Blood of the Demon-- By SWT
Chapter II – Father
A young girl, seemly to be three, found herself in a meadow of flowers. The most beautiful flowers she has ever sat her young blue eyes on. She turned to her mother who was resting under a tree and waved to the older bat. Her mother smiled that sweet motherly smile at her young child as she returned the gesture.
The young bat giggled as she saw a stunning yellow butterfly fluttered passed her and made an attempt to catch it. She clasped her small hands around the butterfly and felt the thin silk-like wings brush against her young delicate fingers. She slowly opened her hands up and peeked inside in amazement at the beauty of one of nature creatures.
The butterfly fluttered up and escaped from its young capturer into the clear blue sky. The child waved happily as the beautiful flying insect disappeared from sight. She turned again to her mother and smiled her sweet innocent smile.
Suddenly the sky turned gray as dark clouds hovered over the land. The child glanced around in fright at the sudden change in the weather. She quickly turned around to her mother only to see the most horrid sight ever imaginable for the young child. Her eyes widen as she looked at her mother. Tears welled up in her once bright eyes as she stared.
Her mother lay limped on the green grass, blood flowing from a wound in her abdomen, her eyes as dark as the darkening sky. Standing over the motionless bloodied body was a dark figure, grinning insanely as his cold ice blue eyes spotted the child. The figure was bat, she could tell, seeing his pointed ears on top of his head and the wings that poked from his back.
The frighten child back up into a tree, eyes wide in fear, as the menacing figure advanced towards her. His grin grew even more wick as he took notice in the fright of the child's large innocent blue eyes. A sharp canine tooth poked out over his bottom lip, reminding her of a vampire.
The bat sighed in exasperation, "Do you fear me, child?" He asked the most obvious question, which was said in an emotionlessly cold voice. Of course, he already knew the answer, he loved to toy around with his victims before he strikes.
The child said nothing as fat tears rolled down her round face. She wanted her mother to take her away from the bad man. She wanted the comfort embrace of her mother she knew she wouldn't be able to see anymore. She wanted this guy to leave her around. She remained silent.
The bat tilted his head slightly, giving him a more darker look. "To think; she kept me away from you...away from my own daughter." He laughed dryly, his eyes sparked something she couldn't bear to distinguish, "The whore, now look at her, lying in her own blood. Pathetic. I'll take you away with me, my princess." He grinned once again, reaching a hand to her, but she backed further away only to find that she couldn't. "Don't be afraid..." He said, not at all comforting.
The girl turned her head away, "No...leave me alone!" She cried, squeezing her blue eyes shut. "Mommy..." She whimpered as the tears continued to fall.
The man laughed again, in mild amusement, "Sorry, sweetheart, but 'mommy's gone." There was no remorse as he spoke this to her. Once again he reached a hand out to her, touching her small face.
The girl flinched at his touch, wishing to could melt herself into the tree, just to get away from this...monster.
"Monster, am I?" There was that laugh again. And she hated it. She wished he would just go away and never come back.
She shook with fear as the hand touched her tearstain cheek.
Rouge...
He smirked as he ran a hand down her face.
Rouge...?
He enjoyed the way she squirmed at the feel of his deathly cold hands.
Rouge!
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Rouge the Bat eyes shot open and she sat up, her heart beating rapidly in her chest. Tears sprung into her eyes as she felt the pain in her heart. Everything was in a blur around her. Her thoughts, her surroundings, where was she? She heard a distant voice to her left and shakily turned to it to see a familiar face.
"Knu-Knuckles?" She asked, her voice betraying the fretfulness she was feeling.
Knuckles sighed in relief. "Are you okay? You were...crying out in your sleep." He explained, worriment still evident in his voice.
Rouge was on the verge of a mental breakdown, but she couldn't cry in front of Knuckles, her husband, though she doubted he'd say anything other than comforting words. Even though they've been through so much together, she couldn't display that kind of weakness in front of him, but the feeling she was feeling was too great, it hurt. Why was this all coming back now? Why had she had that dream...? That memory? She shuddered at the remembrance of it, she hated her father, hated the things he put her through, what he did to her sister, his wife, and her mother...anger boiled inside of her at the slightest thought of that...monster.
"-ouge? Rouge?" She snapped from her thoughts at the sound of her husband's concern voice and turned her dull blue eyes on his figure. "Rouge? Are you alright? What's wrong?"
Rouge ran a shaky hand through her fur which served as hair. "Uh, yeah...it was...just a dream..."
Knuckles looked doubtful. "A...dream? Of what?"
The bat turned away. "I, uh, rather not talk about it, Knuckles." She said firmly, or as firmly as she could, considering the state she was in.
Knuckles sighed, slightly agitated. "Rouge..."
Rouge abruptly stood up from her sitting position on the dew covered grass. "I'm going back to the house..." And with that said, she left in the direction of their home.
The red echidna stayed where he sat, watching her retreating form. "Was it something I said...?"
