Prologue
Darktail slammed against the ground as he was ripped from his precious prey, Luigi. The tail, blades, and other features quickly disappeared from the green plumber, as he fell the the ground unconscious. Darktail scrambled towards him in efforts to possess him again, but was flung backwards by his elder brother, Mario. The serpentine demon was rammed into the tree, and let out an unholy cry. He shook himself and extended his body to its full height. He looked back to his precious prey, and saw his brother infront and protecting him, with angry flames flickering in his palm. This was a battle Darktail knew he couldn't win.
Chapter 1
This isn't right, Darktail thought, when I first surfaced and possessed Luigi, I was able to suck Mario dry of blood, and yet he somehow survived. But now I'm even having trouble possessing Luigi, and my blood draining powers seem to have drastically decreased. He hissed in frustration and curled up on top of a large tree stump. He set his gaze upon the setting sun. What if I am becoming no longer a demon...
He jerked his head up to the sudden sound of crunching footsteps. The serpentine demon then quickly swished his tail around, creating an unnoticeable dark haze to cloak himself from the eyes of the coming stranger.
Darktail immediately recognized the approaching human. With red flames burning brightly in their hand, it was none other than that cursed Mario. Darktail froze like a an unmoving statue, as the dreaded hero in red surveyed the area. Since he saw nothing out of the ordinary, he swiftly turned and walked away, while also putting out the flame in his hand.
After the coast was completely clear, the once mighty blood and darkness demon let out a blood-curling cry of pure fear and pain. Now I'm the one being hunted, he reminded himself, as a tear of blood trickled down his scaly face.