D.E.M.O.N.S: Getting Summoned Weekly isn't so Bad

*Not like this, I have to do something.* Thought Kat through gritted teeth as she desperately tried to reign in the growing column of fire. Just as the fire started to slip completely from her grip, something cracked. The air churned and an unbelievable weight descended on Kat driving her into the stone. The fire followed suit slamming into her back burning through her Demonic Attire and started to tear instead of burn into her back. The moment the fire entered her back the pain skyrocketed again but a measure of clarity also returned. *I have to do something else. I need to deal with this somehow.* Thought Kat as she reached towards the energy pressing her aura into it, and for lack of a better word twisting. Instantly the ground around Kat froze solid and darkness claimed her.

Kat clutched her head in pain as she tried to stand up. Shakily finding her feet she looked around to find nothing but darkness. Stretching out as far as she could see there was just nothing. The floor didnʼt exist or perhaps she couldnʼt see it. But Kat found her body in full colour, nothing seemed amiss except for the endless inky black.

”Why do you look so confused”

Kat whirled around looking for the source of the voice until her eyes landed on… herself? Now in front of her stood a face she saw in the mirror every day. Same pale face, dark blue eyes, wearing the same kimono Gramps had given her. However that is where the similarities ended. The wings behind this other Kat were a burning purple fire, and on her head were a set of horns beginning at the back and running around her forehead like a tiara ending in two points in the centre of her head.

”What are you?” said Kat

”Well thatʼs rather rude Iʼd say I certainly qualify as being a who” said Kat(?)

”Alright then who are you?” said Kat

”Well, Iʼm you” said Kat(?)

”Your me?” said Kat

”No Iʼm you, youʼre me” Kat(?)

”So, Iʼm you?” said Kat

”No, no, Iʼm you, but you are me” said Kat(?)

”So Iʼm… me?” said Kat

”Yes” said Kat(?)

”And this joke has gone on too long?” said Kat

”Also yes” said Kat(?)

”So who are you?” said Kat

”Why Iʼm you” said Kat(?)

”Really? You didnʼt get it out of your system the first time?” said Kat

”You have to admit weʼre never getting a chance to make that joke again. We really had to do it” said Kat(?)

”Youʼre right… I would like some answers though” said Kat

”But what makes you think I have them? Are we not the same person?” said Kat(?)

”No Iʼm me and your you” said Kat

”I thought you wanted to move on from that joke” said Kat(?)

”We both know I couldnʼt resist one more” said Kat

”Touché” said Kat(?)

”So what are you then” said Kat

”Iʼm hurt me, I thought we agreed that I was at least a who” said Kat(?)

”Would you take a when?” said Kat

”No, we are not having time travel in this story, itʼs already hard enough to keep track of the passage of time when the author made sure all the dimensions run on the same time scale” said Kat(?)

”What author?” said Kat

”I didnʼt say anything about an author” said Kat(?)

Kat glared at Kat(?) suspiciously. ”Right I suppose not. Am I really that bad when people ask me questions?” said Kat

”No, but we do like to beat around the bush when thinking to ourselves on the occasion” said Kat(?)

”Does this really count as thinking to myself?” said Kat

”How should I know Iʼm your delusions right?” said Kat(?)

”Are you a delusion?” said Kat

”Well I sure hope not, maybe youʼre the delusion instead” said Kat(?)

”We are running around in circles” said Kat

”Really? I thought I was standing still at the very least” said Kat(?)

”Has my sense of humour always been this bad” said Kat

”Yes. Sadly it is” said Kat(?)

”Well thatʼs just dandy isnʼt it. So how did we get here, I canʼt seem to quite recall” said Kat

”I think we were running away from Vivian” said Kat(?)

”Running from Vivian? That doesnʼt quite sound right, but then why do I remember it?” said Kat

”Perhaps the context matters?” said Kat(?)

”Perhaps” said Kat

”Ok, how about we go back as far as possible and work forward. Can you still remember your parents?” said Kat(?)

Kat just gave her counterpart a deadpan look.

”What. Itʼs a valid question” said Kat(?)

”Neither of us should be able to remember them we were a baby” said Kat

”Dam, I was hoping youʼd know something” said Kat(?)

”Really?” said Kat

”Nah we made our peace about that whole thing a long time ago” said Kat(?)