Pentagram City...
It was a cold and chilly day in Pentagram City, a crimson sky hovering over the expansive town while trash blew across the streets. The many demons inhabiting the sinful city were out attending to their affairs, usually involving themselves in drug trading, prostitution, or any disgusting action that was almost as common as common could be in the ugly underbelly of the city. Among them was their own princess, Charlie Magne, and her girlfriend, Vaggie.
The young, blonde-haired demon made her way down the sidewalks with a small paper bag in her hands before turning into a park. A clear look of forlorn and defeat plastered on her features as she sat down onto one of the nearby benches. The reason why Charlie was feeling so glum was it had now been a full year since she announced the Happy Hotel and even then, not a single demon even wanted the slightest thing to do with it.
To make matters even worse, Hell had recently undergone its yearly extermination that occurred just days ago as many demons fell victim to the blades of unforgiving angels who reveled in their deaths. Hell's Princess slumped down onto the bench and let loose a quiet sigh of grief before burying her face into her hands while her girlfriend sat beside her, placing her arm around her shoulder.
"I worked so hard, I did all that I could and still, nobody else wants to even go near the hotel..." Charlie whimpered to herself.
"Charlie, I know you want to do the right thing. Trust me, I support you no matter what but... I'm starting to have doubts about the hotel. I mean, just look with all the people who laughed in our faces when we announced the whole thing, all the shit being talked about on TV, and whatever bullshit Angel is getting himself involved in. I'm not sure if we'll be able to pull this off." Vaggie asked her girlfriend, gently caressing her lover's back.
"Is it true that nobody wants redemption? I know not a lot of demons would even want to be redeemed but there's got to be at least one..." Charlie continued talking to herself. Hell's Princess knew that she had to keep trying even in these hard times, but a small part of her was telling the Princess to simply give up.
"I can't say for sure but... who knows? Maybe someone who wants to be redeemed. But right now, It's honestly hard to even find someone who's the slightest bit interested." Vaggie replied. Many conflicting thoughts began to rage through Charlie's head like a storm, the princess having zero ideas of what to even do. Charlie gave out another sigh before rummaging through the bag that she still had in her hands before pulling out a single doughnut that was topped with glistening red frosting.
"Well, maybe I just need a break. I've been overworking a lot lately..." Charlie uttered to herself before taking a bite into the frosted treat.
"I think a break is totally necessary. Why don't we take a few days off to reset ourselves and get back to business." Vaggie encouraged, gently patting her lover's back which turned Charlie's frown into that of a small smile.
"Thanks so much, Vaggie, I'm glad to have someone like you by my side." But just as she could finish her doughnut, a shrill 'yip' filled the princess' ears. Charlie looked down and saw a two-headed puppy dog, its sights set on the doughnut in her hands.
"Awwww, why hey there you little cutie! What is it? Do you want a part of my doughnut?~" Charlie happily cheered before breaking off a piece of the doughnut, lowering her arm so that the two-headed puppy would snatch it out of her hand. However, rather than taking the small piece that Hell's Princess was offering, the two-headed dog sprung upwards and snatched the entire doughnut right out of Charlie's hand. The demon gave out a small yip of surprise while the mischievous little dog proceeded to scamper off with the doughnut in his mouth.
"H-hey wait, stop!" Charlie cried, getting off from her seat and chasing after the puppy with Vaggie following suit.
"Charlie, wait!" She yelped as the two demons chased the two-headed doggy through the park. Both demons were nimble enough to keep pace with the little pup, who was only a few feet away from them. During their chase, Charlie and Vaggie accidentally bumped into several demons who were also present in the park as the two-headed dog came speeding right in between the legs of a large red demon, who was then bumped into by Charlie.
"S-sorry!" Charlie said embarrassedly, awkwardly jerking herself to the side before continuing to run after the dog. Before the big demon could process what in the hell had just happened, Vaggie was approaching from behind. Using her quick thinking, she struck her spear into the pavement and used her weapon as a makeshift pole vault as she hopped right over the head of the unsuspecting demon right before nailing the landing and following her partner while the red demon was left alone, completely confused as to what the hell just happened.
