Prologue

In an age before Gensokyo, far to the east in a desert filled land, a race of people thrived on the land and ruled by the pharaoh. The gods of this land were ever present with the people. One such deity was the young essence of Joy, Hanalli. Born under the goddess Hathor, Hanalli was tasked with managing the very joy of the humans and understanding what makes one happy.

As time went on, Hanalli grew bored with her job. Noticing how the human females all were happy with smaller versions of themselves, Hanalli hatched a plan. Taking six strands of her hair, she infused each one with the collection of the negative emotions and gave them names.

Jera of Envy, The Green Eyes of Jealousy.

Dimi of Despair, The Grey Cloud of Lost Hope.

Sorina of Sorrow, The Blue Tears of Pain.

Victian of Violence, The Orange Passion of Murder

Anera of Anger, The Red Fire of Rage

And Nahumar of Fright, The Amalgamation of Fear.

With the six emotions made, Hanalli set out to teach them all about humans and with their birth they would have idols modeled after their respective emotion. However, Nahumar's story is the most interesting out of the rest...

Nahumar was tasked with being the lesser Deity of a nearby village. Home to many farm workers who dream of pure bliss under the guise of this creature. No one know what he looked like but for an all powerful being, he was quite content with humans. Every three weeks, a small group of humans offer Nahumar a gift from their fields. Ranging from simple flat bread to the occasional Falafel. Yet out of all the Humans, one of which was considered his only human friend. A young farmhand female named Mio.

Mio was a girl who knew what Nahumar truly looked like, but kept his secret to be kind in return. The two always talked to one another about everything. Nahumar would listen well and reply to her. She did not fear the beast but rather treasured him. One day, she came to meet Nahumar and presented the offering on schedule alone. She was considered the unofficial keeper of Nahumar. She walked into the dark construction housed around the stone idol. She lit the torch which brushed over the other four to expose the writing of symbols to talk about Nahumar. In the middle of it all sat an idol slab with the drawing of a circle with an evil looking eye in the center.

"Nahumar! I came with your offering today!" Mio called out. Under her arm was a basket containing the offering. Nahumar's idol slowly glowed with a dark purple hue. The eye pulsed as he spoke in a warm but intimidating voice "Ah Mio. I am so glad to see you- Hm? The offering does not feel like the same as before..." and that is when Mio pulled out some square looking objects with almonds on the top. She smiled and announced "Ta-da! It's Basbousa! I always hear you wanted to enjoy something sweet, so I convinced the people to let me offer this to you.". Soon, a few black tendrils emerged from the ground. Two of which acted as hands, taking one of each square before being swallowed by the tendon. The sound of enjoyment echoed in the small building before a chuckle emerged. "Oh ho! it is sweet but not the sweet I was dreaming of. Never the less I shall accept this offering with much praise." Nahumar announced as one of his tendrils patted Mio's black hair. She lit up "So...you like it? I'm so glad! My mother taught me how to make it especially for you.". Nahumar retreated his hands as he felt the joy radiating from her and told her "I am honored to of tasted your food made by your own hands.".

The door closed behind them to not let prying eyes on the two as Nahumar slowly emerged from the ground. His true image was an orb of black mass no bigger than a baseball with a single eye. He looked up at Mio and hopped into her hands with glee, saying her name with a now higher and cute tone "Mio! You have to tell me more about these sweets. So far none of them touch the pallet of what I crave.". Mio sat on the ground and thought "Let's see...well there is this one type of bean called Cocoa but I only ever heard of it. I have not seen it for myself." Nahumar hopped in her hands like a child and asked her "That sounds like something I want to try! Do you think it will taste the same as the fear of man?". Mio shrugged "Possibly, but one day I can show you it. I heard our people opened a trade route with another tribe who has some on hand, but they are expensive to trade for..." and yet Nahumar didn't care "It's not a problem! As long as I see the item, I will remember what it looks like."

