Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Beyond The Forest ❯ Does He Exist? ( Chapter 2 )

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Beyond The Forest
Chapter 2: Does He Exist?

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It was just another day, well not exactly..... Chi-Chi sat on the outside of the now ruined school. Last night was bustly with activity as it was confirmed that the demon had come in the town. It mauled some townsmen easily then stomped the town guard with ease. Her friends were all sitting around blabbing there mouths about the what not sites and rumors of this supposed demon. She rolled her eyes as she listened to them babble with school girl elaboration. This always happened and Chi-Chi found it more and more boring each time they told the story. Its like a uncle who tells a fake story once and you believe it then, but when you say the story was nice they say it over and over and over! And like a normal person they got tired of the story realizing that it was just a facade and nothing more. But no one around here ever seemed to get tired talking about this demon!

" Yeah you heard that? Its hard to believe but true! He does have magic powers! He can move things with only his thoughts. I mean last night they said only his mind took the fire right from the pyres of flames and moved them ontop of the school! You can only imagine what he could do with his thoughts if he put his actual brain into it." One chidded like a giddy school girl. Well she was a giddy school girl so Chi-Chi scratched that thought as she looked up into the sky. An endless sea of blue of white that stretched from here to where the sky could go. ' Just like there talking, it'll go for miles.....'

" What about the legions of wolves he has running around under his hand?" Another one added in and Chi-Chi groaned inside, would this never end? It was all so childish to believe in such things. " He has entire pack of rapid wolves under his spell! I mean that's why they've became so violent over the years since they say he removed there fear and gave them only hunger!" Another one added in.

" If you look into his eyes you fall under his spell! You'll be his slave forever as he has two bright glowing golden eyes that steal your soul! If you don't look into them they he can't take it, but then again he probably just eat it all up while your still alive." Another one added making Chi-Chi thump her head on the floor of the patio just waiting for it all to end.

" But they do say he's cute right?" And everyone even Chi-Chi looked at the girl who hung her head.

" If you call a beast with razor sharp claws and fangs cute? He runs around naked with a large whip like tail that can kill a man if he hits them! If that's cute I'd like to see what a cute boy is called to you." Another snorted. " Then maybe your right, the red fur and from what everyman has said a body that puts any man to shame I guess you could. But I'd never tell him that!" She laughed as did everyone else besides Chi-Chi who had just about enough of this sensless rambling.

Talking about demons, magic, monsters, and some mystical strength and power were things that they did as children! They were growing up and almost time to get married and here they all are talking about how anyone can find a demon cute!

" Please! That story about the demon is all made up! Are parents and the old priests have made up that entire story all up just to scare little kids and to make us listen to them!" Chi-Chi said aggrivated as they all gasped. All of them acted like she had just commited a major sin or said she was going to become a brothel whore.

" Chi-Chi! How can you say that after what happened last night!" One said appauled.

" Yeah Chi-Chi come on! You saw all the damage and how twenty people are now in our priests care!" Another said following her friend.

" Oh stop it!" Chi-Chi snapped. " Any band of thugs or morons who have a brain could of done all of what happened last night. I mean look at what happened only a few broken bones or noses at the worst and then you have a fire which has happened far too many times by kids who don't want to go to school! Then you count in all the other things that have happend and i'll tell you that it has nothing to do with a demon." Chi-Chi said now sitting up so she could address them. " Go on i'll give you the real truth about every 'supposed' demon sighting and story you've heard." Chi-Chi crossed her arms almost darring them to prove her wrong.

" Well what about last night?" One asked as Chi-Chi looked as she asked her glare turning her down meakly.

" Last night could of been more then one person, after all we have half the town dead asleep then woken up by the baker who probably has the worst sight in the entire town. That could of been anyone eating his bread, not like he ever closes his windows." Chi-Chi said waiting for another question.

" Then explain how then entire town guard were beaten up and how he avoided everyone by jumping from rooftop to rooftop!" Another one piped in as Chi-Chi's glare fell to her.

" It was dark, and we all know our town guard hardly train or have protected the town from anything serious in over ten years! Then count that were more then likely out drinking sakay that night I don't see how they could of been much of a fight. Hell my grandfather could of beaten them in his sleep!" Chi-Chi looked around for another question.

" Then what about the wolves? I mean they ahve been ravaging the local farmers livestock and crops like never before! He's stronger then an ox and broke through the fences like twigs! Then tore apart his cows and pigs letting his pack of wolves then clean up with what he left for them!" Another said and she too shrank back from Chi-Chi's powerful gaze.

" Any cow could of broken through the fence and let the wolves in. Or someone just broke them down, I don't find it true to all of your rumors say he can jump as high as a house and yet chooses to break through a fence? Please explain to me how that would work?" Chi-Chi smiled confidently as none of them had an answer for her. True that no one really saw the demon beyond the night, it could of been anyone.

" But what about Mrs. Hiroa? She came face to face with him after it knocked on her door. Then the kids inside also saw it before it broke through the roof!" That restarted the debate as Chi-Chi thought about that for a second.

" Well you can't really prove it was the demon, it could of been anyone wearing a mask and fur coat at the time. She might of just freaked being still half asleep and someone dressed up on her doorstep. But breaking through the roof? Please they haven't fixed that thing in years. I could break through it if I wanted to." Chi-Chi leaned back against the house frame. " And why would the demon knock on the door of someone's house? What possible reason could it have to go and do that!?"

Again there was no answer to Chi-Chi's question. " If your so sure the Demon doesn't exist why don't you come out with us tonight and we'll go to the cave where its supossed to live. If you stay there for one night and nothing comes then i'll believe you and none of us will ever say a thing about the demon again." One of her more bloder and headstrong friends suggested.

