Painful? was I in any pain at all?
Hunger... I never felt this hungry before...
a feast has invited me into their home
would be a waste to let it all go...
A red pool was splashed onto a floor like a work of art... was it art? the warm feeling inside is consuming me from the in and out, I have never felt so free before this... as if a flower has finally bloomed from within me.
looks of fear were being used against me... I wonder why... I was just trying to eat a bountiful meal...
"Moss... what have you done..." A woman with bright auburn hair has stood in front of me... in front of my meal... is she gonna steal my food? who is she... I feel conflicted... making her my next meal what is this feeling... "AHH!!!" The boy with the green hair screamed while holding his head with both hands, he was in pain, agony.
"GET AWAY FROM ME!" Blood dripped from his hands as it did from his mouth... the medics that were aiding him the whole night was laying on the floor with blood drained from their whole bodies, their organs ripped from their chest as it was crushed by the boy's hand.
the hardwood floor creaked as the green haired boy stood from the shadows with one of his eyes gleaming red, he had a grin... a beast like grin that would attack anything if it wishes to do so... an animalistic urge for cannibalism... perhaps this was his way of showing love or maybe his twisted mind has been corrupted to the core he no longer recognizes even his benefactor.
"MOSS GET A HOLD OF YOURSELF!" Max and Alice were holding Lady Eloise back when she was trying to go towards Moss who is now a danger... the people were quick to notice the commotion and grabbed their weapons when they heard the gist of the situation, the knights has held onto their swords as the spell weavers prepared their strongest flame spells.
"MISS ELOISE PLEASE! JUST COME WITH US!" Alice said as she tried pulling the lady away from the cabin with Max, the boy with the brown hair has been feeling conflicted the whole time they were pulling the lady away, maybe a pang of guilt and a bit of shame.
"MY CHILD NO! NOT MY SON!" She wept as the cabin bursts into flames "MOSS!!!" She screamed her lungs out as the screams of the boy was heard from within the cabin but in an instant.
"what?"
"the flames it disappeared how?!"
"is the demon boy alive?!"
"M-my child is he still alive?!"
"Your child?"
"the book keeper has bore a demon child! A cursed lady shouldn't be alive!!!"
Eloise's eyes widened as she was accused, Max gripped the lady's hand as he whispered to Alice "I'm gonna meet you in the monastery... I'll help miss Eloise escape for now..."
but before Alice even managed to turn around the two was already far off the distance.
"CAPTURE THE DEMON BEARER! OFF WITH HER HEAD!" The chief exclaimed with a huge grin on his face, Alice was taken aback by this but she made her way past the mob and began running towards the where they are supposed to meet, the smell of ashes and blood filled the air, but for some reason an uneasy feeling has set in... it continued to linger.
gravel scrunches as she continues to run deep into the forest, the hoots of the owl as the cricket's chirp was heard, the bright orange flames from far behind her has lit up the far night sky, the smell of smoke is almost indistinguishable from this far, she fell to the floor covering her mouth as she wept to keep quiet.
"the child who conspired with the eternal light... a rare opportunity to meet someone like you here..." a tall cloaked figure with bright gleaming red eyes he had a smirk over his face as he removed his hood, blonde hair, red eyes, sharp fang and an ungodly charming looks, "do tell why do you struggle... child who conspired with the light..."
Alice kept her mouth shut before spitting on the man's shoes "eh... tacky for someone who looks like she came from a superior breed of humans... very well if you wont answer I will" He lunged at Alice with full force, he intends to kill her in an instant before she became too strong, but as soon as he gets anywhere near her, it felt like time has slowed down and had his arm torn off of it's sockets.
"what...why would the queen... why would she meddle with my job like this..." he asked himself as he looked at the splash of blood from the floor, two words were written with his blood "Tch..." silence filled the air before he clicked his tongue, he turned back to Alice as his arm regrew back, with a grin on his face he exclaimed under his breath.
"I will come for your head in the near future do trust my words... child of the light."
Alice fell to the gravel floor as she threw up from the pressure she just felt, she shakily stood up as she tried going further more to the monastery. Why and how did this even happen...
She thought to herself before trying to regain back her composure as she hurriedly ran into the Monastery alerting everyone about the demon on loose the in their area.
Meanwhile
Miss Eloise and Max was still running deep into the forest and was about to lose the mob that was chasing them when they reached the end of their path, it was a waterfall and it was a steep one, the boy had to think whether they should jump or hide in the bushes.