Just down the park, Charlie nearly caught up to the little mutt but she would then find herself approaching a picnic with an imp couple, who were unaware of the two approaching them.
"Oh, Moxxie! This has been such a wonderful picnic!" Millie happily cheered as Moxxie smiled back.
"Any time I have spending with you is always wonderful. Plus, seeing as how Blitzo is nowhere in sight, I can safely say that under any possible circumstances that absolutely nothing will go wrong on this fine day, and hopefully, my comment is tempting fate itself!" Moxxie happily replied. In a matter of seconds, The two-headed puppy dog came rushing through the picnic, promptly startling the couple. Charlie quickly ran right around the two as to not disturb them any further but unfortunately, Vaggie was unable to see the couple and as such, she accidentally tripped over onto a rock and fell face-first into a bowl of potato salad.
SPLAT!
Vaggie whipped her face up, now covered in potato salad, as the male imp hit the demon with a hateful glare.
"Way to go, pal. It took us three days to make that potato salad..." Moxxie snarled while Vaggie wiped the mixture of potatoes and mayonnaise and stood up.
"THREE DAYS!" The imp continued to scold the one-eyed demon, as Vaggie muttered a quick 'sorry' before running off after her girlfriend. Charlie was beginning to feel fatigued after running for so long but she was still determined to get her doughnut back from that mischievous little mutt.
Unfortunately for the princess, the dog would make a sudden turn that would catch Hell's Princess off guard. Her foot struck a large tree trunk that was protruding from the ground before falling right into a large man-sized hole. Charlie's screams were immediately silenced the moment she fell into the gaping hole while Vaggie stopped dead in her tracks upon seeing her partner fall massive ditch.
"NO, CHARLIE!" Vaggie cried, bolting almost immediately before diving right into the hole. Vaggie's whole world was shrouded in darkness the moment she dove into the depression, in a fall that seemed almost endless before striking the ground with an audible thud. The one-eyed demon growled with pain, rubbing her head before immediately realizing that her girlfriend was nowhere to be seen in the dark.
"C-Charlie!? Where did you go!?" Vaggie shouted out only to hear a raspy groan from her girlfriend beneath her.
"Right underneath you..." Charlie whined as her one-eyed lover looked down to see that she was right on top of her.
"OH SHIT! I'm so sorry..." Vaggie cried, getting off of her girlfriend and helping her up to her feet. "You're okay right?" Vaggie quickly asked, making sure that not a single bone in Charlie's body was broken.
"I-I'm alright! Though, definitely bruised something..." Hell's Princess grumbled to herself before looking up, seeing the light that was gleaming from the hole that the two of them had fallen into.
"Well, I guess this happened..." Charlie chuckled embarrassedly while Vaggie sighed.
"We need to find a way out of here." Vaggie plainly stated as the two began to walk down a path that was pointing in the left direction, one that they could somewhat make out in the darkness.
"Right... Though it's really dark in here so we should probably find some light. So far, my phone will have to do." Charlie said, pulling her phone out of her pocket and switching the flashlight setting on, partially lighting up the dark underground of hell.
"Alright, not sure if that'll be enough to-" Vaggie's sentence was cut short upon stumbling onto a torch after making it just a few feet down. It appeared as if it was protruding from the dirt walls, likely a root that was pulled out of the soil just enough to act as a torch.
"Huh, talk about convenient!" Charlie said while Vaggie approached the torch with a look of confusion.
"How did this get here?..." Vaggie asked before using her spear to cut the burning root from the walls, holding over her head. With the combined efforts of Charlie's phone and Vaggie's torch, they were able to get some good lighting to help them traverse through the undergrounds of hell. Charlie and Vaggie made their way done a long pathway before. Down the dark pathway, they realized that there was an orange glow from afar as the two demons began to approach it. As they went down the pathway, Charlie noticed something as she moved along the dirt track. Upon gazing at the walls, she began to notice many markings that were drawn upon the walls.
Large handprints that mixtures of black, red, and brown decorated long earthy walls along with sketchings of various animals and beasts that have been long since dead. Vaggie caught wind of the cave paintings as well and while her girlfriend was rather intrigued by the wall drawings, Vaggie felt slightly unnerved that there could've been other people living in the undergrounds of Hell itself. However, despite her suspicious thoughts, she shrugged it off and kept on moving. The two would soon reach the orange glow at the end of the tunnel and would find themselves standing in a large expansive cave that was lit up by several wall-rooted torches with more drawings bedecked among the walls.
