(So the first one to use this thread title this year )


The forest was dank, dark, and a bit chilly for this time of year. The lizard man didn't mind, however, as the fresh air that hit his face, chest and his lungs after he breathed it in, filled him with more warm feelings than any coat or body ever could. He was free, finally, from the hellish prison that he had been locked in for so very, very long. Darkness was something that he had always been a part of, but complete darkness the kind of darkness that you don't even hear insects dwell in, well, that was a completely different kind of place, one that would drive someone mad, insane with the unknown. All of that didn't matter now to the hulking lizard man. All that mattered now was getting back his old persona...one of being happy, relishing in the defeat of students, feeding off of their fear and cackling joyously because of it.

He plodded through the forest, looking over the dorms for anything he could spot as a potential victim for this night. Scratching his chin he peered over to the entrance of the dorms, seeing that someone was starting to enter the building, and he coudln't have that...He just coudln't. Thinking quickly, he snapped his finger, and made off into the forest as quickly as he could. He had a devious idea, that he did, and the moonlit sky would be the perfect lighting for what would transpire tonight. Ducking down around a nearby tree, he watched as teh dark circle of energy just on the outside of the forest would reveal the most terrifying creature he could ever imagine........................

The small girl in red would look around, down at the ground and blink a few times before looking back up at what Grail had targetted. Running foward quickly, carrying a basket with her, she shouted out at the woman that had just stepped one foot into the dorm rooms. "HEY!! MISS! I NEED YOUR HELP!" The girl appeared to be around the age of eighteen, but, her body seemed to be a late bloomer of sorts in the heigth department. She bounded towards the dorms, that basket looking as if it would fall right out of her arms if she didn't have such a tight death grip on it.

Grail, in the mean time, began to snap his fingers over and over again, his mind racing as combination after combination of wht could happen ran through his head. The forest was getting turned into a veritable house of horrors, the stuff B movies were made of...unfortunately for the woman that was being called out to by a little red riding demon, she would soon find out all of it was going to be real as the ground she walked on.

Halloween night in Shokushu, just hearing such a thing sent shivers down Kanoe's spine. Though the young witch did not have much of a care for dressing up to scare people for little bits of candy. But, she did use the opportunity to wear her flowing black robes. Any excuse that can get her to not wear the school uniform was good enough for her. Her robes cover nearly all of her body. The silk cloth was tight around the waist and torso while the rest was a long flowing skirt going down to her ankles. The light of the moon seem to soak into her dark robes and her raven black hair. Her hair was tied into a long braid that went down to the small of her back. There was a faint glimmer as light reflects off a silver clasp that was holding her braid at the end.

There was a party happening back at the school but she had no interest in socializing. Or perhaps she was a bit paranoid of what real monsters think of halloween. She gently tugs at the upside down cross hanging around her neck as she makes her way to the door. At least no bothered her, trying to make her attend a silly party or anything...

She nearly jumped as she heard a girl shouting behind her. Ugh, maybe she is being too tense. Kanoe sighs as she turns to face what looked like a little red riding hood. What would this girl want with her? Her eyes flick over the basket the girl was clinging on to before looking back at her. The young witch crosses her arms just underneath her breasts as she spoke.

"Calm down," She replies calmly, "What makes you think I can help you?"

Little Red looked up at the rather interestingly dressed woman and cocked her head to the side. "Well, you seem like you're rather tall, and strong...and well there is trouble out in the forest! I was heading to my grandmother's house, and well, I was ambushed by some hulking wolf! It scared me so bad...he kept interregating me about my basket here, and that he wanted to do...to do..." She couldn't finish her sentance before she burst into tears, seemingly real tears. She buried her head between the woman's breasts the best as she could before she sniffled, standing straight back up before rolling up her sleeves.

"I...I'm gonna teach that dirty old wolf I'm not afraid of anyone." She said, looking up at the rather witchy looking woman. She turned around, stomping off back towards the forest before looking over her shoulder. "Do you want to come along as well? I'm sure you'd want to take out some frustrations on this vile wolf...it seems like he's been causing too much trouble around here!" She huffed, smiling back at the witch before she started to skip off towards the forest.

