Author Note: Well I decided to re-write this. I've put my current fic 'New World Order' on hold to redo this. It's pretty much going to be the same just added new dialogue, changed some the scenes and added better descriptions. I'm going to be doing this to the rest of my fics as well. Well, maybe. We'll see how everything turns out XD
Enjoy the new 'The Unknown Creature'. Please review and give feedback, I strive for it!
All around the world there are different superstitions within each country. This is about the superstition of the Slenderman, a creature from the unknown. Let's us recount the tale of a certain young blond child.
In a little village in the midst of a great woodland area, locked away from society, there was a myth, an urban legend or maybe the truth in some sense. The legend was of a creature called "Der Großmann", or translated to "The Slender Man". He, or it, comes from the woods, through the mist and darkness of the woodland. Usually it was told that if children were bad and dishonest the Slenderman would come and take them out of existence, not leaving a single trail. He had limbs that he could lengthen, tendrils like Doc Oc from "Spiderman". Children were always scared of the Slenderman, so they were always truthful, and well behaved, the village was all plain and peaceful. But with anything there is always an odd one out.
A young black, spiky haired boy sat on the woodland edge, still in the small village, but just touching the forest. His mind was blank as he stared into the forest, expecting something to happen. He sighed as he heard small footsteps breaking branches under the weight of the person walking over them. Zack knew immediately it was his younger brother; Cloud.
"Cloud, you shouldn't be here," whispered the young black haired boy.
"Zack, don't go," whispered Clouds' faint voice. His bright sapphire blue eyes welled up with tears. Cloud sniffed and wiped his tears with the sleeve of his jumper. Well, it was actually Zacks' jumper which was too big for him but Cloud felt the comfort and Zack had allowed him to keep it.
"Cloud…" whispered Zack, climbing to his feet to look his younger brother in the eye.
"What?" asked Cloud, the tears now freely falling from his eyes.
"You know that if I told the truth I'd still be taken away," replied Zack turning away from Cloud. He knew if he looked at Cloud his eyes would give away the guilt holding him down.
"Why did you do it?" sobbed Cloud, his words becoming harder to understand due to the crying, "Why did you kill her? I thought she was your best friend!"
"Cloud, I didn't realise I was doing it until it was over," whispered Zack his back now facing Cloud. Cloud suddenly noticed the increasing mist. He knew the tales well enough to know that the mist was a sign of the creatures coming. A myth was unveiling itself in front of the young boys' eyes. He tried to shout for Zack but no words came out. Cloud knew he couldn't do anything alone so he turned around and sprinted towards the town. He shouted for help as he ran towards his home.
His hand hovered at the door handle, a little further and he would open the door to his small house, when suddenly a loud shriek pierced the quiet village air. Cloud turned from the door and ran as fast as his small legs could carry him to the forest edge. He stopped in his tracks as he seen a thick layer of mist around the forest, but no mist was entering the village. Zack was no-where to be seen, but when Cloud looked up into the darker part of the mist he seen it. It was there, The Tall Man. Tendrils reaching out through the branches. It was like a giant tree itself. Cloud stepped back in fear, but tripped over a hidden branch. The fog seemed to be emitting from the creature. Clouds' face turned pale white as he saw the creature reaching towards him slowly. It had no face! Cloud was petrified on the spot; he couldn't move a single muscle. As the creature slowly moved towards Cloud, a hand grasped his shoulder rather tightly. Cloud spun around to see a pink haired girl there, with a rifle clutched in her hands, pushed up against her shoulder. One eye closed she aimed down the sight at the creature in the forest. Her finger gently pulled at the trigger. A bullet shot from the rifle, heading straight for the weird-humanoid. The faceless one drew back, flinching at the surprising attack from the girl, not that much older than Cloud. The girl grabbed onto Clouds' arm, hauling him up to his feet. Cloud began pushing out of the girls iron grip, which was failing to release any tension keeping his arm locked in her grasp.
"ZAAAAAAAAACK!" cried Cloud, tears streaming from his face, his knees feeling weak under his own weight. The girl quickly fell to the ground with him, her arms wrapped around him from behind. Cloud felt protection, safety and security in her grasp. They watched as the mist dissipated, the Slenderman and Zack gone without a trace.
