In a world where you live in fear, a world where demons can be summoned is taboo for anyone to do. Demons that are summoned, always want something in return and the price are normally very high. Such as giving them your soul, your blood, and so on, it is risky and there is no way of knowing what a human would be capable of for when the demon had granted the wish that the human had desired once the demon had been summoned.
Demons are after all, evil creatures and only see humans as a food source. They devour either a human's soul or their bodies. It does not matter to them, and they will do anything and everything in their power to have what they want, no matter the price or cost it would be for the human.
Though there are humans that do still summon demons, and the ones that do that have to pay another price for even just thinking about summoning a demon, a price that they do not want to pay but will have to for they had broken the ultimate taboo… and that price is by death.
Death was the only way for anyone to redeem for their crimes, for only by god would they be able to find redemption. It would be the only way for those souls to find some kind of redemption by god, is to kill them and have him do his judgement. Otherwise, their soul would only grow darker and darker with the demon's deal and of course, before a demon could gain the human's soul from their wish.
Though, this is a tale of only one person, who had gotten away from that deal, the only one to have survived an other wise deadly deal and hunt by the humans of his home town. Of how he had lived his life living a cursed life that he thought, at the time to be perfect…
"Get him!" shouted a townsmen. A young teenager ran as fast as he could through the streets. He didn't know how long he had been running for, though from what he could tell was that it had to be a while for his lungs felt like they were on fire. The teen wanted only one thing and had only tried to make a simple deal with the demons, just one simple requests and the town had found out about the deal before he could even make it.
He didn't think that anyone would have ever found out though sadly, the next door neighbour had found out, and told the mayor before gathering everyone in town… now, they were going to hunt him down and kill him. Sure, he knew that something like this was going to happen, but he hadn't expected it to end up like this. All he wanted was for his greatest wish to be granted, then he would have left town before anyone would have found out about him ever making a deal such as that and never having to give up his soul in the long run… that was all he had planned and yet it had to be ruined because of this stupid town and their beliefs. He had hoped, in fact prayed that none of this was going to happen had failed because of his stupid neighbour.
Breathing deeply, the young man ran and hid in an alley, hoping that he could catch his breath. Covering his mouth, he tried to muffle the sound of his laboured breathing just so he wouldn't be discovered. Yet. Though he knew that he would only have a short time before he would be discovered and have to run again though at least he had another way out… yet what he didn't know was how much time he would have before he would be found. It all seemed like it would be one mystery after another and it would only get worse along the way at this point.
Looking from left to right, the young man didn't know what was happening now, in fact it all seemed very quiet, there was no way that they would have given up. In fact, they would have kept on going with their search until they found at least something that would tell them of his whereabouts.
Closing his eyes for a brief moment, Naruto took a deep breath before he dropped his hand from his mouth and carefully scooted his way toward the end of the alley before he peeked out from around the corner so he could see what was going on around him. 'So far, no one is coming… does that mean I have a chance of escape?' thought the teenager before shaking his head and started to make his way out of the alley and started to make a break for it. He had to take this chance while he still could.
This may be the only shot that he could get to get out of the town… and he was going to make sure that he was going to use it wisely. Looking around as he walked down the street, the young man could feel his heart beat slowing down a little more; he wanted to make sure that he had caught enough of his breath before he would start to run once more and of course prevent the sound of his feet hitting the ground echoing through the streets. The more he looked, the more he saw that he didn't see anyone… okay, now he was really confused as to what was going on.
Inhaling deeply, he started to run down the streets once more, hoping that if he could just keep on going straight he would be out of the town in no time. Then he would be able to live his life the way he wanted and enjoy it without any problems… and of course to try again later to get his wish granted… though that was also assuming that he could get all the material to try to summon the demon once again.
"There he is! Get him!" shouted a man before an angry mob formed behind him. The young man gulped and screamed before he started to run the other way. He had to get away as fast as he could. There was no way that he could stay here or else he would be killed by these people. Now that he thought about it though it sure did seem a little old for people to still be able to summon demons though it still worked either way.
