It was Christmas eve; the white particles were slowly covering the streets of New York City. Chatter of multiple conversations could be heard, the vehicles mostly overtaking the noise in the city. A young boy in his late teens could be seen walking alone, with his headphones in his ears and his eyes stuck to the screen. The new episode of White Diamond, an action anime was released 20 minutes ago, and he just had to watch it.
Without paying attention to his surroundings, he bumped into a man who looked foreign, most likely from Russia. The young boy dropped his phone and apologized to the man, the man picking up the phone and speaking in a foreign language."
"не беспокойся об этом… ooops, don't worry about it child"
The young boy received the phone and continued walking, giving a glance back at the blonde tall pale man, who was staring right back at him with a smile.
Five minutes passed since the accident, and the young boy, knowing a shortcut to his apartment, took a left into an alley. The alley having no lights, the young boy paused the video and activated the flash component.
The shadows became smaller, and multiple objects came into his view; trashcans filled to the top, a stray cat screeching and running away, and multiple cigarette buds on the floor. As the young boy continued to walk the now lit up alley, he stopped in place as he saw a man standing in his way halfway through the alley.
"Excuse me sir, but I need to get through"
He stood there anxiously waiting for a response that would never come. He brough up the flash unto his face and saw a terrifying yet similar face. It was the foreign man from before, but instead of a gentle smile, it was that of a monster, with full teeth showing and his eyes pulsing as if he was looking at his prey.
"Oh sir, I am truly sorry about before, uhhhh…. Please I just want to get home, if you need money,I…I..I..I will give it to you."
The foreign man took a step forward, and the young boy took a step back, stepping on a decomposed rat, causing the boy to fall down on his butt.
The foreign man still didn't respond, keeping his terrifying smile, while taking more steps forward. The young boy stood up and began to run the opposite direction of the man. The young boy kept running, but it was weird, its as if the alley was endless, no matter how much he ran, he could never reach the exit, but instead it brought him closer to the foreign man.
"ЕДА"
The man finally responded, and the young boy looked back, the man's expression finally changed, drool was trickling down his mouth to the floor, his sclera turned black, his iris red and his pupil a dark orange. A horn began to emerge from his left temple.
The boy took out his pocketknife and pointed it towards the now, creature known to the public as demons.
"Stay away, I have a knife and I know how to use it!!!"
The young boy got into a stance, shaking for a few seconds, before collecting himself finally after realizing he was in a life or death situation. The demon slowly approaching the boy, who was finally making a move, approaching him slowly.
"FOOOOOOOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
The demon leapt through the walls at a super-fast speed, escaping from the boy's eyesight.
"WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU!!!!!!!!!!"
The boy began to look around his surroundings keeping his phone with the flash on his left hand and the pocketknife in his dominant right hand. SPLURHRHHH!!!!!!
The boy looking down near his abdomen finding a creature-like hand covered in dark blood piercing clean through and slowly going inside and through the back. The boy falling down on his knees dropping both objects, with the phone facing down, keeping the light shining in the short surroundings. His hand now covered in blood from keeping pressure, with no hope of living he now was on the ground looking up at the sky, the white particles falling down. He reached to the sky, hoping to get a handful of the snow.
"Such beautiful snow, (coughs blood) why me!??! I just wanted to go home. I am a normal high school student, a shut-in. The only reason I…. Went outside was to get my little sister her birthday present…. Such a terrible brother"
His hands falling unto the ground, having no more strength to move, he look down and saw the demon drooling all over his body repeating one word over and over.
"FOOD. FOOD. FOOD. FOOD. FOOD…."
The mans hands slowly reaching his face.
"Is this really how I am going to die? Was I that pathetic to be eaten by a demon? If only I had a second chance, then maybe I could have saved my parents, my older brother, my closest friends, and my girlfriend from those demons."
And just like that the young boy was getting ripped apart, guts spewing out from his stomach, entering the mouth of the demon. The snow on the ground was turning a dark red, the flash staying on the demon enjoying his meal.
"PREMIUM MEAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAH LUCKYYY, I was losing myself. Sorry kiddo but (stuffs the heart into his mouth) you were unlucky but very lucky to me ahaha."
The demon continued to stuff his mouth with what's known to the demons as a, "Premium Meat" a delicacy. After 10 minutes passed, there was nothing left, not even a piece of bone on the ground. The only proof of an accident taking place was the blood and the four objects that were on the ground; the cellphone, pocketknife, his backpack and the present that was thrown out from the backpack from the impact.
The illusion finally wore off, and the man exited the alley as if nothing happened.
A man wearing all black clothing with a hoodie, could be seen looking down the alley, a tattoo of a number '9' on his right hand.
"TCH"
BEEP BEEEP BEEP BEEP!!!
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
I sit up straight and begin to look around, I was in my room, but not my apartment room. I was back at my parents' house. I stand up and move towards the mirror, I began to panic, I was shirtless and as I looked at my stomach, there was no hint of a scar in sight.
"What the hell happened to me?!?!?"
I continue looking at the mirror, and it seemed as if I was 5 years younger, I no longer had the body of an 18-year-old. I go over to my nightstand and picked up my phone to look at the calendar. 'December 10th, 2029.'
As I thought, I went back 5 years into the past, but how I was sure I died from the hands of a demon. I remember coughing up blood and thinking about my family, my younger sister that I left behind all alone.
"Mylo!!! Breakfast is ready"
'HuH!!! Was that... mom!!!!!!'
I quickly put on my clothes and ran down the stairs, entering the dining room to see my family; My mother, father, older brother, and younger sister all on the table waiting for me.
"Finally, sit-down twerp hahah"
I looked at my brother who had big smile and pointing at the chair.
"Mylo?? Why are you crying darling?"
The gentle voice of my mother, the kind eyes that were always full of worry when it involved me, she was back and so were the rest of my family that was taken from me. I didn't even notice but I began to cry. All that I could think of in my head was that I will never lose them again, I will protect them no matter the cost!
Mylo opens his eyes, and a faint aura of blue could be seen flickering in his pupils.
+++END OF CHAPTER 1 (INTRO)+++