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"Hehe, cant catch me!" A small demon with long neon green horns teased, as he ran away from a slightly taller demon with curved spiky pink horns
"Brother!! Stop running away!" The pink demon squealed, bandages in hand, tired from running circles in pursuit of her sibling
"I told ya, i dont need help!" Now running backwards, he stuck his tongue out, clearly not phased by his sisters concern
"I just want to help you!"
"Now now you two, thats enough" a much larger demon wearing a long, silky white kimono came out of the house into the courtyard the two where running around in
Both of them came running up to the woman immediately with their heads low as if they had wronged her somehow
She crouched down to meet their gaze "Shuriken, what did we say about refusing your sisters help?" The green menace nodded slowly
"And Vine staff, what did we say about not worrying over such small things? Shuriken is fine, he only scratched his elbow a little"
"Yes mother" the pink caretaker bowed down
"No need to be so formal dear!" She chuckled a bit, slowly getting up from her crouched stance "Now then, are you two hungry? Because dinner's ready"
The siblings faces lit up suddenly, probably forgetting everything that had just taken place, they looked at eachother and then headed inside for a delicious meal
The white horned demon smiled and shook her head a bit "kids.." she thought to herself before following suit inside the house
The diner table was prepared and the silverware had already been set, plates full of a wide arrangement of fruits and vegetables waiting patiently for the family of three to chow down on them
The duo where quick to sit on their seats, awaiting their mother to join them aswell, once she did they all linked hands, said a prayer and finally began eating their meals
Lighthearted conversation filled the room, from stories, to jokes, to telling shuriken to not eat that fast, it was, nice
With a relaxing atmosphere you would expect from a family dinner
Unfortunately...
*Knock*.......
*Knock*.......
*Knock*.......
Not all things are meant to last
The white demon stood up suddenly, her expression quickly turned from one of care and compassion into anger, she spoke up in a tone the siblings had never heard before
"You two, get to your room NOW and hide, do NOT come out unless i say so."
"U-uh okay..." with a shaky voice the older sibling grabbed her younger brother by the arm and quickly headed upstairs, he tried to resist, but he was no match for his sister, this was clearly serious even he could understand that but he felt like he had to do something to help out his dear mother
Once they had gone upstairs the parent turned her attention back to the door, taking a deep sigh she walked towards it and opened it slowly, peaking her head around the door praying to illumina this wasnt who she thought it was
Illumina doesnt gift his blessings very often
Standing at the door was the last person, or rather... thing she wanted to see, him.
"Why hello there dear, may we come in~?" The visitor asked, through a crooked smile with sharp jagged teeth, that smile, that damned smile..
"No you may not, i told you im done with you and your deals." She was practically hissing, even though most of her face was obscured by the door, her animosity was obvious
"Hehe... HAHAHAHA" the visitor burst into a crazed laughing fit, using the door as a support as to not fall over
"You wherent being serious about that, where you? You of all people should know youre in too deep to back away now sweetheart" the smile on his face grew wider with every word, it made a pit form in her stomach
"Well you better believe it, because i am DONE, with this, i have a new chance at life now and i wont let you ruin it." She said slamming the door shut, only for a hand to keep it from closing completely pressing on it from the other side
"Please, we implore you to reconsider." Forcing the door to stay open, the visitor pressed harder, his tone having shifted, not completely different to how he was speaking before but just enough to send shivers down the poor mothers spine, but she did not budge
"LEAVE!" she once again tried to slam the door shut of course being easily stopped by the visitor, she very well knew she wasnt going to win this, she knew from the second he appeared on her doorstep, but she didnt care, was it out of arrogance? Ignorence? Confidence? Maybe even desperation, it did not matter now
The smile on his face wavered but only for a moment
"well... it really is a shame.." his crooked grin quickly reappeared, more unsettling than ever before, a strange glow started emitting from his palm, a light whirring echoed through the air
The white demon couldn't even register what was happening before it was already too late, the door was blasted open, breaking from its hinges and slamming into the wall next to it, she went flying backwards, through the living room, landing directly on the recently used kitchen table, breaking it in half
There was a sharp pain in the back of her neck and head, her back felt wet, slowly the stinging bitterness of cold metal and porcelain in her backside made itself apparent, she tried to move her hands, legs, anything, but they wouldnt budge, she tried to scream, but the only thing that came out of her mouth was weak gasps, and the gargling of blood that was building in her throat
The intruder made his way down the hall slowly, seemingly reveling in the moment, seeing the poor woman convulsing ontop of the remains of a fractured table, he simply crouched down over her and placed a hand under her chin