'Have to keep running! I can't die here!' thought the teenager as he ran all the more. He felt his lungs burning, his nerves on fire with the thought of being killed. The thought of being killed flashed through his mind, it scared him deeply. It scared him so much that the young man didn't know if he would be able to survive like this. He had to keep running wouldn't he? Would he have to keep running from this town no matter what town he would go to? No matter where he went, would they always find him and try to kill him? There was really no way of knowing what it was yet what he did know was that he would have to hurry up and find some way to escape or somehow fake his own death.
Trying to keep his vision from blurring, the teenager made a sharp turn, hoping to lose them that way. Yet, he had a feeling that it wouldn't last for very long yet it still gave him some kind of time to regain his composure. Hell, maybe even to regain his breath, either way it would be nice to have to regain some air in his lungs before he would have to take off once again.
Looking left and right, the young man started to climb up the ladder that was nearby, hoping that by going up onto the roof, he would be able to escape this way. Maybe this way, he could have a means of escape even if it meant that he would have to somehow go from roof to roof or at least camp out on the roof for a little while. 'For some reason that just sounds really sad…' thought the teen with a soft yet sad sigh.
Taking a good look around, the teenager saw that everyone was still looking for him, and from what he could gather it seemed like they would keep looking for him. Maybe it was best that he try to leave again at night… that may be his best option at this point though he still couldn't be sure what time at night would be good enough time to get him out of this place and head towards freedom… Taking a deep breath, the young man looked up at the sky as he tried to think on what he could do to help pass the time while he waited for night to fall.
Closing his eyes for a brief moment, the young man could smell the moisture in the air; it was going to rain tonight… Though it may make it a little difficult for him to believe that he would be able to escape from the village with all the dirt roads that covered the town… Well, that and the gravel roads would also make it difficult for they would still give away his foot prints and thus, making it more difficult for him to get away from this place. Why couldn't things be easier for him at this point? Shaking his head, the young man opened his eyes as he gazed up at the sky and saw that the sky was already starting to darken.
"Well, may as well try to escape now while I have the chance…" whispered the young man before he started to run toward the ladder and started to climb down. So far it hadn't rained yet so that had to be a good sign right? That meant that he could still get away from this place before it became too much trouble for him in the long run. Breathing deeply, he pumped his legs with as much energy as he could just so he could get away as fast as he could, though in fact it almost seemed like things were starting to slow down for him yet he didn't fully understand why that was… there had to be something behind this…
Shaking his head again, the teenager made a sharp turn hoping that it would lead him to a path that would get him out of town, for if he remembered right, he hadn't been here before and that only made things a little more confusing for him. Why did things feel like they were slowing down for him? Was something or someone behind it? He wasn't really sure and had a sinking feeling that it would lead to his own downfall yet he still couldn't be sure of that as of yet. There was still so much that he had to think of though… such as his escape and how he would live his life now… or he should say, how he should live after he escapes from this hell hole…
Frowning, the teen made another quick turn only to gasp in shock at what was standing in front of him. Standing there was the mob of the town's folk, all of them holding swords as they started to close in on him. The sky darkened all the more, and rain started to fall as if predicting the teen's demise for the crimes that he had committed this day.
"There he is!" shouted a man while he held his sword tightly in his left hand. This only made the teenager a little more fearful for his life, and that only served for him to make a quick turn around and started to make a mad dash to get away from this place.
Though even before he could get out of the alley, it seemed that more people had decided to block off his way out as they started to close in on him, this couldn't be happening… He couldn't allow this to happen to him! No! Panicking, the young man started to back up a bit until he had been literally been backed up against a wall. "You will be saved, god will show you mercy upon your soul." Said a man as he walked closer to the teenager, his eyes gleaming with the desire to 'save' the teenagers soul.
