Night Terrors

It was a crude awakening once again as Kilanjo sat up straight panic as he bursted out in sweat. His dreams were getting more vivid, surreal even. But Kilanjo wouldn't let it take over him as he would get out of bed to head over to the kitchen to munch on what Krosious left for the two of them, Aries and him. He didn't like the fact that Krosious was barely home for Aries. But they were family, and thats all they had. They both needed to find out who killed his mother. To see if he was dead or alive. After that and only after that.

Would the two finally settle out their problems.

But that was all Kilanjo would do before heading back to bed, eating then going back to sleep. As Kilanjo reached the kitchen, he found a rabbit leg which looked pretty tasty. So without any hesitation, he finishing the rabbit leg. Only then would he turn tails and make his way back towards his cottage. But as he was on his way. The faint smell of the smoked boar which was kept for his brother was lignering in the air. Trying to retain his hunger for the boar he forced himself to continue on towards his bed. But it wouldn't take long for him to come up with an excuse saying.

"Aries wouldn't mind. . . right? . . . . I'll just take a piece of it. . . he wouldn't get mad if I only had taken a few bites out of his meal. "

It wouldn't take him long for him to rush back over to the kitchen and devour his brothers boar. Leaving nothing but bone. Feeling nothing but a little sense of guilt. He walked back towards his bed with a satisfying taste on his lip as he burped with gratitude. He glad fully laid back in bed to only close his eyes and fall asleep once more.

The only problem is that Kilanjo had been getting alot of nightmares recently. He didn't know what had causes them. Only that he's been suffering from them for a while now. It's like he was changing. Slightly, but it still showed. He started to lose the taste for vegetables or anything other than meat, and whenever he attempted to eat them. They wouldn't satisfy him as they had long ago. . . It had started to scare him. Only that later he came up with a theory that it was just probably him growing out of it

 The only problem was. That each time Kilanjo had fallen asleep, he would have the same dream over and over again. It was either that he was having a pleasant dream until the creature would appear out of nowhere. Whether it be a dog, a cat, a yokai, or a rabbit. The list went on. Sometimes he would even have dreams about the people he would talk to would suddenly transform into this being. Shocking and scaring him so much that he would awake momentarily from his dreams, and it would happen each time he tried to sleep.

Bags were bound to hang underneath his eyes by now. But for some reason. They haven't. Which was all the more how it worried him. But the biggest problem was trying to sleep without having to be creepily stared down by the figure.

But this time wasn't the case. . . . As Kilanjo was finally able to fall asleep

 It was a simple dream. . . A dream about Krosious, Erika, Hauk, his brother Aries, Hijo, Klutu, Raion, Lara, Zeref, Kidoku,  and Nef. It was all of them gathered around the tree stump outside of his home. Gathered around for what seemed like. . . a picnic? no. . . . a birthday party! A party that was held every year when you are born!.

But it was weird.... as everyone gathered around, they had granted him a wish. Then cheer his name, while singing to him. Was it his?

Quick to look around, Kilanjo would notice that there would be a big banner in the sky labeled as "HAPPY BIRTHDAY KILANJO!". Which would only shock him. Suddenly he was seated at a table with everyone talking to the other as if they were buddies. Friends. . . and they were socializing. It was insane at first thought. But it wouldn't take long for Kilanjo to join in on all the fun. Eating cake, which had a chicken flavor to it. Which was weird, but he noticed it. Though it didn't bother him as he went about to play games with the others. Even the Kaor was playing with the others. It had felt odd at first. But as time went by. He paid it no mind as he was having a blast!

Hours would rapidly go by as the sun had started to hang lower, and it was time for everyone to head home. Everyone including Kilanjo. But he would be the last to know this as everyone would say "Good night Kilanjo!" or "I had fun Kilanjo!" as they ran off into the distance.

It wouldn't take long for Kilanjo's smile to fade away as he realized everyone was leaving, and for some reason. He felt sad.

It was only time for the Ookami to start heading home as the sun settled. But he took his time as he knew that it wasn't far.

As Kilanjo traveled slowly towards his house. He would stare down at the ground. Playing with a stone with his feet as he kept on. Then suddenly the surroundings would slowly change. Morph and change as he continued on. But he wouldn't notice until it was to late.

Caw!

