Sacrifice (TPN)

Footprints

Ray pov

My body feels so sore. It's so hot in this demon disguise, but if we're seen, we are as good as dead. As we are coming near a demon village, we can't take any risks. We have been walking for many days, and I can tell the others are getting tired.

Vincent and I have been working on medication for the drugs with things we find in the forest and bought from demon villages. I'm not really interested in medicine as I know Anna had, but I know a pretty decent amount. Plus it could save the Lamba kid's lives. And my own too, I suppose.

We have decided to find someplace place nearby where we can camp out. Somewhere that actually could protect us. Maybe we could chop down some trees and build a shack, but that would take too much of our time. Time that we can't waste. 

I don't like the idea of settling down myself, but it'll be better for the others. Also, I have a feeling. A weird feeling. I think I'll stick around this place a little longer.

Time skip 

Luck seemed to be on our side today, as we found a small, abandoned building. We have started cleaning up and settling into the place. It has a decent amount of room, and is in good enough shape.

I'm conflicted. Should I stay with the others, or look for my siblings. I feel disgusted with myself in either scenario. Me and the other four have found a place to call home, and I'm just gonna up and leave them? They call me their leader. They follow me and are loyal, so shouldn't I be loyal to them? 

Yet, my siblings. All my sisters and brothers. Norman and Emma. I...... never got to tell him......... I can't just give up on finding them! 

I shake my head, trying to clear my thoughts. Either way, I'm going to die soon. So whatever I do, I must keep everyone safe. I must find Emma and Norman and the others. I must confess. I must find a cure

Wait, what am I looking for again? Right... that plant. First, I'll help Vincent make a cure. I had insisted on going alone to find the ingredient Vincent needs.

While I'm walking, I notice something. Almost invisible in the dirt and leaves were tracks. 

 Normally, I would overlook something like that, but these tracks were different. They looked like they came from...... a human! And I knew it couldn't have been from me or my group's because we haven't touched this trail yet.

Could it be....? They were slightly small and close together, indicating whoever made the tracks were young. Or at least small in size, but in either case it didn't really matter. I follow the few tracks, carefully inspecting the ground as they twist and turn. At one point it backtracked, witch, was annoying but you got to do what you got to do I suppose.

Finally, I reach a temple just nearby the village. I don't see many demons going there, so it would make a good place to hide out.

I enter the temple, and it seems empty.

"Hello!" I shout, my voice echoing a little. 

"Is anyone in here?"

Just then I realize how stupid I am. My emotions typically didn't get the best of me, but here I am now. I'm probably going to die here because there were actually demons here and I just didn't think with my head. Just great...