Smart As the Devil
Nicholas De Luca is not himself these days…

He was the brightest, most popular boy in school. A blessing, and a pride to his parents.

Then the spells began.

He assaulted a little girl. He broke his friend Damien's collarbone. He menaced a teacher with lewd suggestions in a voice strangely not his own.

And remembered nothing.

Dr. Mazur scoffed at the superstitious whispers of demonism and satanic possession -- even though he'd seen Nicholas scrawl unholy signs and symbols on his body, commit unspeakable acts, and chant words unheard in three hundred years.

Dr. Mazur was certain Nicholas's torment was psychological, not supernatural.

Dr. Mazur was wrong.
