Ugh... my head... What happened, exactly? I was on my way to work... Did I fall asleep on the bus? Where am I? It’s a sort of forest, and-!
Shit! I’m on fire! I quickly got up and saw that the bottom of the clothes I’m wearing are on fmes. I tried to pull it off, but it’s a skirt, a dress rather, it’s attached to my upper part! Why am I wearing a dress!? That’s not the point! I have to get it off, but the only way to do that is to pull it up, and I’ll need to pick the bottom of it, so I panicked and started rolling in the ground!
...
It’s not turning off but... it... it doesn’t burn me... I don’t feel hot either, so hesitantly I touched it... it’s... it’s not burning me, I look at my hand and!
What is this!? First, my hand is very small, smaller than usual, second, I seem to be covered in... crystals? They’re attached to my skin on my entire arm, I pulled it and it’s coming off, it hurts a bit, like pulling a band aid, but I’m not bleeding or anything, so I continued removing them...
...
There we go, my arm is very thin, thinner than normal, and-!
What was that!? I heard screams coming from deeper in the forest...
“Stop! Get away from me!”
That doesn’t sound good... I ran towards the scream source, it sounded like a woman and she seemed to be in danger, so why the hell would I run towards her!?
It’s... weird, it’s the middle of the night, I can tell it’s pretty dark under the canopy of the forest, yet I can see perfectly, I don’t understand what’s happening...
...
I made it to the source of the scream, it’s a dude forcing himself into this girl, she’s obviously not thrilled, it’s a rape...
“Hey! Let that woman go!”
My voice is... weird.
“What!? Get lost brat!”
The guy immediately turned around, but flinched when he saw me.
“Aren’t you ashamed!? Can’t you see she doesn’t like you!? Or maybe you’re such a looser that raping is the only way you can get id?”
“L-look, it’s not what it seems...”
…
...
...so... they... Umm, well it wasn’t a rape, they were just doing some kinky rolepy, I feel like an idiot, I even doubted him, but the woman said the same thing quite calmly, so...
“I’m sorry for disturbing!”
“No, there’s no need for apologies, we’re just-“
Then he suddenly dropped to the floor! What happened!? The guy got shot down or something!? There’s blood on the floor dripping from the hole made in his head!?
“AAAAAAAGH!”
The woman screamed at the top of her lungs while she rushed to the corpse of the guy! I ran as well to see what I can do to help...
“This! It’s-“
Before I knew it the woman got shot as well! The blood pool that formed between the two of them it’s quite rge, I...
“Stop right there demon!”
Eh!? A fucking army appeared out of nowhere! Coming out of the trees!
Suddenly a circle formed under me and crystals started to appear on my legs! I quickly jumped back, I pnned on getting outside the circle, but I somehow flew back a big distance...
“Don’t let her get away!”
This is bad! They have swords and other weapons, they clearly killed the other two guys I have to-!
I felt a very strong pressure on my forehead, like someone flickered their finger in front of me, it hurts a bit, as I touch my forehead I see a very small smudge of blood on my finger... I have to run!
“Don’t let her escape!”
Somehow, I’m able to run at an incredibly fast speed! Even dodging the trees it’s no problem, I can somehow move so fast, I lost sight of the army in just a couple of seconds!
...
...
...
I made it to a ke... the crystals that formed on my legs made it hard to run, so I took this opportunity to get them off me...
...
I head to the edge of the ke, and what I see on the reflection is... different...
A young teen, with two different colored eyes, one blue and the other green, bright, scarlet long hair, pointy and long ears, as well as 2 horns on top of her head...
I’m hallucinating right? There’s no way that reflection is me, then I pced my hands on top of my head, and felt the hard horns, they’re curved inwards a bit. I pulled them, but they’re definitely attached to my head...
I looked at the ke again...
...
Yep... that’s supposed to be me, why did I turn into this? Wait! I quickly pressed my crotch...
