Chapter 2: The Wendigos

Yuki touched Lilly's pale skin of her face which is cold as ice and lacked her usual warmth. The rain still poured outside heavily. He noticed the big kitchen window is opened and the blood is trailed through it. Forest filled the area outside the window.

​Then he hears a voice "...big brother..." he froze. It is Lilly's exact voice coming outside the forest. "...big brother lets play..." he couldn't bear the voice. His body chilled as he looked down and see the lifeless body of his own little sister's. Then whose voice is that?

​Yuki then remembered something from the past when he was little and when his dear grandfather was alive. That was a fresh morning with brightened sky and Lilly was still a baby sleeping on grandfather her little head resting on his chest. Grandfather was a wise and kind person who would grieve every morning for his dead wife and children. Despite everything he cared for his dear grandchildren Yuki and Lilly.

​"Yuki have you ever wondered about the creatures which hunts humans and survive by eating human's flesh. The legends say these are the creatures roaming in the forest with full of greed and hunger and was able to mimic people's voices exactly." Grandfather said with a trembling and deep voice that always carries a wise grace. Little Yuki got scared by the info. "What! Grandfather! Is it real!"

​Grandfather gave a knowing smile "But it was a myth and there is no proof such creatures can be real nor there is a proof such creatures can be fake."

​Yuki clutched his grandfather's hand tightly. "There is no way such creatures can be real! It must be a fake myth!"

​Grandfather chuckled he then said while blowing bubbles "Nothing in the world can be real until you see it with your own eyes and witness its experience."

​Yuki snapped back to reality his grandfather's voice echoed in his mind. "Dont... tell me these wendigos are... real" he breathed.

​As Yuki stepped out the air is damp the rain is pouring heavily. The fire extinguishes and his eyes were read. He clutched the rod tightly as he sensed another presence... something heavy... something different.

​As he moved forward he stilled by the sheer presence he sensed. Suddenly with a massive force he was slammed into the ground. blood drips from his forehead and nose.

​He looked up and his eyes widened looking at its appearance. It is tall and unnaturally thin about 8 feet. It looks like it's been starved for years. Its ribs and bones are clearly visible under tight, pale skin, almost like the flesh is barely holding onto the skeleton. Its head looks creepy... instead of a normal face, it has deer like skull long and hollow with sharp, jagged teeth exposed. The mouth looks made for tearing, not eating normally. Its eyes are deep and dark. Then antlers - huge, branching out in all directions. They're not clean or majestic like a deer's. They look rough, tangled and almost cursed. Its hair is long and messy and stringy, hanging down like its soaked or never been cared for. The arms and hands are stretched and thin but dangerous - ending long, claw like fingers.

​Before it could make another move he throwed the extinguished stick at its long skinny leg. It growled but made no impact on it. It suddenly grabbed by his neck and lifted him. Yuki clutched his rod stick tightly like its his only hope. But his breath started to slower and his vision blurred.

​Thats it? Am I going to die without freeing her soul? He then feels Lilly's soft presence but it is coming from the wendigo. He then quickly hit its face with the rod. His force was massive that it slammed the wendigo to the ground. He continued to smash its face while shouting "I AM NOT GOING TO GIVE UP UNTIL I BREAK YOUR FILTHY FACE!" His punches were strong and its face was crushed and bloodied. The wendigo gave a painful moan. Before he could land another hit, the wendigo kicked him so hard he was thrown up and hit the ground. The wendigo's claw scratched his chest. Blood floods. Just when the wendigo was about to tear his stomach, it was blown back by a sudden force.

​Yuki saw a young man before him standing tall in his blurred vision. "Flame style: Flame burst" he whispered. His voice carried a fine grace and silkness. Suddenly massive fire was ignited on the wendigo's tall frame. The flame pierced through its skin and it screamed in pain. The wendigo tried to regenerate but instead it burned and turned into ashes.

​The young man walked towards the ashes and kept his hands on the ashes. His hands glowed and the ashes started to glow and floated it then joined together and shined too brightly.

​Yuki saw the strange thing but it looks glorious. Then the glow took a shape of a faint human figure. The figure stared at Yuki. Not with pain or anger just... quiet. The man whispered "rest". And the soul flew away in the forest vanishing. The rain softened and the forest fell into silence.

​The man walked towards Yuki. He looks handsome and his golden eyes glowed in the moonlight. He has a long blonde hair. He has a strange but strong presence. The man gave a soft smile. "Are you gonna be okay kid? You're injured."

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