Touched By Evil

 Touched By Evil - FORBIDDEN Story

by Onyxe Blade

Three years ago while working a case, Detective Michelle Kim learned about the tragic death of her best friend, Delilah Batista. Delilah committed suicide in her home country of the Dominican Republic. Devastated by the shocking news, Detective Kim took some time off to attend her friend's funeral. She went to DR a few days before the funeral to do her own investigating concerning her friend's death. Being a telepath as well as a highly skilled detective, Michelle combined her abilities and accessed records of Delilah's forensics and visited the morgue where the body was being kept. Upon seeing her friend's dead body for herself, the detective was outraged that none of the experts could tell that Delilah did not commit suicide but was obviously murdered. 

Detective Kim then picked up on some sort of foreign energy emitting from her friend's dead body. It was a mental cloak placed on Delilah by someone or something that tricked anyone who encountered the woman's body into believe that her death was a suicide. Thankfully, Detective Kim possessed the mental prowess to see through the sinister illusion. She took a trip to her friend's now abandoned home to find more clues about her death. While everything seemed to be how Delilah left it before her passing, Kim went to her friend's bedroom and found a treasure chest. She noticed a diary inside. Reading her friend's diary, she learned that Delilah was pregnant and had contacted her brother, Jude, to help her deal with that matter. Yet, none of the reports concerning Delilah's death ever mentioned her being pregnant nor anything about her having a brother. Regardless of what happened the night of her friend's "suicide,” Detective Kim knew she needed to find Jude in order to learn the truth. 

Presently, at the 1578th precinct located in Paraben Town, one of the seventy-five states of Mayland, Detective Kim was overworked with various cases and was becoming agitated by her colleague. Her superior noticed that Detective Kim needed some time off and sent her home with pay for the next few days. While not happy to have been sent home like she was some child, at least the next few days of downtime allowed her to finally seek out the very man who held the truth behind what happened to her best friend three years ago. A few months ago, she found none other than Jude Batista residing in the Bronx on Ogden Avenue and West 168th Street alongside his nephew, Caden Batista. She remembered in Delilah's diary that she revealed she was pregnant. Detective Kim was fairly certain that Caden was her friend's child. Yet, how did the baby end up in the uncle's care? That along with many other questions she was going to get answered! Sadly, Detective Kim was going to soon regret ever becoming invested in learning the truth surrounding her friend's death.

Meanwhile in the Underworld, Johanna, the Demon Warlord of Pride and the leader of the other Warlords, called a meeting with all her fellow Warlords with the exception of Apollyn. Apollyn was somewhere in the Mortal Realm adventuring with her best friends, Jia Xiaoyu and Nara Asamura. The Demon Lords present were Leviathan, Koga Yukimaru, Othello Strongs, Lisa-Alice, and Ivan Petrov. Upon completing their general briefing on various issues within their home world, Johanna brought up a topic concerning her relative, Caden Batista, in the Mortal Realm. Othello, in particular, looked annoyed because she already knew that Johanna was going to be in need of her services once again.

Johanna: Now, before I adjourn today's meeting, I have some news I’d like to share with the five of you, particularly you, Othello. According to my seer, my fellow relative of Lord Paimon, Caden, alongside his human uncle, is going to encounter turbulence in the form of a mortal telepathic detective of the name Michelle Kim. Therefore, I need you, Othello, to ensure that the detective, Caden, and his uncle’s paths never cross. You will handle this problem for me, and this time do the job right!

Othello: I did my job right three years ago, Johanna. If it wasn't for me, that man would’ve gone to jail for accidentally killing his sister, which he only did to protect his nephew who is also your relative! I even placed a mental cloak on that bitch's body, so anyone who encountered it would believe it was a suicide. Unfortunately, it seems that Michelle cunt managed to see past my mental cloak placed on Delilah's body. Exactly why in the fuck did she even investigate an incident that happened in the Dominican Republic? Isn't her ass a detective in Mayland or something?