Phew... junior is still there, but there’s something bothering me, I sat down and lifted my fming dress.
...
Why am I wearing panties... they’re stripped... that’s not the point! I took the panties down.
Where’s my jewels!? I mean, my dick is there but I where are my family jewels!? My dick looks weird too, it’s... definitely different, and-!
W-what is this!? It’s... where my balls are supposed to go, there’s a slit that...
Well... I… that’s a, yep! What's going on!? Why do I also have girl’s equipment!
I better keep checking myself! Something else out of the ordinary? I look around and realize I have a tail too! It’s weird, a bit thicker than my arm, it goes out of the dress, but it’s not in the way somehow. In fact I didn’t even felt it there!
“There you are, monster!”
Dammit, the army caught up, I quickly pulled my panties back up and started running, but I crashed into an invisible wall!
“Now is our chance!”
Dammit, not these crystals again! I jumped and tried to get away but I crashed into the invisible wall again! This was frustrating so I punched it and it shattered. Everyone from the army seemed surprised, but they shook it off and charged against me with their weapons...
“Please don’t kill me!”
I jumped back again, I managed to dodge a bde, but another guy came rushing and tried to stab me, but the bde stopped the moment it touched me.
“Ugh!”
It’s... pointy, I can feel it, but he can’t seem to hurt me... he’s clearly pushing me with all his strength, I can sense the pressure but-!
Fuck! A bde came down onto me, but it broke the moment it hit my shoulder! There’s bits everywhere... I have no idea what’s happening, but it seems that they can’t hurt me, I can see the fear in everyone's eyes.
“Just leave me alone”
Holy fuck! I tried to get the guy trying to stab me away, so I swatted the sword to the side, but it got sent flying!
“Y-you!”
Waah! What’s this! A barrage of attacks came flying, I could see fmes flying, electricity sparking around, painful sensations like the one I received from before, when the couple got killed!
“Stop this! It hurts!”
It feels like I’m being pelted, I’m getting angry, so I swatted my hand and everyone was sent flying!
“I-I’m sorry I didn’t meant to-“
The metallic smell of blood from the injuries it’s so strong! It smelled simir to when the couple got killed and...
*grooowl*
Why... Why does smelling this make me feel hungry... I... I can feel my mouth watering and my stomach, what’s wrong with me...
I can’t... I feel so hungry!
“P-please! Spare our lives! We’ll do anything!”
“Not so tough now! Where’s the guts from before, when you were trying to kill me!”
“Please! Forgive us!”
“Fine! On one condition”
“Of course, anything!”
“Give me your blood”
“Eh?”
“Leave blood from everyone here and leave!”
“R-right away!”
I jumped across the ke and got away taking a deep breath to calm myself...
...
What’s wrong with me! I couldn’t control myself! I was this close to picking a bde and murder everyone there! I couldn’t control myself! At least the ke is big enough, so I quickly wash my face to cool my head...
...
I have fangs... very sharp looking, and scary fangs...
...I can see the army, they’re terrified... cutting themselves and leaving blood on canteens and whatever container they can find... I licked my lips for some reason... I feel so hungry... it’s unbearable, but it’s blood, why do I feel this way...
...
“Would This be enough?”
The guy came with all the blood they gathered from their troops...
“Yes... now go!”
“Right away!”
...
The army left...
I quickly picked a canteen and took a sip...
Only to then drink it like there was no tomorrow!
“Puaah!”
This! It’s so sweet and filling! I feel refreshed, like I haven’t eaten or drank anything in days. I can't stop drinking it...
...
...
After 3 and a half canteens, I felt so full, I couldn’t drink anymore...
“What’s wrong with me...”
Have I... have I really turned into a monster?
I look into the ke again wondering about what happened...
...
Eh?
What’s this!?
A sort of string, a golden string is coming out from me...
I tried to pick it but it went through my hand...
Is it telling me to follow it? I can’t see the end, it just goes into the forest...
For now, I picked all the blood from that army, and headed towards the string...