"W-Woah! This is incredible!" Charlie said in amazement, running up to one of the many wall paintings to take a photo. Vaggie scanned the area, making her way to nearby painting and placing a hand on the walls. Hell has been around since the dawn of mankind so it would make sense that it would have likely housed prehistoric sinners so it was relatively interesting to find this mark in Hell's history. However, just as Vaggie removed her hand from the walls, she had made a shocking discovery.
Her hand was stained with splatters of wet paint and by the looks of it, it appeared that the paint had been added onto the walls just a few hours ago. The one-eyed took a good look at the stains on her hand before quietly moving to her lover to show her relatively terrifying discovery.
"Hey, Charlie? Can you take a look at this for a minute?" Vaggie said, her girlfriend turning around to the sound of her voice. She proceeded to show her paint-stained hands to Hell's Princess as her expression changed from curious to worried.
"W-wait, that's paint right?" Charlie asked.
"It is and you do know what this means?" Vaggie replied, her voice sounding a little more panicked.
"I dooooo... not," Charlie answered, shaking her head.
"There's clearly someone else living underneath here!" Vaggie responded, placing her hands on Charlie's shoulder which lead to Vaggie accidentally staining her clothes.
"W-well, let's not IMMEDIATELY jump to conclusions. How about we simply just keep looking for a way out of here before anything else happe-" But as soon as Charlie could try to reassure Vaggie that there was nothing to fear.
THUMP!
There was something to fear.
The two women immediately spun to their sides to where that loud noise came from as another 'THUMP' rang throughout the cave walls. They also realized that there was another opening leading to the cave and they could just make out a large figure shuffling in the darkness while a third 'THUMP' could be heard. Charlie and Vaggie both looked at each other, mirroring the same features of both fear and shock before Hell's Princess gulped a little.
"Okay, let's hide..." Charlie peeped. As soon as those words left the demons both, the two of them ducked right behind a nearby boulder that was stationed just a few feet away from them. Charlie and Vaggie made sure not to move a single muscle that could give away their position as the sound of heavy footsteps hitting against the ground was now audible along with a low beastly grumble that could only come from a monster. Peering her head out just enough to whatever was skulking around in the underground, Vaggie felt a chill run up her spine as her gaze was met with the back of a towering creature.
"See anything yet?" Charlie quietly asked only for Vaggie to turn to her and respond with a hush, placing an index finger against her mouth. The spearwomen would then turn her attention back to the cave beast, who was still facing against the wall. By the looks of it, the thing had to be about fifteen to sixteen feet tall with big broad shoulders and its body appeared covered from head to toe with dark brown shaggy fur. Beside the beast was a small stone bowl that contained globs of red paint as it dipped a coal-black finger into the paint before dragging it across the wall to make it's newest painting. Realizing that whatever creature that had its back turned on her was clearly occupied with painting the cave walls, Vaggie grabbed Charlie by the hand and looked at her.
"Okay, there is something with us. But it hasn't spotted us yet, I say we tip-toe our way out of here and try to find some kind of exit." Vaggie whispered.
"Are you sure, Vaggie?" Charlie replied, unsure if they could get out before the monster had a chance to notice them.
"I'm very sure. Just follow me and we'll be safe." Vaggie assured her lover as the two began to sneak behind the back of the cave-dweller. While sneaking away, Charlie was able to get a quick look at the enormous behemoth, amazed at the sheer size of the creature. However, as she was gawking at the humongous behemoth painting away at the walls, Charlie accidentally struck a wall.
"OW!" Charlie shouted, her eyes immediately widening upon realizing the terrible mistake she made. The fur-coated beast easily heard Charlie's yip of pain as it began to slowly move its head into the direction of the two women.
