It's not easy running through cars, especially since they were close together and it was a tight squeeze. But with my life on the line, it was no problem weaving in between cars.

The car next to me suddenly engulfs in flames. The people inside of the car scream the fire burns their skin. I block out their screams and continue running.

"I'm SoRrY fOr ThE InCoNvEnIeNce," the thing shrieks as it chases us.
Not paying attention, a smack right into someone's door that they swung wide open.

I groan as I hit the ground in pain. I roll over to get up, but my arm was instantly pinned to the ground. I cry out in even more pain.

Mark! Dark screams in my head. The thing glares at me, its eyes starting to glow red.

"Mark!" I heard Felix scream as a bright light blinds me.

All I felt was pain. Gruesome pain. It was like someone was slowly splitting me down the middle or skinning me alive. But it was worse inside of my head. My head was ready to explode. It felt like it was being shredded by a cheese grater. Or having someone stab a thousand needles in my brain. I was in so much pain.

For some reason Dark was screaming as well. I don't know why he would be screaming considering it's just me that's receiving all of the pain.

"Oh my god!" Jack yells from very far away. Whatever was happening, I knew it wasn't good from the sound of his voice. A loud thump and the pain stops.

M-mark? Are you okay? Dark asks faintly. I stay still for a couple of minutes before opening my eyes slowly. Anti stares back at me worriedly.

"Mark, are you okay?" Anti echoes Dark's question. I turn my head carefully. Just a little ways away played the fake officer thing. "Mark?" Anti asks again. But I couldn't speak, I was too sore and in pain to attempt to.

I turn my head to the other side and Dark gasps. Bruises line all down my arms, I don't think there was a patch of skin that was left bare.

"Mark, can you stand up?" I tried my best to sit up, but failed miserably, flopping back down on the ground with a strangled moan. Anti's head shoots up. "Stay where you are you two! I don't know how many more of those things are here hiding."

"Is Mark okay?" I hear Vinny ask, walking over. Anti shrugs.

"I don't know, he won't respond to me."

Cool hands touch my face and I stare at Vinny's eyes.

"Mark?" She asks softly. "Try to say something." I open my lips, but nothing came out. She sighs and something soft probes at my mind. "Dark, is Mark okay?"

I...I don't know... He won't even respond to me. I hear Dark reply. I lay there, staring at Vinny's eyes expressionlessly. It felt like my brain was shutting down. Anti sighs.

"What can we do?" He asks Vinny low enough to where only she could hear it and not the others. Vinny sighs.

"We need to find Cry and fast." She says, gently resting my head back on the pavement. "After a shingaß like that, I'm surprised that he is even still alive."

"Shingaß?" Jack says over hearing a little bit. "What's that?" Vinny looks at Anti, who sighs.

"It is a forced separation between a demon and a human. It's not like when you and I got separated. The pain is much, much worse."

"But my question is," Vinny says, examining my right eye. "Why is one of his irises red while his other one is his natural eye color?"

"I stopped the transformation half way, so the reason behind that could be...." Anti looks at me. "Dark!" My body suddenly snaps to attention, looking at Anti. Vinny gasps.

"So... Dark is in control of Mark's body?"

No! Yes! No! I don't know! Dark screams in my mind as he slowly stands up.

"Dark?"

Yes?

"Dark?" Anti says again.

What?!

"He is answering you, you know," Vinny pipes up. Dark turns my head slightly. Both Jack and Felix stare at me in shock from where they were.

"W-what?" Jack asks in confusion. "W-where's Mark?" I wanted to say I was right here. I never left but my mouth wouldn't move. Nothing was responding to me. It felt like I was sinking further and further into the depths of my mind.

"He's still here," Dark says. He jumps along with everyone else. Even Anti looked as if he was going to have a heart attack. "W-what? I thought I was still speaking in Mark's head!"

"So now you have complete control over Mark's body?". Dark nods. Anti frowns. "Maybe the guy wasn't trying to do a shingaß... Maybe he was trying to-" Vinny cuts Anti off.

"Oh my god!" She says loudly. We all look at her. "I think I know what he did!" She turns to Dark. "Does it feel like Mark is getting fainter with every heartbeat?"

"Yes actually it does."

"We need to get to Cry and fast."

"Vinny, what's going on?" Anti asks as Vinny starts to grow all panicky.

"He didn't try to force them apart... The thing tried to kill Mark entirely, but since you stopped the process half way through, it's  now finishing the job slowly, giving us time." She glances around. "In other words, if we don't get to Cry right away and get him to reverse the process, Mark will die. And this time, it will be for real."

[End of Part One: The Game Begins]

Okay, so let me explain. I didn't decide this until right now, but this book is going to be divided into parts. Most likely two or three parts, I haven't decided yet. THIS IS NOT THE END OF THE BOOK! There is still more to come in this book. It's just the end of the first part. I'm fixing to go back to the first chapter and put Part One and stuff like that. Remember, it's not the end of the book, just part one.

I knew if I didn't put a little note in here everyone would be flipping out on me asking why did I decide to end the book here. It's not the end of the book, just the first part. Everyone good? Okay? Survived your heart attack? Will you pick up my tables that you flipped please?

Anyways, there is more to come, I swear. I just decided to divide the story up into parts. That's all.

Hugs for everyone. HUGS FOR DAYYYYS!

*hugs everyone tightly*
Kat