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People whipped by him as he hurtled forward, dashing madly away from the wedding ceremony.
Stop, the entity commanded, voice resonating and echoing throughout Danny’s mind. Return to the venue, I wish to analyse the guests further.
Danny’s mouth went dry.
His footsteps slowed, his heart thudding in his chest, anxiety wringing in his gut, threatening to erupt. Slowly, reluctantly, he turned to eye the wedding. He hadn’t gotten far - only managing to tear away from the crowd. Scarlett was nowhere to be seen.
He nervously edged back towards the guests, biting his lip, eyes alert and darting across every individual, ensuring that he did not see a familiar face.
And then he did.
Him, the entity hissed, suddenly flaring up in his mind. A sudden cloud of pain dashed across Danny’s vision, causing him to stumble and gasp. Passers-by gave him odd looks which he ignored. People’s opinions had long been a concern of his.
Jordon looked pretty ill-fitting in his suit and tie, missing his usual snapback. He wasn’t the least bit awkward in his decked-out outfit, but he didn’t quite look comfortable in it. Danny wanted to laugh in spite of himself.
A sickening, cold feeling curled in his stomach as he felt the entity narrow in on Jordon. Danny’s body was locked in place, his eyes frozen to stare at Jordon who was metres away, chatting casually with Randi as he drank a flute of champagne. He tried to tear his gaze away, swivel his head, but the entity stuck firm, forcing him in position as it scrutinised the lead rapper of Hollywood Undead.
W-what are you looking for him for? Danny asked, though he expected no answer. The entity often chose to ignore him, a mere vessell.
Unsurprisingly, it did not respond, worming and twisting in its mind. It was restless, considering hard. Danny could almost hear it thinking.
Suddenly, something snapped. A crack shot throughout his mind and Danny startled violently, his heart stopping. The entity was swarming, wrathful. Its snake-like body was lashing outwards, striking out against the fortress of Danny’s mind, bashing against the figurative walls of his mind. It thrashed, it writhed. A ferocious, threatening snarl echoed throughout the blond’s head. And all he could do was stand and look dumbly at Jordon, paralysed by the entity’s control.
WRONG, the being roared in his head, thunderous, shaking his bones and rattling his teeth.
Wha-?
The entity screeched, whirling in his mind. Blackness was splashing across his vision, blocking out gaps in his sight.
HE’S CLOSE. HE’S CLOSE. NOT THIS FOOL BUT SOMEONE CLOSE. CLOSE. A hysterical howl filled his ears. Danny screamed internally, begging for the entity to stop, trying his best to block out the raging cacophony roaring in his mind, knocking him over, drowning out everything.
Danny stumbled, his knees were buckling. He was blinded, splashes of darkness splattering over his vision. The world was rapidly darkening, his legs were jelly. His head spun.
A female guest gasped sharply in horror just as he blacked out and collapsed with a hefty thump.