"Dammit, We've been spotted! LET'S GO!" Vaggie yelled, grabbing Charlie by the wrist before bolting as fast as she could with her girlfriend following behind. The cave-dwelling monster followed suit as its loud footsteps could be heard right behind them. The two demons sprinted as fast as their bodies could handle, albeit Charlie was starting to grow a little more fatigued. To make matters worse, the monster trailing them from behind was starting to close the distance between the two. Realizing that Charlie was now starting to fall behind, Vaggie quickly scooped her girlfriend right off the ground and carried her. The beast chasing them down was still persistent as its loud footsteps could be heard closing in on the two, drawing closer and closer.
As she continued to sprint throughout the caves, Vaggie would come across a fork in the path. Quickly making a decision, The one-eyed demon quickly darts to the left path but just then, the ground was beginning to shake. At first, this prompted Vaggie to pick up speed but immediately came to a stop when a giant crevasse opened up right before her. If that wasn't enough, an enormous stone wall began to rise from the said crevasse, blocking off the pathway.
"What the hell!?" Vaggie cried before running to the right path with Charlie scurrying back up and following her once again. However, in their attempt to escape, Vaggie's foot accidentally bumped into a rock that caused her to fall over.
"Shit!" Vaggie cursed aloud.
"Vaggie!" Charlie cried, running over to her girlfriend. Matters were made worse for the two demons as another stone wall came rising out of the ground resulting in the two demons getting trapped with the beast that had stalked them through the catacombs. The sound of a low, primitive growl filled that air as both Charlie and Vaggie spun around to get a better look at the monster that they were trapped underground with as it stood just a few feet away from the duo.
The towering hair-coated behemoth stared the couple down with a pair of yellow eyes. Its face was concealed by a helmet that appeared to be made from a skull of an elephant, with a pair of elongated tusks protruding from both sides, along with three jagged stones forming along the bottom end of the helmet. Two small tufts were visible on the top of its head, appearing as though they were horns at first glance. The monster also bore a large beard that protruded from the bottom end of its helmet and spanned all the way down to his torso. Other noticeable attributes to this beast were that his forearms were adorned in black spots and bright red spiral patterns that marked his left shoulder, the right sight of his torso, and his right knee.
Charlie and Vaggie both remained quiet as the fur-coated behemoth tilted its head while letting out a confused grunt. On the other side of the spectrum, Vaggie furrowed her brows while her hand was hovering over the shaft of her spear, ready for whatever tricks this cave dweller would try to pull off. As for Charlie, she was equally tensed up just by gazing at the sheer size of this mammoth of a demon but at the same time, there could be so much more to this creature than what is shown on the surface.
A wave of silence filled the underground caves with the only sounds breaking the silence was dripping of water and the deep, raspy breath of the cave dweller. After what seemed to be an eternity, the enormous cave dweller began to take a few steps forward while extending his long arm outwards. By pure instinct, Vaggie immediately drew out her harpoon and pointed it right at the approaching monster, forcing it to stop dead in its tracks.
"YOU STAY RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE!" Vaggie shouted while the cave dweller pulled his hand back just a little bit, letting out a somewhat fearful grunt.
"I'M WARNING YOU! STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM US OR I WILL ATTACK, YOU HEAR ME!?" The one-eyed demon continued screaming, glared into the monster's gleaming yellow eyes as it began to take a few steps back. Noticing how the monster reacted towards her girlfriend's threats, she started to come up with an idea as Vaggie turned her head to face her.
"...Charlie, think we can take this guy?" She whispered while Charlie took in a deep breath before slowly but surely approaching the monster.
"Ch-Charlie, what are you doing!?" Vaggie shouted.
"Vaggie, I want you to trust me on this..." Charlie quietly spoke, getting closer to the cave dweller.
"Whatever you plan on doing, stop it! You don't know what this thing might do to you. So get back here right now!" Vaggie continued to shout, demanding Charlie to get back over to her. However, Hell's Princess proceeded toward the large cave beast. The behemoth tilted its head once again, letting out a soft quiet grumble.
"Still gotta learn by my dad's teachings. Ya don't take shit from another demon..." She replied before getting into closer proximity to the beast, standing just two to three feet away from the cave dweller. Charlie cocked her head up, its yellow eyes gazing down upon her as Charlie took in a deep breath and looked the beast in the eyes with a stern expression on her face.
