Memories' Lane

Up until this moment, Fox had experienced many tragic experiences. After he lost his father during the wars, he couldn't have had a worse time. Years of war, all he wanted to avenge his dead father. Fox had major tragedies in his life until after the wars, he was given a mission, a mission to visit Sauria. This mission gave him an opportunity to repair his ship and the Arwings for the better. He also managed to locate his first love, someone who he saved from doom, Krystal. She allegedly joined the team after being offered the chance to stay with Fox. She gave Fox a newer meaning to life and continuation, he wanted to enjoy these moments of happiness.

The years have changed during the Aparoid war, where things began to go haywire. Star Fox along with Star Wolf had to team up to destroy the Aparoid homeworld and the Queen. They were successfully able to use apoptosis to exterminate every Aparoid that existed. It was at the cost of losing their entire ship and world they all lived in, Corneria. Fox was beginning to feel concerned with Krystal but she couldn't understand why. It was after Fox heard her scream for the first time when she was almost attacked, he felt fear drive down his body.

After many years, an experiment created by Andross, or known as the Anglars created a rampage across the system. Fox had to pull the truth from his heart to kick Krystal off the team. Feeling devastated, she ran away seeking something to drive the hurt away. Fox later finds out Krystal joined up with Star Wolf and began a relationship with Panther. This made him feel heartbroken but he had to work with them to defeat the Anglars. Once the blitz had ended, Fox was unable to get Krystal back to him, even after his attempted apology. After the blitz had ended, Krystal was then branded as Star Fox's traitor by Cornerians and left Star Wolf for good.

She gave herself a new name, one where no one would know who she was, she chose Kursed as a new name and life. Fox after many years sees her during a mission and does not seem to familiarize with her. But she gives off an intense aura that makes him feel like Fox knows this particular person. It reminds him of someone who left him for good, Krystal and it plagued his mind with dark thoughts. He wanted to escape this hell of a nightmare but he had nowhere to go, except for one place. A voice spoke to him, a voice of a distorted being. He spoke to Fox himself, "Would you like to end your suffering and lost?"

Given Fox's situation, he agreed and listened to this dark voice. The voice continued speaking to him, telling him to head to Cerinia into a mysterious place. The dark ritual of where the demon sleeps. The voice leads him to a trail towards the ritual, thus leading to a temple. Fox walks in and sees a jar, and opening the jar, something comes out. "I'm finally free. I am Vel, the Cerinian Demon King, a voice spoken, as it merged its soul with Fox's body. Fox had just awakened a demon and was no longer under control of his own actions. He began changing his appearance, his emerald eyes turned pitch black, his fur turned a darker shade of brown. His body had even begun to change itself from the demon. Hands becoming claws, legs growing bigger, he was just becoming a demon himself. Fox felt lied to and was just being used by this mysterious demon. He felt regret but there was nothing able to stop his rampage.

The darkness in his heart was so immense that his actions were uncontrollable which caused him to attack the Cerinians that lived to protect the ritual. Citizens were given fear of darkness, some lived and some died. The ones who died were the ones who tried their best to protect the ritual and its possessor. The one person known as Fox was now living in agony only wanting to find peace. This wouldn't have happened if he didn't kick off his beloved from the team.

Present Time: Somewhere on Planet Kew (Outskirts of Lylat)

Kursed woke up in her bed, feeling nothing but depression in her soul. She couldn't help but noticed something was off. Everyday the same dream of her and Fox appeared, she missed having the sight of Fox. After all, she was still mad about what he did to her during that time. It also saddened her that she loved having the feeling of love and affection around her. She wanted to forget about what happened and changed her life. Kursed was before known as Krystal and is currently a lone bounty hunter. Nothing but hunting down people for credits just to survive the years.

She got up from bed only to see emails on her computer from different people asking nothing but killings. Kursed was a silent killer, but deep down, she forced herself to kill. Killing wasn't inside her heart, she forced herself to kill just to make a living. This fucking sucks, if only I didn't do something so damn stupid. I wouldn't have been here to this very moment. Anger flowed in her blood after cursing herself, she also wanted to return back to normal. She picked up the photo of her and Fox before this nightmare arisen. It was a picture of the two in Sauria with King Tricky carrying the two foxes. Silly Tricky, he always talked about us and a honeymoon.

