The Tale of Rumia

If you happen to be in the Human Village and stay long enough, you might catch sight of a floating blob of darkness. Some still wonder what lies inside the blob whilst many simply disregard it. Though there are quite a few who fear it. Why? I was getting around to that. There have been several incidences where a child, teenager, or anyone in general would accidentally (or purposely) venture out for a nightly stroll, out of sheer curiosity or to merely cause trouble after the sun had long gone down. This 'blob' would greet them midway to their destination, through their stroll, etc. and lead them off in a completely different direction instead.

Where were they sent to? Why, none other than the Forest of Death. The blob would eventually reveal itself to be the human-eating, youkai of darkness, Rumia. Charming her unsuspecting victim with her innocent demeanor and cuteness, she would slowly, but surely lure them to their demise. "Let's play!" She would say, and then take off into the darkness of the forest not long after. The victim too, had taken off into the forest in pursuit of the blonde haired little girl, thinking that it was just an innocent game of hide and seek. It was a foolish mistake indeed.

As she led them deeper into the dark and eerie forest, a faint, musky scent could be picked up from deep within the forest if ones' sense of smell was decent enough. Rumia's innocent act would slowly disappear and would then be replaced by a smirk full of malice. Not only did her personality change, so did she. She would then go seek out her victim and lead them to a clearing in the forest where the moon shone brightly and in plain view; concealing the remains of her past victims but failing to be rid of the scent some of the more recent mangled and decaying corpses gave off. "It's this way!" she would say in her childish voice, despite now being in her EX form. Eventually reaching the clearing, the now silent youkai would allow her victim to enter before she did, a devious plan forming in her mind all the while.

Not knowing where the little blonde haired girl went, the victim looked around the area, becoming slightly worried that she had abandoned them. Just then, the whole area became darker than it already was, making the moon appear to be duller than it truly was. "Looking for someone?" Came a dark and sinister voice. The voice seemed to be close by, but it was too dark for them to actually see anything. Attempting to find a way out, the voice laughed darkly and asked in a somewhat mocking tone "Leaving so soon, are we?" There was a short pause "Shame, and I was just starting to have fun..." The voice added, feining disappointment as this was said.

The youkai observed the victim's reactions to all of this "You humans amuse me," She mused "It's a shame that you have to die so soon" She smirked as the victim froze, obviously fearing for their own life as this unknown voice continued to taunt and prolonge their impending doom at would soon befall them. The youkai of darkness silently drew closer to the victim, smirking as the victim questioned where she was. Everything was silent for a short period of time "... Look behind you... By doing so, they were greeted by a pair of demonic-looking eyes. The only thing that could be heard was the scream of pure agony as the victim was slowly eaten alive and devoured by the human eating youkai, never to be heard from or seen again. Sometimes, if you happen to be passing by the area, you can occasionally hears screams from within the forest. Not many have dared to go out a night since.

Perhaps you would be brave enough to go outside during the night and venture into that forest?