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SMT: The Reason	By : Kakashifan727 Category: +S through Z > Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne Views: 3716 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own the Shin Megami Tensei, Darksiders, DMC, VP, Fate/Stay Night or Rise of the Guardians franchises. They belong to Atlus, THQ, Capcom, Square Enix/Tri Ace, Type Moon and Dreamworks respectively. I am maki

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Warnings: Cannibalism and violence, much gore and description of body parts and fluids, with some psychological angst.
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I groan in pain as the club connects with my forearm, the sickening crunch of bone causing me to wince. Somehow I was able to lift my arm to block the strike, at a great cost. Even though I was just healed because of Pixie's magic, this really hurts. It feels like my arm has been split in two, and it hurts to move it around. The ogre grins, its toothy smile filled with sharp incisors. I don't want it to kill me and eat me. I don't want to die, but I can't fight anymore. There's just no way. My body is too weak, and I'm about to break. Behind the ogre's huge frame, I can see Shikigami sneaking up on the red brute. Its papery form wraps around the big beast, then he explodes with magical energy, shocking the demon. Its skin is charred by this, Shikigami unaffected by its own magic spell, though the demon is more agitated than anything. I can see other demons watching our fight from the sidelines, neither helping us or trying to hurt us. They just stare, watching the carnage unfold without batting an eyelash. Are they that used to this kind of brutality? Does this go on often here, in this place ruled by monsters? I don't know. I have no idea of what to think right now. All I know is that I must keep moving, must keep fighting or I will die. It's so hard, though. I am barely standing as it is, my body wobbling with each step as I move closer to the ogre.
“Not bad, for a weakling piece of shit. You might entertain me a bit before I squash you to bits,” the ogre says, causing me to frown as I look him over. His skin is blackened, parts of it peeling off of his muscled frame, and it smells awful. His outfit is tattered, the tunic ripped in places. I doubt he was taking good care of it anyway. There's no way I can beat him in a contest of strength, but I don't have magic like my partners. Pixie is tired, and I doubt the papery demon can last much more either. I'm not sure what to do here and I don't think any of the observing demons would offer me their services, would they? I look around, seeing that some of the demons have their attention focused on me Maybe I can negotiate with them. I watch Shikigami charge up another electric strike, hitting the demon in the torso. He tanks the hit, turning to face the magic using demon. I use this time to hobble over to one of the smaller demons that was watching our fight. It is a small green thing that is floating in the air, with tiny arms and legs. It has no eyes or mouth that I can see, but I try talking to it.
“Please...can you h-help us? We are...trying to defeat...Forneus and leave. I'll give you...anything I can...offer,” I plead, my body almost collapsing because its so exhausted. The mental strain must finally be getting to me. The green thing just floats around my body, examining me. I hope it will help us, but who knows? It finally stops in front of me, floating down to my eye level. I can hear sounds of the continuing fight, the ogre yelling as it smashes its club. Hopefully Shikigami and Pixie are okay.
“Hmm...Fine, I'll help. Name's Sudama, of the Jiarie clan. You better give me Macca later though,” the thing squeals, floating over to where the ogre is. I watch as it glows green and lets out a small gust of wind, the intensity ripping the beast's skin from its body. Even bleeding out of its pores and showing its exposed tendons, the red son of a bitch is still fighting. He swings his club at the flying human-shaped demon, who easily floats out of his range. It counters with another wind gust, slicing the ogre's arm off at the shoulder. It howls in pain, dropping its club and clutching at the stump on its shoulder. I move over to the demon, hearing Pixie slowly buzz behind me, and narrow my eyes at the half-dead thing.
“Are you done? Leave us alone or I will kill you.” I say, causing Pixie to float in front of me. Her eyes are narrowed, staring at me and the demon, who is leaning on one leg. She huffs at me, and I don't understand what has made her so angry.
“I'm usually not one for advocating this, but we should just end him. He's half dead anyways, and we need the Magatsushi,” she explains, moving over to the dying demon. I just stare at the pitiful thing, my anger still hot in my chest from the beginning of the encounter. I grab the creature's club with my good hand, lifting it above my head like he had done. It looks up at me, a clear frown on its face.
“Beaten by a bunch of wimps. You've gotta be shittin' me,” it comments, causing me to grin.
“These 'wimps' are about to end your life,” I say, bringing the club down on its head. I can feel the demon's head cave in, the bone of his skull collapsing under the force of my blow. Blood splashes onto the wooden instrument and my hand, brain matter pouring down the charred flesh of the ogre's corpse. I smash the club in again, wanting to make sure it is dead, and splatter more blood onto my chest. I can feel something coming out of the demon, an energy not unlike what I received from the small purple demons. Red...things pop up out of its body, some of them moving into my body and others into Pixie and my partners. I feel a slight surge of energy, though not as intense as before. It rejuvenates me a bit, making me feel a little less tired. I do still feel hungry and worn out, and my wounds hurt like hell. At least that guy is taken care of.
