Vulture.

Puri took an involuntary step back, if this boy was El Buitre then she should run... The vulture saved her life... She spoke to the vulture?. How was she still alive!?

As the tale goes the vulture was not a villain from the get go... He actually saved a village from a rastreadores attack, he was hailed as a hero and because of the disparity of current man he was worshipped as a god. But he suddenly snapped all of a sudden murdering every single person in the village then he continued his spree to the neighboring villages an elite squad of la lucha was sent to neutralize him none returned... Thus El Buitre was born, the vulture. He wandered like a scavenger and spared none, not the old, not women or children... El Buitre had no mercy.

That was how the tale had been going for months... Lies. Riomaru knew the true story but he didn't care to change the opinion of humans of him, he didn't care... But for some reason he felt a measure of disturbance knowing this human would now have a bad opinion of him, based on false rumors. He considered telling her the truth but decided against it, Riomaru wouldn't make an exception for her, strange, unpredictable and tolerable as she might be she was still human and that was enough reason to care less. But that didn't stop him from recalling what really happened on that day

5 months earlier.

Riomaru wandered through the woods of OAK, a gaint treed forest, it had just been a month since he left his mother and sister. He still carried a fair amount grief in himself but he washed it all away reason this was for the greater good. Somebody had to right the wrongs that humans had written, he didn't aim for fame or renown as his payment for his pending success and ongoing efforts, no Riomaru was not naive enough to be optimistic or positive, he did hope on anything or anyone even himself, there was a chance that he would fail spectacularly in his attempts to evolve man but... He knew he couldn't fail to usher humanity into the road of evolution, he wasn't being optimistic, there was no room for failure not in this case. The son of Argos stopped abruptly even though he was deep in thought he wasn't as vulnerable as those that were following him thought, by the smell in the air he quickly deduced that they were human... Why were humans following him, most humans flee away from him as they are able to get a slight feel of the yoki (demonic energy) leaking off him, most demons attacked him because of it, it must be a strange feel for them, a perfectly balanced mixture of human and yoki. They always act on instinct... Like animals, that's why man was superior in an extent, they made decisions based on situation and don't always make the right one because of emotions like selfishness, ignoring the correct decisions for the one that had greater gain for them, sometimes out of stupid feelings like love or friendship, Demons saw it as a flaw obviously but to him it wasn't to him the demons were restricted unlike man making them inferior. And that wasn't the only situation where man showed a level of superiority, in some cases despite man's naivety he showed a great level of intelligence that far outclassed the demon specie, but it had to be triggered, by emotions annoyingly so they acted as a driving force for humans, it was quite mental that humans had to experience pain, hurt, betrayal or loss before they are able to perform at a hundred percent... He would never be able to understand humans and thier vile emotions... Speaking of vile... Riomaru suddenly snapped around his silver colored eyes staring directly into the eyes of one of his pursuers, from a glance it was easy to tell that the man was in his fifties and was scared out of his mind, as if to verify Riomaru's assumptions the man let out a sharp yelp and scribbled backwards trying to escape Riomaru's empty stare as expected he only succeded on tripping on his on feet but before he made full contact with the ground the other men surrounding him halted his descent, Riomaru took thier moment of Petrification to study thier faces and dresses they all looked relatively old and from what he could see they were unarmed and that was not a surprise since they were dressed like farmers. But why were five old farmers following him? "Who are you and why are you following me, speak before I gut you" Riomaru said somewhat darkly... Why did he say