Quickly staring up towards the forest as he heard a crow call out loud and fly off into the distance as it made alot of noise leaving the branches of the trees.

Shrugging it off. Kilanjo would turn back to focus on his stone to continue his game of 'kick-my-way-home'. But as he looked at the ground. His stone wasn't there. Instead it was a grave shadow. A shadow that began to grow around the surrounding area. It took him a while to realize it but it was there. Sudden the area would become a shade of red. Looking up towards the night sky, he had noticed something eerie. The moon itself had turned red. . blood red.

Only that it was impossible. How could this be? Was this a warning? A sign? A sign of the end? Kilanjo didn't know. How could he after all? This just had happened. Was it due to Hijo and his crew? Was it the thing that they said that they would do. Kill all gods? Was it a mistake leaving Hijo alive?

'It's happening again. . . .'

Kilanjo's eyes grew wide with shock as he turned towards his house to run. But as he turned. He noticed something that caught him dead in his tracks.

It was a wolf this time. A jet-black colored wolf. It stared at him with eyes pulsating with chaos. Ones that represented nothing but destruction. Just like. . . a void, and within that void. He saw death. Chaos. Pain. Gore. Hurt. Cannibalism. More Pain. Devouring. Hatred. and even more meals of humanoids.

He was shown all of it. Acts of forbidden taboos. One of the many greatest sins that a humanoid could commit.

It wouldn't be long as the images had stopped and he was back in control of his body. But his body would become stiff. It wouldn't move as he had seemed to be shocked in place. Paralyzed.

Sweat soon beaded his face as his breathing labored. His heart raced. Was this fear?

He hadn't felt it in so long and now it was. Was this still a dream? Or reality? Why couldn't he move. Rapid thoughts blazed about his mind as the wolf kept staring back at him nonchalantly.

But he had to go. He needed to go. But as he stood there staring at the wolf. He had this weird feeling to walk towards the creature and embrace it. Which gave him a red flag as it was temptation. Not him actually wanting too.

Before long he, he forced himself to rake his upper thigh with his claws. Breaking himself out of the trace, and giving him the freedom to turn and run down the road for his home.

But as he turned to run, he would bump into Nef. Who would have a worrying look on her face as he came crashing down ontop of her. Kilanjo soon felt a huge wash of relief as he saw her. His mother. Soon all of his dread was swept away from him as he stared at her as he couldn't believe it. This had to be a dream right? His mother was dead. . . .But she felt so real. So looked so real. So was it real?

"Mom?. . "he said confusingly. Which she just looked at him with a love-warming smile.Slowly, Kilanjo stood up as he helped his mother to a stand as he was practically speechless. "Wha-. . .  how. . . is that really you mom?" he said weakly. To which she had replied with a nod.

"Yes Kilanjo, who else would it be?" she questioned as she looked at him now worryingly. "Are you okay? Were you running from something?"  Which he would turn around and point down towards down road he had came from, only to realize that IT was still there. Slowly walking towards them. Kilanjo growled heavily as he extended his claws, ready to attack. But as he continued to stare at it. He would notice that it was different. It was just. A normal wolf, which then whimpered towards Kilanjo's brute act and turned its tail as it ran into the darkness away from them.

"What? A simple dire wolf scared you? Where did I go wrong in raising you?" she laughed.

With a worrying smile, Kilanjo laughed it off alongside her. Not sure how to explain what had just happened. But Nef had just waved it off.

"Everyone home is worried about you. Lets head back and let them know that everything is alright. . . . . . why are you looking like that? Stop it and put your tongue back in your mouth." she would say with a caring tone at first, then playful as he thought she was teasing him at the end.

But he didn't realize. That she was being serious as his tongue was outside of his mouth. So quickly he had sucked in his tongue and kept it where its supposed to be. But that was weird. The only time that his tongue ever hung out of his mouth without his awareness was when he was really starving and there was a bountiful plate laid before him with tons of sizzling meat. Or when he was ever with his woman. But that was for another time

"Come on, they were gonna start a search party if we don't hurry. You've been gone for hours" she would say as she took him by the hand. Kilanjo's eyes grew wide as he realized what Nef had said.

