One of Jamal's voice was massacred by the serpent and the other four grabbed Kelden.

It took all of Jamal's gang to hold Kelden down, and even then my little brother fought

with a strength of ten men.

Everything had happened so fast I was still in shock, struggling to process it all.

Then it all came rushing back on top of me.

The screams, the blood, father Kenneth Mother.

My eyes darted to the front of the community center where Miss Lau and her husband were

helping her to a pavilion to rest.

The soldiers pales a ghost, and as I got closer I realized her body seemed nearly paralyzed.

Kenneth was breathing ragged, crawling away from Kelden as the gang held him back.

The demon.

The demon had not held.

It was far worse, he said, as I came to his side.

I thought about what Naomi had said.

The lower.

We have to destroy it, I said, as I look toward the backpack.

The hiding place Kelden had cleverly used throughout our nightmares journey.

Suddenly he screamed that his demonic eyes looked straight at me.

Destroy that lower, and your brother will never see a light of day again.

Kelden snarled.

Except I knew it wasn't my brother speaking anymore.

This was an evil worst that I could possibly imagine.

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