It was the middle of December. It was about five degrees and it was snowing. Wep'keer always had rough winters, but ever since the blizzard the twin demons caused, it hasn't seemed as bad. On this particular day, Oki was out hunting. He had made sure he had a sword on hand. He was being especially cautious after hearing rumors about demons being back. Oki could have sworn that Amaterasu had rid them of the world forever. Things seemed to peaceful when she first left.
Oki turned into his wolf form. It was easier to kill that way and it kept him warmer. He began sniffing around for a little bit and before he actually got scent of something. It smelt a little strange, but he needed to eat something, right? He kept his movements slow and quiet. He didn't want to startled whatever it was. As he got closer, he saw a large black figure. He crept forward little by little before he could actually get a clear view of the creature. When he got close enough, he was able to see that it was, in fact, a demon. It was about his size. It was completely black. It's two front paws were the size of its reptilian face. Its hind legs were like that of a canine. It had six large spike that stood up on its back. After thinking about it for a little bit, Oki figured it'd be best to do away with the demon before it could get closer to the villagers.
Oki rushed in at it with his teeth bared. The demon jumped back and snarled. Oki lunged at its throat, trying to suffocate it, but before he could, the beast swiped at him with its claws. The first swipe just grazed over his shoulder. Oki growled in pain but lunged back at its neck. He was able to tear its neck open, causing the creature to bleed out. Before the creature could respond, Oki hit it with two quick strikes. The demon stopped moving and after a few seconds, its lifeless body turned into dust and disappeared.
Oki grunted. The pain in his shoulder stung. "Damn demon," he muttered to himself as he limped back to the tribe. Hopefully, the hunters would have better luck at gathering some food. He would try later or something.
Once Oki got back, Kai noticed his shoulder.
"Oki! What happened?" she asked as grabbed onto his shoulder and looked at the wound.
"Nothing. Don't touch that," he groaned. It was started to hurt even worse now that Kai was picking at it.
"We need to clean this out. What happened?" Kai asked. Starring into Oki's face. Oki finally sighed and relucntantly gave her the answer.
"There was just a demon in the woods. No big deal, its dead now," Oki sighed.
"Well, let's go fix this up," she said softly.
When the arrived back at Kai's hut, Oki didn't say anything. He never was much of a talker but it just made Kai feel awkward. Kai filled a small pot up with hot water and brought it over next to Oki. She sat down next to him and began to clean his wound.
"I though Amaterasu got rid of the demons," she murmured.
"So did I. I wonder why they came back so suddenly," Oki said.
After about 30 minutes, Oki's arm was cleaned out. Oki heard Samickle howling about something, which meant "Oki, come here."
Oki walked up the path towards the chief's hut. He opened the drapes to see Samickle sitting across from some kind of hooded character.
"Who's this?" Oki asked sternly. What was going on?
Samickle looked up at Oki. Oki could see his eyes through his mask. They were worried and desperate. "This woman says that the dreaded Ninetails has returned."
"What!? How does she know?" Oki asked harshly.
"She said she's seen her. She said Ninetails has been stalking the area around us for about a week now. That's the reason for the sudden appearances of demons."
Oki's eyes widened. He looked back at the cloaked figured that had it's back turned. Who was she? How did she know all this?
"For now, she'll be staying with us. I'm trusting you to look after her," Samickle said sternly. Oki knew that there was no use in fighting the will of the chief and reluctantly agreed to Samickle's request. The woman stood up and turned his way. She was thin but still had a womanly figure. Her skin was almost as pale as the snow. She wore a dark brown cloak that stopped mid-calf. The hood she wore covered half of her face. The only thing on her head that was visible was her crimson red lips. She seemed to have thick white hair in which stuck out in the front a bit.
She bowed in front of him. "Thank you, Oki."
Oki was taken aback at her voice. It was beautiful. It was light and sweet, yet strong and confident.
"Y-yes," he said. He wasn't sure what to do with her. Give her a tour maybe? "Well, I'll start by showing you around...I guess."
Oki walked her around the village. Showing her where the huts were, where they gathered for tribe meetings, stuff like that. Eventually, Kai happened upon the two.
"Oh? Who is this?" Kai asked. She seemed taken back. She sounded a little angry too.
"Uhmm-" Oki started. He realized he didn't know her name at all.
"Hello. My name is...Ammy," she said sweetly.