...
This is a lot of blood... just carrying it is awfully uncomfortable, good thing some canteens have straps, so I made a makeshift sso with everything I could, it’s, well, a rge amount, it’s not heavy per se, but it is uncomfortable to carry.
...
Well, it took a while of following the string, around 40 minutes, and it just... goes to the ground.
Am I supposed to dig into it? But with what? My bare hands?
I mean... I destroyed a sword with my shoulder, so I don’t think this will hurt me.
Whatever, I’ll just dig with my hands!
I put all the blood to the side, and shoved my hand into the ground with all my might!
“Hup!”
My hand went inside like the floor was made of butter. it’s weird, but I scooped the earth and shoved a bunch of it to the side!
My hand is perfectly fine, but the dirt in my nails feels gross... no time to compin though, so I continue digging with my hands.
…
...
Phew...
That was deep... but there’s a huge ass box here, good thing there’s a handle, so I grabbed it and pulled.
God this is heavier than I expected! I’m a monster now! I can do it!
“Hnnng!”
*cough**cough*
A Lot of dirt came flying, the box was way bigger than I expected, like a solid 5 meters long, the string pointed to the lock on the box, when I got close the string disappeared...
Whatever is happening, the answer is in this box! Now how do I open the box? I’ll just try to force the lock.
Nevermind, it unlocked the moment I touched the lock. This could be dangerous, but I had no other choice, so I opened it slowly...
...
...
There’s... a bit of stuff in here, but first, the huge ass stone in the middle seems important, since it’s probably the reason why this box is so big.
I touched it and a light came out from it! Then a dy appeared in a sort of holographic way!
“Marisa... I hope you’re the only one watching this...”
What is she talking about...
“I know you have a lot of questions, it’s only natural”
“What are you-“
“I know, it’s hard to wrap your head around what’s happening, and looking at this new and exciting world, it’s great, and I wished to be there with you when you woke up”
...something tells me this is gonna be long...
...
...
...
The dy finally got quiet... it’s a recording if you couldn’t tell... she’s crying now...
“And that’s all, I wish for your happiness sweetie, please take care, and remember that I love you! I love you with all my soul”
...
The dy disappeared...
She cimed to be my mother, I mean, she had the same eye color and ears that I do, but the horns and fangs are not there. She told me about a lot of nonsense, how she had to pce me in some seal? And whatever she’s bbbing about it being hundreds or thousands of years apart, it’s hard to follow such a crazy story, but she said she left me things in order for me to survive, I’m guessing everything inside this box, she gave a brief overview of the contents, so first thing first, this!
A backpack, if what she told me it’s true, this backpack is ‘magical’ and can hold an infinite amount of things for me, I really don’t get it, but she said I need to bound it to myself, so I have to drop a blood droplet into it, I sliced my finger with my nail and... nothing happened...
“Hnnng!”
Making myself bleed is hard, but after a bit of trying and biting my finger I finally could draw a drop of blood, and touched the bag, it illuminated for a second.
...
Now what? I opened it, but it looks like a normal backpack, whatever, I left it open and shoved a canteen, I looked inside and I can see the canteen, the backpack is a little small, so this can’t hold ‘infinite stuff’ I don’t think I can fit another canteen, I picked another one and shoved it next to the other one and suddenly, the insides grew!, now it can fit both canteens, but the bag is still the same size on the outside!
I shoved the next one, and the next one!
...
Wow...
The cumbersome, literal gallons of blood that was as tall as me, fit in this small backpack, and it doesn’t weigh anything either!
Next to the huge box, a lot of clothes, all girl clothing, underwear, shoes, ribbons, everything I could need to change clothes.
It’s enough sets of clothing to change daily for a couple of months, I don’t like the clothing that much, but better than being naked, I like the fmes in my dress though they’re cool, but it’s quite eye catching, a lot of clothes here have different effects like that as well, but there’s Normal clothes as well, so no compints, I shoved everything into the backpack.
