PART 9: Freewrite of the prompt - Screening
She looked at the clock in front of her. It was an old clock that needed some oil, probably because it let out a creeking sound. Weird that it showed the same time before she dozed off. It almost felt like time has stopped?! Her discernment was suddenly elevated to know something or someone was approaching.
Charlotte rushed out of her room and saw the others also rushing out of the house. She ran along with them and then she saw him. The Exorcist with his legions of army, right before their eyes. He had that sinister smile with him and he was staring right at Charlotte, as if he wanted to screen her soul. Everything else was frozen at the moment, the cars stopped moving along the street, the neighbourhood cats and dogs were all paused except for them, those with special giftings and abilities.
"Now, I see you have remembered me, Charlotte. It has been a while. I see you have grown from that tender age and perhaps life has also taught you some fears though you have your gift with you. I don't think anyone is an exemption from the grip of fear. Wonderful, isn't it?" the Exorcist taunted Charlotte as he did a screening on her from head to toe. He came as close as he could and gripped her by her chin to have a closer look at her.
Miss Pegasus immediately sprung out and came in between them. "What do you want, Damon? Aren't you sick and tired of the war between us?"
"Of course not, I won't relent until I have all of your blood fusing with mine, to have all of you under my dominion and full submission. This is the last time I am extending my invitation to you to join me as we rule over the helpless human beings to show them who their true rulers are as they beg us for mercy. True power is superior and it should be given its rightful reign!"
"Never! It has always been known that none of us need to rule over another. We are all different. We should just function in our own roles," Ben shouted.
"If war is what you want, then so be it! I will show you that there is always one side that is more superior than the other!" The Exorcist cast a spell of confusion and soon Ben and Dalton started fighting with each other. Then Davisa was also charmed to be using her powers against Mr. Bennett, who had turned into a violent werewolf.
Miss Pegasus knew he has used his power of illusion on them so she quickly created a force field to shield Charlotte who was a bit dumbfounded on the spot. Charlotte did not know what to do when she saw more and more of her comrades started to fight within themselves. She saw myriads of angels who were supposedly on their sides were also slaughtering each other. Blood were shed everywhere. Charlotte knew she had to do something. If not, everyone would die and that was exactly Damon's plan.
Damon came nearer with a weapon in his hand. Charlotte could sense that weapon with metal claws was infused and fed with fear, seeking to devour the next victim to master him or her with fear. She raised up her hand with trembling fear and something appeared in her hand. It was her sceptor. She knocked it to the ground and a strong force spread across the place. Everyone got awakened from the illusion and courage was restored. Soon, the army of the two sides went into a real battle, Charlotte's comrades against Damon's army.
Damon was furious and he pointed his metal scepter towards Charlotte. The claws of the metal ball flung off the sceptor and wrapped around Charlotte's head. She was terrified and she could feel terror enveloping her, from her legs to her heart. It was trying to not just paralyze her but to shatter her off. Many scenes and memories of fear played in her mind, even her fear of the future.
She could hear Damon laughing, almost like within her. "Fear is real." That was what she kept hearing from Damon. "Now you know the real power of fear."
Charlotte knew there had to be more. She searched and screened within her for the slightest of courage she had and she started to focus on that. Somehow, that little courage grew into a ferocious lion kind of brave heart. Charlotte kept meditating on that until she heard a voice within, "Charlotte, you are courage and courage is you! You are not the absence of fear but you are the power in the midst of fear!"
With that, she broke off the metal ball and the metal ball strangely returned to Damon and wrapped around his head instead!
"What happened? This is not supposed to be for me!"
The quote by Jack Canfield that Charlotte had learnt in school came to her mind and she spoke it out loud to Damon, "Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear. As much as you are using fear on us, you are fearful.
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You may check out the first 8 parts here:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8
Stay tuned for the grand finale at Part 10 if you do not find this fictional story of mine too ridiculous! I can't wait to end it!
Freewrite is a prompt writing initiated by @mariannewest and @improv to write a free-flow post without correcting or editing. I checked out her post to really get what it is before I jumped on the bandwagon. Basically, there is no right or wrong, just let the mind and fingers do their work, to find our creative self and let it come out of us.
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