"Now listen... I don't know you and you don't know me, but neither of us wants any trouble alright? Just let us pass through and there will be no need for any conflict... Y-you, understand this right?" Charlie asked the cave dweller, who only stared at her for a brief moment. Just then, the monster lowered itself to face Charlie at eye-level while the grip on Vaggie's harpoon grew tighter.
"Err... I'm guessing you don't really understand, right?" Charlie embarrassedly chuckled. But just as it seemed as things were going nowhere, the dweller began to speak.
"Whooo...are...youuu?" The creature quietly bellowed, speaking in a low, raspy masculine voice as the beast's warm breath blew through its beard.
"O-oh! You can talk? That's great! Anyways, my name is Charlie." Charlie replied while the cave dweller gently stroked his beard.
"Cha...Char...leeeeee?" The beast replied, tilting his head again.
"Yes, exactly! And that over there is my girlfriend, Vaggie!" Charlie responded, pointing over to Vaggie who still had her harpoon pointed at the behemoth.
"Vaaa...geeeee...Vaggie." The fur-coated monster muttered.
"Mhm! Now tell me, do you have a name?" Charlie asked.
"Me am... Oogar..." The creature introduced itself.
"Oogar, huh? Well tell me then, how long have you been here for?" Charlie questioned while Oogar gave out another low grumble.
"Oogar been in cave for long time, Oogar not know how long..." Oogar replied. By the sound of it, the cave dweller seemed to have somewhat of a grasp on the English language albeit a rather primitive one.
"So, you're saying you've been here for most of your life?" Charlie continued to ask, Oogar nodding his head in response.
"Yes, Oogar hid here ever since blizzard come." The cave-dweller spoke while Charlie cocked a brow at his comment.
"Blizzard?..." She said curiously.
"Mhm. Sky was dark, air was cold, Oogar looked up into the sky and saw snow falling from sky. Everyone around Oogar screamed..." Oogar said, looking up.
"Oogar dig into the ground, Oogar under here ever since." Oogar continued while Charlie was slowly starting to realize what he meant when he said 'blizzard'.
"I see... Well, Oogar, I know this might be outside of your comfort zone but... Have you ever considered leaving this place and going out onto the surface?" Charlie inquired, while Oogar had his sights still focused on the dirt ceiling hanging above him.
"...Oogar not sure. Oogar only comes out when it's time to hunt but Oogar make sure he goes back underground. Oogar wonder if cold is up there..." Oogar grumbled, a hint of fear being heard in his voice.
"Well, I'm not sure exactly what you mean by that but I'll make sure nothing bad EVER happens to you," Charlie said, placing a hand on the monster's arm while looking up at him with a warm smile.
"I promise..." She assured.
"Charlie...protect Oogar from cold?..." Oogar said, his eyes lighting up from her promise.
"Of course! In fact, there is a place you could stay if you choose to come with us." Charlie said with a smile while her girlfriend's eyes widened with shock.
"WHAT!?" Vaggie shouted.
"Come... with youuu?..." Oogar said curiously.
"Exactly! Now, I don't want to force you into this but... Do you ever feel lonely down here?" Charlie asked. Another wave of silence filled the air as Oogar began to scratch the top of his head.
"Well... No one really come to Oogar's cave. And when Oogar come out to hunt, everyone runs from Oogar... They scream at Oogar too. Tell Oogar he freak but... Oogar not mind." Oogar murmured.
"Oh, Oogar... Whatever those demons told you, they're clearly wrong! They obviously don't see what you're really are and just make assumptions based on appearance alone." Charlie stated, placing a hand on the beast's arm.
"Besides, if you come with us, maybe you can finally find someplace to really call home." Hell's Princess continued while Oogar tilted his head.
"Where do... Charlie live?" Oogar asked, putting a hand on his chin.
"So glad that you asked, I-" But before Charlie finish, Vaggie grabbed her by the shoulders.
"Charlie, can I talk to you real fast?..." Vaggie said before pulling Charlie back just a few feet away so that Oogar wouldn't overhear their conversation as he awkwardly stood in place.
"Look, what you're doing is nice and all that but haven't forgotten that this thing chased us through the caves and quite possibly trapped us in here. Clearly, we can't trust him!" Vaggie exclaimed.
