Sunday, July 29, 2007

Ikkaku - The Demon Hunter #1 Chapter 1 of 3

The sound of rain drops started to fill the night as the forest of Takafu invaded by the demons. Evil had consumed the villagers of the Takafu clan this night and the whole village was burnt as innocent lives were taken. This is the price of living in the world where demons rule freely and hence the Age of Demons had been for five hundred years. How did it begin? A dark past that no one wants to be reminded of and it remains a nightmare that still haunts them every single day.

"Save the women and children"

"Fight the demons, we must not let evil consume our families", one of the elders shouted to his people and they were all prepared to fight with all they can.

Holding simple sticks, knifes and farming equipments as weapons against the demons, it seemed they were in a disadvantage.

The demons are creatures of the night and they seek their prey when it's dark. Their greatest strength is to immerse from the shadows and swiftly attack its prey by surprise. Even from face to face combat, their size and brutal nature will quickly overwhelm any simpleton mortal. With claws and sharp talons, the demons has taken many preys tonight.

"Where is the gemstone?" One of the demons grabbed a villager who tried to attack him.

"Give it to me now and I will spare your pitiful life"

The hostage was too scared to even give a response. The demon slashed him away to wipe away the disgust of its weak prey.

And the night went on till every living villager is no longer. The demons do not wish to just steal or kill but they very often wants to exterminate everything they can devour.

Hours later and minutes before dawn.

"Monsters!! You will pay for what you had sin today" grabbing tightly on the neck of the demon, a giant warrior known as Baron tore the demon in to two.

The village looks empty and it seemed most of the demons had left.

"Looks like we are too late"

"The demons must have taken the gemstone too" a smaller size warrior compared to Baron hiding near the trees as he witness the village had burnt and tore down to rubbles.

The blood on the ground flowed on the forest grounds. Without a doubt thousands of people were killed that very night. The warriors came too late.

"No survivors" Baron spoke.

"That's how the demons operate. They came to take what they want and they will destroy everything including bystanders and innocents" the smaller warrior reveal himself from the shadows and lifted up his hood to reveal his face. A young man, fairly sharp looking with dark brown eyes, and his name is Ikkaku - the demon hunter.

"We better rush to the other villages"

And their night was not over yet.

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