"You said hours? I wasn't gone for that long. . ." he said

Which Nef stopped and turned to face him with a worrying expression. "Uuh. .  yeah, It's been about 6 hours Kilanjo. You sure that your alright.?" She replied.
"Yeah. . . of course I am. . . I guess I just lost tracke of time" Kilanjo replied

"Yeah. . .  thats probably it. Lets get going now. " Nef said

The next thing that he knew. Was that he appeared at a house at a table with people he didn't even know sitting down, and having a good time. His house was full of people. People that he knew, people that he had only saw, and people he had no clue about

 Being welcomed into his home? The feeling was unreal. Was this truly a dream, he would start to think. But as he thought more about it. The more it felt weird to him. When did he ever own a house?

That was the trigger as he felt everything start to distort around him. But as he was wake up. Sherry the bartender would grab him by the arm and say to him.

"Come on Kilanjo! I know its your birthday and all. But don't you think you had to much to drink? Go say thanks to all these people who showed up. Be glad that Krosious, Aries and Nef loves you this much to bring such a crowd. The only people who come to my birthdays are just family and drunks. . . . So be happy and go show them your thanks!"

In which he would respond with "Yeah. Maybe I have. . . . Your right!". Grinning at the end.

It wouldn't take him long for him to turn and greet and thank each guest. Both people he knew or didn't, and each time he brought each of them in for a tight friendly hug. He felt better and better. It wouldn't be long for him to finally greet each person and thank them for coming. Time had seemed to move by in a blur as he had done so. But as he grew tired. He felt an unusual filling in his stomach. As if he had a full course meal or something.

Yawning outloud after his unusual fill. Kilanjo became tired. No, it was probably exhaustion from all that hugging. But then it would seem that everyone else was tired as their movements would become ruggish and slow. Some where passed out over the couch. Others were asleep on the furniture, and the rest of the group were dazed in place and seemed too intoxicated enough to stand. Causing them to end up on the ground and lay in puddles of alcohol. Others were reaching out for what he seemed to be each other which caused him to laugh. The drunks that were around him. Talk about lightweight!

The sight would only make him chuckle along as he began to walk around. But everyone was either passed out on the floor or mumbling words as they laid in puddles of alcohol. He knew he was an adult but this was to much. But the scent in the air was intoxicating as he licked his lips to its sweet flavor. Savory at the touch.

The Ookami decided that he should go up to his quarter, but something made him stay to want more. Plus it was rude to go to bed when an entire group of people had came just for you. But as Kilanjo had that thought. Sherry would appear again.

"Whoa there Kilanjo. . . It seems that you had a bit to much to eat huh? Why don't you go upstairs to bed."

Which brought a curious look upon Kilanjo's face as he looked at her in confusion. What was she talking about? He hadn't eaten. . . Had he? Well, it would it explain his unusual fill.

Rubbing his head in confusion. He would nod his head as he said "Okay. . . " thinking that infact the atmosphere was starting to get to him.

 The next thing he knew, Kilanjo was upstairs in his room with Nef.

'How did she get in here?' he thought as he sat down on the edge of his bed while Nef was sitting on stool in the middle of his room.

Kilanjo would start off by thanking her for the big party and she waved it off as if it was nothing. Then she asked him if he liked his presents.

Which once again made him confused. But he agreed to make the conversation flow and not come to a confusing halt like before.

"It wasn't a big deal. . . Just gotta do what you gotta do hehe!" she said playfully. Then the conversation would begin to continue just like that for an hour or so. He was surprised that his mother had stayed in the room with him for such a long time. Usually she would just wish him goodnight and take off to go be with Krosious and Aries or attend to her usual business. But tonight, it seemed that she was more interested in him. Which didn't bother him at all but made him feel as if something was out of place

Kilanjo would tell her that his legs were starting to fall asleep on him in a joking matter. Which received a playful laugh which once again made him smile. It was good to hear his mother's joyful laugh as he hadn't heard it for years. But why was that again? Kilanjo waved it off as he was enjoying his time with her.

The Ookami would then tell Nef that it was getting late and that he would like some time to think about some things but his mother had become unresponsive.

"Mom? You okay? . . . Don't tell me that you fell asleep while standing again. Haha. . ha?"

His tone was calm as he tried to get a reaction out of her so she could become responsive. But her head was tilted downwards. Making it impossible to get a good view at her face as her hair was covering the lot of it.

