Chapter 3 - I Remember It All

I woke up seeing Emica sleeping so peacefully. I got up went to use the bathroom. I came out and started to cook breakfast. It was Saturday so I didn't have to go to school and I could stay with Emica. It was around 5:30 am the time I would usually get up and get ready for school. I ate breakfast and left some for Emica. I check the fridge and saw I had to get some more food. I went and got some groceries.

I rode my bike to a nearby store. I got milk, cereal, apples, oranges, noodles, ice cream, broccoli, beef, pork, chicken, and rice. I paid for the item and while I was about to head out of the store. One of the co-workers told me to be careful because there been so many people being killed/missing and he thinks it due to demons and monsters. I told him I will and I know he was right because I and Emica have been attacked by one and know she is one of them.

When I got home Emica was eating the eggs and waffles I left for her. She saw the raw beef and pork and chicken, she jump up and ran towards it. I drop the meat I had and grab Emica and hold her close to me. She struggles and tried to get the meat but she couldn't because I was holding her tightly close to me. Emica soon settled down and I let her go. I got the meat and started to cook with them. I had some leftovers of the raw meat and saw Emica watching TV. I went to her with the raw meat and she smelled it. I was laughing but stop because when I saw her eyes they were different they were RED. So I just gave it to her but told her not to eat messily and eat neatly. When she was done she came to me and I saw her face had some blood on her face and clothes. I got a napkin and wipe them off of her face and took her shirt off and told her to go to my room. I put the shirt in the laundry room and went to my room I got one of my shirts for Emica to wear. I look at her and her eyes went back to normal.

I took her outside to get some fresh air and I was bored. We went back in and I got the food ready for us will mostly me because she kind of ate already. I told her that humans are friends and family. Well the majority of them are. I also told her that monsters/demons are bad and evil. We ate and I wash the dishes and I saw Emica staring at the window and she started to growl so I knew something is out there and it is dangerous.

I then got Emica and we went into my room and I lock the door. I got my sword under my bed which my grandpa gave to me before he died. I got and said, "Emica stay behind, I will protect you this time." I knew I had to because if I did protect her back then she wouldn't be like this. I heard glass shatter and banging. I got ready and a few seconds passed it was dead silence. I knew something was off and BOOM!! My room door went flying across the room and I saw something green and red.

I look at it closer and it was a lizard man and a demon. I ran towards them and the demon saw me and screamed then the lizard man look at me and swing its arm towards me. I jump and saw the lizard man tail so I got my sword and slice it. I was surprised I thought the sword would have broke. The lizard man yelled in pain. Emica yelled out "Rikki!" I look above me and saw a fist I got my sword and made it go up. I luckily block it in time but didn't cut the fist so I jump backward. I look around and saw that they were going towards Emica.

I yelled while charging at them. I jump and the demon looks back and saw so he got ready to attack. I saw that he was about to attack me and my body move on its own and I swing the sword down and I was confused. My body made me swing the sword too early. The demon was about to attack me but my arms move their own and I somehow cut the demons head, legs, and arms off. I saw the lizard man he had Emica. I ran towards the lizard man and I got hit by my neck and I felled down. I let go of my sword and I was just laying on the floor. I was so mad I try to get up but I couldn't, I saw Emica we made eye contact and her eyes were red.

I then passed out a few seconds and woke up sleeping next to Emica. I got up slowly because my body still hurt. I look around my room my sword was still there where I drop it last. I put my sword back and I had a flashback of me and my grandpa fishing late at night. Then everything came back to me.

When I was little I was attacked by a demon but my grandpa was there to protect me. It was when I was 6 years old. We went fishing one night to catch some big catfish but we never did. We went to the bridge, which was in between our village. The right side was the village where we lived and the left side was just the woods. I was fishing on the left side and my grandpa was fishing on the right side. I heard something but I didn't care because I was focusing on fishing. I heard it again then a growl so I got scared and yelled for my grandpa. I scream out " Grandpa hel-." I never got to say help because something grabs me and pull me into the woods. I remember me waking up and seeing something black and red. It was eating something and it smelled really bad. I got up and accidentally step on a stick which broke and it looks at me. Now I think about it, it looked like a demon I remember getting a stick and screaming out "Grandpa where are you!?" I charge at the demon and it swings its arm at me but I dodge it and stab its arm with the stick I had. I have been training with my grandpa since I was three. He had always told me to watch out for demons and monsters. I always thought he just said that to me for me to be scared or he was just joking around. I then look up and saw the demon other arm and it hit me and I knock out. I remember seeing my grandpa before I knock out. I woke up in my bed and that's when my grandpa told me everything about demons and monsters. He said, " Now that you have seen a demon, I will tell you everything I know about this world and the demons and monsters." He told me everything he knew and made breakfast for us to eat. On the day when he died, I made it in time for him to tell me about the sword he gave me. He said, " The sword I gave you was made for you it has special abilities but only you can unlock them." He told me where the sword was and I put it under my bed and for some reason, I forgot about the things he told me about. I then look back to see if Emica was still sleeping and she was, so I decided to sleep again. I went to the bed and held Emica close to me and fell asleep.