that? He was preying on their obvious fear for him to get the answers he wanted, it was what he was fighting against... The strong preying on the weak. But he had just done it, what disgusted him most about demons... Was his demon side more dominant than he thought? Was it changing him?... Was this just a fluke or a process... It made no sense to think on the matter at the moment he directed his gaze to everyone of the old men one at a time, earning a shudder from them as he did, he was about to say he wouldn't ask again but the sound of something traveling at a great speed coming his direction made him seal his lips, Riomaru then did something that shocked the five cowering men, he caught the arrow that was aimed at him... Casually. He tossed the poorly made piece of ammunition and then turned to the direction the arrow traveled from, ignoring the old men Riomaru walked to that direction, he could literally hear the archers hearts picking up pace in it's pounding, he couldn't blame the human he was going to kill him so fear was expected, warranted even, Riomaru pulled out his sword midway through his walk and batted away the multiple arrows fired at him, now this was starting to irritate him, Riomaru stopped walking "You have a chance to reveal yourself" Riomaru said as the wind picked up as if reacting to his words "Or die" they forest went into absolute tranquility, Riomaru waited ten seconds before he made his move... He suddenly disappeared from sight before anyone could react with actions or words a pain filled scream reaped through the silence all the humans in the area eyes widened in shock, they had found the silver haired boy standing three meters from where he just was, normally what would've surprised them was the unexplainable speed of the lad but what caught their eyes instead was the condition of thier comrade, he had no arms... Behind him stood the silver haired boy "You were warned but you refused to heed my warning...now you die" Riomaru roughly grabbed the armless man by the collar and slammed his head into a massive tree felling the oak tree in the process also bashing the man's head out of existence. As Riomaru let what was remaining of the man's body slump to the ground and strong smell invaded his nostrils a metallic smell... Like copper it was strange but soon became likable... Addictive. He didn't like anything not even his own mother... But he had started developing feelings for this smell, this feeling... The suddenly rush unexpected but welcome... It made him feel untouchable it made him feel complete... No it made him feel ALIVE. Riomaru turned to the now visible archers he counted three in number, he felt and inner feeling, like a voice beckoning him to attack, kill... Destroy all an urge to raise chaos. The eight humans present shuddered in fear and shivered in dread as Riomaru sent them the emptiest stare they had ever gotten but one soldiers eyes was able to pick out something the others didn't deep in Riomaru's empty stare... A lustful hunger. Was this boy even part human at all?... Speaking of which. Where was the boy? He had disappeared again?. The eight humans instinctly moved closer to each other, current huddling together was futile, they were going to die they all knew that perfectly well but it's in us to ignore the inevitable even when it is as clear as day, that's our nature that's what makes us human. But currently said humans looked like a flock of sheep preparing no... Awaiting a wolf's attack, it was only a case of who dies first. Lost in their fear, desperation and boarder line insanity they threw careless glances expecting the silver haired boy to appear out of anywhere but he wasn't any where they were sending wild glances at. He was in their middle... A sharp pain filled scream again... But from whom the eight humans quickly turned around to see Riomaru passed out completely clutching to his sword tears streaming down his face, they noticed for the first time how lean he was, how young he was he didn't look any older than thirteen, he appeared so vulnerable, shivering and sobbing like a child while repeating three words "mother... please my mother", The men all looked sober despite the fact that this same boy brutally murdered one of their own... But surely even though they shared the same face and skin, The monster that killed thier comrade wasn't this crying little boy...