Grail sat behind the tree, counting to himself slowly as he heard the exchange between the young girl draped in red, and the rather sexy looking witch. Swallowing hard, he watched from the corner of his eye as the big bad wolf would hide behind a bush a few dozen feet into the forest. This wolf, however, was quite different than most animals, that was for sure...and this beast had a few surprises hidden up it's...femur.

Kanoe held back a squeak as the little girl buries her face into the witch's chest. She was not exactly fond of being touch especially in places one could consider to be sensitive to her. But, she decided to focus more on the little red riding hood's story. The mental title she had given this girl was becoming more accurate as she heard more of the story. A children's story; little girl, basket, grandmother, wolf it was all there. Was this some sort of joke? The more she thinks about it, the stranger it seems. Well there is an easy solution to this...

Just as Kanoe was about to tell the girl to stay put, Little Red was already stomping back towards the woods. From sniveling little girl to brave...well little girl, Little Red now had it in her head that she could take on this wolf. The witch clenches her teeth in annoyance, this had to be a silly little game. Or at least she really hopes it is. With a long sigh, Kanoe began to follow after the little girl.

"Hey, we shouldn't go out in the woods alone," Kanoe calls out to the girl, still trying to catch up, "Maybe we should find others first."

With every step, she was already regretting following this girl.

As the girl plodded her way into the forest, Grail slowly began to round that tree so that he woudlnt' be seen by anyone's eyes. He had to stifle a laugh to make sure that he was not heard, but he'd be damned if it wasn't a difficult thing to do. He looked around the tree, seeing the girl in the red hood still stomping her way through the forest. "The wolf isnt' anything to be afraid of lady! He needs to learn that he cant' be such a bully to girls like me and you!" The little red wardrobed one would shout. She cracked her knuckles slightly out in the silent forest, letting Kanoe hear every bone cracked. "I think I had ran into him just a bit further up ahead lady, thank you for coming with me!" She said, squeeling with joy.

It all was going according to plan in Grail's mind. He could see everything played out almost as if he was watching the entire event unfold. As red walked further and further into the forest, gaining some distance on the witchy woman, there was a low growl that came from the side of red probably about two or three yards away. Little Red froze up, turning to her side for a moment before she let out a horrified shreik.

The wolf had pounced from the bushes and made a mad dash towards Red. The wolf was large, larger than any wolf and seemed as though it was running on all fours, but it was humanoid...it had hands and feet, but it also had a large upper body, a male chest and stomach. It lunged at Red, tackling her to the ground almost violently right in front of Kanoe's eyes.

The young witch highly doubts that a wolf will learn something from two women. From her knowledge, wolves were not something you could exactly swat with a newspaper and say 'bad dog' to. The little girl was very strange and hearing her pop knuckles did not exactly have the same intimidation factor as someone bigger. She was far less enthusiastic than the girl about searching through the woods alone at night for a big bad wolf. Her body was already growing tense as the light from the dorm building was long snuffed about by the surrounding trees. She had a very bad feeling about this.

Kanoe was still trying to catch up, calling out to the girl to slow down. But, Little Red was already gaining more distance on her. What was her hurry? The thought of just running back to her warm dorm room crosses her mind several times. She went this far already and trying to find her way out of the woods at night by herself was not exactly much better than what she was doing now. This girl probably just imagined it or the wolf is long gone. She will search until the girl gives up and...

The woman froze as Little Red did. Growling, the girl was not lying. A large form dashes from the bushes right for the two of them. Kanoe was backing away as she saw what this wolf really was. It was huge and rather humanoid...a werewolf would be an appropriate title for this thing. A werewolf, this is what the girl wanted to teach a lesson to?! Kanoe was shivering as she watches the big bad wolf take the girl down to the ground. This was real, a real werewolf. Large muscular body covered in fur, large claws, large teeth in a snarling mouth. The young witch was literally in shock as she gazes at the growling beast.

