Chương 4: Chapter 4 - Danger
"Thud" George was dropped on the ground, with the flutter of his eyelids he finally managed to open his eyes. As his gaze wandered, all he saw was a stone fortress (AN: Like this: https://imgur.com/Gyv8DWT) settled right in front of the giant fortress was a giant draw bridge.
"7 Open the gate!" Number 1 called out after a few seconds "Aye sir!" flew through the air. "Creak" The draw bridge settled onto the ground. Just below the draw bridge was a mote, full of dark green water filled with algae, and some fish could be seen in the mote.
As the three men in cloaks and one blood-stained boy started crossing the bridge, "Splash" something leaped up out of the water, George stared wide-eyed at it, in fact, he feared it. For the first time in days he felt something, but what he felt was only deep terror.
The beast had a row of sharp teeth and azure scales. Shaped like a snake, it had deep yellow eyes and two horns protruding from the top of its head. "God damn't 7, get your damn Flood Dragon under control before I skin you!" Number 7 didn't dare disobey for he knew that he would likely face some kind of torture.
"Boy, since I like you a little but I shall explain a few things to you. One, you do not need to know the name of our organization. Two, watch your mouth. Three, even if you lose your humanity do whatever you have to do to survive."
George didn't understand what he meant, as he was helplessly carried into the fortress.
As they walked into the fortress, they set foot onto a cobblestone path that split off into three directions. They continued going straight down the main branch of the path. At some point, they made it to the center of the fortress.
In the middle of the fortress was a palace that was painted blood red, and radiated a bloody aura. The 3 men, and boy walked into the palace. As they walked in all three of the black-cloaked men put on very respectful attitudes, and their gazes held extreme fear and reverence.
Once they got to the center of the Palace, there was a large hall, at the end of the hall there was a paper wall, and the shadow of a figure could be seen behind it. "Reporting to Devil Hall Mistress, we have brought a young boy to take part in the selection ceremony." Number 1 said as he kneeled on one knee, with his head down.
"Good you may leave." The voice of a seductress, or more like a succubus came from behind the paper wall. As the alluring figure behind the paper wall disappeared. The figure reappeared right in front of George.
The men in cloaks did not dare to stay, as they hurriedly left the Palace. In front of George was a woman with a survey, and a beautiful figure. Anyone would be sure to be smitten with love if not for the terrible stench of blood, and the aura of Darkness that permeated from around her.
The woman wore a red mask, with two black horns at the top, and two black fangs hanging out from the teeth of the mask. (AN: I don't know if this is clear, but it is a demon/oni mask. She is not an oni/demon well she might be ;) .)
"Boy. I do not care what your name was before, but I shall grant you a new name before you step into the Selection Ceremony...You shall now be called, Ran[1]" Her cold voice echoed through the Palace Hall.
"Buzz" The woman raised her hand, and a dark gas like substance came out of it. The gas formed into a gate, the center of the gate was just nothingness, as black as can be. "Step in Ran. I shall tell you this now. No one will take pity, and no one will help you." Ran's lifeless eyes just stared at the portal.
"Tsk." The Devil Hall Master clearly got annoyed, as she kicked him into the Dark Portal with a "Slam."
The Hall Master raised her hand again, and let the Dark Magic flow into her palm again. "That boy... What was that strange aura that he gave off?" She mumbled to her self, as she returned to her place behind the paper wall.
"Bam" Ran was knocked through the portal, as he landed he felt the cold ground below his palms. He struggled to his feet and looked around. What he saw was a dark forest filled with a whole lot of nothing. Below his feet was cold dirt, around him where tall pine trees that towered as high as the sky itself.
Ran decided to start wandering around, he wondered what this place exactly was, and how long he would be in here. What he did not realize is that once he entered he was already being stalked like prey. Ran with his childhood innocence, and lack of emotions did not realize the danger he was in.
Ran swept his gaze through the dark forest, he saw pine trees that stood as tall as the sky itself, rocks as big as wagons. The cold dirt beneath his feet kept him awake as he continued to explore.
"Crack" All of a sudden the sound of a branch snapping came from behind Ran, he stopped. His gaze swept through the darkness around him, looking for what could make that sound. "Grrrrr" The sound of a beast growling came from behind Ran, his pupils became dilated, and his palms began to sweat.
With a slow pivot, Ran decided to look behind him, look at him with beating red-eyes was a wolf with dark black fur. It's teeth showing as it growled at him, it was clear that the wolf thought of Ran as food.
Ran's forehead was drenched in a cold sweat, for this is the most danger he had been in before. When he saw that Flood Dragon he was safe with the men in black cloaks, but before he entered the Dark Portal he remembered what Number 1 said to him. "...No one will help you..."
He was on his own, his life and death could only be decided by him, and no one else would come to help.
'Shit, what am I going to do? I am weak, I can't fight a damn wolf!' Before he could even finish thinking the Wolf pounced, as fast lightning it lunged at Ran with its front claws attempting to tear at his face. "Sccccree" The sound of claws tearing into skin sounded out, Ran dodged as fast as he could but he was still struck in the side of his torso.
"Drip Drip" Blood started flowing out of his side, dying the dark brown dirt, red. A splitting pain was transmitted from his torso, 'Damnt, aghhhh' Ran let out a low groan as he moved his hand to cover the wound, as to not bleed out.
The wolf noticed Ran was injured, it lept at him again. This time however Ran was a little bit more prepared he managed to dodge the claws of the wolf.
"Stomp" The wolf landed to his right, with a quick pivot of his feet Ran started to run, he didn't know where he was going but he knew that if he didn't escape he would die, and his death would not be quick. His flesh would be picked off of him while he was still alive.
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