Riomaru mumbled a few words in his sleep, mostly incoherent nonesense but some words like mother and sorry stood out.

"He's really cute!" A young woman wearing a plain black and white dress chirpped, from the looks of it she was in her mid twenties, she had blonde wavy hair, A slender face matching her slender body her brown eyes were big end filled of life, she patted her slightly bloated belly, it didn't take a rocket scientist to see that she was pregnant. She moved her hand to try to touch Riomaru's cheeks "Don't do that Rosemary! You heard what your husband said he's dangerous he killed Luke, who knows how he will respond to affectionate contact?" A brown haired woman who was obviously in her thirties said, she had black vibrant eyes and unlike Rosemary's they held a look of strictness and hard discipline, she was slightly chubby her hair was done into a bun so the length wasn't conclusive, her face had a little wrinkles that must've come from constant frowning as she was too young to have them. She directed a sharp gaze to Rosemary who only smiled prettily at her as she stroked the young boy's cheek earning a moan of contentment, Rosemary's lips arched into a smile that slowly turned into a smirk, "Here's your answer Gloria" She said slyly as she continued to stroke Riomaru's cheeks and the boy continued to respond positively. The brown haired woman now identified as Gloria frowned distastefully at the smug smirk Rosemary was sending her way, "That could be dangerous who knows what he is? " Gloria said not hiding her disapproval and hate in her tone, not that Rosemary cared, she had never and would never care what Gloria thought or felt, she was a stick in the mud and if Rosemary hadn't seen her without clothes she'd have concluded she had another stick on her person, But since she had Rosemary was left with the conclusion that Gloria was a ninety five year old granny trapped in a thirty year old's body, She was that cranky... So Rosemary did what she always did she ignored Gloria in favour of doing what she wanted. But this time her moving hand was halted by soft but firm hands "Do not touch me human " A monotone voice said, Gloria gasped as she had a direct view of whatever had happened, Rosemary turned her head slowly ignoring Gloria's reaction as the burnett tended to overreact in most situations, To Rosemary's surprise the silver haired boy had awoken but what really caught her was the look in his eyes, there was nothing in them no negative emotions or positive emotions. No emotions at all, it was like staring at a living corpse, Rosemary's response to his words was a gentle smile, Riomaru ignored her polite gesture and let go of her hand he looked around the room he was in everything seemed normal, He then favoured... No in this case he burdened Gloria with a gaze, the uptight woman could not find it in her to frown at such a stare, infact she had no idea how to respond to such a stare, Riomaru saved her the difficult decision and opted to leave the room but a hand landed softly on his shoulder halting his movement, his fighting reflexes kicked suddenly Rosemary found her hand suspended by the boy and her hair pin pointed at her throat "I said... Do not touch me human" Riomaru said letting off no emotions, Rosemary chuckled nervously, "Wow... I almost forgot the men said you were a warrior, those are some really sharp reflexes young man but it's rude to have a lady in this sort of position when your not married to her" Rosemary said a bit seductively, Riomaru's blush was barely noticeable but the abrupt quickness that Rosemary was set free from his grip told but women that he was embarrassed by the situation, Rosemary giggled at that, Riomaru unsure of what came over him made for the exit but paused suddenly "Where is my sword?" Riomaru asked no one in particular but it wasn't a rhetorical question, "My husband and his colleagues have it, they are currently out at the moment they will be back soon but meanwhile you should have something to eat" Rosemary suggested, Riomaru considered and weighed his options for a while before coming to a conclusion "So be it" He said, he knew he didn't need food to sustain himself but that did not mean he couldn't eat, he derived a small amount of pleasure in doing so it was one of the human desires he permitted himself, Rosemary clasped her hands in excitement "I guess it is settled then I'll make you something special" Rosemary said it was funny in a way that the anticipation twinkled in her eyes and not his, not that it would ever but it was just amusing to see such ironic things, funny but Riomaru did not permit himself laughter... it portrayed happiness and happiness was for humans.

"Human what is this?" Riomaru asked as he stared down on the delicious looking food the blonde human had prepared for him, "It's curry and rice, I was planning on making you something better but with what was in the house this is the best I could whip up" Rosemary said, Riomaru didn't show any sign of acknowledgement, a after a long pause of silence Riomaru's voice broke the silence he created "whip?" Riomaru repeated the word that confused him, he knew what the word meant but he didn't understand why the human used it, what has a whip got to do with food?, Rosemary burst into laughter instead, what was wrong with this human? what was so funny? was there anything she didn't find funny?... after minutes of nonstop laughter Rosemary finally calmed down "just eat... I'm sorry what was your name?" Rosemary asked with a smile, Riomaru stared at the jovial blonde for minutes as if trying to understand he build up but to Rosemary's credit her smile didn't waver despite Riomaru's gaze, after the conclusion of awkward staring Riomaru picked up his cutlaries closed his eyes and mumbled a prayer, Rosemary was shocked by this, Riomaru opened his eyes and was about to commence eating when Rosemary's voice penetrated his ears "You have a religion?" She asked Riomaru locked eye contact with her "Riomaru... That is my name" he said then went ahead to eat, Rosemary smiled at him.

