Ultima Book III

Rick in the Trails

Warning: This chapter contains sensitive material, if you do not wish to read this chapter, please skip to the next one, even though I would not advise that. If you are okay with the content of this chapter, please read it. a lot of what goes on in this chapter is for ages 18+ so if you are under aged, get the heck off of this chapter.  

                          -Blueshoaf

                 When I woke up, Feng was still asleep by my side and Demo-pup was in his corner stretching with a yawn. I slowly got out of bed, being careful not to wake Feng, then I got dressed and took Demo-pup downstairs. "Good morning," Joey said without looking up from his plate of breakfast, "How did you sleep?" "Alright, I guess," I replied noticing the dark circles under Joey's eyes, "You didn't go to sleep, because of him?" He nodded his head, and I could tell that he was angry about the situation. Demo-pup walked outside and rubbed against a rough rock which caused his skin to peel off. "I think he is getting ready to shed again," I said worried about what he would become. "I have seen a fully grown Demogorgon," Joey said looking at demo-pup, "They are very efficient killers, you can't hide from them, they will just smell and hear you." "I know," I said, "Do you think he will still remember me when he reaches that point?" "I don't know," Joey said right before the loud bell sound. Feng shot down the stairs as Julie and Frank followed. "We have to get ready," Feng said while fixing her hair. I got my knife and woke Rick up then went downstairs to go to the trials.

                   While in the trials, I found Rick first and chased him down while dashing in front of him to cut him off. "What the f*ck?!" He said almost out of breath, "How are you that f*cking fast?!" I didn't answer him but instead, I stabbed him in his shoulder. "Susie!" He yelled with rage, "Get off of me!" He pushed me into a breakable wall, and it broke on impact. I got back up and sprinted to him with breakneck speeds, and with my momentum, I went flying into the boarder of the realm, cracking the brick walls. "What the f*ck do you want from me!?" He yelled in pain. "I want to know why you tormented me all those years!" I said stabbing my knife into his shoulder while twisting it before ripping the knife out. "You want the real reason?" He spat, "Your mother had an affair, and the condom broke then the little sperm that made a disappointment reached the egg! You are not my daughter! That is why I did those things to you, I knew that you had werewolf genes, but I wanted to make you suffer!" I dropped him and backed up from him while clutching my head. He started to run but I tripped him before he could make it anywhere. Instead of harming him, I took my mask off and looked into his eyes with tears rolling down my cheeks then asked why didn't he love me. "All I wanted was a father," I said with tears flowing from my eyes, "I wanted you to care! Why couldn't you have just raised me as your own?" "Because," He said with disgust, "You are not my flesh and blood." "Neither is Joey!" I yelled at him, "Why didn't you do the same things to him?!" "Because he was strong," Rick replied, "I could sense his strength the moment I laid eyes on him in that orphanage. But you, I only saw weakness." "And look at what I have become!" I yelled in anger while the other survivors headed over to us, "You made me into a monster! I have hurt my friends! I have even tried to kill them because of you! I thought for many years that you would change! But Mercer was right about people like you, you will never change!" The fog in the trial grew thicker meaning that the Entity was listening to us. "I don't feel that way," Rick said almost sympathetically, "When you were born, I was the happiest man in the world, I always wanted a daughter but when I realized that your mother was having an affair with her ex, I lost myself." "Save it!" I yelled at him with a loud growl, "It doesn't make up for the years of abuse." Rick then hit me so hard that it sent me flying across the realm and into a mound of snow. I transformed into my wolf form and charged at him with anger. He did the same in his wolf form as we grappled each other while kicking up snow. I bit and slashed at his neck while dodging his attacks. I then bit down on his shoulder and cracked it between my teeth as he howled in pain. He threw me off of him as I licked my teeth while snarling as I slowly moved closer to him. He was limping as I circled him trying to find a weak point. He mocked lunged at me which was a mistake because I bit down on his throat and ripped it out as he coughed on his own blood. He fell to his side after turning back into his normal form and bled out, turning the white snow red. I then let the other survivors leave the realm alive the I went into another trial.

                    After the day of trials, I went back to the resort to find Demo-pup's shedded skin on the floor along with a blood trail that led up to my room. The door in my room was cracked open and I could hear the sound of bones being crunched and the sound of flesh getting ripped off of bone. I opened the door with a shaky hand and saw the now sub-adult Demo-pup feeding on a deer carcass. His collar was still around his neck as he fed. "Demo-pup?" I said nervously as the Demogorgon stopped eating and slowly turned to face me. He cocked his head sideways and happy purrs erupted from his throat as he wagged his stubby tail at me excitedly. "So you still remember me," I said with a smile as the Demogorgon towered over me, "Good doggo!" I started stroking his flower shaped head while giving him his favorite treat, nougat. "Wow," Feng said behind me with surprise behind me, "He has grown!" "I know," I said while looking at the mess he had made, "But he did make a huge mess. Do you mind helping me clean it up?" Feng nodded her head then went to go get cleaning supplies. We scrubbed the floors and walls cleaning them from blood. "You even got it on the celling?!" Feng said looking up, "How?!" I shook my head with a smile as I reached up to clean the ceiling but Demo-pup walked over to me and grabbed the sponge and clumsily scrubbed the blood with his long arms. "What the hell is that!?" Julie exclaimed when she saw the sub-adult Demogorgon cleaning the ceiling. "He shedded," I replied, "Whenever he grows, he sheds his skin and creates a cocoon to go to the next stage of his life. We haven't found his cocoon yet." Demo-pup is not tall enough to be considered a full-fledged Demogorgon yet and I think I need to make him a new bed too. When Rick walked into the lodge, Demo-pup instantly dropped the sponge and opened his flowering jaws to reveal his longer needle like teeth with a hiss. "What the f*ck!?" Rick exclaimed when he saw the Demogorgon, "This is why I didn't let you have a pet!" I whistled to tell Demo-pup to stand down and he obeyed. I finished cleaning the mess that Demo-pup made then went upstairs with Feng to chill out for a bit. We laid down in the bed with Demo-pup in his corner chewing on a bone and before I knew it, I fell asleep.