"Miss Eloise I think this is the end for the both of us." she smiled as she patted the boy on the head before reassuring him "this was no one's fault please do not blame yourself like that child." Max bit his lip feeling the guilt stab him even more.
the search party was nearing them, Eloise has grabbed Max and pulled him as they both dove into the waterfall "Prepare to dive into the water!" they said as they fall from a massive height, they plunged into the water receiving serious fatal injuries, Max became unconscious from the shock, Eloise tried to take him into her arms as she tried pulling him towards land, but they failed, her ears and eyes bled as she passed out with their bodies being dragged along by the waves.
The daybreak has arrived
the two drifted deeper into the forest, deeper than anyone is allowed to venture into, the beasts of the forest has paid them no mind seeing they are in a horrible state everything has assumed they are just a pair of dead bodies drifting into the river.
a couple of moments they have reached a place where the water no longer drags them away it was past the forest, a small village can be seen.
the children playing around near the river has saw the two drifting around, they asked for the people to get the two out, Max was in a critical condition where his body is no longer producing heat, his ears has bled out and some of his bones are broken upon impact, it was a miracle he was still alive.
meanwhile miss Eloise was in a somewhat better state but she has also suffered from hypothermia and some broken ribs from the impact they had, the village's chief has ordered the messengers to find out the two's identities but for now they ended up treating the two first.
several hours passed miss Eloise has regained consciousness but her hearing was noticeably damaged but she can still hear a bit, she looked around the cabin she was in and the boy that tried to save her was still unconscious on his bed, she proceeded to the exit and looked around the much livelier looking village, it looked much colorful than the one where she came from, the short village elder has greeted her with a smile as she waddled her way onto Miss Eloise.
"I am the Elder Rosemary and people here are obviously wary of you and your son... but please come with me for some tea... I have much to discuss."
Miss Eloise's eyes widened as she chuckled "Oh sorry the boy isn't my child... he was a friend of my own but... a series of events has happened." the elder had an indifferent look as she nodded before proceeding into her own cabin.
"you see... we believed that one day a great disaster will befall this village from the river... we have no idea which one of you two it will be so we cant just execute any of you two."
the elder has sipped her tea as she continued speaking in a matter fact tone.
"pardon? us a disaster? but we have done nothing that could result as a disaster yet how could you say that to us?"
Miss Eloise said as she slammed her fist against the table feeling frustrated from everything that is happening but she calmed herself but the look on her eyes as she looked at the people around her were full of disdain.
"Please continue what you were saying dear elder." the elder nodded "a great beast will be born when the twin stars has polluted the waters of the sanctuary... many has drifted into the river but never has been a pair... we couldn't just treat this as a coincidence"
Miss Eloise gave the elder a smile before she leave, leaving her tea on the table spilled "its customary for us... to spill if we happen to not like the company." she said before going back to the cabin they were staying in, when she has entered she saw that Max was already awake holding onto his chest as he look around his injuries "We will leave this place once you're well Max... this village is insane..."
Max looked at Miss Eloise as he nodded "I'm sorry" he said as he pursed his lips holding back tears from his eyes as he began to sob "if I didn't force Moss and Alice deep into the forest... this wouldn't have happened." he wiped his eyes as he looked at Miss Eloise who seemed to have a murderous glare in her pupils "You did what..."
"I didn't want it to... end like how it did... I just wanted to show them the glowing mushrooms..." Eloise's glare became even more pressuring as she slowly walked towards Max "I have been a book keeper for most of the years of my life... if I have been a killer... the ending would have been much different..."
she grabbed her dress and put it on with the medical dress. "If I find you in the wild Max..." she left without a word.
Max gripping onto his blankets with tears dripping off of his face, he heard the door slammed, he remained crying in complete silence for half an hour before he gained the composure to walk around the village, he wore the sandals provided for him, he walked out of the cabin with his arm wrapped around in a bandage over him, he was limping a bit but he noticed that people was avoiding him.
he gulped as he asked where the village's chief was, they looked at each other first before pointing at a small cabin with ornate design and spears in front at the lawn with wolf skulls on them, he nervously entered the cabin with a shaky tone he asked "is the v-village chief here?"
she walked towards him "yes... I am Rosemary the elder and the chief... we have much to discuss beast child."