Scratch the demon slayer's heart

Scratch the demon slayer's heart
By: SleeplessGamer

A story of a disguised demon and a demon slayer with a hatred for them.

Demons. Oh how he hated them. They murdered his people day after day. No mercy, no feeling, no nothing. Demons were brought into this world to kill and only kill.

Umbren, head of the elite squad, hated them the most. Both of his parents were killed by demons right in front of his eyes. From that day on, he trained himself to fight those devilish creatures and restore peace to the land. Thus wasn't an easy task obviously. But Umbren was fueled by hatred and would never stop fighting.

Far, far away from the grass lands lied the demon realms. Pretty much the demon's nest, unknown to the humans. Anyone who comes close dies immediately. The thick smoke that surrounds realms is highly toxic. One breathe and you'll be flat dead faster then a demon kill.

Bestest, a lonely demon, questioned why we attacked humans. There was plenty of other food they could eat and be satisfied so why humans? He did admit, human was pretty tasty and not hard to find. He never attacked and killed a human before but he's had a few straps here and there. He couldn't bring himself to actually do it, he was too much of a nice guy.

He always dreamed of meeting one up close. But he knew better then to go straight into the human village. They'd killed him instantly. He thought disguising himself, but it would take a lot of work because of the way he looked. So instead of taking the time to make a disguise, he just gonna cover his head with an old box he found.

Yes, an old box. He found it during one of his runs and decided to write "Bestest Box" on the front and cut two holes in it so he could see. He placed the box on his head and made his way through the forest to the human village. He walked for about an hour before resting. Usually, he would jump from tree to tree, making the trip a whole lot quicker.

But he didn't want any unwanted attention or getting his cover blown. Suddenly, he heard a noise and looked over his shoulder. It was one of the demon slayers, he knew him very well. Umbren, demon slayer, level 80, elite squad member. On occasion, Umbren and Bestest would run into each other, Umbren being the one to attacked while Bestest constantly dodged his attacks ultimately running afterwards.

Bestest watched him from the shadows, he didn't want him to know he was here. Umbren was a smart slayer, he knows a demon when he sees one. Just then, Umbren looked over and saw Bestest. He glared while Bestest flinched and took off running. Bestest ran as fast as he could, jumping trees really would've helped right now.

Umbren was close behind, bow and arrow in hand. He wasn't sure if this person was a demon or not. It was too dark to see. Needless to say, he still chased after it. As Bestest ran, he hit a deadend.

He turned around and saw Umbren standing a few feet away from him. Umbren aimed his bow and arrows at Bestest and fired. It hit the sleeves of his shirt, pinning him to the wall. He tried moving, no luck. He look up, Umbren was right in his face.

Bestest closed his eyes, this was it.... "Who are you?" Bestest opened his eyes upon hearing the voice. It was Umbren, he had a serious look on his face. Could he not tell this was a demon in front of him? Did he think Bestest was just another human?

"Hey." Umbren snapped his fingers to get Bestest's attention. He looked over at Umbren, he was a bit hard to see with the box on his head but he managed. "H-Hello..." Bestest didn't realize his voice was old and scratchy. Umbren gave him a confused look. "You okay? You sound like you need some water. Here, let's take off that box..." Umbren started reaching for Bestest's box, Bestest shook his head rapidly.

"Nonononono!! I'm fine! Really!" Bestest said in a panicky tone. Umbren took a step back. "Oh. Okay then. Here..." Umbren started taking the arrows out of Bestest's sleeves. "I got some water back at my camp if you want some." Umbren offered. Bestest nodded and followed Umbren.

Bestest followed Umbren back to his campsite. Umbren walked over to his bag and started looking through it. "Here it is!" Umbren said, holding a canteen. He tossed it to Bestest, which he caught but then realized something. The box was in the way.

Bestest panicked mentally, how was he suppose to drink the water if the damn box was it the way!? He couldn't move it up slightly or take it off! That would probably result in a arrow through his face. "You should probably take the box off your head. It would help." Umbren suggested. "I mean, it wouldn't kill ya." In his case, it would.

Bestest had no other option, he took the box off his head, revealing that he was a demon. Umbren gasped but immediately pulled out his bow and arrow and started aiming. Bestest flinched, jumped into a tree and started tree jumping. Umbren chased after him. "Get back here demon!" Bestest just kept jumping as arrows came flying at him.

While Umbren wasn't paying attention, he ran into a poisonous thorn bush, getting thorns all throughout his arm. He stopped running, grabbing his arm in pain, screaming his lungs out. Bestest heard his screaming and stopped jumping. He looked over to see Umbren sitting on the ground, trying to pull every little thorn out. Bestest jumped down from the tree and slowly approached Umbren.