I look back at my work, the body still emitting heat that will slowly go away. I killed it, with my own two hands. Not on my own of course, that would be insane, but I still caused the death to happen. It is a gruesome thing, and I feel my stomach lurch every time I look at the desecrated body. Maybe we can bury him when we get out of here; along with all the other demons we have killed. It's a crazy idea, I know, but I don't want to forget these moments. Pixie and Shikigami are looking at the body, floating over it in the air. The other demons, aside from the Sudama we made a pact with, ignore us now. Either they don't want to tangle with us or don't care anymore. Shikigami picks up the severed arm, looking at it intently. I walk over to him, motioning for him to drop it and move on.
“No. Will take with. Need food; can't carry all this,” he says, causing me to look at the severed arm in his odd grip. He's going to...eat that? Wait, what? I turn around, hearing noises next to me. Nearby, Pixie and Sudama are tearing small pieces of tendons, ligaments, and red or pink matter off of the corpse. I gasp, backpedaling in shock. This can't be real. The blood...the blood staining Pixie's cheeks...her ripping and tearing at the corpse that was once sentient. Her mouth full of meat, bones and all crunching into tiny pieces as she chews down without a second thought. The chewing noises are sickening to my ears, the squelches and chomps making my stomach turn. Even Shikigami is starting to devour the arm, which is missing its pinky finger, the paper demon's once white sheen partially covered red with fresh blood. The smell from the burnt corpse is indescribable. I let out a small scream, my stomach turning and twisting. I weakly walk away, waiting until I am far away from them before I throw up. There is nothing in my stomach, so I just dry heave bile, the brown acidic liquid falling on the floor. By the time I finish, my chin is covered in the stuff and I wipe It off with my hand onto the wall. It smells off-putting and burns my eyes a bit. There; that should improve the gray color a bit, I joke, trying to retain what is left of my sanity.
I shamble my way over to my demon partners, trying my hardest to not look at the half-eaten corpse. The smell still lingers in the air, and it takes most of my self control to not throw up again. Not like I could. Pixie looks at me worriedly, the blood still staining her hands and corners of her mouth. I wince, averting my eyes from her body. I just...can't bear to look.
“You're not eating? You will die if you don't eat, you know. No demon can just live on Magatsushi forever, even if it is the pure essence of life.” She says, causing me to think. I'm guessing Magatsushi is the red energy from earlier, that made me feel more powerful when I absorbed it. So it is what life is made of? Interesting...I really need to focus on getting out of here, and I can ponder this life mystery later. Pixie puts a hand on my shoulder, and I feel her magical healing energy flow into me. It patches me up a bit, not fixing my broken arm completely but making it less painful to endure. I offer her a quick thanks, and she nods in response. I really want to get away from here. I...I can't...My thoughts are scrambled as I stumble away from the dead body, Pixie floating above me.
“You protected me. Even though you're not the strongest, you have a big heart. I like it, plus you don't look too bad either. When you're not covered in blood and gore, mind you. If we can beat Forneus, I might consider helping you look for your human buddies. Though I doubt they're still alive by now; humans contain a large amount of Magatsushi, more than any demon,” she explains, causing my eyes to widen.
“So while I'm screwing around here, they could be dead!?” I half-shout, causing the other members of our party to look at me. Pixie shakes her head, saying she really has no idea. They could either be dead or held captive somewhere; How the fuck would I know? I run across the room, hobbling as fast as I can. My companions float behind me, my pace slowing a bit as I go down the steps. I don't really feel confident, but maybe we can beat Forneus. Even if we can't, I don't want my friends to be dead because I'm too slow. It feels like ages before we reach the lobby where Forneus is. He is even more massive in person, and I really don't want to fight him if I have to. I calmly walk up to the manatee demon, trying to appear as non-threatening as possible.
“If we could just get by--” I start, but am quickly cut off by a huge roar. The force of the shout causes my bangs to part, and I tumble back a couple steps. Okay. That obviously didn't work, but at least I tried. The demon looks at me menacingly, its body floating above the ground.
“Hmph. What makes you think I'd let people like you pass? For disturbing me, I am going to kill you and steal your Magatsushi!” He barks with his deep voice. I can only sigh, gingerly holding onto my partly fixed arm. He lunges at me with all of his finned bulk, and I quickly dive to the side. He misses, crashing into the glass door behind us. I can see specks of blood paint the thin parts of his fins, contrasting with his pale gray body. He lets out an enraged huff, charging at me again. It does not harm me because I duck under him, and he only turns around in mid-flight. I feel magic charge up in the background, Forneus noticing it too. He rolls lazily to dodge the gusts of wind that come at him. A bolt of electricity does hit him, causing him to grunt in pain. I use this time to try and strike him, my fist pummeling into the soft flesh. I can feel bones underneath, but his skin is so malleable it is difficult to tell where they are.