So he would just have to reach over with his finger and press softly underneath he chin to bring her head up so she could face him.

"Do I have to go get Ol' man Kro to come take you out the room Ma? Come on, stop acting so strange."

But as he gazed into her eyes. He saw something that he didn't expect. Destruction. Chaos. . . Death.

It was as if her eyes were plunged out of their sockets and dark energy had made a home for it's self within.

Gasping out loud in shock. He would try to pull away. But Nef would reach out and grab his arm, maintaining a deadlock cold grip on his arm and wouldn't let him to get away. If anything. She brought him closer to her.

Panicked by this sudden movement. He tried to twist and turn his way out of this. But she just wouldn't let go. But soon he would find it useless. So he faced the creature which transformed Nef.

"What do you want . . ." he growled as he bared his fangs.

Three heart beats would go by before 'Nef' would talk.

It's more like. . . what do YOU want?

The voice replied. But it spoke in a different tone. Nef's lips moved. But no sound would come out. Instead the voice boomed within his head, causing Kilanjo to wince.

Narrowing his eyes on his mother, Kilanjo bares his fangs and said " What have you done with my mother. . ."

"What's the matter Kilanjo? Why are you looking at me like that?"

Nef would once sppeak again. But this time. It was her voice. As it had came from her lips. She was speaking. It was her!

Taking back by this sudden action. Kilanjo's eyes dilated as he looked at her differently.

"Mom? That you?. . ." he asked with confusion and concern

"No you dumb witted creature!"

The voice roared in his mind. Causing fall backwards as he grabbed at his head in pain, his mother had let go of him giving him the freedom to do so. It would take a few moments before Kilanjo got himself together before he turned to his mother once more and extended his claws. Getting ready to attack, it was at this moment in time that Kilanjo realized that this was the entity that he had been communicating with for the past years

"What ever you did to my mother. Be ready to pay your life with it" he said in a low tone as his eyes grew wild.

'Ooh Nef? Don't you worry about that. . . If anything, you should worry about yourself'

" . . . What are you saying?" Kyrian asked confusingly as he approached the creature who possessed his mother

In response. He received a short laugh, causing him to become further enraged.

"Cut the shit before I rip out your throat and feed on your insides" He threatened once more as he his eyes held a killing instinct.

'. . . . You know who I am. . . You pray to me every night. You worship to me every day. Yet you won't go all the way and devour human flesh? What's stopping you?'

". . . . . . ."

Kilanjo was response less as he now knew that the dark entity that has always been talking to him was infact the very being that he prayed to. That he worship. . .

. He would only look to his side before Nef gave out another laugh. He knew that if he even attempted to slaw at his mother, it would harm him. He wasn't even sure if hurting his mother would release the being that possessed her. So it would be a failure of a plan from the get-go. But he didn't want the creature who has his mother captive know that he had the upper hand.

Suddenly the scenario would change as Kilanjo and Nef would appear outside of his room where the living room was held out below on the first floor while they remained on the second. The sudden switch had left Kilanjo dizzy momentarily as he would soon have a chance to gather himself

'Look with your own eyes and face it. . . . your disgusting. . . .' the dark entity Nef said

Hearing the beings words. Kilanjo turned around towards his mother and said "And why should I trust you."

Which the being controlling his mother replied with in a sinister tone ' Just look . . . '

Which caused him to clench his fist in irritation as he grew annoyed with the vague answer he was given, but eventually. He would look out downwards at the living room to view the scene, and all that he saw was the same as before. But this time, everyone was on the floor as red wine covered the ground and everything else. It was splashed against the walls, over the furniture, kitchen cabinets, pictures, everything.

"The guest are just sleeping. I mean, sure it's a mess. But I'll clean it up in the morning. . . You feel smart huh?" Kilanjo said annoyingly towards the entity possessing his mother as he now fixed his eyes towards her.

'Look again' the dark entity possessing Nef said.

Rolling his eyes in annoyance, Kilanjo did as the being requested. The 'guest' that Kilanjo thought were  alseep. They were. Only thing was that they weren't ever going to wake up. The entire lot of them were dead. Each and everyone of them was dead. . . . .

