We hear a cry

and from the darkness

see something unfold itself

from among the shadows.

 

A cry pierces the air

a cry so full of pain

that it couldn’t belong

to an inhabitant of this world.

 

It reveals its face in the shadow.

A terrible, expressionless orb

portraying nothing human

and revealing the demon inside.

 

A thin black line

cracks its face

in what only can be described

as a smile of Lucifer.

 

Quickly he comes down upon you

tearing at your flesh

blood seaping from the wounds

your cries ringing into the darkness.

 

And from behind you

you feel his ragged breath

and his long clawed nails

pull your hair from your ear

 

And in a voice echoing the cries

of poor souls living for eternity

in the fires of Hell

whispers one terrifying word.

 

“Soon”