Next is... a stick? I don’t know, there’s like, 4 sticks, with stones on top, more like staves. She said they’re used to do magic, I’m a bit excited, but I don’t know how to use it, so I’ll save them in my backpack.
This is the most surreal thing ever, seeing the rge staff go into the tiny backpack, like some weird magic trick.
4 sticks in the backpack, now...
When she said that I’ll need money, I expected a small amount, but there’s another smaller box inside containing coins, a lot of coins, it looks like a pirate treasure, as well as literal ingots of gold and silver! This is excessive! I’m fucking rich!
Into the backpack they go, there’s also a small purse, I don’t like it since it’s pink, but I can use it to carry a small amount of money outside the backpack.
Next up, gems, I think they’re gems, she called them magic catalysts, I have no idea what they do, but they’ll fetch a pretty penny I’m sure, so inside with the money.
What’s this? A watch? It’s a watch, it’s still ticking, it’s very old fashioned, also, it’s pointing at... 3:42, I’m guessing in the morning, so very te/early, maybe it’s not even the right hour, it has the little dial to change the clock, so I’ll adjust it ter, into the backpack.
Next, dolls and plushies... I have no real need for this, but the dy really wanted me to keep everything, and besides, it’s not like it’ll encumber me in the magic backpack, so In they go I guess.
There’s only two things left, two lockets, one made of what seems to be silver, and the other one it’s pitch bck, both of them have a symbol, and they got a picture each, the silver one is that dy’s photo, and the bck one has a dude I don’t know.
Whatevs, I’ll remove the photos, but somehow it feels wrong, I guess I’ll wear the lockets, it’s weird to have 2 at the same time, but whatever.
Now there’s just the box and the huge stone... she told me to destroy it, but how will I do that? She said magic is real, so if I just focus and imagine it exploding...!
Jesus Christ! It really blew off! Ok then, problem solved, now I guess I’ll go to the nearest city, see what’s there to offer.
...
...
I’m walking in the woods, and I have to say, this dream is quite interesting, maybe I should fall asleep on the bus more often, I mean, I’m almighty, and rich! And it feels so real, I’m just a bit lonely from being in the woods, but I’ll get to a city, and that will be that.
...
The sun is rising, should I be worried? Being a demon and all, is it gonna burn me into a crisp? I hope not, but there’s only one way to find out.
...
Well, it bothers my eyes, the sunlight, but it’s no different from normal, then again, it is very cloudy, so barely any sun is actually hitting me, so I’ll continue my journey.
...
...
Ugh... I’ve been walking for hours! I don’t feel tired physically, but mentally, this is exhausting...
I decided to drink a bit of blood, since I’m going with this whole demon charade, might as well enjoy it.
...
It’s... chunky, well I guess what would I expect, it’s not refrigerated or anything, it’s... a bit gross, and I have quite the surplus, it’s all going to go bad... Well, since I probably won’t be able to drink it ter, I chugged as much as I could, and tossed the rest on the floor.
Is this dangerous? Who cares, it’s my dream I do what I want. Realistically speaking, I don’t need all these canteens, I’ll keep 2 and toss the rest.
I washed them of course, in the river, maybe I didn’t do that great of a job, but it works.
I’m so full though! I can hear the sloshing sounds in my stomach when I move...
Well, whatever, I’m continuing with my walk...
...
...
Oh! What’s that? It looks like a rundown farm, it still has sheeps and other animals, so it’s not abandoned. I might as well go check it out.
...
*knock**knock*
I knocked at the flimsy wooden door, and a rather pale looking man opened the door, he took a gnce at me and fell back on his butt...
“Hello, could you help me a bit?”
“B-begone demon!”
He... smmed the door in my face...
“Hey!”
Dammit, he’s not gonna answer me... oh great it started raining! The icing on the cake, well whatever, it’s barely a few droplets, if this is here then I’m sure another house or farm has to be close by.
“Waah!”
