Chapter 2
I jump up in surprise. Mother? Why is he calling me mother? Then I remembered what that voice said before I fell unconscious from the pain 'Be sure to create many many children'. No. No way. It could be. I'm over thinking this.
The sudden sound of whimpering beside me makes me jump and squeak like a mouse. I completely forgot about the wolves. The demon exceed giggles, That was a cute sound! I flinch away from the wolves as they got too close. The exceed then flies over to the wolves. Hey you guys, back off! You're scaring Mother! The exceed announces. They whimper, dropping their ears back, and they slowly lay down on the ground in a submission manner. They're showing me that they mean me no harm. Hesitantly, I reach over and place my head on the one closest to me which also happens to be the biggest one so I'm guessing he's the alpha. I couldn't help but smile when I saw him wag his tail.
Yay! Mother is no longer scared of us! The exceed cheers and the other wolves wag their tails joyfully too. I couldn't help but giggle as I cautiously get to my feet, testing my strength. I was dizzy for a moment but I didn't collapse and it quickly passed. The wolves quickly surround me in a protective way as the exceed flies up onto my shoulder.
Where are we going? The exceed questions. The wolves cock their heads curiously. I think for a moment. I need answers.
"We need to find the spell book that they used to do this." I reply. The wolves instantly scatter, sniffing and searching, while the exceed stayed right beside me. It took us what felt like an hour to find what we were looking for. It was a small study room with books and parchment paper scattered everywhere and on the chaotic desk with a strange symbol is the book I'm looking for. The black book wasn't thick but it gave off a dark aura that made me want to run from it or even burn it. My hands shook as I carefully lifted the book and felt a burning jolt rush through me. I nearly drop the book from the sensation but quickly caught it when it passed.
The exceed on my shoulder giggles and reaches for the book, It's Father's symbol!
The symbol on the book is shaped like a bird except it had no head, just grand wings and a long tail. I haven't seen a symbol like this before. I was too afraid to open it alone. What if something happened? I'm powerless right now. I press the book to my chest as I leave the study. I'll need Levy to look through this if we're going to fix what happened to me.
I start wondering the area trying to find the exit but it's so dark that I can't see anything. What I wouldn't give for a light or to have Natsu here. Without warning, an unfamiliar sensation that I can't even describe resonates throughout my whole body. It's burning. It's electrifying. It's buzzing throughout my body like a million bees. What is this? What's going on? My fight or flight instinct kicks in and my body starts fighting against this feeling. Pain fills me and I scream. I suddenly collapse against the wall that I was using as a guild. The exceed hovers in front of me and says as though it knows exactly what is going on, Don't fight it Mother! I'm just getting another sibling! Just let go and let them come out! It's not just you who hurts when you fight it.
I take a deep breath and force myself to relax. The pain dies and I watch as these sparks as though someone was trying to light a match appear before me. Abruptly, a roaring blaze comes to life. I shield my eyes from the unexpected brightness and when it dies I gasp at what was left in its place.
It's the size of a large bird of prey with pixie wings twice its size. Its horns are way too big for its small body and its tail too long as well as its fingers and claws but for some reason it works for this creature. Its skin is the perfect mixture of burnt black and blazing red with flowing lava pulsing on its chest and eyes. It doesn't exactly have feet. Its legs just come to a point. Silver armor seem to just float around the creature. Always moving. Never staying somewhere for too long. It's almost as if the armor is trying to keep the flames that cover this creature under control. That's right. Fire. This creature is almost completely covered in fire – mostly just on its head, back, arms, and where the feet would be.
Hello Mother. I am happy to have been born. I'm here to help. This little fire pixie/demon greets in a husky feminine voice. How is she talking? She has no mouth or nose! I use the wall to get myself back on my feet and ask, "Would you mind lighting this place up a bit so I can see?"
The pixie – I'm going to stick to calling her a pixie – hums in pleasure and sends out three balls of fire with a simple swish of her wrist. Now that I can see, the place kind of reminds me of those old abandoned castles made of stone. Dust and cob webs cover everything. I can't tell you how many times I screamed and ran away because a bug decided it would be fun to scare the crap out of me. Could I be in a forgotten mansion or something similar to it?
Mother, why don't you call for the wolves? They can find the exit a lot faster than you can. the exceed announces.
I raise an eyebrow. "How would I call them?"
The exceed smiles, You just have to whistle.
I stare at the exceed a moment longer before sighing then I place two fingers in my mouth and whistle. The sound echos throughout the entire place. There was a moment of silence. Then the sound of claws scratching the floor comes towards me rapidly. I turn a corner and see the wolves running towards me. Before they get too close I shout, "Find the exit!"
Their noses instantly go to the air and they change course as swiftly and smoothly as a feline. Turns out the exit was closer than I thought.
What is the first thing you want to do Mother? The exceed asks.
"Well first I want to see if I can find some answers in this book and then….. I think I'll name you guys." I answer as I walk out.
It's been two weeks since that happened. I don't know where I am now and I'm too afraid of walking into a town full of people when I have a pack of demon wolves hell bent on protecting me from anything that breaths. Seriously! They're worse than Natsu, Gray, and Erza combined! An innocent bear walks by, BAM! Meets the wolves' wrath. A cougar growls at me in a challenging type of tone. BAM! Meets the wolves' wrath. It's nuts! So, I'm stuck in this forest in the mountains in a region that I don't know.
Great.
But that doesn't mean I haven't done anything. The first thing I did was try to go through the book but, sadly, it's in a language I don't know. Definitely need Levy on this. The next thing I did was check myself for anything strange and I found the strangest thing ever. On my mid drift is that same symbol as on the book. The exceed said that this is the symbol of their father. Could the father be that demon I saw in that darkness?
I sigh and start moping. I've been doing that a lot unfortunately. But with what I have been able to piece together could you blame me? Let's recap: I get kidnapped from my home and taken to the middle of nowhere where I am forced into a ritual where I am sent into this darkness where I meet what I assume is a demon. When I come back from said darkness I wake up to a pile of bodies and demons that I later discovered I can create with no clue on how I am always triggering it. So far I've created the four demon wolves (Alpha, Beta, Omega, and Runt) with the abilities to track and they all have shadow magic, the demon exceed (Jack) that is able to shift into a sabortooth tiger, the fire pixie (Ember) that has fire magic, two white rabbits with long ears that they use to fly (Shayshay and Maymay) that are the healers, a fox made of icicles (Sunny) with the power of ice and water, and an incredibly intelligent velociraptor with thick bull horns (Nezera) with the power to adapt to survive.
Mother! Mother! Look! We got lots of food for you! The exceed cheers as he and the wolves run towards me with their catch of the day. And I found some berries for me! Yummy berries!
I couldn't help but smirk. That cat is seriously remind me of Happy a lot. In fact almost all of the demons I created reminds me of my team. Jack is a berry loving Happy, Ember is a calm Natsu, Shayshay and Maymay are Wendy, Sunny is a wild Gray, and Nezera is a grumpy Erza. I must miss them more than I thought.