chapter 18

Chapter 18 - Demon

In the middle of the night, several people stealthily entered the rooms and houses of various individuals throughout the village. The houses were random, and there was no commotion. All those who entered soon left with sacks on their backs. No one suspected a thing, and the night remained as peaceful as before.

In the lord's house, an old man paced anxiously. His name was Daiki Kimura, and he was the leader of Otaru village. It was a reasonably large village, with many traders from all over Japan coming and going. Being near the sea, they had a decent income from fishing. But since the cursed demon arrived here, life for the village's upper echelons had become increasingly difficult. They hid the existence of the demon from the common folk, fearing that if news spread, people would stop coming to the village, and the demon would attack. Previously, when specialists came to hunt the demon and failed, they almost destroyed the village by letting the information spread. They even sent a fake letter to the organization supporting the hunters, thanking them for exterminating the demon. The organization advised the village to keep wisteria flowers at the village entrance. Soon, many people entered the room, each carrying a sack on their back. There were nearly fifty sacks, each containing people. "Kaito, how many times have we told you to keep your hands off children?" one of the people in the room shouted, but he received no answer. There were men, women, even some children, all unconscious. Everyone in the room had expressions of disgust in their eyes. They were disgusted with themselves. The people of Japan lived by the way of honor. They put honor above their lives. But now they are resorting to such deceitful and dishonorable methods to survive. "Do not worry, someone will definitely come to save us from the demon," the leader gave false hope, as he himself had no hope of salvation. The people in the sacks were starting to make noise. The people in the room quickly picked up the sacks and entered through a hidden door leading underground. They entered an artificial path that was illuminated with torches. A foul smell emanated from the end of the path. Some people vomited, but others were used to it. They soon reached the end of the path. In a very spacious room was a creature. It was bipedal. Its face was a mix of lion and deer. It had four arms. In each of its arms, it held pieces of flesh and chewed on them. Its appearance was repulsive and terrifying. The people in the room trembled in fear, their legs beginning to lose strength. Even though they had seen this creature many times, it still invoked fear within them. A fat, chubby man with many rings on his fingers approached the group and bowed respectfully to the demon. "Lord, we have purchased this week's supply. I even specifically selected the children for you," the man said with a certain temptation. He was Kaito Suzuki. A wealthy merchant whose family has been in this business for years. He is a spoiled heir. "Good, very good. Do not worry, you will definitely be rewarded," sounded the demon's raspy and somewhat inhuman voice. "Hurry and give the food to the lord," Kaito urged the others in the room. Everyone was staring at Kaito, but they couldn't do anything. They soon moved all the unconscious people in the sack toward the demon. Suddenly, one of the sacks burst, and a teenager emerged from it, completely unharmed. "I felt a very repulsive presence when I was in the village. I think it was you, huh?" the boy asked the demon with an indifferent expression. He was obviously Huitzilin. He naturally felt that something was hidden in the village, but he couldn't identify the location. He also noticed the hotel staff drugging his food with sleeping pills. He decided to pretend ignorance and play along. Now he was in his confrontation with his first demon. 'The demon does not seem very strong. He didn't even feel my presence when I was so close to him.' "Who are you, boy? You idiots can't even drug a boy properly?" the demon's inhuman voice sounded again. "I apologize, lord, I will personally kill him," Kaito immediately ran to kill Huitzilin. But suddenly he lost all strength and fell with disbelief all over his face. There was a huge hole in his head with a small bone embedded in it. No one in the room noticed anything. Even the demon only felt the attack but did not see it. Simultaneously, everyone turned to Huitzilin. He was as indifferent as ever. His hand was in the position of a gun. He had fired a bone bullet. With his control over his body, something like this was child's play for him. He could have blown the head of that man, but he is currently practicing controlling the bullet's strength, so he used the man as a test subject. "I'm sorry for killing him," Huitzilin replied with a guilty face. The people in the room were even more terrified. How can a guy shooting bone from his fingers be normal? They trembled even more. They murmured, prayed to God, begged for forgiveness. As demons were territorial, he got angry when he saw another powerful guy arriving in his territory to hunt his prey. "Who are you? You did not know that it is my territory? Are not you a demon? You're different," the demon asked Huitzilin with an enraged voice. At the time, the people in the sack were starting to wake up. They saw the demon while they were terrified. They screamed and ran all over the place. Some even fainted on the spot. "If you want to survive, run outside," Huitzilin shouted angrily. It was very annoying to have all these people running around. His voice sounded like a magnet as all the people followed his advice and ran outside. Even the people who orchestrated everything were running outside with the victims. But Huitzilin did not let them go. Many veins immediately came out of his body and killed all the village people who kidnapped others. He was not a champion of justice. He just found them disgusting. He hated weak people. So, without hesitation, he killed them. The demon tried to attack the people running out, but was stopped by Huitzilin. "Now we can spend some time alone," why did this sound so gay?

End of the chapter