Lisa-Alice: A shot in the dark here, but I'm guessing that Michelle and Delilah were very close friends. Despite the incident happening in a whole different country, Michelle learned about her friend's passing and has been obsessed with learning the truth ever since.

Ivan: Sounds logical, but that shit was three years ago, Lisa-Alice. Why is this bitch still trying to find out what happened to her friend?

Leviathan: What’s three years to cretins that can live to be seven hundred if they don't die sooner? I'm guessing this Kim person learned the whereabouts of Lady Johanna's relative and plans on confronting him and his mortal uncle.

Johanna: That's exactly what she intends to do, but Othello will intercept her, or else!

Othello: Save you're threats for someone who gives a fuck, Johanna! I'll deal with the bitch because she pissed me off! Not because of your fucking order! Now give me the location of Caden and Jude, so I can make sure to personally handle this dipshit detective!

Koga: Why not send your daughter, Hellin, to handle the matter for you?

Othello: Capable as my baby is, she, Orsela and her usual friends are off on an adventure in Europe. Besides, this is a matter I personally want to handle.

Johanna: Caden has a divine prophecy he will fulfill in the future, and I refuse to allow some urchin to throw it all to turmoil! Othello, see to it that Detective Kim regrets ever digging so deeply into the death of Delilah!

Hours later in his home, Jude enjoyed a relatively quiet evening with his most favorite person in the world, his three-year-old nephew, Caden. Watching various cartoons and listening to preschooler themed music, the duo chowed down on chicken nuggets and french fries. While the past three years have been kind to them, especially since they lived in Mayland, Jude always worried that the truth behind his sister's death would be uncovered, which would cause the peaceful life he enjoyed with Caden to end. While Jude didn't mean to kill his sister, he had zero regrets in saving his nephew's life. Caden was all that mattered to him now, and he ensured that Caden had the life a child deserved, regardless if he's half-demon. 

Minutes later, the pair heard a knock on the door and they proceeded to answer it. Opening the door, the pair faced a tall and buxom dark-skinned woman who reminded them of actress Vanessa Williams, but with a darker hue and long yellow hair. Wearing a purple dress with matching shades and a mulberry colored trench coat, the woman immediately removed her shades before Jude could get a word out. She used her powers to take control of him. Caden immediately sensed that the woman in purple was a demon, and prepared to use his demonic abilities to break the hold on his uncle so they could fight her. The woman turned to Caden and sent him a telepathic message. "Little Caden, I give you my word that I don't mean you or your uncle any harm. However, a very bad lady is on her way and I have to protect the two of you. Please trust me, little one, as I'm going to need to put you and your uncle to sleep for a bit. Once I take care of the bad lady, the two of you can enjoy cartoons... okay?" The woman's sweet and sincere voice soothed the worried half-demon toddler. She then used her powers to take over both of their minds. The woman then made Jude pick up Caden before heading to their room and falling fast asleep. Then she made herself at home and awaited her actual target. 

Detective Kim arrived at the home of Caden and Jude two hours later, unaware of the ill fate that awaited her. Using her telepathic powers, she sensed two individuals sleeping in the house. Obviously, it had to be Jude and Caden, the very reason for her arrival. Checking that her gun was ready in case the situation turned into a fight, Detective Kim knocked on the door. There was no answer. She noticed by her fifth knock that the door was unlocked. Cautiously, Detective Kim turned the knob and proceeded to enter the Batista home. Flicking on the light, she was shocked to see a woman dressed in purple sitting on a brown sofa. Recognizing by the woman's eyes that she was a demon, the detective swiftly drew her gun and aimed it at her.

Detective Kim: Who the hell are you? What is your purpose here, demon!

Othello: I had planned to get gang banged by three well-endowed demons this evening, but because some bitch decided she needed to pry into matters that didn't fucking concern her, I had to take my fine ass from the comfort of my empire and wait for a pathetic insect like you to show up!

Detective Kim: How did you... where are Jude and Caden!

