the apprentice,pt 21

chase watched as the truck pulled away,siren blasting.''how you doin?''he asked,walking towards the entrance.''if you mean the ex,it's comin.i talk to a lawyer this week.''''well jus make sure it's wat you need not wat you want.big difference.''''it's messy in there,''she said following.the smell of burning flesh assaulted chase as he entered the diner.''take a look in the kitchen.''he gave sherry a crooked look and moved around the counter.the sight almost got to him.the owner's head was horribly burned.almost a pile of black and pink goo.the body still lay beside the stove and was in a huge pool of blood.''not your average minor league shit.this is big time.''''yeah.i got here before the place burned down.few more minutes and the grill would've went up.''chase moved around the kitchen looking at the body and surrounding area.''whoever did this was angry.but the head is just for show.''''why not the whole body on the grill?''chase continued his search.''because our girl did this.''he picked up a plastic tag,with angie's name on it,and sat it on the edge of the stove.''not on her own,''he continued.''she was forced into it.didn't wanna die.''one more slow scan and he saw it.another piece of metal glimmered under the stove...

ravine hill,pt 13

''gladly...''the voice said.leon ran down the stairs as quickly as he could.the pain in his leg was real even if the mouth hadn't been.it stabbed at his brain along with the decision of what to do.he heard the thing that used to be his wife hit the floor running.it was on the stairs and dragging it's rotting form closer to him.he slipped on an eyeball and fell the rest of the way down.''FUUUCK!''he heard a dull pop as he rolled to a stop at the bottom.a warm sensation filled his thigh and he knew he'd pulled a muscle.in an instant,ann was on top of him.''be with me lover.''the voice said seductively and low.''show me how much you BELIEVE.''her mouth opened and spread all the way back to her ears.the needle sharp fangs dripped with thick saliva.it ran down the lip and throat of her deformed body.leon couldn't move as the spit fell onto his face.''make love to me in our new home,husband.fuck me good!make me know you want it!''''NOOO!LEAVE HER!HAVEN'T YOU DONE ENOUGH?!''the beast leaned down and bit leon on the shoulder.the teeth felt like individual daggers all injecting hot,searing pain into his soft flesh.''this is our life.our destiny.let the hill take us.brenda is waiting.''leon struggled as he heard more voices...

the apprentice,pt 20

chase pulled the cobra into the diner's lot with a loud screetch.he jumped out and made his way through the growing maze of flashing lights and fbi unmarked cars.he scanned the area and found sherry.she was standing next to an ambulance.he trotted over.''bout time,''sherry quipped.''this is angela martinez.she's really weak and they gotta get her in fast.''''wat does she know?''''says it was two.a young boy and an older man.she~''angie screamed out in pain remembering what had happened.''HE TRIED!...HE TRIED TO KILL ME!''the words were muffled under the oxygen mask.''it's okay sweetie.you'll be fine,''sherry said calming her.chase walked closer before the emt workers pulled up the stretcher.he motioned for them to wait.''hey...my name's chase...pretty strong woman standing up to those fucks.you remember names or faces?''she turned away crying.''i feel that sweetie,''he leaned close and whispered.''but between you and me,i need to catch em and cut their nuts off for wat they did to you.''angie looked at him whith tears in her eyes.''i promise.''she bit her lip and began.''the boy's name is billy.bout 19.long stringy hair...''she looked away.chase knew she was afraid.''that's all i need.thank you.''she smiled and cried again...

ravine hill,pt 12

he looked at her skin.it was smoking and starting to char.ann looked up at him with pitch black eye sockets.the children began to sing again.''thirteen hundred ravine hill muthafucker!''came a deep scratchy voice from his wife.''he was a shit fa brains mortician that did his work while they were still alive!hee-hee.the embalming fluid ran through their veins and he watched while they squirmed.it is he who flows within the walls of this place...and you cannot stop him!hee-hee!''leon looked at ann as her skin continued to burn and her teeth grew to needle sharpness.''leave her.leave my wife alone...i believe.''''WAT DO YOU BELIEVE FOUL FLESH?!you know not of the one we serve.this house was his and shall always be!''leon slowly opened the hatch and prepared to make his move to escape the attic.the hollow eyes followed his every move and the children sang.he heard the sound of hands clapping a rhythm with the song.he looked towards the sound and saw three children playing.their faces and bodies mutilated and bloody.''no one is immune from the ravage,''the voice said.''you will fade into the history of this house like all others.''leon let the hatch down and jumped through the door.''come play wit me bitch.''...

the land of misfit boys

my eyes burn from a release that comes against my will.the pain sears my being and tells me that maybe the nightmare isn't leaving.the emptiness claws at me and beckons to the person that i used to be.i watch as he walks hand in hand with the one that makes all things better...the one that never seems to materialize.so i sing a song of desolation.the melody of which reminds of the times i should of been more caring,more understanding.but i was all those things and more.i became invisible for the sake of togetherness.yet i stand alone...staring out over the abyss of my nothing...longing for the touch of someone to make me forget,yet help me remember...fix me.they come again,the burning sobs and choking heaves.my mind yearns to be free but my heart...is misfit.