After eating Riomaru decided to walk around the village the men had brought him to, Rosemary wanted to follow him but he refused and by refused he meant he jammed the door shut when she was about to exit the house, annoying human, "Please I didn't mean to-" The meek sounding voice was cut off prematurely by a deep harsh voice or more like bark of a man, Riomaru decided to turn to the scene "SHUT THE HELL UP!" the deep voice of a muscular large sized man boomed at the fragile looking boy who was sitting on the ground, he was visibly bruised all over but what was most noticeable was the nasty looking gash on his leg, his knee to be precise, "Sir I didn't mean to run into you I wasn't loo-" the boy was interrupted by the man's heavy boots slamming into his gut the little boy coughed up blood as the man stomped on him in wild succession marking every stomp with a word "I. DON'T. GIVE. A. FUCK. WHAT. YOU WERE. TRYING. TO. DO. YA. LITTLE. SHIT!." Riomaru watched in amusement, humans, such a shameful specie they couldn't even get along with themselves, pitiful. He favoured the option of simply walking away but something hit him a... pang in his head... looking back at everything that muscular human was no better than a demon, preying on the weak because he was superior in strength... disgusting.

the man seemed to be enjoying torturing the young boy, it was sick... how could someone take enjoyment out of a little boy's pain, but nobody dared to defend the boy else they fall victim of the man's sadistic madness too, But as the crazy brute dropped his foot savagely again it didn't connect with flesh and bone neither did he receive a pained yelp like he had been during all the previous stomps, he looked to his left and saw the boy in the hands of a silver haired boy that looked to be at least five years older than the boy he was just kicking the shit out of... "WHAT IS THIS!?, DO YOU WISH TO BE STOMPED TOO!?, DO YOU!? HAHAHAHAHA", The sudden burst of laughter was enough to tell Riomaru and everyone that this man wasn't in his right senses, "I do not wish to be stomped human garbage, I believe this little one should not be an excuse for you to gain some relevance in the ongoing waste of breath and space you call a life." Riomaru said surprising everyone save the one the words were intended for, he just choose to laugh boisterously again, then he suddenly broke into a dash straight for Riomaru and the beat up little boy "Halt human" the man let out a booming battle cry as a response to Riomaru's words, "You were warned" Riomaru said the man threw a powerful punch at Riomaru the demon prince cocked his fist back lazily, thier fists slammed into each other the muscular man screams in pain and horror as his bone was completely shattered by Riomaru's punch, Riomaru didn't spare the defeated man a second glance he just toke the little boy back to the home of Rosemary, "So you followed me human " Riomaru said as he turned around and was welcomed by Rosemary's smile "let's get this little one to a bed" Riomaru didn't respond but he complied, Rosemary's smile just got wider.

It has been a month since I was brought into This village, my only reason for staying the first day was because I was still in an unconscious state, I stayed the second day only because of my sword, then I stayed because of the little boy, I dedicated an entire weak to hear the words 'he will live' But he didn't, he died nine days after I saved him, I do not understand my feelings towards his death... I don't know what humans feel when a person who has no relationship or ties with them dies, the blonde human woman cried like she had just lost her own offspring. He was just a child she said, he didn't deserve to die slowly and painfully like that she said, life is not about getting what one derserves I have noticed, sometimes the innocent suffer while the guilty makes merry, Life was unfair... that's what humans said constantly, but... In the wild some animals and plants exist as sufficient food for, they are born into the world to assist another superior beings life cycle, born to die... was it the same for man as well?, was man born to die at the hands of demons was he just destined to be food?, why am I even thinking of man so much? Do I favour man now? Has my time amongst humans corrupted me this much? I have to admit... when that boy died I did not care less like I used to... I believe I am mourning by staying here. Recently I have not been my usual self that is another reason I have not left this human infested village, I have this alien sensations they come and go, like sharp strikes, sometimes in my gut and sometimes in my head, I asked the woman about it, she just laughed as usual then told me I was hungry and I had to eat to make it stop... It helped at first but as of recent no matter how much food I eat the pangs of hunger still strikes me, I have been having dreams I cannot explain I have been seeing faces I can't recognize... I need to leave this village before something happens. I can actually say without shame that I have a little care for this place it is a relatively peaceful place and the villagers seemed to have accepted me as one of their own, even though I am none of the sort...Maybe...Maybe...these humans are the key to evolution they seem to have what other humans lack. Cooperation.