" If you guys swear never to talk about the demon again then i'll do it. But if I am right you all have to do my chores for a week? If your right.... you won't have to worry about ever seeing me again though I know that's not going to happen." A few of the girls gulped knowing from rumors what the demon did to young girls when he caught them.

" Even still Chi-Chi.... if he does exist you know what he'll do to you!" One asked biting her hair with the rumors providing a vivid imgaination.

" Yes I know. He'll throw me to the ground and rape me, then he'll eat me after putting me on a slow cooking fire while im still alive. Then use my bones to clean his teeth! I've heard the rumor a thousand times jeez I know because you've all told me a million times in vivid detail!" Chi-Chi exclaimed aggrivated, nothing more she hated then having to deal with this every single day!

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He bounded around in the forest completely unkowning of what was going on in the village, not like he really cared anyway. He stopped on a branch in the trees looking down he saw his adoptive family. Most were out and about the others were just lounging around, the matriach of the pack stood on guard as he slowly climbed his way down. He dropped down ontop of the den as the wolves looked up at him. Of course his scent immediatly told them who it was. He dropped to the ground as the younger wolves came up and licked the sides of his face. And like the pack always did when the younger cubs were hungry he regurgitated the mornings kill. He threw up half of his breakfeast letting the wolf cubs eat what his half digested meal. He sat back against the dens walls watching as his pack ran around. True he had been raised by wolves and it wasn't at all bad when he was a child. The one proverbial saying by humans was true to him alone. " What? Were you raised by wolves?"

( Many years earlier)

He lay screaming and wailing as as child lost who was, hungry, alone, cold, and sad. His screams reached the wolf pack nearby that had recently lost one of its cubs and since the scent had not been thouroughly known in the pack one wolf spotted the flailing and crying bundle. It knew they were missing a cub and seeing the tail and high pitched whine like a howl it went over to the little thing and licked his face calming the wails.

Being just a child the soothing notions of the wolf mother could bring his wails to rest. He was nuzzled gently by its wet furry nose as he just submittted and the wolf opened its mouth and put its fangs around him. Though it wasn't violent and the warm breath of the wolf kept him calm.

Gently it hoisted him in its mouth and carried him back to the den where the pack awaited the find of the lost cub. It came back with its mouth full as it went down into the den where it set him down amoungest all the other wolf cubs. None knowing that they had just picked up the wrong thing. But it couldn't be changed he was raised by the wolves like any other cub brought up in the pack. Though his mind registered that he wasn't really one of them, they didn't. He was treated just like one of them though he walked upright at times and climbed trees he was still the same.

He was still ravenous and just the same as any wolf cub at the time, sitting on his but with his hands holding him up as he played with the others. Biting and running around just the same. Of course he was the only one able to pet them in a gentle and soothing manner making most of the wolves whimper from the unkown sensitive side.

It wasn't long until he was doing most of the things on his own and spending time away from the pack but they let him being that he was faster and stronger then the rest. He did finally search out humanity which was a mystery to him as he always watched the farmers and such. But he did see other children playing, laughing and giggling with delight. His mind understanding truly that this other pack of animals was where he was truly from. When he came closer and the children saw him they went inside screaming 'monster' or 'demon' all the while. Of course he just sat down and scratched himself not really understanding any language or when the father came out with a katana in his hand dressed up in the armor of a samurai. He cowered backwards with his tail between his legs and his head bent down in submission but that was not the case as the sword came down to hit him instincts took over. He dived out of the way barring his fangs and sharp claws he attacked the open flesh of his neck.

His teeth bit deeply into the neck pirecing the flesh and snapped outwards ripping the throat from his neck and killing him as the sword fell to the ground. This happened in full view of the family as he grabbed the farmer's body in his hands, using them like a human would and ran off with his kill back to his pack. That was then when the name demon became his name for the village. Those who saw him afterwards knew only his rage as they tried hunting him down.

Parties at night that came through with torches lit and burning, the spears sharp and lethal, nets tightened and strapped, and each sword ready for blood. But he was no fool, he let them corner him, they were all fools. Blind too his trap. " Well look we've got this demon cornered now lets just finish this off." They said as he sat against a rock well but let out one huge wolf howl into the night, it echoed for miles through the trees and as they moved to capture him the call was returned nearby.

The glowing eyes of the pack surrounded them all as he grinned. His lips revealed his long white teeth as he snarled and dove in. Those who unprepared were killed as the pack jumped in barring there own fangs which delievered a fatal bite after fatal bite. It wasn't long until they tried to flee dumping there weapons and armor to run. But it was all for nothing as the ravine that he had forced them run twoards met up with them. The dark smile spread across his face as the two humans begged.

But there plea fell on deaf ears that cared or did not understand there words and soon they felt his fangs ripping them into pieces. He reared his back and howled into the full moon letting his animal side unleash in the basking glow of the moon. Its light setting his blood a boil.

The searched party came to find out what happened last night but it was only to discover the pack of wolves and him feasting on their friends. The blood dried on the faces of the wolves and his own as almost blended in with his fur that began to darken. His fear was set into the hearts of humans from that day forth as the demon. Other names as the demon dog, or dog of hell, never fell into suit with a demon that walked on its feet and used its hands.

( Present Time )

He yelped like a wolf as his tail got bitten playfully by the wolf cubs. He flashed a grin and began to rough house with them, pinning them down with his hands and enjoying the playtime. But he settled down as the pack got up for its hunt tonight, he smelled it as well. Human flesh..... He grinned evilly as humans were not the most tasteful but had more meat and bone then any animal they could take down.

Besides he enjoyed a good chase and he cracked his neck and hands. He let out a yawn as he bent over backwards and stretched himself out.He jumped into the tree's his golden eyes illuminating as dusk began to settle overhead. He followed the pack well until a little discovery was made.

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