Animeverse Slayer!

Slice!

A huge demon had it's head removed. Leo sheathed his sword and let out a breath, he looked back towards the demon as it scattered into ashes and frowned.

Just how many of these things do I have to kill? It's already been two days since I entered this forest, my clothes are soaked in blood and sweat, I smell even though I bath three times a day. Now I seem more like a beast than a human.

Thinking back to how he had to kill without sleep for two entire nights Leo cursed the demons eight generations. He didn't know what kind of Blood Demon Art was in play here but from his time spend here he speculated two things.

One, this entire forest is now like a maze. His previous sense of direction is all over the place. Two, if he want to get out he had to destroy an anchor.

The only demon strong enough to use something like that was the one he killed. So, he assumed there was something holding the Blood Demon Art in place. And that something were these demons.

Even before he fought that particular demon it was able to control all these demons and it almost seemed like all of them had the same presence as that particular Demon. And that hasn't changed even after its death.

So it's safe to assume that these demons hold the key to getting out of here. Since they weren't strong he could kill them without much effort but the problem was...

Including the one I just killed my kill count is twenty six. Before the fight I sensed about fifty two demons and that's not including the ones I couldn't sense.

Argh... they are weak and I could kill them without much effort but if all of them pile up on me then I am dead.

Leo was frustrated. He had to be on the move constantly while killing Demons, this was taxing on his stamina.

Rustle...

He was suddenly woken up from his thoughts. Sensing other presences converging on his location Leo bolted. He vanished into the dark forest and pulled the distance between him and that group of Demons.

Like an agile monkey he trekked through the forest while keeping an eye on isolated demons. The dark forest plunged into a game of cat and mouse.

...

"Brother, come fast. I found some wild herbs in that direction."

"Mei, calm down. Did you forget what father told us, we have to be careful while inside the forest. Lately people have seen Demons here."

"Don't be so scared brother. Demons don't go out during the day, we will be fine."

The brother could only sigh and walk along with his sister. They were both from a nearby village, sometimes they would go through the forest to collect some herbs and wood.

Unlike his sister who was oblivious to the dangers of the wilderness he wasn't that ignorant. Their village had been attacked by demons before although the attacks stopped a month ago most of the villagers were still cautious and not go into the forest if not absolutely necessary.

Their family was in urgent need of some herbs and it cost them too much to buy it, so the brother-sister duo set out while the sun was at its peak to collect the herbs they needed. And since they were familiar with the forest it didn't take them much time to find what they were looking for.

"Wow, so many! "

The young man shook his head as he watched his lively sister running around picking everything she could. Placing some of it on the basket he was carrying he was about to call for his sister when he saw a shadow among the crowd of trees.

His body went stiff as he remembered the rumours about demons around these parts.

"Mei! Get back here now!"

"Huh?...

The young girl looked at her brother and found him yelling at her. She followed his gaze and found what he was looking at. She saw a shadow in the distance that swayed left and right, it got close to her.

Both of them watched apprehensively as the shadow slowly stepped out into the light.

"Um... can you tell me where the nearest village is?"

A gentle wind blew by...

"You... aren't a Demon?"

The young man asked doubtfully. The figure infront of him was completely black, he could see dried blood on his body and face.

Demon?

This person was of course Leo. He was trapped inside this god forsaken forest for over a month, at first he killed a dozen or so demons every night but then those things got smarter. They hid themselves making him run all over the forest to search for them.

If he didn't have the ability to sense spirits he was sure he would either go crazy or kill himself. Luckily when he killed the last Demon he was able to sense something disappear around him.

He was so overjoyed that he almost cried however he went far too deep into the forest while hunting and took almost half a day to reach the outer region. Just as he reached the place he saw two people picking herbs.

Though he was m.a.t.u.r.e and calm Leo wanted to curse out loud. Wiping some of the dirt on his face Leo said

"Sir, I am human. I was just lost and kind of had some bad luck. Could you please tell me the direction to the nearest village?"

The young man looked at Leo and nodded. Although he asked whether Leo was a demon or not instinctively, he was relieved when he stepped out into the light. It's a known fact that demons can't come out into the light.

"If you don't mind you can come with us. The closest village is ours, but could you wait till we finish picking these herbs."

"Ok."

Leo agreed immediately. He didn't mind waiting if he could find a place to clean himself and get a good night sleep.