you alright?!" she asked while trying to pick me up from the ground. "You have to stop drinking so much". I can't describe how glad I was to see Cat's emerald eyes and warm smile. "come on" she said. "Let's go home". "Cat there is something out there!" I said to her. "that's the reason I have been so cold these years".

Cat murmurs something back but I'm not listening anymore... I only hear bits of my own thoughts, although those aren't clear as well. The only thing I can think about is that Thing, that Monster that lurks out there... I really didn't want to think about it. The thoughts might black me out, or worse! "Get some sleep Aiden, you'll be safe". she said. "I'll be back soon with the groceries" She said I would be safe, I don't know if she knows what is after me. I don't even think that I know.

while I was thinking that, the windows of my bedroom began to freeze. "Nowhere to hide Aiden" a mysterious voice whispered in my ear. "You know I will find you, no matter where you are".

My darkest fears of what it could be jolted through my head... could it be dad? Mom? No they didn't sound like this as far as I can remember.

"What's Wrong Aiden?" asked a familiar voice... Cat! I passed out in her arms.

Three days later I woke up in a strange place, a place I’ve never been before. A hospital bed? I blacked out again… I think? I was woken up by the nurse saying that I could leave, and that my sister would be waiting for me in the lobby. When the doors of the elevator closes, the nurse starts to mumble something at me. But when i stared at her face it suddenly melted away and the door closes... Was I going insane?

As I stood in the elevator I heard a weird squeaking sound from the elevator shaft. The air began to feel cold, and heavy?

“Oh no What is happening to me!” I yelled.

In a split second the elevator was suspended in time, so was I. Blue/White fog came pouring through the vents in the walls and ceiling. I didn’t know what was happening, but I knew it was bad…

I heard all kinds of people whispering in my head. It was unclear what they were saying. It started as quiet whispers but slowly changed… from whispers, to normal talking, to very loud screams and yelling! I grabbed the sides of my head while collapsing onto my knees. ”Nowhere to run now Aiden”

“Stop it!” I yelled, “STOP IT, GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!”

……………….

It was quiet…

The only thing I could hear was the sound of my own breath, and the heartbeat in my head. It was quick and short.

Then from the mists, Cat rises with eyes as blue as the sky, her skin as white as snow. her limbs not moving. Her long brown hair covering the rest of her face.

”Cat why are you doing this?” I squeaked.

”Cat was just a vessel in all of this” it whispered. ”You shouldn’t have gone through her stuff.”

”My real name is Ghelgath High DemonLord of Ice” she/it raved.

"It is time for you Aiden to fall to Darkness!" She whispered without getting closer to me.

As her left hand tries to reach my face, I am still stunned by what is happening before me. She touches my face as it gets colder and colder.

"Get away from me you Thing!" I yelled when I found the courage to do something.

I kicked Cat on her knees. I got away by running away as soon as the elevator opened. I am still in hiding with a couple of shamans protecting me, and tutoring me how to protect myself.

The world is a mysterious place. You never know what kind of sick Occult stuff people are into.

Please Protect yourself from all that is Unknown!  