Chapter 1:

The Demon boys

Set after both ICO and Shadow of the Colossus. Three village, horned boys seek a way to stop the curse of the horned legacy. With the help of the new shaman and three magic swords, they may yet save the village from this curse.

DISCLAIMER: I don't own both of the games, but I have seen game- play clips of Shadow of the Colossus and read the plot behind ICO, so I know what I'm doing.

During ancient times, the days of Demons and monsters, it was said, in one village, that those who are born with horns would bring death and destruction to the village. But, three such boys were spared because the new shaman Lord Roras foresaw that he and the two others would lift the curse on his generation and the next and all generations. As the young ones grew, so too, did their horns, and they were feared by the villagers and revered by the shaman's followers. But, one girl, Miru, decided to help them instead of fear them, for even she had hope for these boys. Sometimes the guards wondered if the shaman was right to spare them.

One morning, the boys were ready to wake up when they heard giggling outside the house. Dema went up to the wall and put his ear against it. He heard talking and said, "It's those jerks again." Then, Cujak asked what should they do and Dema suggested a surprise attack on them. He told the other two the plan and went ahead with it. Dema went through the side window (or square whole in the wall whichever makes better sense to you) on the right and Cujak and Yopu went through the one on the left wall, they came out the alley way, looking in both directions and found three guys sidled on the wall, one on one side of the doorway, and two on the other. The three snuck up behind them and "BOO!" "AHH!" The three boys surprised the guys sidled on the wall and they were scared out of their wits. The horned boys laughed themselves silly and Yopu started to tear a bit and said, "Oh, you should've seen the looks on your faces." And he made a spooked face and gasped, mocking how terrified they were. "Yeah well, just wait until tomorrow, we'll get you then," one of the boys on the ground threatened. Then from behind, someone said, "You'll get whom tomorrow morning?" They turned to see Lord Roras, a tall, powerful looking man, with all facial hair and shoulder length white hair, sort of like Gandalf the white for those who have seen Lord of the Rings. Anyway, He stared at the three boys on the ground with a glare of intimidation and on of them stood up and lied, "No one sir." Then, Ruos gave them the evil eye, and the freaked out and ran off, the four of them, Roras and the horned boy giggling. "Thank you sir," Yopu said and Roras told him to just call him Roras.

Afterwards, the horned boys and Roras were drinking tea and enjoying some snacks in the shaman's temple, and some friendly conversation. Dema told Roras the tale of their surprise attack. "I see your hearing is improving well, perhaps better than that of a normal human," he commented, then Cujak asked, "But we are human, aren't we?" Roras stopped midway while drinking his tea. The room fell into silence as Roras stopped drinking his tea, and the three boys sat there looking confused and asking the same thing. Roras stopped drinking, placed the tea cup on the floor and placed his hands on his knees and sighed and said, "Well, you are almost human." Then the boys looked even more confused and Yopu asked, "What do you mean sir?" Roras took a moment to take in this question and told them, "Listen to me. What I am about to tell you, is historical, breath taking, and more importantly, it will impact your lives forever." Now, the boys were interested. They sat back as Roras began to tell them, "This story…." He paused, "…….is the origin of the horned curse."

The turning point in their lives, the story that will motivate them to break this curse. More to come in chapter 2.