“Nothing more than a scratch. You little bastards will pay!” He roars, inhaling deeply as I feel the build up of energy. He unleashes a cone of ice from his mouth, and we all try to get out of the way. Shikigami is partly frozen by the blast, which makes me wonder why Forneus is not affected. The poor paper creature squirms, thrashing its upper body as the demon rams into it. I wince as I watch the frozen part break off, Shikigami emitting a horrid wail as blood spurts out of its thin torso. I had no clue he had actual organs. He is more or less dead, red life energy leaking out of his body almost immediately. The blood is still flowing, a pool on the tiled ground as his upper body falls to the floor. Entrails leak out of it, though that should be impossible. He looked too thin to have organs. Forenus absorbs the energy, cackling as he does so, staring at the mix of bloody organs almost hungrily. He's not gonna eat my comrade! I feel anger rush into my body, my arms shaking as I try to jump onto the floating demon.
All I can see is red, and I claw the manatee's skin with my fingers, lines of red blood raking along its flesh. He was focused on the flesh on the ground, but swivels in circles now. He can't see me? Good. I yell out, screaming incomprehensible gibberish as I continue to try and rake the life out of the demon. It fails and swims around the room, trying to dislodge me by crashing into things. It does more harm to him than me, my nails deeply dug into its skin. I feel it as Pixie and Sudama charge up energy, trying to stay afloat atop the wounded creature. He cries out in pain, both from my attack and Pixie and Sudama's magical strikes. Blood is pouring out of his wounds, slackening the white tile floor along with some of the chairs in the waiting room. He is screaming in pain, the sound almost human-like in nature, as he crashes into a wall trying to dislodge me one last time. Forneus drops swiftly to the ground, and I wait until he stops his trembling death throes before I get off of him, still jabbing my fingers into his fleshy gray body. I am covered in blood and my body is redder than a tomato. I doubt I smell good either; I wish I could take a bath. I really wish I didn't have to do these kinds of things anymore. I really do. I have to keep going though, for my friends and teacher who need me. Plus, I still have to get the candelabras back for that old man. I owe him my life and new body, after all. I'm not sure whether I should thank him or curse him yet, but its leaning more towards the latter right now.
I slowly walk over to Shikigami's dead body, his corpse cold. I'm not sure if it was ever warm, now that I think about. He was a pretty good ally, and a loyal companion. Well, he didn't try to double cross me while fighting the ogre, even if I only knew him for a few minutes. That's better than nothing. If only he hadn't died so soon. Maybe there was something I could have done. Pixie flies up to me, waving her hand in front of my face. I blink, staring into her amber eyes.
“You okay? This must be hard for you...He wasn't so bad, for a member of the Brute clan,” she comments, causing me to nod. I just wish I could do something for him. I'll make a small memorial for him along with the other demons I've killed. I feel tears gather on the corners of my eyes, my previous rage now subsiding. I have to keep going, for everyone that has died. My body starts tingling, Magatsushi from Forenus' corpse entering my body. I watch Pixie flutter higher in the air as the stuff enters her as well. I can feel the thing in my body reacting again, and I stop moving completely.
The sensation, the ache as it spasms throughout my system is even greater than before. Something about this feels different as well, the Magatama's pace increasing rapidly as it circles in my body. I can feel it rising in intensity, the squirming making my stomach fill with nausea. I would throw up, but the pain is too great as the ache spread across my body. I moan in pain, clutching my abdomen as the thing inside me keeps changing me from the inside out. I don't know what it is doing, and its scaring me. The last time this happened it made me feel better, but I don't think this is the case. I yell out in pain, my body moving involuntarily as I spasm. This fucking thing. I swear it's trying to kill me. My eyes are clenched tightly to try and ward off the aches. It doesn't help much, and it feels like hours before the pain lessens. It does not stop completely, but I can at least move around even though it hurts like hell. I can only stare at my tattoos, since they are now a deep purple on the edges, instead of the regular greenish-blue. What does this mean? I slowly try to walk over to the entrance, but something odd about Forneus' corpse catches my eye.
There is a small hole bored in the middle, and a small, worm like thing is poking out of the bloody flesh. I carefully pick it up, and the thing starts wiggling uncontrollably. The one in my body starts up again, and I curse at my stupidity. Why did I do that? I probably screwed myself over. Luckily, it stops squirming inside me after I stick the small worm into my pants pocket. So that is what a Magatama looks like from the outside? They react to each other too, huh...Wonder what would happen if I put it inside me? I really don't want to try it out right now, especially with this thing running rampant inside me. It might cause a deadly chain reaction or something. Finding nothing else of note on his corpse, besides some small, bloody coins that remind me of money, I walk towards the entrance. Pixie floats next to me, her body shaking and trembling. What's wrong with her? She looks as if she is in pain, and I can feel magical energy welling up inside her. I don't know what is going on. What do I do? Is she dying? She seems to be getting weaker, as she is slowly floating lower and lower. I hold her against my chest so she won't fall, not knowing what else to do. Sudama follows behind me, and I can only gape in horror and surprise as I survey what used to be the city I often ventured to.
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