So that day, the two made a promise to find some Cocoa beans and hopefully find the craving Nahumar has longed for...

Yet months later...

The village was under attack by an army from the east. Clad in armor and wield weapons unseen by the inhabitants, they slaughtered the innocent and any who moved. No woman or child left alive. Mio hid in the only place she knew she could be safe, Nahumar's Shrine. She was cowering in fright, crying for the loss of her parents as she pleaded to Nahumar to fight. Yet today was a day that Nahumar was resting. She kept trying, whispering his name until the stone door was broken down. Three men emerged inside the dark shrine. One barked an order "Look everywhere to see if there is treasure to be had! These people always hide their most valued treasure in dark locations." as two soldiers looked around. One found Mio as he pulled her out by her long hair. She screamed in terror. "Sir! I found a survivor!" the man called out. "Let me go! Nahumar, save me!" Mio yelled in fear of her life. The leader looked at the girl and asked her "Where are the valuables in here?". Mio replied "There are none! We are just a farming village! You murdered my family and friends!". The man did not seem to move at all, raising a blade to Mio's neck. She cried as tears streamed down her face. The man asked again "Where are the valuables! Your kind always hide your treasure somewhere..." yet she was shaking and unable to answer him.

By this time, Nahumar was starting to wake up yet had no idea what was going on. He vaguely heard Mio's cries for him. The man was tired of these games. He took the girl by the hair to raise her up to his eye level and told her "Well I guess your life means more than gold and valuables..." thrusting his sword through her chest before tossing her now limp body to the side. Nahumar would finally see and hear in full, but what he saw made him feel shocked. The blood...The blade...the men...and the lifeless Mio. While the men looked for the valuable artifacts, Nahumar hopped out from the ground and rolled to Mio. He didn't want it to be so... He poked Mio's lifeless corpse "Wake up...Please, wake up Mio. D-don't die on me...You...You promised to show me what a Cocao bean was..." Nahumar spoke with a broken and shaken voice. He kept jostling her body in a vain and unaccepted way. She never responded.

The captain of the men noticed Nahumar and asked "What is that thing? Some kind of insect?" now seeing it had one eye. Nahumar looked up and saw the men who looked at him. Seeing his true visage. Another man said "Whatever it is, it's not a threat.". A stab to Nahumar. The captain shrugged and added "Fine. Leave the bug alone men." but as they turned to walk, Nahumar shouted back "How could you kill these innocent people?! They were doing nothing wrong! I swear you will all die here!". The guard turned around and looked perplexed "And what can you do about it? You are nothing but a small black orb.". Nahumar had enough. The area was covered in a black veil. The men that were there stood still as they saw in the sky a black eye with ringed layers of purple and black looking down upon them. The voice of Nahumar grew loud and boisterous "Shedding the blood of innocent shall be met with greater payment! Your lives end here!". From the ground, many tendrils wrapped around the limbs and body parts of the invading forces. Their arms pulled off and shredded. Their bodies snapping in half. Their screams echoed and their wails of agony resonated. Each one killed slowly and with much pain. None were left alive...

After a near five minutes of evisceration and ripping, the area returned to normal. The invading men vanished and so did their blood. Yet the dead innocents were left untouched. Nahumar rolled over to Mio's body and dug under one arm to rest. Exhausted from the energy he used as he started to cry. The heat he once felt with Mio was all but gone.

"Mio...D-don't be afraid. I'm here...Nahumar is here...Please Mio...Don't leave me...Mio..."

Nahumar since then has taken it upon himself to protecting any and all he could. Giving to humans that earned his trust. In the time he spent in Gensokyo with Sorina and Hanalli, Nahumar had found peace in the darkest part of the Magic Forest. As the now self titled "Youkai of Fear", Nahumar is tasked with managing the influx of fear while consuming the excess produced.

Yet he also met the Priestess that he became fond of...and slowly she did as well.