Grail was scratching his chin a bit as he turned to watch the event unfold. He chuckled lightly to himself, knowing that Kanoe woudlnt' direct her attention at all towards the lizard man that was orchastrating the whole entire thing. He leaned up against the tree and tilt his head to the side as the warewolf had tackled his other summoned monstrousity, the tiny girl falling limp on the ground, but obviously she was unharmed. The tiny girl screamed as the wolf snarled at her, nipping at her body as she lay there helpless underneath it. "Help me! Help me lady!!! Please!" She shouted out, the little demon hiding her true self for now, and perhaps would never show it.

As the little girl continued to scream, the wolf had turned it's attention towards the other, more adult looking female that was standing there unable to move it seemed. This is where the fun was going to begin for the lizard man. He snapped his fingers again, and would grunt softly, knowing that this would completely strain him for the most part, but he also hoped that what he created would keep the woman busy for as long of time as he needed to gain some strength back. The wolf slowly got up from little red, and began to turn it's entire body to the woman in black. It took one step foward, snarling at her and ready to pounce.

As the wolf lunged at the woman, the entire scene would almost be as if she was dreaming. The wolf began to dissapear, but only because it would seem that a wall had jutted out straight from the ground, blocking his path. What seemingly looked like a house, a mansion of sorts looked as if it was being built around her, but in such a speed that it would be less than a minute for her to be suddenly thrust from a forest, into what would be a magnificent mansion...but one that was only lit by the outside world.

She was sheltered now in what seemed to be a stable, rather large structure that kept the wolf out, and her in. How it got there would be unexplainable...but it seemed as real as the little red riding hood that got her out in this forest as it was.

Kanoe jumps slightly at the the girl's shouts. She had to do something. Before she could even consider saving the helpless little girl, the wolf's snarling face looks directly at the young witch. Shit...she curses to herself as she found herself slowly stepping backwards. Her instincts were telling her to run but her mind told it was pointless. This werewolf would no doubt out run her robed legs. The monster turned to fully face her. Her heart skipped a couple of beats as her eyes took on it's large form. It looked much bigger when it was gazing down at her.

Everything seems to slow down as the wolf lunged out at Kanoe. She could hear her heart pounding in her ears as she gazes at the large werewolf. Slowly, her teeth clench as one thought crosses her mind over and over. She did not want to die. Soft spidery words of magic began to leave her lips as the woman's body leans backwards. She wanted to be as far away from that thing as possible while channeling her magic. Kanoe slowly raises her hand, palm facing out to the beast. Then she blinks, seeing only a wooden wall before her. The young witch stumbles, her back leaning up against another wall behind her. What was going on?

The young student takes a moment to gain her bearings. She could see stalls for horses as well as bits of hay here and there. A stables? Where is she? How did she get here and more importantly, where is that wolf? She kept close to the walls of the stables as she slowly moves around. Kanoe tried to keep herself as quiet as possible. The woman did her best to ignore her pounding heart as she tries to hear the growls of the wolf or the cries of the girl.

Clearing his throat, the lizard man began to walk towards Kanoe, who was off in her own little world now thanks to his little companion that took so much out of him to conjour up and summon. The small, almost blob like creature would pulse deeply in his hand, throbbing beat red as the illusion that it was creating would keep Kanoe thinking that she was just outside of a mansion, in the stable area. He scratched his chin and would place his little demon on a nearby tree inside of that forested area. He watched her, observing her movements the best that he could.

Each obstacle in the area would play out thanks to the illusion that was being created for her, her own special place of solitude. A branch that was in the way, big enough to be considered troublesome, would be a broom, or a rake inside of the tables. He had to manipulate her somehow, get her to come out to a more wide open area. He grinned, closing his eyes and started to channel his energy the best he could into the demon he had summoned from hell. The small blob throbbed deeply now, working it's magic the best that he could.

