(CHAPTER 17) DEMON

A few minutes had gone by and Riyu hadn't come back yet, so Neon decided to talk with Open Wound. With the time he had spent with him all this time, Neon started to appreciate Open Wound and trust him more, he was very thankful to him as he helped him when things went bad and so he respected him for that. "Hey Open Wound." "What is it kid." "Thank you for helping me back there and for when I'm in any trouble, you really made my life better. I just thought you should know that." Said Neon smiling with a sense of warmness in his heart. "Hey, I didn't do it so you could get all cheesy on me alright! I only did it because my life is in jeopardy as well as yours thats all." "But still, I'll appreciate all you've done and for that I'll always be grateful to you. Oh and also..." "Whats on your mind now" Open Wound stated curiously. "I think I should call you by a different name rather than Open Wound, I mean, that's what the Iratheons call you and it means your a traitor so I don't want to call you by that. Plus we are partners whether we like it or not so we gotta create a bond haha." Neon said embarrassingly. "Well what do you want to call me?" He said pressing on the matter. "Hmmmm...." He said thinking about what he should call him by. "Well, ever since you entered my life you've made it so much better, you're like a blessing. It's pretty weird I'm calling a demon a blessing haha. Anyways you were like my first hope that opened so many doorways that were closed. Now I can get stronger and stronger more than I could ever imagine, and that's all thanks to you. So yeah you were my first hope. I think I'll go with that." "Go with what exactly." Open Wound said confused. "I'll call you FH standing for first hope, that way I'll always remember that I am where I am only because of my first hope which was you." Said Neon with a gentle smile. Hearing all of Neons words, FH for the first time felt something he had never felt before. It was like a warm feeling that was settling in his body, surrounding him which he embraced peacefully. He felt kind of happy in that moment and it actually surprised him as he wasn't usually fazed by anything, he barely showed any emotion so the fact that he did showed him that their bond was strengthening. "The power to help others and the feeling to be wanted. I guess that's what I wanted all along. Neon, I am lucky to have a such a host like you. Thank you" FH muttered under his breath quietly enough so that the words didn't reach Neon.

"where the hell is Riyu, he sure is taking his time. And also, how am I not getting hungry, I havnt eaten for the past two days." Neon said confusingly. "Well, when I said that you were a demon all along, I meant to say that you were a hybrid demon, half human half demon. And when I took control of you, I began the full demon transformation so that you wouldn't be a hybrid." FH said while Neon sat there still clueless. "Whats that supposed to mean" He said still puzzled on the matter as FH then began to explain. "I guess there's a few things you should know, the transformation is half way to being completed anyway. When it completes which should be in a few more minutes, you will become a full demon and as a result of this, you will unlock your skills and abilities such as Super stamina which is that you will never tire in combat as well as not needing to sleep. Also you will never require food, water or even oxygen to sustain yourself. You also don't get hot or cold which basically means that your not affected by the weather. Also, when you become a demon, you will never age or die meaning that you will have immortality. There are a couple more things you will aquire, these are just the first couple." "Wow, that's so cool." Neon exclaimed until a few minutes went by and the reality of what he said hit him. He suddenly went under the state of shock trying to comprehend what he just heard. He shot up from where he was sitting and stood on his feet. "Your telling me that I'm gonna be immortal! That's not good at all" Neon complained startled to the bone. "I don't get it, doesn't everyone want to arrest the ageing part in their life. They would rather be in their prime and in their youth right." FH said not fully understanding what it actually meant. In fact, It would mean that everything a person loves will soon grow old and die leaving the immortal being behind. Being immortal is kind of a nightmare and is enough to make any person go crazy. "Yes you are right that people would rather stay in their youth but they wouldn't wanna be immortal if that meant watching your loved ones grow old and die while you lived on. It's too much sadness and pain." Neon said with a tragic look on his face. Having said this, FH was beginning to understand human emotions more which was good as he could learn to be more sensitive in the future. "Well, the fact that i will have unlimited stamina and will never need to eat or sleep for my body to keep functioning isn't too bad. In fact, that's amazing, those type of things slow people down, it's real nice not having to need to do them things again haha, but I guess I'll still eat just for the sake of the taste haha." Just as he said this, a question started to wonder in his mind which he had to get the answer to. "Wait a minute you were inside me since I was born so shouldn't I have been a demon all this time?" "No, you were a hybrid at that point. Although I was inside you, I needed to take control of you to mutate your cells and make you a full demon. When I did this the transformation started and it only just completed now. So now that it's complete, you are now a Demon and this is good as you have unlocked your demon skills and abilities which is very useful for combat. And now, you will always look like the way you do now as you will never age." Just as FH finished what he was saying, waves of messages came to Neons mind.
|Transformation into a demon is now complete|
|As a result, demon skills and abilities have now been unlocked|
SKILLS
|Super healing- you can heal wounds which are fatal to humans within seconds
|Super stamina- you'll never tire or need sleep and will not require food, water or oxygen for sustainment
|Super strength- you now have superior physical strength much superior to humans
|Immortality- you will now never age or die
|Flight- you can now fly but only when in your smoke form
Astral perception- you are able to see hidden supernatural activity and beings such as reapers ghosts and hellhounds
ABILITIES
|reality warping- daze/stun opponent for a few seconds. Harder to execute if they are stronger than the caster.
|Demon scythe- caster summons a Scythe which can elongate and is cloaked in dark energy. Energy can be used for long distance attacks

After seeing these messages, Neons face lit up as bright as a star. "I just got some messages from my subconscious about my skills and abilities. This is amazing" Shouted Neon excitedly. He unlocked his abilities which meant that he finally had something to work towards. He couldnt wait to test out the abilities he had. He could finally get stronger.

A few more minutes went by after their conversation had ended and finally, a nock was heard on the door with a voice behind it. "I'm back Neon, it's me Riyu." Neon heard this and rushed to the door and opened it to see him standing there. "Finally your here, what took you so long." Asked Neon curious on what happened. "Well after I had a talk with Keith, he asked me to help him on a couple of things and that's why I took a long time." "So the plan was a success?" "Yes it was. He was curious about you and how you transformed in the incident that happened but he didn't press on it much. I don't blame him for being a bit curious anyway, I mean anyone would be intrigued as you don't even have an ability. Anyways we talked for a while and I managed to slip the location where we would be tomorrow so the plan should work." "Okay that's good, for now let's rest because tomorrow is a big day for us." Neon said with enthusiasm but then slowly realising that he wouldn't need to rest because he didn't need sleep to regain energy. After all he had unlimited stamina. "What could I do to pass time then...." Thought Neon as he instantly thought of something productive he could do. Something that he could test out tomorrow against the killer.