11 Chapter 11: A Meeting That Did Happen

Two weeks have passed since I have read the books. Everyday since that day I have been training. Training to get the most impossible shots with the bow. I had even asked Simon to do some sword training with me, just in case he somehow got involved. It was also for me to get use to fighting opponents stronger than me.

It has been an even longer time since it was the last time I saw Hedrif. I don't even remember the last time I actually saw him. I say "actually" because most of my encounters with him were in my dreams.

I also can't forget that voice I heard in my dream. Not Hedrif's, but the other one. The one that was like God's, but was not God's voice.

Ever since that day, I haven't gotten any weird dreams, nor any run ins with shape shifting animals. A moment of peace that has gone on for too long. The last time I had some peace, I had horrible dreams afterwards. I wonder how bad my dreams will be now.

I haven't went hunting for a while either, because I have been training and I was honestly scared of going hunting now. What if hunting is exactly what he wants, so he can torture me, away from the house? I doubt it, but there is a chance for anything to happen.

Perhaps I am dreaming as of this moment. It's happen before and I have no way of knowing. Perhaps Hedrif is actually really nearby, watching every move I make. What is he's been stalking me this entire time? For the entire two months since he has told me the "deal". What if he's been stalking since I was a child? He was the one that killed my original parents.

What if God knew this was going to happen and sent me here? What if he is the entire reason that I am suffering? What if it's all his fault?

[MC: Stop. Don't think that way. Don't blame others for a situation that no one could've controlled. Actually no, this is all Hedrif's fault.]

Yeah, that's right. It's Hedrif's fault and only his. The reason why I am in this situation is all because of that demon. And the fact that he isn't even the strongest demon is sending shivers down my spine. I still can't believe that people actually had to fight these things off for a hundred years.

Me fighting this one demon, Hedrif, is nothing compared to winning a war against multiple, stronger demons. Another thing I have to think about is that there are probably some more strays out there like Hedrif. If Hedrif came after me because someone threaten him, then that's one thing. But if I have this "blessing" that this book told me about, then who is stopping other demons from making "deals" with me. Actually, what's stopping demons from just straight up murdering me.

I've only lived this long because Hedrif gave me a two month limit to make my decision. What's stopping others from making a deal on the spot? Nothing, that's what.

After I hit my twelfth bullseye, I decide that I shall go hunting. I should tell Simon, before I go though. I go inside to get prepared to go hunting and to find Simon, so that I can tell him about me going hunting.

I found Simon sitting at the dining room table, when I came down the stairs.

[MC: Ayyy... Simon. I was planning to go hunting and I don't know when I will be back, is that cool for you.]

[Simon: Yeah. Make sure you come back by nightfall though. I will be making some deer sausage.]

[MC: Sausage? That's like the worst thing you're at in cooking.]

[Simon: Bah! Get your ass on out of here. And try and come back with some actual good game. You haven't brought back a deer for a while.]

I smirked.

[MC: You're hiding something, I can tell. You are horrible at hiding things. I won't push on, but I'm just letting you know.]

[Simon: Whatever.]

That was the last thing I heard, before I went out the door.

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As I was walking through the forest, I was checking the entire perimeter. It is not possible for a human being to see everything at once, so I have to also rely on my hearing and sense of smell as well.

I heard the snapping of a twig, directly behind me. I turned around as fast as possible with an arrow already nocked onto my bow. There was nothing visible there. Was it Hedrif? Did he shape shift into something smaller? Was it my imagination? No, that was definitely not my imagination. There was definitely the sound of a twig snapping.

Then I realized, if Hedrif did keep an eye on me then he would know exactly what I would do. Meaning that the sound was to distract me, so that I would turn around and he could get me from behind.

I released the arrow just in case, then I took my sword out and swung it in the area right behind me.

[MC: Nothing. Damn it.]

I turn back to see if I could saved the arrow I released, but it looks like it snapped when it hit a tree. I guess I should be grateful that it wasn't him and that it was probably some rodent.

I turn around again, heading in the same direction that I was heading in the first place. But in my way was none other than the same demon that I thought wasn't here.

[MC: Hedrif.]

[Hedrif: Why the long face? I thought you would've been glad to see me. So I came to meet you. You should be grateful that I am blessing you with my presence.]

[MC: Shut up. There is no grace within you. Only despair and agony. With all the people you've killed. How many were tortured like me?]

[Hedrif: Tortured? Ha! Ridiculous! Truly hilarious! To think that you think that you are being tortured. You have no idea what torture is like! I merely gave you two options. Die alone, or die with someone. It is your own fault that you cannot make a simple choice.]

[MC: It is torture. It may not be physical, but all of this is messing with my mental stability. So I don't want my my torturer to say that it is not torture, when it clearly is!]

[Hedrif: Your words mean nothing to me. All I need to know is your decision next week. What do you want for your present? To die alone? Or to die with someone? I don't know how to make myself anymore clear. Why can your stupid little human brain not process what is being said to you?]

[MC: I do understand what is being said to me, you bitch! And I already have my answer to your question! So shut the fuck up and leave me be! You will find out next week!]

[Hedrif: Oooh. So you have your decision, huh. Alright, alright. I promise to leave you alone until next week. Remember, that's a promise! I never break my promises.]

And with that he darted straight pass me. By the time I turned around, he was gone.

[MC: Goddamn it! I swear I'll kill you, you bitch!]

Just like how he promised not to bother me until next week, I promise to myself that I will kill him.