Monday, 12 March 2012

The Red Riding Hood 3

Once upon a time, in a small town, there was a famous monster hunter known for his long red cloak, thus he was called The Red Riding Hood by the town's people.

Many rumors spreaded about the young monster hunter, mainly about his past. Some said he had monster blood running through his vein. Thus caused him to had power and speed higher than other human.

Despite that, the rumours didn't affect the Red Riding Hood's fame.

One day, the Red Riding Hood had a customer. This customer was from a faraway country. He had black hair, and fiery red eyes. The Red Riding Hood thought only monsters had red eyes. But he dismissed his suspicion quickly.

The customer ordered a specific monster to be hunted down. A monster, who had a human appearance but drank blood. Who lured the human into his manor and prey upon them. A monster called the Monster Lord by the villagers.

The customer said that this monster had caused disaster back in his village. And he wanted the monster to be dead. The Red Riding Hood accepted the male's request.

Something about the monster's description stirred The Red Riding Hood's mind. He recalled something about his past. Somehing to do with a monster who drank blood.

Soon, the Red Riding Hood started his hunt. He followed the customer's instruction about the monster's whereabout. He travelled in the forest, looking for the monster's manor.

A few days later, he finally found the manor. But the Red Riding Hood could not slip into manor and kill the Monster Lord immediately, because the manor was guarded by a lot of monsters. But he had a plan.

The customer gave him a secret potion before he started his hunt. The customer said that this potion would change him into a beast in a short period of time, ao he could get into the manor without causing any suspicion.

The Red Riding Hood drank the potionーwhich made him grew ears and tailーand immediately snuck in to the manor.

He looked for the said Monster Lord. Searching from room to room. The hallways were too familiar for him. Like had been here for quite a long time. But The Red Riding Hood quickly erased that thought. He needed to focus, for he didn't know when the potion's effect would wear off.

The Red Riding Hood moved onto the large garden behind the manor. He didn't expect it at first, but he clearly saw someone in there. The Red Riding Hood tighten his grip on his axe. His temporary beast stage gave him better sense of hearing and sight, thus he moved silently.

The Red Riding Hood was about to swing his axe when the figure turned.

Silver eyes.

The figure was undoubtly The Monster Lord whom he had to kill. But something stopped him. The Red Riding Hood lowered his axe, he stared at the Monster Lord's silver eyes.

He recognized the eyes.

The Monster Lord seemed surprised. But the first thing it did confused the Red Riding Hood even more.

The Moster Lord reached out to him, and embraced the boy. And The Red Riding Hood forgot what he was supposed to do.

Because right then, what mattered is the monster in front of him. The monster he had been looking for all this time.

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