Why do these feelings emerge when I am stressed and seemingly alone here.  Almost as though a blanket of hopelessness has enclosed and ensnared my body.  These limbs refuse to move as I stare at the blank wall of this room.  Thoughts of today constantly running through my mind with too many what ifs, what could haves, should haves.  She doesn't help with the problem at hand, the intruder, the outsider.  "My my, so the witless fool does think.  I was starting to wonder if this was a trait of your people, or just you."  I can only take a deep breath through clenched teeth.  Even here in this sanctuary, I am not alone.

I lay here waiting for the darkness to take me.

Wondering why I even brother with the thought.

The time has passed and I have even less.

The passion nearly gone, just a memory.

Something created and ceased, just like that.

Trapped in a house full of objects of value.

Empty still inside with no solution in sight.

The sun rises but I will not wake, not yet at least.

"You want to know what I look like?  What a curious request."  He waited quietly while staring at a blank canvas.  The question of what the demons looked like often bothered him.  The text often studied suggested mostly humanized features, though his time with her led to other conclusions.  Out of habit humans will often instill humanity to the unknown, the unfamiliar just to cope and rationalize.  She chimed in during the thoughts, her understanding of how he thinks and reacts becomming easier to translate as the time of their unfortate union.

"Very well, but to properly convey the appearance I will need to... borrow your vessel for a while."  Without hesitation he agreed, this was a rare opportunity where she was neither condescending or sarcastic towards him but instead humored him.

First, a deep breath to clear the mind.  Second, focus on the ether that binds the spirit realm to ours.  Third, wait for the body to release and separate the soul.  Fourth...  "Mhm, it is nice to have a body again even for a while."  While his lips moved, it was not by his will but now the demon's.  "This will take but a evenings time, refrain from thinking too much."  It took many months of meditation and training to allow the two to flip places even for a while.