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The first Town was called Yuudai. It took twelve hours and three Train changes just to get here. And it turns out its a really busy tourist attraction. I went to the closest Bed and Breakfast and showed them a picture of my parents.
"Hi excuse me have you seen these two people around here?"
The old man stopped from cleaning the table he was at to glance at the picture "no, I'm afraid not. I'm sorry".
I smiled and nodded "it's ok, are there any other Inns they could have stayed at?"
He tapped his chin in thought "Well most people bring their caravans here, don't suppose those two had one of them now?"
I shook my head "afraid not".
He nodded slowly whilst still in thought "well, there's one other place but it's really expensive and you have to book a month ahead just to get a room". I nodded and he carried on "wait here darling I'll be right back with the address for you".
I smiled and watched him walk away, I glanced around when he exited the room and tried to take in as much detail as I could. If I had anymore dreams I wanted to remember everything I could incase it turns out they did stay here.
The man's eyes never even flickered with recognition when he looked at the picture so I was sure that he had truly never seen them before. The room was full of table close together, I presumed that this room was where everyone came to eat. It was empty at the moment but in another hour it would most likely be full.
It was close to six o'clock, tea time. Two days since I left the hospital. Two days since I left the only people I had left. I bit my lip and pushed the thought away just as the old man came back into the room.
"Here you go little lady, I hope you find who your looking for. I would also offer you a room to stay in here but I'm fully booked I'm afraid" he frowned "I'm not sure there's anywhere you could stay without booking ahead to be honest so I hope you don't have to stay in Town long".
I nodded "just passing through anyway, thank you though" I smiled at him and he smiled back.
With one last wave I left his Inn and went in search for the other one only to be told the same answers by a very harassed looking woman.
I didn't stay long after asking around the shops and having a quick search forest for anything that looked familiar.
Time to hit the next Town, this was going to be a long journey. I had to take the train all the way to Tokyo which was another twelve hours before I could get the plane to Scotland which then took another ten hours.
So most of my journey was made up of travelling. On the plane I was lucky enough to not have anyone sit beside me. I decided to read the new book on different creatures.
Who's to know what is fact or fiction when it comes to Magical or Mythical creatures. Many people believe that creatures in Myths are real so are fact but who is to say that any other magical creature isn't real either. Just because you can not see something does not mean it doesn't exist.
After reading half of the book I shuddered at the thought of actually seeing any of these creatures. Changelings who exchange children with there own, it made me sick to read about what they would do to the children they received. Vampires for some reason in this book were always viewed as male, Male vampires who stalk human women so they could have sex. Doppelgangers who are said to be your own death omen. Bogeymen and Sandmen who are said to steal you dreams from you. Hellhounds who are said to be Deaths pets, if you see a hellhound you might as well start praying because so far this book has told me that as soon as I see one I would be dead.
Even though I was horrified I could not put the book down. I had just reached the part explaining about Ghosts and so far it was pretty interesting. There were so many different types of exorcism, depending on faith and religion, some even depended on who you were to the ghost. Spirits who need vessels such as dolls or people.
It was scary the thought of being possessed and not even knowing it. The book said that you would never know what you did during possession. Your memories are just blank.
I sat up straighter as I reached the section on Shape shifters. Flicking quickly through the section I find the part about Werewolves.
A Werewolf also known as a Lycanthrope is a Mythological human who can shape shift into wolf like creature. The transformation is said to only happen during the full moon but there have been many supposed sightings during the day or night without a full moon. The ability to shape change into a wolf is passed either through blood or being bitten by a Werewolf during their wolf form.
Werewolves are often viewed with having super human strength and senses. They are said to be vulnerable to real silver. In the past stories are told about Werewolves being only men, no one truly knows why though.
In South England there is a Forest rumoured to be full of Werewolves. The horrific rumours are some of the worst ever told about Werewolves. In 1995, a Tom Mulling, 15 at the time went on a camping trip with his family of five. They had arrived at their camping area at 11.00pm and had to hurry to put up their tent. Tom along with his older sister Sarah 17 and his younger brother Nathan 11 had wondered through the woods making sure to stay in the light of the camp fire.
A terrifying howl had them all running back to their parents only to find their Father being attacked by two large black wolf liked creatures. Tom's exact description of the Werewolf was 'a large, furry monster with sharp teeth and sharp claws, one of their mouths were opens and dripping with blood, they had the faces of wolves and I would have said the bodies of wolves as well apart from the fact that they were on two legs'. Tom's older sister Sarah had quickly grabbed a sharp object and stood in front of her younger siblings but she did not think to check behind them. She heard her younger brother scream in pain and by the time she had turned around it was too late.
Nathan had been killed and was dangling from the creatures sharp claws that were sticking through his chest. Sarah had screeched in grief and anger before ramming the sharp weapon she had straight through the Werewolf. The Werewolf seemed to shudder before it howled in pain and collapsed. Apparently the weapon that Sarah had picked up was silver.
