Chapter 5

LinLin bent to feel for his legs, his vision blinded by the thickness of the fog.

"What could have bitten me? Rat! No way, rats can't be roaming the street!"

Rising to his full height the lad scratched his head at the puzzling situation. He could not see his surroundings, and neither could he guess what took a bite at him.

Fattybai's legs cramp from the weight of Chun who was hanging onto the lad's shoulder. The unbearable strain on his body caused him to drop the man to the ground.

"Sorry Mr... but my feet are killing me.... help should be on the way. Someone must have placed a call to rescue us! Just hang in there for a little longer."

Within the fog an unseen army of dark-green blood suckers appeared, their wings fluttered in enthusiasm on being summoned by the Demon King.

"Hell moth! These humans are yours to feast upon! Suck them dry! Leave no speck of blood!"

"KEEEE!! KKKEEEEE!!!!"

"GO!!!"

The roar from their master spurred the creatures from the depth of hell to dive with ferocity to the unsuspecting humans, en masse they brought down the streetlights to create an impenetrable darkness.

"What the Hel...."

Blood curdling scream came from LinLin who became the first victim of the hell moth. Their fangs sunk deep into the pink soft skin as they drained the vitality from him.

On the outside they resembled butterflies with flimsy wings. Their fangs released venom as they drank the blood of the victim.

"I'm already losing my mind.... stop playing guys it's not funny anymore!"

Blue's voice wobbled she was scared witless and was trying her hardest not to let the others know.

"B-Bl....it...to...o....la...te!"

"LinLin?! Is that you? What happened to your voice? What is.... that...noise, where is it coming from?! Guys! I hear a weird noise! I'm not sure where it's coming from!"

Lyn was out cold on the ground by her friend's feet. The girl Blue turned the flashlight on her phone while yelling at the others.

"NOOOOOOO!!!!! BUGS!!! THERE ARE BUGS EVERYWHERE!!!!!"

The girl became hysterical when she saw her greatest phobia, a bunch of insects coming for her. Blinded by her innate fear she left her friend behind and ran away.

"Blue! Lyn! ChenChen! Fattybai! LinLin!"

In sync the triplets held hands in the pitch-black darkness. They called for their friends one by one but received no answer.

The swarm of hell moth made a work on the body of LinLin, his face was drained of blood leaving a ghastly white skin with multiple puncture marks. The lively lad now became a scarecrow on the cold ground.

"Stop! You fiend! Leave my friends alone!"

Yu Chen's weak subconscious broke through the Demon King's suppression. He saw what the diabolical presence could see. His classmates were dying one after the other.

The burst of strength from the vessel he inhabited surprised the Demon King. His eyes rolled back as he spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Don't interfere! Never for once must you think that I do not have the strength to annihilate you!"

A cruel laugh accompanied the threat by the Demon King.

"As long as I am still alive, I will fight you with everything I have!"

The demonized Yu Chen held his hand in a deliberate fashion bringing his fingers closer until they formed a perfect fist. The action led to instant combustion of LinLin's corpse.

"WHYYYYYYY!!!!!!!"

Yu Chen cried out in despair, the boy that he was close to was no more. There was no corpse to bury.

"Soon you will join him in the underworld!"