Inside of the stables, there would be plenty of hay and rather unkempt items laying all around, but there would be no horses to speak of, no one even inside of that area. Before long though, there was a light, illuminating a door that seemed to be open just a crack. Ultimately it was up to her if she would fall for the bait, but due to the monster that was creating this illusion, it also could create sounds, and that wolf seemed to growl from inside of the stables now, hidden in one of the pens.

The young witch's eyes were glazed over, fallen completely under the strange demon's illusion. Kanoe continues to move, staying close to the trees which she thought were the walls of the stable. She could not hear the girl or the wolf. Her body calms down some though she was still very tense. Should she call out for the girl or to someone who lives here? She shakes her head, she did not even know how she got here much less who was living here. For all she knows, it could be more werewolves or worse. She shudders at the thought. What was she thinking? Her situation was terrifying enough without her own thoughts adding to it.

As Kanoe explores the stables, her eyes notice a light from an open door. She did not realize how dark the room was until she saw the light. The woman sighs, she must have been so scared she didn't even see it. For someone who tries to summon demons of her own, she was being quite the scardy cat. The young witch quietly makes her way towards the door, gently brushing stray bits of hay off her robes. She stops just outside the light of the door. Was it safe to go in there? The questions cycle through her head once more as she considers her options.

The young woman jumps slightly as she hears a growl behind her. The werewolf was in there too? Well that narrows down the choices then. Kanoe reaches for the door and opens it just enough to slip through. She quickly shuts the door behind her as she looks to see if there was a lock or something to bar the door with.

In that time that Grail had the illusion demon lure her towards that lit doorway, he took the demon from the tree he placed it on, and walked around into the forest. In her mind she had only perhaps taken a few steps to reach that doorway, but in the real world, she was now standing just right outside of the gymnasium. Grinning to himself, he had stepped inside of the gym already, tossing the demon up onto one of the rafters where it's magic could easily effect every single area of the gymnasium.

The lock on the door happend to be a simple latch, along with a lock on the doorknob itself and then, a plank dropped down over the door, barring it from anyone getting in, at least without using a bit of force. Inside of the mansion, it was dark, the moonlight being almost the only source of light other than a few candles that were standing here and there. it seemed that teh door she had entered was one into the foyer of the mansion, and there were plenty of doors, and steps leading to higher floors that she could choose from.

Grail knew now that this was his time to make his entrance be known. He placed himself up on the bleachers of the gymnasium, standing there. He concentrated, and soon was allowing the female that was inside of the gym, inside of the mansion in her mind, see Grail at the top of the foyer, looking down at her from over the balcony. "Welcome...to my home...." He said, hissing down at her as he stood up on that balcony. "Do not fret, my rather delicious looking witch. I am not here to harm you...but meerly observe, if you will, how many frights and scares you will be able to handle until you can not take anymore." His voice echoed throughout the mansion foyer, his wings expanding outwards for a moment before resting on his back. "Make it out of this mansion without giving up, and you will be free to go...give in...however...and your body belongs to me...my sexy little witch." He shouted down towards her, but made no attempts to come at her from his position up on the balcony above her.

Kanoe lets out a weary sigh, not realizing the distance she really traveled was much longer than a few steps. Perhaps the whole attack and being so tense was wearing her out, that must be it. The young woman was making several motions just inside the gymnasium, locking the door, dropping a plank over the door. That should buy her some time if the werewolf catches her scent. She takes a moment to straighten out her robes as she looks around the large room she had entered. This room was barely brighter than the stable, pale moonlight and a some dimly lit candles the only sources of illumination. The witch was apparently in the main room, the foyer. From here she can get to most of the other rooms in the mansion, both first and second floor. In that case, the entrance to the mansion should be here as well. Her eyes could make out the double doors on the far side of the foyer and quickly makes her way over there.

The young woman was halfway across the room when she heard the deep hissing from the second floor. Kanoe gasps, turning and looking up at what she could guess to be the owner of the place. She could not help but quiver as took in the view of another real monster. This lizard man was even larger than the werewolf and even more muscular. The dim candle light shines off the creature's scales like it was a suit of armor. She watches as the lizard man expands a set of wings, making it's form seem even larger and more intimidating. Maybe she was safer in the stables.