Umbren looked up, but noticed his vision getting blurry. Eventually, he passed out and Bestest ran over to help him. A few hours passed and Umbren slowly started waking up. He looked down and noticed his arm was as good as new, like it hadn't been hurt at all. He started looking around, wondering where that demon was.

Bestest had walked away from the campsite to find some food for Umbren. While walking, he found a river, so he decided to rest for a bit. He knew Umbren could handle whatever came at him. After fully catching himself, Umbren finally got up and started looking for that demon.... That saved him?

Bestest started thinking to himself. Would Umbren come looking for him? What would he do? Would he try to kill him again? Deep in though, he failed to notice Umbren was watching him from behind a tree. Umbren kept quiet as he held a knife behind his back.

Bestest decided to shrug it off, thinking he was over thinking things. He got up and turned around only to be greeted with Umbren rushing at him. He tackled him to the ground, holding the knife close to his neck. Funny thing is, Bestest knew he had the power to push Umbren as did Umbren but he chose not to. He instead just layed there and closed his eyes, like he was going to sleep or something.

"Why?" Bestest opened his eyes, Umbren stared at him with confusion. "Why did you help me? Why didn't you kill me, eat me, or do anything at all besides help me!?" Umbren screamed that last part. "I-I just wanted to help, I was afraid you might die or something." Bestest spoke honestly. Umbren just stared at him, he was slowly losing the grip on his knife. "Umm... Can I get up now?" Bestest asked shyly.

Umbren thought for a moment then slowly got up, knife still in hand. Bestest slowly got up, not making any sudden moves. Then started walking away. "Wait, where are you going?" Bestest stopped walking and turned back to Umbren. "I don't know exactly, I was kinda heading back to your campsite but if you don't want me to..." Bestest started but Umbren stopped him. "No it's fine. I actually have some questions for you."

Now Bestest was the one confused. What was he gonna ask about him? "Oh okay." Bestest said as he and Umbren made there way back to the campsite. Bestest was a little ways behind while Umbren was leading. Umbren didn't like the feeling of that demon behind him so he stopped and turned around.

"Hey uh, you know your way to the campsite right?" Umbren asked. "Yeah why?" Umbren walked around Bestest and stood behind him. "Lead the way please, I wanna make sure you don't try anything." Bestest looked at him but didn't judge and continued walking. They finally made it back to the campsite, Bestest saw his box and immediately ran over to it. The sudden move made Umbren tense up and hold his knife tighter.

"I knew I was missing something..." He put the box over his head and smiled. "Perfect!" He said happily. Umbren calmed down, putting his knife away but also realizing something. His bow and arrows were missing! He immediately turned to Bestest, who was dancing around like a idiot.

"Hey! What did you do with my bow and arrows!?" He yelled at him. Bestest stopped dancing and looked at Umbren. "Hmm, oh yeah, they're over there." Bestest pointed to Umbren's bag, where the bow and arrows were. Umbren sighed, he thought maybe he destroyed it or something. Umbren walked over to his bag and pulled out a book, then walked back over to Bestest. "Okay, let's get down to business."

Bestest gulped, he didn't know why he was nervous but he was. They both sat down across from each other, a good distance away but still relatively close. "Okay first question, what's your name?" Time skip cause why not? It was almost morning by the time they finished, both Bestest and Umbren were tired as hell. Umbren yawned. ".... Last question, have you ever any feelings for any human?"

Bestest mentally panicked, he kinda had feelings for Umbren believe it or not. Not love or anything, he just wanted to be friends. In terms of love, he felt he wasn't ready for that. "Bestest?" Bestest looked up at Umbren. "N-No... I don't have any feelings for any humans." After a short pause, Umbren closed his book. "Well, that's everything. Thanks for your help Bestest."

Bestest started getting curious, what was he planning to do with that book? "Hey Umbren? I was wondering, what are you gonna do with that book?" Umbren looked back at Bestest. "It's just a study book, for studying demons and such." Bestest sigh, at least he wasn't using it to his advantage. "Well.... What now?" Bestest asked. "Well, you are a demon so I should be killing you right now but I'll spare you. This time. If we meet again, I'll be ready to kill." Umbren said, glaring at Bestest which made him shutter.

"Well see ya box head." Umbren said as he walked off. Bestest just sat there, thinking to himself. "Maybe we'll become friends one day..."
As Umbren walked back to the village, he remembered something he forgot to ask that demon. He turned around and ran back to where  he once was, only to find that he was gone. "Damn it, I didn't ask him about his feelings towards me..." Unknown to Umbren, Bestest had jumped into a tree to nap when he heard Umbren, he whispered. "Don't worry Umbren, I wanna be your friend too...."

To be continued....