Julie's face lit up. "I have an idea," she said, "What would you say if I said-"
Julie was cut off when Demona gagged and caughed up a large amount of black blood all overherself. Julie yelped.
"Don't worry... I'm weak, but i can't die. We're demons, remember?"
Julie was silent for a bit, and watched with trepidation.
Demona spat up a little blood and urged Julie on "What were you saying?"
"Um... oh... Well i just sort of had this idea. I think we can get along on spectra, instead of souls?"
"What are you talking about?"
"... like the psychic impressions people leave behind. I think that's almost the same stuff as a soul, only its basically trash."
"How is that-" Demona caughed up some more blood "Ugh... How is that supposed to work?"
"Um... i dunno, i'm sort of making it up as i go. But i think it might work." Julie knelt up. she wasn't sure what she was looking for, though. She looked up the street and down. It was totally deserted at this time of night. All the stores were locked and closed, and neither of them was strong enough to break through the steel gates.
Then her line of sight settled on the lemon yellow souped up honda civic Dirk drove to the scene. Dirk was gone to another dimension, but his car was still here. The engine was still running. On a hunch, Julie pulled demona to her feet and dragged her over to it, leaving a thick trail of black blood. She jockied Demona into the driver's seat, and went to the other side to sit in the passenger's seat.
Julie explained her reasoning. "You can tell he worshiped this thing. He probably spent tens of thousands of dollars making it somehow superior. He probably thought it would get girls to like him. He must have rubbed some of his soul into it."
Demona shifted her wings to a slightly more comfortable position, and tried to consider what Julie was saying. It did make some sense. She could almost sense Dirk's psyche in the drivers seat with her. She knew it. She inhaled sharply as she absorbed the afterimage into herself. It was no substitute for a whole soul, but it helped a little.
Direly, Demona demanded "More, i need more. Its not enough"
Sun May 5 22:01:47 2002