That most be the reason agreed to do it...

He just found out the reason why those old farmers and archers were following him, The farmers were voluntary baits for him, from the strong yoki they knew he might be their only chance at survival, a pack of rastreadores had been running down villages and this one was set to be the next on the hit list, it was an abnormal character for rastreadores to follow a sensible course of attack, They normally just devour humans and then continue to wander around until they find more to consume, packs of rastreadores are only formed when multiple rastreadores happen to track down the same village, they have no problem sharing their food with one another, the only way rastreadores hunt in packs is if they are sent given orders and the last time that ever happened was in the purge... Rastreadores are the lowest class of demons, followed by carroñeros they lack the intelligence to give orders, Servido have the intelligence but not the capability to act on its own this meant only one thing... A Generales was targeting villages and he Riomaru had decided to obstruct his army, yes army... the pack of rastreadores where estimated to be over a thousand. and one boy volunteered to stand in their way, Riomaru knew the implications of what he was planning on doing, this would be a direct act of war to whoever sent the army of rastreadores, when word gets back that one child stood against his army and if he survived... The demon would definitely mark him as a threat, it had just been two months Riomaru knew that that kind of attention was no good this early but... The smile of that woman kept flashing in his mind, the cries of pain as the little boy fought for his life replayed in his mind... The sensation he felt when the woman stroked his cheek... the warmth that developed in his chest... He was happy to be part human.

"Riomaru are you sure about this?" Rosemary asked the silver haired boy she had gotten so fond of in the past month Riomaru looked up from a book he was reading "I am not like you humans I do not do things I am not sure of" Riomaru said then turned his attention back to his book, he didn't expect the book to be snatched out of his hands he directed his gaze to the woman who held said book in her possession, she tossed the book away and did something Riomaru had never seen her do, she frowned and the frown was directed at him "I can't loose you" she said but her words sounded more like a declaration, like she was demanding his survival from fate, "Woman you do not know me well, you have only known me for a month how can you say those words the way you did... If fate wills my death then-" Slap! Riomaru touched his reddened cheeks he was about to ask the human why she had struck him but the sight of the tears running down her face and the pained look that must have been as a result of his words, why did... She was crying because of him? "Why are you cryi-" this time instead of pain he felt warmth as she pulled him in a heart filled embrace although she had to kneel to do it due to his height, at that moment as thier bodies made contact he had never felt so equal with anyone, so identical, so among so... Complete... he hugged her back.

"Please don't go" She said

"...I have to" He replied

" ...Please I'm begging you don't leave me" She said

"If I don't go your village will be destroyed" He said

"...They're too many for... Let me come with you" She begged

"No... It is not safe " He said

"Don't you understand!?, you are too precious to me!, I want you to stay with me!, I want you to be there after I give birth to my child!... I want him to be like you, I want you to teach him, make him strong and smart like you, I want you to protect him, I want you... I want you to... I want you to stay, you're my little brother and I love you so much I don't want to loose you... please." She said

Riomaru just pulled her closer and she held on tighter to him, he pulled his head back and kissed her forehead "I will return to you".

Riomaru stood facing the fast approaching army of rastreadores, they were in multitudes... He could hear every snarl every raspy breath, every growl... they slithered to the lone figure with hungry looks, they seemed more bloodlusted... Maybe he would not survive this day after all... But... He wasn't going to die until every last rastreadores was exterminated... Numbers be damned, As far as a single rastreadores lived and breathed air... He would not fall!

"Rosemary I will not fail you".

Death to them all.

A lone figure limped towards the Oak village, the villagers watched as the figure fell it's knees... The figure is revealed to be Riomaru he groggily got to his feet and then thrusted his hand up in it was the severed head of a rastreadores, He then unleashed a passion filled battle cry.