"I wasn't trying to wish for anything harmful! I just wanted to-"
"Shut up! Any wish is fine but by a demon granting that wish is forbidden and you know that!" shouted random townsmen, which of course only caused the teen to flinch. He hadn't wanted it to be like this though he knew that no matter what he said, they wouldn't see it that way and moreover, just want to kill him just so they would be rid of him once and for all… After all, they have had wanted to get rid of him for a while now but couldn't find a good reason to be rid of him and now, this was their chance… okay yeah he had been stupid and should have summoned the demon in the forest or something…
"Please don't kill me!" shouted the teen.
"We aren't killing you, we're saving your soul…" said a woman with a soft smile, though within that smile he saw the hidden meaning, something sinister…
Before he saw it coming, the townsmen rushed at him and started to swing their swords at him. He screamed and tried to fight back. A sword stabbed his shoulder; some stabbed his arms and legs. No matter what he did, the teen just couldn't beat them all; no matter how many he would beat, it seemed that more of them would just take their place.
The teenager spun around as he tried to kick some of them in the sides, maybe in the stomach or even throw in a punch here and there. Though the men were not even fazed as they just swung their sword at the teenager… Blood stained his clothes and of course dripped onto the ground. 'I have to win!' thought the teenager as he threw another punch and another kick. Hoping, praying that his prayers would be answered by the gods that they would allow him to win or even to give him the strength to beat these people.
Though no matter what he did, he just couldn't stop the assault that played at him. Soon, a sword stabbed through his chest and went right through his lung. Eyes widening, he gasped out softly in pain before he started to lean against the wall and looked down with his body shaking from the pain that started to surge through his body. Blood started to build up in his mouth and dribble down his lip. The teen started to slip down the stone wall before he found himself to be sitting down.
The villagers smirked down at the teenager before they started to leave him alone to suffer. They figured that they had done their job and hoped that the pain that he was feeling would be carried on to his next life and know that they had finally done the lord a favour by killing him.
As for the teen, he slowly reached up and covered the sound to his chest, the blood still seeping out from the wound, staining his clothes in blood. 'Is this it? Am… am I going to die?' he thought before closing his eyes. He knew that this was going to be the end of him… nothing could save him though… at least he could himself some time to reflect on his past… right?
"You're pathetic you know that human?" said a new voice, causing the teen to open his eyes, his body was feeling weak from the blood loss. Blinking slowly, he tried to speak but his words were blocked by the blood that filled his mouth. Standing there, was a fox with nine swaying tails behind it, he remembered it… it was the image he saw in the smoke from when he was summoning a demon to grant him his wish… "It is sad, you were a strong human and yet you were so easily defeated… Yet, that is to be expected from being surrounded by an angry mod because of that taboo…"
Narrowing his tired eyes, the teen wanted to reach out and strangle the demon that stood before him though his body was just far too weak for him to even lift his arms for the hand that had covered the wound to his chest, slipped away and his breathing was becoming laboured.
"I can save you, but you will not be the same… yet, your life will be saved…" He didn't think that anything could make him not want for his life to be saved. All he wanted was to live, to live and see tomorrow and grow up and marry someone he loves. Closing his eyes for a brief moment, the teen knew that if he did accept this, he would have to leave this place forever and move on with his life. For all they know, he was as good as dead and that there was no chance for him to have survived.
Opening his eyes, the young man stared at the demon as he tried to bring up his remaining strength to speak so he could tell the demon fox his answer. "Before you give me your answer, just remember, once you accept you cannot reverse it… the only way to reverse it, is if a magical artifact that hasn't been used in hundreds of years can reverse it, and you shall return to this state and die… understand?"
Blinking slowly, he started to progress what the demon had said… he would live and there was no way to reverse it? So? All he could see was that this was a chance to live his life to the fullest, and he would grow old instead of die from blood loss. Inhaling through his nose, coughing up blood, he gave his answer… his answer, of course was horse from his hacking and blood spilling down his lips… "Yes… I… I accept…"