the apprentice,pt 19

''bitches,''he thought.he saw the woman when they had checked in.she had looked he and billy over sizing them up.this was her time to act.''sure sweetie,''he cooed and opened the door.''pretty girl like you needs to be with somebody.why are you alone at a motel?''''i'm not alone.i'm with you now.watcha hidin under that towel?''john looked up and down the hall before he closed the door.''so...you saw your mark and made your move.''she walked to the bed and sat down.''i don't bullshit.i'll fuck both of you for $500.take it or leave it.''john smiled at the boldness of the woman.he walked over to her and held her head up.''wat's your name love?''she was about to undo his towel.''nadine.''he stopped her.''nice strong country name.you born here in the city?''they heard the water stop in the bathroom.billy walked out.''no i was born in alabama.to dam slow there.''''now this wat i'm TALKIN BOUT!''billy was jerking on his dick as he yelled.''he's cute.''''then we'll take it,''john said moving to a chair.''fuck him and i'll watch.make sure you're worth the money.''''i knew you was a freak!''billy said shoving his dick down nadine's throat.john smiled as he stroked his wood.''i may be a freak to you.but i'm in control.enjoy.''...

ravine hill,pt 11

''I THOUGHT U WERE...''ann said in relief.she hugged her husband despite the stench from the dead creature.''me too...this house...this land.it's foul.we have to leave.''ann cleaned his face and shook the putrid thickness from her hands.''how?we've tried everything.it never stops.''leon looked at her silently.''i was dreaming while that thing was on my face.this sickness,the ravage or whatever,it feeds from the inside...off living tissue.you can't tell it's there unless you doubt it.''''but what is it?a virus.''''sorta.you how a cold gets worse before it leaves?kinda like that.''ann brushed her hands on her clothes.''so wat we need to do?''leon stood slowly.he rubbed his face on his shirt.''we gotta attack it from the inside.''his wife looked up at him with concern and fear.they had tried stopping the ravage,with no success,like normal people.now leon stood before her talking in riddles.she was frustrated and tired.''our child is dead.and now you say we need to attack this thing like a cold?why couldn't you think of this before?!''''shit i didn't know until that...box almost suffocated me.what's wrong with you?''ann buried her face in her hands and started to cry heavily and loud.leon wanted to hold her but hesitated...

the understanding

i remember it well~the nights that slipped by in the deaf hours of morning...her hands,warm and worn,stroking away the fears...teaching me,in that thick island drawl which controlled her as time died.letting me know that in the vapors between heaven and hell,you were still relevant...breathing memories sufficient for the seperation i endured upon your ascension.a tiny heart,encased in a fleshy box of tears,struggling to rationalize the void.i would smell the musky traces of visitation and yearn for the comfort of ancient times~yet my heartbeats are set and i dare not search the unknown...i never belived~until i saw you bedside me on the shore,years later.yet you weren't there...only your soul and comforting words.

ravine hill,pt 10

''daddy wats wrong?why you sound like that?''stuart said nothing as he stared at his daughter.his breathing was labored.she couldn't see the saw in his hand and the blood smeared all over his body.''where's mama and tracy?''the small girl asked.''why were they screaming?''''they was sick child.''leon's body shook rapidly.''how was they sick daddy?was it the ravage?''stuart began to weep.''you got it too,tricia.we talked about it.remember?''''NO DADDY!I'M FINE.''''no ya not sweetie.we all got it.that's why we can't sleep at night,always hungry.can't figure out wat ta eat or drink.it's the house.''she was blind but she heard him walking towards her.she began to scream and tried to run.stuart grabbed her and threw her to the floor.''YOU AIN'T MY CHILD ANYMORE!''the fleshy cord throbbed on leon's head.ann prayed.stuart slammed the tool into patricia and began cutting her into pieces.her arm wiggled and crawled leaving black blood as it moved.he held her by the throat as her skin smoked and became charred.her teeth turned into razor sharp needles.she hissed and bit at her father.''god forgive me,''stuart whispered as he began to saw her head off.leon wept.the thing on his face stopped bouncing and melted into a foul goo...

the apprentice,pt 18

john let the water run through his hair and braced himself on the shower wall.he looked at the dirt and grime swirl down the drain.he so wished his soul would do the same.the emptiness that consumed him daily was like a vice on his brain.constantly reminding him to kill,mutilate,slice.he stepped from the shower.''eww!could you wait til i'm off the crapper!?''billy said taking a drag from his newport.''those things'll kill ya.you should consider quitting.''billy grunted,wiped fast and jumped into the shower.he didn't flush the toilet.john stood for a long moment looking in the mirror at the water dripping from his hair.''you're a trifling young man,william,''he stated as he pushed the toilet handle down.''it's amazing that anyone would ever take a liking to you.that's why i teach you.''''HUH?!''the water was running loudly.john grabbed a towel and wrapped himself.he walked into the motel room and sat on the bed.it wasn't often,but he was actually horny.the memory of touching angie was still fresh.he was handling his dick when a knock at the door startled him.''YEAH?!''no answer.he reached for his pants on the bed,pulled out his heater and walked to the door.he looked through the peep hole to see a sexy blonde.''want company?''...