Tears...

Zofo was getting ready to head out to save the village, to save its people and to save his home. He took out his mask staring at it and with no regrets he put it on his face then he reached out for his Demon Sword.

Are you ready?, Zofo asked the old man (Fire Demon)

I am always ready Master

Zofo then went to Maria and told her to stay back and protect the little blond girl even though she would've been of great help in battle then he turned around to the other wolves and told them to keep hunting in case of needing more food. The wolves nodded and went their way. Then he told the blond girl to stay here and wait for his return, she was looking down in sadness but nodded too.

BOOM, a sound of a big explosion came outside. It was the general and his hundreds of soldiers waiting outside, they had swords and cannons as if they were ready for a war. Zofo told the blond girl to hide while he takes care of things. But how did they know he was here..

Come out, we know you're there or well blow all of this house up, the general threatened Zofo but what other choice did zofo have, with Fire Demon in his hands he went out.

I'm out of there's no reason to blow anything up, Zofo couldn't take the chance, if they blew the house up, the food would explode too and there goes their plan of curing the villagers. That's how much he cared about his hometown, to the point of almost suiciding by showing himself.

The general then took a few steps forward full of arrogance and took Zofo's mask off. There were his blood eyes, as sharp as a sword that even scared the general to make him fall on his back.

Are you alright general?!

Should we shoot?

Did he attack you?

The guards were all oblivious to what had happened but the general was too embarrassed to tell them what happened. He told them instead to hold their fire and that he just slipped up. He stood up and lifted his hand up and slapped Zofo in the face for embarrassing him but Zofo didn't move an inch as if he was hit by a bug.

Zofo began talking to the Fire Demon telepathically..

Old man, are you sure this guy is R4?

That's what I sense in him, but there is a chance that the Royal family's soldiers are really unreliable as they stop training and spend their days drinking but what are you planning to do mas- Master! Behind you!! Fire Demon screamed and screamed but Zofo couldn't hear anything anymore. Why? What happened?

Earlier that night Zofo was putting all his stuff in one place but couldn't stop feeling uneasy. He was worried about the blond girl. She must have gone through a lot is what he thought so he went down to her to see her writing down something. He asked her with gentle eyes and voice. What are you writing. After hesitating for a bit she said while stuttering, it's a diary.. With Zofo's kind heart he said that he wanted to try writing one. He wanted to make her feel safer and better. Zofo then told her to call up on him if she ever needs anything.

It wasn't a diary, it was a letter to the general…

Zofo looked back, and saw the blond girl with a smile but tears in her eyes. She stabbed him, she stabbed him in his lungs. Zofo fell into the ground touching blood. He began thinking about his past, why is the world so unfair..? Why do I get betrayed..? What did I do to deserve this..? All of these questions we're in his head. He was confused but not angry.. He just wanted answers. He was sad but didn't cry.. He just wanted answers.. And the answer was the Royal family…

Zofo slowly began healing himself and thought.. Better sooner than later. It's good that she showed her true colours early.. Zofo was in despair, he just wanted to think of the good things. Maria began attacking everyone while the blond girl fell unconscious. Zofo ordered the wolves to attack everyone but the general and the blond girl. He wanted, no, he needed answers, before killing them… Zofo leaned on his sword going up, he was almost fully healed when his eyes turned to the general.

Zofo stood on his feet again..

How are you alive? The general asked while taking a few steps back, behind him were only screams of his soldiers being killed by the wolf family. Zofo went up to him and lifted his hand..

This is how you slap..

Zofo brought in all his power in his right hand and slapped the general making all his jaw bones break. The general flew into a wall due to the strength Zofo used, the wall almost broke. He was bleeding from his ears, mouth and eyes. Zofo sprinted towards him and kicked him in the stomach making him cough blood, the wall broke but he didnt stop, Zofo hit him in the head downwards towards the floor but he bounced up again. Then he kicked him in the head making his skull break. He ran towards the dead body and stabbed it once and used *ignite*, the body exploded from inside out and every body part flew away.

Master! It is enough! He screamed and screamed but Zofo didn't hear anything, Master! What would your father think if he saw this!

Zofo hesitated and slowly stopped falling on his knees with tears falling from his eyes while the last soldiers were being killed.

I promised I would never cry.., Zofo was sad and confused then he looked towards the blond girl.

He picked her up and chained her to a chair. He still had something to do.. He needed to cure the village. Even though he had a lot of questions in his head, he knew there were more important things to take care of.

Zofo told the wolves to bring some food with him as proof that the food would cure the curse. He walked in silence towards the village where the old men were barely alive and the kids were skinny as if they couldn't find any food. Zofo brought in some energy in him and screamed.

THE GENERAL AND HIS SOLDIERS ARE DEAD! I KILLED THEM!, this was the best way to group up as many people as possible.

The people started grouping up chattering to themselves, who is this young man, how did he kill the general and what does he want. But they knew who he was, the kid they feared and hated a year ago. The kid they didn't approach or help. He took off his mask and showed his sad face to everyone. They were surprised they knew who he was but out of shame no one spoke a word but everyone fell into the ground and cried. They began screaming they're sorry for treating him as an outsider.

People, it's fine, I came to rescue this village and that's what I'm going to do.

He told the wolves to bring the food. Then told the villagers about how this is holy food from the forest. This holy food was hunted by the Blue Wolves so you should be grateful. And he explained how eating this food would cure them from their curse and make them immune to it. Meaning that they can now go in the forest as he is living proof of it. They're tears didnt stop running down from their faces. They ate and ate and ate as if they have never eaten such food before and it is true they haven't. Zofo felt good inside of himself but he knew it wasn't over. His trust for people disappeared…

When he went back to his home the girl had killed herself somehow, the Fire Demon figured out that she had even died by poison.. Out of respect Zofo buried her and the soldiers body in the forest and left them in peace..

After that day the village was slowly being rebuilt. There was energy and people worked together. Zofo was looked up to like a hero and he began teaching the men some fighting skills so they could defend themselves and the village if Zofo was not around. He made hunting teams to get food for the people and shops began forming. Works began coming but there was no money so everything was about trading at the time. It felt nice for a few days. Zofo of course kept his secret training with the Fire Demon to strengthen himself. The training mostly was to improve his inner strength so that he would be able to use more skills…