"Vaggie, I understand what you mean but I'm willing to give just about anyone a chance. Besides, so far, he hasn't done anything wrong. In fact, he's kind of harmless." Charlie replied.
"He may seem harmless but for all we know, he could be putting on some kind of act just to get the drop on us. Besides, if you think he's so innocent then why is he in hell!? He's clearly here for a good reason you know. I mean, for god's sake, he's wearing a damn skull for a mask!" Vaggie continued, looking over Charlie's shoulder to see the caveman staring back at her with an emotionless gaze.
"Again, I know what you mean and I understand that but... Everyone here at least deserves some chance and for all we know, the Hotel could be perfect for him. I mean, he's probably been living under here for god knows how long and I would hate to leave someone like him in the dark. So, Vaggie, I thoroughly believe he has a chance to grow. I'll tell you what, I'll ask him if he's interested in coming with us and possibly getting redeemed, alright?" Charlie stated, grabbing her girlfriend's hand and gently putting them off of her shoulders.
"Besides, just look at the guy! I doubt he's really gonna try and pull the wool over our eyes." Charlie said, the two of them turning their gaze to the large hairy demon. The caveman felt a tingle run up his spine as a cockroach began to skitter its way onto the caveman's head. Upon realizing that there was an insect on his head, Oogar raised one of his hands over his cranium and slammed his palm right over his head. The blow to his noggin resulted in Oogar falling over like a domino as he let loose a disoriented moan of pain.
In response, Vaggie closed her eyes and sputtered a quiet sigh.
"Alright, fine. He can... come with us. But if he does anything out of the ordinary, I'm putting my foot down." Vaggie replied while Charlie turned around and approached Oogar, who had now gotten back up.
"Now, Oogar. Like I've said before, you have the option to either stay down here or you can come with us as long as you let us go. Does that seem like a fair deal?" Hell's Princess asked. Oogar scratched the top of his head, pondering on whether he should continue living underground or finally return to the surface.
"Hmmmm... Oogar not sure... If Charlie keeps Oogar safe from cold then Oogar will go." Oogar stated as Charlie smiled widely in response.
"Great! Oh and... how exactly are you gonna get us out of her?" Charlie said, realizing that they were several feet underground.
"Oh! Oogar work on that now..." Oogar gestured Charlie to stand back a little as he extended his arm forward before the ground began to shake. Just then, a set of stone columns came rising out the ground, each pillar slightly elevated from the other as they acted as sort of a staircase. Charlie and Vaggie looked with amazement as the caveman climbed up the row of pillars, reaching the very top before smashing through the ground with one punch. The blow resulted in a hole that just big enough for
"Charlie and Vaggie can now come up!" Oogar boomed before hopping back onto the ground.
"That was incredible, Oogar! We're really excited to get to know you. Right, Vaggie?" Charlie nudged Vaggie with her elbow, as she gave the caveman a quick glance.
"Uh, yeah... Very." Vaggie muttered, clearly unenthusiastic about this whole thing.
"Okay, before we go. Oogar need to get something." The caveman said, approaching one of the stone walls that he had created earlier. Oogar reeled his hand back before slamming it right into the large barrier with enough force to shatter it into pieces while Charlie and Vaggie watched with amazement. Oogar began digging through the pile of rubble that was once the stone wall before pulling out a thick and jagged piece of rock that was big enough for the caveman to grab.
"What do you need that for?..." Charlie asked as Oogar cocked his head over to her.
"It can be dangerous on surface sometimes. Oogar bring weapon to make sure Oogar safe." The enormous cave-dweller spoke, making his way over to the stairway that he created.
"Well... At least he has the right idea." Vaggie grumbled before beginning to climb her way up the column staircase with Charlie and Oogar following behind. The trio would finally find themselves back on the surface as Oogar surveyed the area, making sure that nothing was going to come right out of the blue and attack them.
