Love and Loyalty

Ch. 27- The Devil Inside

You have to do something

What do I do?

Unlock your power

You have the power to defeat him and his army

"You said I would've hit the ceiling
You said I
You said I should eat my feelings
Head held high~"

I look over my shoulder at my friends, all battered and bruised.

"I won't take anyone down if I crawl tonight
But I still let everyone down when I change in size
And I went tumbling down tryna reach your high
But I scream too loud if I speak my mind~"

I look back at the approaching army. I take a deep breath and my eyes begin to glow. My power resurfaces.

In my mind I see myself destroying everything around me. I flinch and my power fades away a little.

"I don't wanna wake it up
I don't wanna wake it up
I don't wanna wake it up
The devil in me
I don't wanna wake it up
I don't wanna wake it up
I don't wanna wake it up
The devil in me~"

I take the collected power in my hands and let it flow through the ground, momentarily stunning the advancing angels but it's not enough.

"Gotta wake up, gotta wake up
Gotta wake up, gotta wake up
Gotta wake up, come back to life
Gotta wake up, gotta wake up
Gotta wake up, gotta wake up
Gotta wake up, come back to life~"

Gabriel steps through the crowd of stunned angels and approaches me.

"You said I'm too much to handle
You said I
Shine too bright
I burnt the candle
Flew too high~"

Again my mind fills the memory of me destroying the radio tower in Al's territory.

"I won't take anyone down if I crawl tonight
But I still let everyone down when I change in size
And I went tumbling down tryna reach your high
But I scream too loud when I speak my mind~"

My mind flashes to the scene of me lost in my power and hurting my friends.

"I don't wanna wake it up
I don't wanna wake it up
I don't wanna wake it up
The devil in me
I don't wanna wake it up
I don't wanna wake it up
I don't wanna wake it up
The devil in me~"

"Gotta wake up, gotta wake up
Gotta wake up, gotta wake up
Gotta wake up, come back to life
Gotta wake up, gotta wake up
Gotta wake up, gotta wake up
Gotta wake up, come back to life~"

I look back at my friends. They will die if I don't do something. I take a deep breath, I know what I have to do. I feel my power resurfacing with more power. The (f/c) energy travels down my arms and pools in my fingertips. I ready it and turn towards my friends. "I'm sorry." I push them all back with delicate force and throw up a huge (f/c) barrier around them and the hotel. Inside each of them heal good as new.

Angel bangs on the barrier shouting at me. Charlie holds Vaggie close to her and looks at me with thanks. Alastor meets my gaze with a small sad smile. I lock eyes for a moment with all of them before turning back to Gabriel.

I side glance at my shadow and it nods. I reach out my hand and it grasps it while flowing into me. I turn back to Gabriel and power flows around me ready to be unleashed.

"Now I gotta wake it up
Now I gotta wake it up
Now I gotta wake it up
The devil in me
Now I gotta wake it up
Now I gotta wake it up
Now I gotta wake it up
The devil in me~"