Her eyes where rapidly shaking, her breathing was erratic and weak, the fear she felt in her heart was on open display for anyone to see, quite the contrast from her stoic demeanor from just a few minutes ago
"Pleasure doing business with ya" he slowly took his hand off her chin as her breathing slowed and the light left her eyes
He stood up, looking around the room, taking particular interest onto the shattered table
"Three plates..." he thought, his crooked grin grew once again "new chance at life eh? This should be fun" chuckling to himself, slowly stepping towards the staircase adjacent to the kitchen
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The siblings where silently huddled together under their bed, the commotion from downstairs made the younger brother eager to jump into action to help his mother! But his sister had other plans, she was shaking, grabbing onto him like her life depended on it, that loud crashing noise must have really scared her, but that only fueled his spirit, he really didnt like to see his sister like this, as much as he teased her, maybe he should-
The sound of footsteps outside snapped him out of his train of thought, the older sibling undoubtedly noticed aswell, putting a hand over her mouth in an attempt to muffle the noise of her erratic breathing
The green demon clutched his namesake gear in his hand as the door opened up slowly with an ear splitting creak, the intruder walked inside the room slowly being sure to take his time, the sound of his dirt covered boots hitting the wooden floor echoing down the hall
Without a second thought the green menace dragged himself out of the underside of the bed and propped himself up right infront of the intruder
"GET OUT OF OUR HOUSE!" trying his best to sound intimidating, he pointed his shuriken at the man
"Would you look at that! I was right!" He clasped his hands together, the grimace on his face sent chills down the young boys spine
"Now then, you wouldnt happen to know where your old man is, would you kid?" Tilting his head slightly, hands still brought together, like a child excited to get their hands on a birthday present
"WHAT DID YOU DO TO MOM?" he thrust his throwing arm backwards, preparing himself for an attack
The intruder giggled at his feeble attempts to threaten him
"Now now kid, we just need to know where your papa is, wouldnt you be so kind?" He held out his hand, waiting for a response
With a grunt, the young demon propelled three shurikens at the intruder in rapid succession, they all hit their mark, being lodged into the intruders torso
He chuckled a bit, slowly pulling out each shuriken and flicking them right back to their owner
"Disappointing.... oh well" he raised his hand aiming directly at the young child, a strange glow once again coming from his palm, as it made a slight crackling sound
The pink demons eyes widened, she couldnt just sit quietly under their bed and watch this happen any longer, she quickly dragged herself out of there
"BROTHER LOOK OUT!" running up to him, she tackled her younger brother out of the way of whatever that thing fired at him, taking the hit in the process
She cried out in pain, falling on the floor as she clasped her left arm in agony, the glowing projectile that hit her had attached itself onto her skin and was spreading slowly
"SIS!!!!" her younger brother yelled, getting up quickly and rushing over to his wounded sisters side, he held her in his arms
"IM SORRY IM SORRY IM SORRY" tears streaming down his face and falling onto her arm, which was being overtaken by that ominous glow
The intruder was taken aback by the sudden appearance of the young girl, his calm demeanor had broken and his grimace was strangely absent from his face
"S-siblings??... that.... that cant be!" he thought to himself
"Its apsurd! Its impossible! Its.... its......." his crooked grin made itself apparent once again, somehow more contorted than ever before
"....fascinating" he raised his hand and snapped his fingers, and just like that the glowing that was slowly spreading itself on the pink demons left arm, stopped right on her shoulder, the glow slowly faded away and so did the pain that accompanied it
As the glow vanished entirely her arm began to stiffen and fall apart, roots and vines emerged from the rotting flesh until her arm was entirely replaced by them, this wasnt a painful process but it was definitely uncomfortable, both to watch and go through
With her pained tears subsiding, she had mostly calmed down at this point, although her brother hadnt seemed to notice as he was still sobbing uncontrollably, she stared at her newly acquired wooden arm, concerned and confused as to what had just taken place, her eyes wandered a bit until they met the gaze of the intruder, sitting there silently this entire time, although she couldnt quite make his eyes out through the darkness she could tell how intently he was staring at her
The sight of the person responsible for the replacement of her arm shook her to her core, this was the first time she got a decent look at the man afterall, she was paralyzed by fear, he undoubtedly noticed this as his grin once again widened to an uncomfortable degree
"Good luck out there you two, we will be watching with great intrigue~" The man finally spoke up, giggling to himself as the room filled with smoke, he waved goodbye to the pair and disappeared into the mist as an ominous laugh echod through the house
The combination of the smoke and how tired she was already feeling from everything she just went through was easily enough for the exhausted girl to peacefully drift off into a deep slumber, one which she would need, for her and her brothers life after tonight would never be the same