A little girl is rushing to the house, I’m still in the front door so we obviously meet.
“Wah! You have sheep horns”
“That’s a bit rude!”
“I didn’t meant it like that, they’re pretty cute”
“Anna, get in the house now!”
The old man is yelling at the child.
“Ok dad!”
“Hey! Wait a moment-“
“Anna! What did I told you about speaking with strangers”
He’s worried about his daughter, this gives me an idea though...
“Oh, I’m no stranger, my name’s Marisa, a pleasure to meet you Anna”
“Hello Marisa!”
“Anna! Inside now!”
“Ok daddy!”
“Hey, Umm... it’s gonna rain. Do you think I could stay with you until the rain goes away?”
“Of course”
“Thanks”
“No! You’re not allowed inside!”
The old man is clearly not having any of this...
“But daddy! It’s gonna rain! Can’t she stay with us for a bit?”
“No!”
“It’s ok Anna... I’ll just continue on my way in the cold rain...”
“Daddy! You told me to be kind with other people, why can’t she stay?”
“Because... look, I’ll tell you ter, just get inside!”
“No!”
“Eh!? Anna!”
“I won’t go in unless Marisa can come inside as well!”
...
This continued a bit, and the old man yielded, I knew making puppy eyes to Anna was a good idea, when I finally got inside I couldn’t help myself but smile at the old man, even I can tell my smug aura.
The guy is petrified.
“Daddy! Can we light the chimney?”
“O-Of course Dear, come with me to cut the wood”
“Ok?...”
It seems he doesn’t want me to stay with Anna alone, I’m not gonna hurt her if that’s what you’re wondering.
“I’ll tag along”
“Do what you want”
He’s a bit rude.
The old guy picked a log and an axe, and then started to chop the log. He's trying to slice it in half, but his arms are shaky, and he’s clearly in no condition to be doing this sort of thing...
“How much wood did you pn on chopping?”
“Around 5 logs, if it bores you then leave!”
He’s coughing quite hard...
I picked up a log.
“You’re gonna slice them in 4 pieces right?”
“Yes-*cough**cough*”
“And I’m guessing this one is appropriate”
I sank my fingers in the middle of the log, and by moving my arms apart I tore the log in half.
“Wow!”
Anna is amazed, the old man fell back again, this is a bit hard, it’s not quite half, applying the same force is a bit difficult.
“Hup!”
That’s 4 pieces.
“Will this work?”
“Y-Yes...”
“Great”
And in just a minute, I tore the logs into the pnks needed.
“That’s amazing! You’re so strong Marisa!”
“Thanks, let’s go now, the rain is starting to pick up”
“Right...”
“Can I borrow a room to change?”
“Eh? Sure...”
I changed into pants and a blouse that I got from all the clothing in the box, but I’m starting to feel cold, which I find weird, since the night was clearly colder, yet I didn’t feel cold at all, I wonder why that is?
Perhaps?...
Yep, the fiery dress feels nice and warm, I’m guessing it keeps me from the cold, I also saw a dress that looks like it’s made from cloudy ice, so I’m guessing that one is for hot temperatures, whatever.
“I’m back”
“Weren’t you gonna change clothes?”
“Nah, don’t worry about it, I’m ok like this”
The old man is trying to light the fire with 2 pieces of rock...
“Allow me”
I made a fireball and shot it at the wood, it lit up nicely.
“Thanks...”
“Don’t push it old man, you’re not precisely on top condition”
“Daddy! Are you not feeling well?”
“No, I’m perfectly fine Anna, don’t worry about it”
“I-if you say so...”
...
...
I sat down with them in front of the chimney, it’s obviously quite cold, and the downpour is significant...
“Anna, Dear, can you go get a bnket?”
“Yes daddy!”
Anna left...
“What are you doing here, demon?”
“That’s a bit rude, and I don’t know, I just woke up near here, I was just gonna ask how to get to the closest city, but you gave me such hospitality, I felt like sticking around a bit to annoy you”
“You... sigh...”
