Diary of a Lonely Demon by Jon David

Author:Jon David
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: New Adult Fiction, New Adult Fantasy, Paranormal Fantasy, Adventure Fiction, Supernatural Fiction, Paranormal Fiction, Urban Fantasy Fiction
Publisher: BHC Press
Published: 2022-12-04T00:00:00+00:00

It’s like there’s something within trying to break out. I would say almost like a caged animal, but this feels different.

The last time Akira Daishi was in England, during the mid-1980s, it was for a business deal that fell through, and he saw little need to return. Today he was sealing the most important business deal of his life, though his partner had always done the traveling. The mansion was as grand as he had expected—old, large, and expensive.

Another reason he had never returned to England was the weather, of course. The wind blew through his thin silver hair, and he bundled up, even though it was only autumn. He walked to the front doors and found a pair of large brass knockers in the shape of lions there, old and in need of polishing. He reached up to the handle and was nearly scared out of his mind when the knockers spoke in unison.

“Who goes there?”

“Cute. Not very original,” he replied.

“Attitude will not gain you entry,” they said.

The doors opened, and he was happy to see a real person standing there. It was a woman, tall and attractive, with long auburn hair.

“Mr. Daishi?” she asked with an unmistakably English accent.

“Please, call me Akira.”

“Of course.”

She greeted him with a warm smile, he returned it, and they shook hands. He tried to walk to the doorway, but for some reason his feet were frozen to the cement steps. He looked down as the brass lions rambled on, making idle threats.

“What is this?”

“Oh, you can come in.”

Those few words from her were all that was needed for him to move again. He stepped into the manor to see a glorious lobby, centuries old. He looked back at the steps, not sure what to think.

“Why couldn’t I move?”

“It’s a safety feature,” she replied. “The lions really don’t do much, but my father-in-law hasn’t figured out how to shut them up. So years ago he installed a new safety feature to prevent intruders from entering. You must be a member of the family or be invited in by a member of the family.”

“That simple?”

“Well, in a few minutes, the steps would have burst into flame, and you would have been killed,” she said casually.

“Excuse me?” Akira had to know more. “Has this safety feature ever failed?”

“Only once. Richard is out back in the cemetery.”

English autumns were gray, the same color as the tombstones that Richard sat among. He glanced between the sea and one stone.

“She always loved the ocean.”

Richard turned to see who was speaking to him. An Asian man of many years, Akira Daishi, was there. He walked up to Richard.

“When did you get here, Akira?”

“Just now,” Akira replied.

Standing above Richard now, Akira looked left and right for a place to sit, but there was only tall grass and a few grave markers.

“Still afraid to get your nice clothes dirty?”

Akira remained standing, the wind from the sea blowing against him.

“I understand you had another vision,” he said.

“They’re becoming more frequent,” Richard said. “And intense.

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