Angel of Light (A Zak Bagans Story)

Chapter 34: Fighting the Darkness

Chapter 34: Fighting the Darkness

"Woah, woah, dude!" Aaron said, from behind me.

I assumed Aaron had come out from around the corner to pull me back, but like me, had stopped dead in his tracks when he saw Zak holding the machete.

Zak just stood there, staring at the two of us, breathing heavily.

But I had noticed the majority of his focus seemed to be on me.

I was still frozen, unsure of what to do.

I nearly jumped out of my skin when Aaron suddenly turned on his flashlight, the click of the switch sounding extremely loud in the dead silence of the room.

Even though Aaron kept the beam of the flashlight aimed down at the floor, Zak flinched, his eyes narrowing, as if the light was physically hurting him.

"Bro, put down-" Aaron started, but Aaron and I both jumped when Zak suddenly reacted.

"Turn that off!" Zak said angrily.

"Put the machete down first bro," Aaron replied, trying to bargain with whatever was possessing Zak.

Bad idea.

Zak took a step closer to us, holding the machete up in front of him, aiming it at Aaron.

"Turn the fucking light off!" Zak yelled.

"Aaron..." I warned quietly, briefly glancing at him.

It was then I noticed Aaron had a small, handheld camera in his other hand. He must have taken it out from his backpack while I had been momentarily facing Zak on my own.

Aaron flicked the flashlight off.

He and I were both back to only seeing Zak through the night vision of our small camera lenses, and in the dim light they gave off.

Not exactly the best eyes.

"Alright bro, it's off," Aaron said. "Now put down the machete...you don't need that bro," Aaron added.

I saw Zak's eyes flicker to me, and his eyes darkened.

I suddenly heard Aaron step up to me, and then I barely managed to see his arm reach across in front of me - in a protective gesture - and gently but firmly started to push me behind him.

With his height and strength, I couldn't stop him.

"Bro-" Aaron started.

"Don't touch her!" Zak yelled, glaring at Aaron again.

What the hell...

Aaron stood his ground.

"Zak, put the machete down!" Aaron said more firmly.

Zak took another step forward, aiming the machete at Aaron.

Zak was only about one to two steps away from us now.

"I said don't touch her motherfucker!" Zak yelled. "She's mine!" Zak added in a snarl.

I felt a shiver of fear run down my spine at the change in Zak's voice.

Why did this demon think I belonged to it?

I slowly took a few steps to the side, away from Aaron, while he was distracted by Zak.

"Ali!" Aaron quietly said, panic evident in his voice.

"I trust my sister..." I replied quietly, keeping my eyes on Zak.

This had to of been what Emily had been warning me about before we came inside.

At least, I hoped it was.