The Nightmaretaker- The Man Possessed By The Devil

Armitage's eyes flattened into reason. "I've been hearing confessions for twenty years. Some men carry guilt like weight; others carry it like a torch. This—" He hesitated. "This is older."

The aftermath was both tragic and triumphant. Malakai, freed from Zathoth's grasp, lay on the ground, his body broken and his soul shattered. Emilia and the townsfolk had saved him, but at what cost? Malakai's mind was forever changed, scarred by the horrors he had unleashed. The Nightmaretaker- The Man Possessed by the Devil

Martin's throat worked. For a moment he could not breathe. The man smiled with the placid cruelty of a balance sheet. "You cannot burn what names you have signed," he said. "You cannot destroy obligation. You may erase the evidence, but the debt remains; it migrates." Armitage's eyes flattened into reason

To the scientific community, the Nightmaretaker is a tragic textbook study in extreme, treatment-resistant psychiatric illness. Specialists have posited several theories to explain his condition without invoking the devil: This—" He hesitated

The entity, known only as "The Devourer," had been awakened by Elijah's nightmares. It had crawled into his mind, consuming his thoughts and twisting his soul. Now, it used Elijah's body to roam the night, seeking out the dreams of others.

The people of Ravenswood would never forget the nightmares that Malakai had brought upon them. They would never forget the terror of the Nightmaretaker, the man possessed by the devil. But they would also never forget the bravery of Emilia, who had faced her fears and saved them all from a living hell.