'I did it Rosemary... I won... I came back' Riomaru said internally "I live... I won... I... RWOOOOOOOAAAAAARRRR!"

the villagers immediately rush to thier hero, Riomaru the strange quiet kid just slayed a thousand demons, they were saved. He was their saviour. Not a stranger, no matter demon or human to them he was a hero.

"Rosemary!" Gloria shouted as she pounded on the door of the jovial young lady "Rosemary come quickly!" Rosemary stood up from her chair where she had been crying all day, she slowly made for the door feeling empty and lifeless, she was surprised who it was, Gloria never came to her house "What is it Gloria?" Rosemary asked feeling another wave of tears coming, Gloria smiled a genuinely happy smile "It's Riomaru he came back he saved us" she said in a calm gentle voice, Rosemary broke down into tears of happiness while Gloria just try to calm her down...

When I woke up I was sure that the feeling I had been having was happiness, the whole town celebrated my victory and sang my praises, I still remember it till this time... I concede I was very human at that point I concede I didn't care at that moment... Humans are truly blessed to experience such a feeling on a daily basis, it was all overwhelming for me at that point, I remember everyone's smiling faces and the excitement that filled the streets I remember my last conversation with Rosemary...

Riomaru sat untop a barrel outside one of the bars that was celebrating his victory, it had really been an exciting day filled with many embarrassing moments, he really needed to work on his human skills (pang)

"Hey what are you doing? Don't tell me you plan on drinking all that ale?" A high pitched but melodic voice said, Riomaru turned to Rosemary and she smiled at him then gave him a hug much to his delight she then pushed him a bit so she could sit on the barrel too, "already tired of the party?" Rosemary asked

"I do not possess the required skill set to fully participate" Riomaru said

Rosemary laughed "You don't need skills for a party"

Riomaru nodded to her point "I'm alright here, with you "

"I doesn't have anything to do with my looks does it? " Rosemary winked at him, Riomaru blushes in embarrassment and quickly shakes his head "I still can't believe you killed a thousand demons, I mean I know you are strong but that's just ridiculous!" Rosemary says in mock seriousness

"Not as ridiculous as taking you along" Riomaru retorted in the same manner

"Did you just make a joke? " Rosemary said in genuine surprise, Riomaru looked away while she laughed at his expense "it's alright Rio it wasn't that bad"

Riomaru nods "Understandable... I lack experience" he just watchs Rosemary laugh again at his reply

Rosemary then wrapped her head around his shoulder, "So when are you going to leave me? before or after the baby comes?"

Riomaru stayed quiet for a while but then he finally spoke... "I'm not leaving" Riomaru said with complete seriousness (pang), Rosemary's eyes widen in surprise "I can't leave you" (pang) Riomaru said then stared straight into her eyes "You are precious to me" (pang) Riomaru offered her a tiny smile (pang) (pang), Rosemary smile back her eyes started to get teary "Don't cry... I will be here with you" (pang) "I will teach your son everything he needs to know..." (pang) "...I will teach him all that I know" (pang) He then pulled her into a hug which she returned immediately "So Rosemary... please don't cry I don't like to see you cry..." (pang) "I want you to smile" (pang) "I like it" (pang) "...I'll always be with you... you're my big sister and I love you" (pang)...

All I can remember is that... I blacked out, that night I slept peacefully it was the most beautiful sleep I had ever had in my life, No dreams, No voices, No worries... The next morning when I woke up I went to find Rosemary I noticed I was covered in blood... Her head was separated from her body, the horror struck look in her eyes still haunt my dreams it was clear that something ate a large portion of her face I also noticed that her body was also eaten in some places the most concentrated point was her stomach, her baby her pregnancy had been eaten... the entire village was dead all partially chewed up, I didn't know what had happened, why or how it had happened but... I knew I was responsible... I ate them all. I continued to two other villages until the pangs of hunger stopped... At that moment I concede I was not man or an evolved specie... At that moment I was a filthy demon... I admit it and I am disgusted with myself.