Tom, terrified stood in fear and shock as his family fought for their lives in front of him. They had heard a scream from inside the tent and Sarah had hesitantly walked closer with Tom clinging to the back of her shirt. The sight inside the tent was something that Tom wished he had never saw. His Mother was inside the tent, bleeding badly but also being raped by one of the creatures.
Sarah had turned to him at that point and screamed for him to run for his life and he did without even looking back once. He had ran and ran and never stopped until he reached the closest Town. People from the Town came running at his screams and were horrified at the sight of him. His brothers blood had been sprayed all over him and his clothes were torn from where he had run, he also had tears streaming down his face.
Local Police and hunters searched the woods until they found the camp and were horrified at the sight that awaited them. They first found the youngest son Nathan still attached to the claws of the large dead creature. Next they found the Father who's throat had been ripped out. The most horrifying sight though was inside the tent. Blood had been everywhere as the Mother lay naked inside. Her eyes staring straight up and her mouth open wide as though she was screaming. She had looked terrified even in her death.
Sarah wasn't found anywhere, to this day she is still missing. No one believed Tom when he tried to tell them it was a werewolf even though they had one of the dead creatures. Tom Mulling was taken into an Insane Asylum two months later after trying to take his own life. His story is told in the town as a warning to not go out in to the woods late at night.
I stared horrified at the book and shuddered partly in fear and partly in revulsion. I scanned through the page again incase I had missed the name of the Town but there wasn't one. I bit my lip as I closed the book, did that truly happen to poor Tom and his family or was it just a story?
I shuddered again and wrapped my coat around me tighter. I sat wide eyed for the rest of the plane journey and thank fully rushed to the nearest bathroom as soon as I exited the plane.
I reached the Town of Brandubh an hour later by taxi and was disappointed to see yet another tourist attraction, surely if there were so many tourists then my parents would have been noticed if they were screaming and being attacked by large creatures.
I shook my head and spent the next five hours asking the locals if they had seen my parents before. Sadly there was never even a flicker of recognition in their Scottish eyes.
"What's a wee bairn like you doing all alone in our little Town?"
I turned quickly to the voice and blinked in confusion. I was so glad that I knew English because if I hadn't understanding the Scottish would have been even harder.
My English was accented with my Japanese heritage and it made me feel slightly self conscious even though for the past few hours I had been asking everyone the same question over and over again.
"I'm searching for these two people have you seen them?" I hesitantly gave the tall man the photo of my parents and watched as he scratched his beard in thought.
"I'm afraid not, we don't get much Chinese around here".
I gritted my teeth so I didn't correct the man by telling him I was Japanese not Chinese and forced a smile. "Well thank you for taking a look anyway" I tugged my picture back and placed it safely in my pocket. Seems like it was time to go to the last Town and hope that this was the one.
I briefly wondered if my parents and searched none stop and been disappointed just like I had.
I stayed over night and was thankful for the shower before sleeping. The food was great as well so I couldn't complain about anything.
Another Train took me to my final destination, London. It started out with only twelve people on it and then five got off, about twenty more got on at the next stop, then it kept happening again and again until the Train was full and people had to stand because all the seats were taken.
I stayed squashed between a large man and the window until the end of the Train ride. I kept a tight hold on my bag as I was jostled about as everyone tried to get off the train at the same time. I would have laughed at them all if I wasn't stuck in between them.
I breathed in a large gulp of air as soon as I exited the Train and would have kissed the ground if I wasn't shocked at the sight in front of me.
I wondered if I was even in the right place because this certainly looked larger then a Town. People were rushing on and off the Train so I had to push my way out of the station. I warily glanced around me as people got into black cars with taxi written on the side.
I frowned as I looked at the buildings, the ones closest to the station were larger then the ones further away. As I walked past them I realised that they weren't homes but were in fact work places. People in black suits with briefcases kept going in and out of buildings. Most of the people looked flustered and were juggling papers and coffee cups in their hands.
As I walked further, I grimaced at the horrible looking buildings that I presumed were flats. They were dirty outside and I was sure they were dirty inside as well. I turned to look at the ground as I passed the flats and was now surrounded by expensive looking buildings. I wasn't sure how long I had been walking for but I was starting to get tired.
I ran a hand through my hair and glanced around myself again, the ground was wet and there were large puddles everywhere so I presumed that it had rained. I glanced up confused at the now perfect blue sky and shining sun before shaking my head and side stepping a large puddle.
Or at least I started to side step a large puddle, I was suddenly knocked over by something hard hitting me in the side. I gasped in pain but didn't get to think anymore about it as my head cracked against the floor. My vision starting blurring and the next thing I knew I was falling into unconsciousness.
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