"Alright, big guy. So you've come up here a few times just to hunt but do you think you're ready to step foot into the city for the first time?" Charlie excitedly asked, grabbing Oogar by the hand before taking him down a pathway that led to the park's exit. Vaggie trailed behind them, keeping a sharp eye on the caveman as they continued their way through the park. As Oogar made his way through the park, he realized just how much the world around him had changed. True, he did come out here a select few times for hunting but he had never actually gone out into the city. Several demons inhabiting the park also noticed Oogar's beastly appearance and towering height, making Oogar feel uncomfortable with his surroundings.
Oogar looked upon the many buildings and roads that laid ahead of him, far different from the seemingly barren wastelands filled with all sorts of killer animals and wildlife. But even then, the sinfulness and violence still lingered on
The three made it closer and closer to the Park's exit only for Oogar to stop right out of nowhere, causing Vaggie to walk right into him. The one-eyed demon stumbled back, nearly falling over hadn't it been for Charlie quickly grabbing her by the last second.
"Oogar? Are you okay?..." Charlie asked out of curiosity.
"...Oogar not sure now. World feels... different. Oogar doesn't like it. Oogar go back to underground where it safe..." The caveman said, immediately turning around. Making his way back to the hole that he crawled out of.
"Oogar, wait!" Charlie said, quickly grabbing him by the arm.
"I don't want to force you into this but w-wouldn't it make sense to at least give it a shot?" Charlie said.
"N-no! Oogar go back underground... It safe-" But as Oogar was about to retreat, he spotted something in the corner of his eye. One that sent a chill up the caveman's spine...
Perched on one of the many treetops and leering down on the gigantic caveman with a disgusted scowl was a ghostly figured that only belonged in a child's horrible nightmare. With a large body that was ghost-white that appeared to be tattered and torn, similar to a sheet calmly blowing in the brisk wind. The ghostly figure didn't seem to have any other body parts other than a set of disembodied hands with sharp needle-like fingers and a black skull-like face with long horns protruding from his head. A pair of soulless eyes glared down at the caveman while a painful ringing began to fill his ears, forcing a pained grunt from the caveman as he knelt down. A raspy, distorted voice began to echo throughout Oogar's mind.
"Ṫ͡hę̷ ćold͜ ḯ͝ș̛ ḉơ͜m̨ĩ̵ń͘g.҉ ̧Tȟȩ͢ c̸ỏ͞ļd i͜s̴ ne̵ą̵r͞. T͟hè͜ c̷ǫl̢d͞ w͞ìļ̡l fin͡d̨ ỳöų. ̶T̨ḩé ̛c̵ọ̶ld ͝ȃwáǐt͠s ̀ÿ͠ou."
"Oogar?..." Oogar felt as though his world was sputtering into darkness while the world around him was growing colder and colder...
Colder.
"O-Ogar!?"
Colder.
"OOGAR!"
Just then, The terrible ear-splitting ringing ceased. Oogar jerked his head up and saw that the apparition in the trees was gone. Oogar jerked his gaze over to Charlie, who now had a concerned look on her face.
"O-Oogar? Are you okay...?" She asked, grabbing Oogar by the hand.
"Errr..." Oogar grunted, turning his head back to the tree where he had seen the apparition. After a few seconds of awkward silence, Oogar turned his attention back to Charlie.
"Uh, yeah. Oogar good..." The caveman grumbled.
"Okay, Oogar, I know it's scary from your point of view and I totally see why. You were isolated from modern society and you're not sure you'll be able to adapt. But, we're more than willing to help you. In this big city, there's a place I want to show you. A place where you won't feel alone at all! Would you like that?" Charlie said with a smile.
"...Oogar not sure. Charlie will help Oogar right?..." Oogar said.
"Of course, big fella! Just hold onto my hand and I'll help you as much as I can." getting back up on his feet while Charlie's lips cracked into a delightful smile. Oogar looked down for a brief moment before finally responding, looking into Charlie's eyes.
"Oogar come with Charlie... Oogar want to see world." He said as Charlie's eyes lit up with glee.
"GREAT!" She cheered before holding the caveman by the hand.
"I cannot wait to show you where you'll be staying at! You're gonna love it a lot!~" Charlie continued as the two of them began to make their way into the town with Vaggie following behind, keeping a close eye on the caveman before leaving the park behind.
After many years of living alone underground, completely isolated from the outside world. A brand new chapter was opening up for the Caveman.
One that would change his life for good.