"Come on, Kid," ordered the girl. Cloud noticed she looked about a year or two older than him. The girl released her arms from Clouds' body and stood up, hauling Cloud up with her. The pair turned and walked back to the village in silence, the girl flicking the safety on the rifle and checking it over. They reached the middle of the village, surrounded by country style homes and a large water tower in the middle of the village.
This was Clouds' hometown, Nibelhiem. A few years beforehand a man had destroyed most of the village and killing his father in the process. Or so his mother had told him but he was too young to think differently. The man was finally put down and that was the end of it. It'd been rebuilt very quickly, within a few months to be accurate,
"Cloud, go home. Tell your mother Zack was taken," demanded the girl.
"You knew Zack?" asked Cloud, he was confused. He'd never seen him with this girl before. In fact, he'd never seen her full stop.
"He was my best friend, don't you recognise me?"
"Lightning, is that you?" asked Cloud. Now he remembered her. He'd met her a few years ago when they'd first moved to the village. Zack and Lightning saw each other as rivals and always tried to best the other. Cloud got along perfectly with Lightnings' sister Serah. They were both the same age and they liked the same things. Serah… she was also kidnapped by the Slenderman. Cloud shook his head and realised Lightning was talking.
"Cloud, do you hear what I'm saying?" asked Lightning, putting a reassuring hand on Clouds' shoulder. His eyes filled with happiness as he had someone he could rely on during this hard time, since they were going through the same dilemma.
"I'm gonna go find Zack," Cloud blurted out. He didn't even realise what he was saying before Lightning already had an answer.
"You're not going alone. I'll come with you," ordered Lightning.
"I thought you'd never ask," smirked Cloud as he nodded his goodbye to Lightning and walked towards his house.
"Up early in the morning to leave," said Lightning, walking away from Cloud.
Cloud walked into his small home. It was decorated to his mothers' own unique tastes.
"Cloud?" came a weak voice from the living room. It was obvious, even to the untrained ear that the owner of the voice had been crying recently.
"Yes?" asked Cloud.
"What are you doing?" questioned his mum.
"I'm packing," replied Cloud, his face showing no emotion but he kept his eyes out his mothers' gaze, fearing if she looked into them she'd see all the emotions that were bottled up inside.
"You're leaving?" asked his mother, her voice still sweet even though it was filled with remorse, guilt and anger.
"Yeah, but I'll be back, with Zack as well," Cloud smiled. His mum stood still on the spot, took a deep breath and exhaled.
"Be careful, I don't want to lose you as well," she said as she was closing a drawer she just pulled a brown envelope from, "this is our savings. It won't take me that long to save it up again if you're gone."
"Mom, this is almost £500," gasped Cloud, clutching the envelope close to him, "I will be careful, I promise."
"Yeah, I know," she sighed, leaning down and kissing Cloud's cheek.
Cloud woke up early the next morning. He'd got himself ready in a hurry. Stopping at the front door he turned to see his mum standing there, holding an item in her hand though it was covered by a blanket. She took of the blanket, and under it sat a small katana.
"It was your dads', saved him until his final breath, I hope it does the same to you."
"Good bye, mom, I love you," Cloud whispered, taking the sword from her hands. He walked out the door, leaving his young life behind. He now had no choice but to grow up, faster than anyone else.
He walked to the village limits thinking through a lot of different scenarios they could end up having during the journey. The closer he got, the clearer the figure standing at the edge of the village. Cloud took a few seconds to recognise it was Lightning. She was dressed in a set of combat fatigues and had a weapon slid into a holster at her back. He looked at the weapon and noticed it was one of the weapons Serah had designed when he was with her nearly every day. A gunblade is what she called it.
"Y'know they are dangerous?" stated Cloud, pointing at the weapon.
"And what about that sword you're carrying?" questioned Lightning, shooting Cloud a questioning glare.
"Y'got me there," smirked Cloud.
"I think we've done enough chit chat, let's go," ordered Lightning, beginning to walk ahead. Cloud nodded and ran after her, catching up within a few seconds. Cloud began talking about the weapons Serah had designed, mimicking slashing motions when talking about how good the blade was for cutting. Lightning simply nodded when needed and gave her input as they walked towards the sun rise.
Author Note: Well there it is. As I said, I've added stuff, changed stuff and I will finish these off because I need to sort the continuity errors because it's annoying me.
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