The Demon's Chosen.

spirit or a ghost, not yet a crying ghost capable of speech. The singing earli

rther: "Were you a famous s

irl n

u can sing so loudly, echoing far, shows that your resentment at death was strong. Such strong resentment, yet

nodded in

to call others here because y

own towards the well. It looked like she was looking, but actually, o

moved closer and also

t water. But what made his skin crawl was a

ply: "Did you k

widened his eyes in horror as her mouth had now

d away, avoiding the bite from the mouth now as wide as

ined with uneven, razor-sharp

The scene resembled a large rubber hose with one end attached to the girl's face where her mouth

ed wide for a

th a gentle voice turn into something so grotesque? Even as a ghost, isn't

aised the long object in his hand and st

hu

now had its edges stuck together after the direct hit, forming a 'U' shape, flattening

two more times on the sides of the 'U' to flatten it further. The mouth now resembled a wriggling w

ched her back, swayin

ved up her face, sliding into the flesh tube. Straining, she

hat's this? Ate too much d

d, straight at him. Unsure of the substance's danger, but repuls

bending gradually. Thinking it was breaking, he looked up to find

tree, corroding it. The impacted part emitted white smo

cond liquid sphere at the hovering Dominic. He let go, falling to the ground to dodge

spheres. Dominic had to jump from side to side to avoid the

rmous mouth emerged a blood-red tongue, stud

eleasing a foul stench. He covered his nose

isting like a snake, drip

's Fang lay in that tongue, and he knew th

e to end t

t life you'll find a better fate, bu

and, drawing a blood-red sword, glowing with a crimson aura, its murdero

stroke, he severe

ut off, the man-eating demon suddenly deflated

nd ha

sky. The sword's energy exploded, cleaving from the tongue, through the wheel-like lips, to the entire body. Flesh

en flickering white spots dri

of the demon, yawned widely, and whisp

e scent of blood, discovered the severed ton

the tongue

.

ring out of his window towards the female homeowner's house,

a busy gardening. The sight of the pretty country girl engrossed in her wo

urora asked back: "Wher

. Perhaps that's how she knew he had gone out. Dominic saw no reason to hide,

he night s

charm but also an eerie feel. But... do you kno

o years ago, villagers and passersby started disappearing without reason, and later human bones were found piled up in the well. Sinc

"Maybe I don't taste good en

k and choose at night. It doesn't refuse anyone unless

well actually

e do all those white bon

one else ate and then thr

"Whether White Bone Well eats or not, I don't know, but there's

ous, asked: "

ossed him the hoe and pointed: "Go over there

m until the evening to finish. Aurora inspected the vast cleared land he had worked o