Othello: They are alive. They’re just sleeping, so I can do what I need to do here without any unnecessary interference. That being said, you will not be talking to either of them. I know the reason you're here, detective, is to find out what really happened to your good friend, Delilah. In short, your fucking friend was a nutjob that planned to murder her own baby. Thankfully, Jude caught her in time and prevented Caden's death. However, in doing so he accidentally ended up killing his sister, your "best friend". Jude, not wanting to rot in prison for a crime he unintentionally committed in order to save his nephew, quickly cleaned up what he could before getting Caden and him the fuck out of the Dominican Republic. They now live peacefully here in New York, and it will remain as such; which is why I'm here to deal with you!

Detective Kim: Bullshit! My friend would never hurt her baby... unless... OMG!

Othello: As her best friend, you knew about your friend's disdain for demons. Unfortunately, she got too drunk on her last vacation and ended up getting her pussy nutted up by a demon. Realizing that she was pregnant and was carrying a Cambion baby, your friend began scheming on how to get rid of her baby. Had she not gotten Jude involved, she may have been successful. Sadly, she failed to notice the bond Caden and Jude formed upon laying eyes on one another and thus, brought about her own demise. Just as you have for being a nosey bitch who didn't know when to leave well enough alone. I'm absolutely disgusted that a bitch like you saw through my mental cloak, but now I get to make you pay!

Immediately, Detective Kim attempted to shoot Othello, but Othello cast a spell that made her gun jam. Othello then said to her, "No, no, no! Can't have any evidence that anyone was here when I wake Jude and Caden. Instead, let's have a little telepathic battle. Your mind against mine. Who will prevail?" 

Detective Kim engaged Othello in telepathic combat as she used her skills to wear Othello down. Despite Othello's best efforts, Detective Kim managed to overwhelm her before shutting down Othello's mind. The telepathic battle exhausted Detective Kim, but she was grateful that her telepathic skills surpassed that of a demon … or so she thought. In reality, upon Detective Kim walking through the door, she had already fallen victim to Othello's mental manipulation. The telepathic battle she thought she won was merely Othello playing one of many tricks on the detective's mind. Detective Kim was horrified upon seeing Othello still sitting on the sofa, staring back at her with a callous snake-ish smile.

Othello: So, did you have fun? Did you think you were going to defeat the naughty demon and avenge your friend? How absolutely fucking nauseating! You should’ve just moved on with your pathetic life instead of trying to avenge a demon-hating scumbag who plotted to murder her own baby! Now, I'm going to make you regret every single decision that led you to this very moment.

Detective Kim: If you think killing me is going to make this go away, you're sadly fucking mistaken. All that will do is leave a trail that will come back to Jude and Caden.

Othello: Oh, baby! What I have in store for you requires you to be alive. After all, killing you would be boring, considering how you’ve inconvenienced me. Instead, I'm going to make everyone who ever respected your sorry ass see you for the fucking joke you really are. I'm going to turn your mind into mush before reforming it to properly represent the lunatic you are.

Othello proceeded to use her telepathy to psychically torture Detective Kim, breaking her down little by little. The detective was utterly helpless to do anything about it. Othello transformed Detective Kim's mind into a that of a murderer. She first made sure to have the detective leave the Batista household quietly before the detective headed back on her journey from New York to Paraben Town. Othello then opened a portal back to her home of Babylon before releasing Jude and Caden from their slumber. 

During Detective Kim's trip back to Paraben, the detective murdered two female sages and three male sages. Upon arriving back at 1578th police station, the detective shot at her colleagues, injuring two, before being put down by an energy blast from Officer Travis Mansilla, which caused her heart to stop beating. Afterwards, Detective Michelle Kim was buried. Not a soul attended her funeral. Her relatives were ashamed, friends disgusted, and the detective had fallen from grace in the public eye. Michelle Kim was remembered as a disgrace and would remain such for all eternity. 

Shortly after the events, life proceeded normally for Jude and Caden. Unlike his uncle, Caden didn't forget his meeting with the lady in purple, and would be cautious if their paths ever crossed again.

Othello: Play with fire before you play with me.