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"Hello echidna..." The voice was colder than ice and held a sinister airy feel to it. The echidna in question took a surprise step back at the feel of the spoken words. He could barely make out the form that took shape inside of the ominous cavern. It was as if he could see right through it.
Keeping his cool and a straight face, he narrowed his eyes. "Who are you?"
The figured laughed. "Who am I? Why, I am the very essence of your existence, Echidna. Do you not remember me?" He said in mockery, a grin forming on his dark transparent face.
Tarosamo raised an eyebrow. "No, I'm afraid I have no clue on who you are, so I must repeat; who are you?" He was beginning to get irritated with this stranger.
A cold laugh was his answer as the figured took on more of a solid form and, within the darkness, having very good night vision, Tarosamo could just about make out the figure to be a...monstrosity. His skin, he could tell, was a brownish-yellow color and his two eyes were the color of blood and slanted, almost like those of a feline. He also had two large, sharp horns poking out of his head, between his large pointed ears. He stood, at least, a good five to six feet tall. Two large wings sprouted from his back, stretching out around him, in a terrifying gesture. He was dressed in a robe, the same color as his eyes, attached with a long, flowing cape.
Tarosamo wouldn't allow his form to intimidate him, though he couldn't stop the rushing feel of...what was that feeling? Fear? Despair? Apprehensiveness? Knowing? He couldn't tell.
"Does this...jolt your memory, echidna?" The being smirked as recognition shot through the echidna's eyes.
Tarosamo stared in shock as memories flooded back to him. He remembered now...he was...three...a year before taking up the role of apprentice to serve the king...it was so long ago. It was a horrible experience, he ran into this...monster of a being. The same as the one that stood in front of him. The one that changed his life. He forced himself not to remember anymore as he narrowed his angry eyes on the being.
The creature smirked. "Ah, I see you remember, echidna. I also see that you found...the Prince. What a coincidence, killing two birds with one stone, eh? You saved me trouble, echidna, from having to search for the Prince. Truly, I am grateful." He smirked, showing off his sharp teeth that seemed to sparkle in the darkness of the cave.
Tarosamo quickly got defensive. "You will not get to Prince Knuckles without getting through me first!" He shouted, furious with this new character.
The figured laughed, throwing his head back as he did so. "Is that so? I don't have time for foolish games! We'll meet again, echidna, I promise you that." And with that, he disappeared, leaving Tarosamo alone, simmering.
Tarosamo took a deep breath to calm his nerves. "I have to warn Knuckles about his arrival." He took one last look around the eerie cave before taking off in the direction of Knuckles home
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Rouge lied restlessly on the orange couch, not daring to close her eyes after the dream she had only moments before. She sighed in annoyance, flicking on the television with the small remote she held in her dainty hands. She didn't like keeping everything from Knuckles, but she also didn't want to talk about the worst of her past with him. Sure, she did tell him a little about her past, leaving out her so-called father, of course. That man didn't deserve the title of father.
Once again, she was brought from her thoughts as the front door opened and in walked Knuckles, looking slightly dejected. Rouge sat up straight as he came into the room and she sighed. "Knuckles, I'm sorry about the way I acted..."
Knuckles flashed Rouge a halfhearted smile before shaking is head. "It's okay...but, I just want to know what's wrong..."
Rouge sighed. "Knuckles, I really don't want to talk about it." She turned away from him so all he could see was the back of her head.
The red echidna growled in annoyance. "Rouge, stop being so damn selfish! I only want to help. It's obvious whatever happened in your dream shook you up!"
Rouge slightly turned to him, glaring with her blue eyes. "It's about my father, okay?!"
Knuckles blinked in surprise. She has never mentioned anything about her father before. He was sure that the only family the bat had been her sister, and before the defeat of Sameo, he didn't even know she had any family. "What about your father...?"
Rouge fought back the coming of tears at the thought of that...creature...that helped bring her into this world. She took a deep breath, and decided that she could tell Knuckles anything. "I...well, it's--" Before she can even start, a loud knock was heard on the front door.
Knuckles sighed in exasperation as he opened the door to see a slightly panting Tarosamo. "What do you want?" He asked, aggravated with the other echidna's sudden appearance.
Tarosamo stared Knuckles directly in the eyes/ "I'm sorry to have disturbed you, Knuckles, but I'm afraid that we are up against a new threat."
Rouge eyes slightly widen. "What?! How can you be so sure, Taro?"
Tarosamo sighed, rubbing his temples. "You could say...that I just had an encounter with a figure of the past."
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/sighs/ Oh me, oh my, I try and I try, looks like someone's gonna die! Hehe, so, what do you all think of this second chapter of...dun, dun, dun BLOOD OF THE DEMON! Maybe I should rename it...oh well...haven't I improve my righting skills?! /large grin/ Anyhow, Please, review...?
Oh, yeah...are Rouge's eyes blue or green or both? O.o
Stay tune for the next chapter of this...story...Ja ne!
LOVE AND PEACE! /
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