I don't feel the same without them. I want to go back and change the damage I caused. I'm such a dumbass, why couldn't I see that Fox wanted to protect me. She looked at her clothing and her fur, it was the first thing that she changed about herself. Looking at it gave her a bad temper. Krystal walked up to the closet and changed her pink suit into her blue suit she wore during the Aparoid invasion. Her fur had also became a black color, it was to appear different to others. As a Cerinian, they were able to alter their own appearance with their original color and another color. She reverted her black fur back to her normal blue self. Much better, I want to find them again. I have to find him especially, my dear Fox, I hope you can forgive me for what I done. She took the photo of herself, Fox and Tricky and slid it down her pocket. Her heart beat rose higher when she thought about it. Krystal checked her email once more, the latest email came from Peppy.

What's this? Subject: Fox is on a rampage, she noticed the email had a Star next to it, it must be important. She read Peppy's email,

Krystal or Kursed whatever you call yourself now. You better fix this issue, Fox is gone for good now. I know you have something to do with this. He won't respond to our calling, he almost killed Falco and Amanda. Unfortunately Slippy is heavily injured as he used his barrier prototype to end his attack against Amanda. His barrier broke immediately after the first strike. We managed to pull back from the fight against him.

Another initial appeared before this sentence from Falco, "I won't forgive you until you fix him back to the way he was before. He looks like a god damn demon now."

Peppy had also attached an image of what Fox currently looked like. Black eyes, bloody claws for hands, larger legs. Anything that made him look completely different, he was unstoppable.

P.S I don't care what you do, you better put him back his original form. I thought of you as a best friend and this is what happens, I hope you're happy with what you caused, signed Katt.

Krystal sighted an unfortunate orange tod with an aura of pure darkness. She recognizes it as the Cerinian Demon. Oh no Fox?! I have to get over there to Cerinia right this instance. She rushed out of her apartment home outside to her Arwing. It was known as the CloudRunner, it was built similar to an actual CloudRunner's body structure. As Krystal got in, the image of Fox as a demon gave her despair in her eyes, such a cruel being harming her beloved. A tear fell out of her left eye as she quickly wiped it away. No one can get away with taking my poor Fox away from me, not even a demon like that.

Cerinia was restored by an unknown light but at the cost of having the Demon. Someone was always sacrificed to prevent the demon from ever awakening. This time it was different, Fox had opened up the jar and freed the imprisoned embodiment of darkness known as the Cerinian Demon, Vel. There was no true meaning on how it first came to existence.

Krystal landed her Arwing down on Cerinia and jumped out quickly. The first thing she looked for was the temple that they kept Vel inside of. As she walked by, the pathway was covered completely with dead bodies and blood. People have died trying to stop Demon Fox from escaping Cerinia by fighting against them. Krystal felt the malice left behind by the dead and it gave her body a chilling shock. He did this? This cannot be happening, I don't know how I can confront him like this.

Continuing down the pathway, she entered the temple where Vel was kept stored away. An open jar was seen where it was kept from escaping. It must have been where Vel was sleeping for many years. Behind the jar was a wall full of Cerinian writings.

Kxaj Demon jxucc dek ro hocoujot r0 ud0 houjed. Ad ehtoh ke boof ak uk ru0, kxoho mijk ro jushavasoj ke sedkadio akj jcimroh. Ak mijk ucje ro bofk scejot eh ocjo kxo tomed, Vel aj hocoujot. Av Vel aj hocoujot, kxo Demon Hunter hajoj ke jcu0 ucc tomedj Vel xuj hocoujot.

(This Demon shall not be released by any reason. In order to keep it at bay, there must be sacrifices to continue its slumber. It must also be kept close or else the demon, Vel is released. If Vel is released, the Demon Hunter rises to slay all demons Vel has released.)

Krystal read about the Demon Hunter,

Kxo Demon Hunter aj kxo fohjed nxe sud odt Vel vhem hoawd. Edc0 kxejo nxe xulo sxudwot nacc rosemo kxo Demon Hunter.

(The Demon Hunter is the only person who can end Vel from reign. Only those who have a change of heart will become the Demon Hunter and obtain the powers of the supernatural.)

Those who have changed? Beneath her feet, a trapdoor opened up and caused her to fall. Krystal screamed aloud until she hit the bottom. Luckily there was water that stopped her from being killed by gravity. In the distance, there was a white light shining on a tablet so she quickly swam in that direction. Krystal climbed the platform and scanned the tablet for a clue. It read that if someone was reading this, Vel must have been released and whom was reading is capable of becoming the Demon Hunter.

The door in front of Krystal opened up in front of her and a voice spoke.

Test 1: Demon Hunter's Heart and Soul