“What?”
“Nothing... and thanks for the wood, but please don’t tell Anna anything about my condition...”
“You’re on the end of your rope old man, if you continue pushing yourself you’re not gonna make it far”
I have no clue how I can tell, then again it is a dream, so.
“I know, but I can't worry Anna, I have to hang in, at least until Anna can take care of herself...”
“And how long is that, a year or two?”
“I hope...”
“If you say so”
“Demon”
“It’s Marisa, stop calling me demon”
It’s actually Jordan but don’t worry about that.
“Can we make a deal?”
“Eh? What do you mean?”
“Don't demons make pacts?”
“I guess, I’ve never done one though”
“I-I’ll sell you my soul! But please! Take care of my daughter when I’m gone!”
“What’s this about?”
“I won’t st long, please, even if it means damnation for me, at least my daughter, please, please make sure my daughter is safe...”
“I don’t think she’s gonna agree”
“Daddy! Are you gonna abandon me...”
“Anna”
“I’ll leave you two to talk, I’ll be outside for a bit”
I don’t want to hear this tearjerker, he’s gonna die soon or te, better to come to terms with it.
...
...
It’s a nice day, I really like the rain, it feels refreshing.
...
“Anna!”
Anna ran out of the house, she looked at me, but turned her face away and kept running...
“Don’t go outside old man, you’re gonna get sicker than you already are”
“I don’t care! My daughter!”
“I’ll bring her here, just get back to the chimney”
“But-“
“Do it!”
I headed to find Anna, it’s... weird, it’s like I can smell her. I didn’t give this much thought, but they smell different, the old man and Anna, but the barn smell is quite bad. I can tell that Anna is hiding with the sheep in the barn.
“Hey”
“Marisa...”
“Hey Marisa! You’re a demon?”
“So it seems”
“Then I want you to heal my dad”
“Of course, but why would I do that”
“I-I’ll pay you somehow, I have some money saved”
“Oh really, how much?”
“I have 5 copper coins! If you heal my dad then they’re all yours”
“Your dad sold me his soul, is 5 copper what your dad is worth to you?”
“That’s!”
Even if I want to help him, I’m not a doctor. I have no idea how to do it, they got me in the middle of this problem, either taking care of Anna or miraculously saving the old man, and I can't do either... what do?
“I-I’ll sell you my soul then! Just save my dad!”
“First let’s go with your dad, ok”
“But...”
“Let’s go I said”
...
...
I took Anna back with the old man, after a sappy hug and such between them, I decided to try to heal the old man.
“Do you know what you’re doing?”
“Nope, but it’s a dream so whatever”
“Eh?”
I just imagined a light healing the old man, did it help?, is it a pcebo?, who knows, who cares?.
“All better I hope”
“I do feel a lot better”
“Great, now just tell me how to get to the closest city and we’re even”
“Wait really!?”
Anna is amazed.
“I’ll take the money as well, but yeah, just that”
“T-the city is north from here, it’s not that far”
“Thanks”
“Wait a bit!”
Anna ran towards a room, and came back with 5 coins and gave them to me.
“So you promised Anna to help me in exchange for money?”
“Yep, I’ll leave it at this”
The coins are made of copper, they’re well, they look cheap and bent, I just pulled the box of coins from my backpack.
“Money is money I guess”
I opened the box and pced the coins inside.
“There”
The old man is awestruck at the box...
“What’s the matter?”
“I-it’s Nothing! Thanks for everything!”
“Great, then I’m leaving”
“But it’s still raining!”
“I’m ok Anna, it’s just a little rain, it can’t affect me”
“But at least stay here a bit”
“Nah, maybe I’ll come back, I hope to not get the door smmed in my face if I do”
“Of course”
“Great, It was a pleasure to meet you two, see ya, take care old man, anna, don’t let your father do all the work”
“Of course!”
And with that I continued to the city.