At least this creature was not tearing into her, yet. The lizard man's voice made her skin crawl, it's soft hiss slithering over her pale body. Kanoe's teeth clench, apparently this monster wanted to toy with her. She was not fond of being someone else's entertainment. If that's how it is then, she will just get out of here before he has a chance to break her.

"Fine," Kanoe replies calmly, "I'll be going then,"

And with that, Kanoe runs to the double doors of what she believes to be the entrance to the mansion. The woman had no interest in being sent through a house of horror so she will end this game here and now. She does not look back as she begins pushing and turning the knobs of the doors.

Licking his lips, he looked up at the demon that was on the risers, watching it continually throb as if it was working non-stop. His eyes scanned down towards the girl that was pulling at the door that seemed to budge only slightly. He laughed, standing there on the balcony still before he put a leg over the side of it, and the other, dropping down to the foyer behind her. "I really, really woudln't suggest doing that if I were you. You may not like what was outside."

He cringed for a moment while stood behind her, hearing those doors give way and begin to open as fast as she could pull them. "I warned you..." He muttered, and immediately the outside was shown to her, but it was more than just a forest. Men, women, all of them were standing near the door, but there was an obvious, horrible physical element that most of them shared. Their clothes were in tatters, and their flesh was as well, some ripped, some hanging...some body parts even missing. She had opened the outside door to the forest of zombies. "You might want to close that door..." Grail muttered, snickering to himself.

It was too late, however, as one of the zombies had already noticed a female precessence, one that was alive for that matter. He groaned, the penis between his legs already starting to harden as it made it's way towards those double doors that she had just opened, the rest beginning to follow suit.

"Nngh!"

The sound of the lizardman landing on the foyer floor only made her hasten her efforts. She grits her teeth as she pulls at the heavy doors. The last place she wanted to be was some horror house with a huge lizard man. Kanoe pulls open the doors. She was in half step before she froze. A crowd of people were outside. They looked ragged, like beggars. But, she noticed alot more than just their clothes were torn, their bodies and limbs were too. The young witch shivers as seeing the dead walking sends a chill down her spine. Kanoe's eyes grow wide as her gaze meets the eyeless gaze of a male zombie. She nearly gags as sees the dead body's member slowly growing erect as he moves towards her.

"Ugh! You got to be kidding me!" She cries.

The young witch steps back and pushes on the open door, trying to close it as quickly as possible. The lizard man did not lie, she really did not like what was outside. And all this time she thought zombies went after brains...apparently they are perverts too.

How he loved himself. He was a narciscist true and true. Everything he did, he deserved a trophy for, and this torment was going to be his crowning achievement. Gasping a bit, he lunged foward at the woman, slamming his hand into the doors and pushing them shut as hard as he possibly could, seemingly helping her keep the zombies out of the door. He was a strange beast indeed, and before the night was over, this rather sexy witch was going to learn that there was more to this monster than met the eye, and she would either be worshiping him as a mindless, soul-sucked slave, or live in fear for the rest of her life...the impressions he made on students were always guarnteed to leave a lasting effect.

He helped close the doors so hard, in fact, that a zombie that shoved his arm through the crack was prompltly missing one. The lifeless limb landed down on the ground right before the witchy woman's feet and flopped around for a few moments before it stopped twitching after a few moments. The lizard man stepped away from the door, dusting his hands off and smirked at the woman, a shit eating grin on his face.

"I think you owe me thanks...stupid slut." He said, harsh words coming from his lips. "Tell me, are you wearing anything under those robes? I do hope so..."

He walked over to the door that he just shut and put his hand on the handle, grinning sadistically before the woman standing just a few feet away from him. "Now...I can let this door fly open once again, or you can shed your robes...hand them to me, and hope that by the end of the night, I don't decide to tear it to peices. But, to be honest, they would be in safer hands with me."