The red wine that Kilanjo had thought was surrounding the 'sleeping' bodies. Was blood. The metallic scent had covered the atmosphere as he stood there in wait. Watching at what he had done. The bodies, each of them were his cause. He saw the bite and claw marks on each of there bodies. The scene made his eyes grow in shock as he couldn't believe that he tore all of these people limb from limb. He knew that he had went to serious lengths of killing and murdering people. But pieces of people were missing. Chunks even. Had he really devoured human flesh? The thought of it made him feel as if he was going to gag and probably throw it up. But he didn't, instead. His body licked his lips to once again taste the sweat savory flavor of the flesh that he once was eating. The very thing shocked him as he looked down upon himself to see that blood was splattered all over his body. He caused this. He did this. But how? He didn't even remember doing it. Not even one bite. But the more that he thought of it. The more he started to remember it. It just happened so fast that it was hard to accept it at first. Was he capable of such cannibalism? Was that truly him?

He soon did remember a few of the guest trying to talk before. To each other. . . . to him. . . Was it that they were crying out in pain? Telling him to stop?

'Yes. . . They were. I found it hilarious as he ate away at your closest friends and the people you held so close to you. Those who you always protected. Day after day. I was quick impressed actually, the way how you striked out at them so fast. They hadn't even seen it coming! Quite impressive. . .'

The voice would say.

'That's why I said it was disgusting. . . How you could only do something in a dream, but not bring yourself to do it in real life. It makes no sense to me! '

Clenching his fist. Kilanjo would stare cold-heartedly at the mess he had created.

"There is no way that I would bring myself to eat another human. I have done alot of things in my life but I wouldn't dare to do this" he spoke calmly to the Saekanis.

'Yet you do it in your dreams. . . '

"You don't know anything about me" Kilanjo yelled back in retaliation

'Ooh yes I do, you go as far to do the dirtiest of deeds to protect your brother. Even killing a child without any hesitation but here you stand. Saying that you would't eat another of your kind.'

In which Nef would only shake her head at the surroundings would fade away. Bringing him back into his room, where the two were currently standing.

'Trust me. . . it's worth it. . . .The power that you will receive. You can have my blessing and only then will you truly have the power to defend your brother. Do you really want to lose your brother the same way you lost your mother?' the voice mocked

She would slyly as she waved over his face. Showing the grotesque brutal beating of his mother, but this time. It was on his brother.

"You FUCKING!- " Kilanjo roared as he lunged at his mother. Slashing at her, cutting her up and pounding her down into the ground. Beating her into the ground as his eyes grew feral. Teeth baring as he chomped down her throat and ripped it out. Eating it as he kept on slashing at his mother. Tearing her to shreds.

It would take moments later for Kilanjo to notice what he had done. Quickly he would back up, running into the back of the wall as he watched in horror as he saw what he had done to his mother. The very person who he charished the most, he had killed again. He watched her wither on the ground and shake violently as blood sprouted from her neck. Black blood followed afterwards drenching the entire floor with it's red liquid.

'You see. . . . you have it in you. . .' Saekanis said as he now showed his wolf form, appearing out of a nearby wall.

' You killed your own mother. Losing yourself. This shows that your ready. Ready to truly worship me. So why don't you just get it over with. It will save you the time. The more you struggle with it. The more it will hurt you and the ones you love '

Staring in horror. Kilanjo stared at his own hands as he realized what he had done.

" What did you do to me?!?!" he shouted towards Saekanis.

'Nothing that you didn't want to do yourself. The bloodlust within you needed to be fulfilled. So I did nothing but give you your wish.' the great wolf spirit replied

Clenching his fist and biting down on his teeth. Kilanjo shook in place for several minutes as he closed his eyes. Deciding on what he should do next.

"Alright. . . " Kilanjo said as he opened his eyes. "Alright. . .  " he released the tension off his hands and teeth.

"I'll do it. If you promise me your blessing. I'll do it" the Ookami said as he fixed his eyes on Saekanis

Which made the great wolf spirit's eyes shine in the darkness of his room.

'We have a deal. . . . '

The next thing Kilanjo knew was that the room that he was in seemed to turn inside out and then it was just black. It was only seconds later that he reawoke in his bed. Not a sleep in his eye. It had seemed if he was fully awake.

"I'm sorry mom . . . " he whispered to himself as he regretted everything that he had done to her. But he needed the power. He needs the power to protect his brother.

He was ready to worship to Saekanis