“Are you in some kind of trouble?”
Imprisoned/Trapped Monster Starters
“Ack!” Thanks to the demon’s quick reaction, he avoided planting face into the moss. Few seconds ago Pallas was rushing further away from the house where his last victim lived and now after a flash of pain in his leg he was catching his breath on the ground. “Aaaghh… aahh..” still panting and groaning in pain he looked back. A trap. His leg got stuck in something that looked like a handmade bear trap or anything similar designed for more massive animals.
“Tskhh… come on!.. ” Pallas exclaimed in disbelief. “How the hell I didn’t notice it?..” Weirdly enough, despite the pain the metal of the device seemed to start burning his skin.. this never meant anything good. He reached to open up the trap.. but it wouldn’t even budge. After few more attempts he was left staring at the device in confusion, wincing from the pain.
“Shit..” Pallas examined a trap.. It was clearly made many years ago.. either long forgotten by someone or that person had been reusing the same trap for decades.. or more. Unusual symbols on the sides of the trap caught his eyes. “Runes..” demon brushes his fingers through them. The trap is enchanted.. that’s why it burns so much. Must be useful for catching magical beasts.. `But why I can’t get it off?.. ` confused demon examined the runes searching for some explanation. He was more and more frantic since pain was getting worse with every passing moment.
“No.. no no no!” There it is.. there is the symbol. The Devil’s Trap. Pallas groaned in frustration and swore out loud in few different ancient languages. He’s stuck. He’ll have to sit there and endure the growing pain for hell knows how long since with the Devil’s Trap on this thing he won’t be able to move his leg from this place until someone else takes the trap off. . It’s getting late.. and it seems like this place is rarely visited by people.. that’s why he ran to this direction in the first place. Even if someone walked by he wasn’t sure if they wouldn’t be scared by dark corruption leaking from his calf in stead of blood. Why would such trap be here anyway? Either there is or used to be some other demons around.. or the one who placed it had no idea what the symbols meant.
With a growl Pallas laid down on a forest floor and closed his eyes. Nails dug into the moss as the mere movement caused a surge of pain rush through his body. This can’t be serious.. A stupid mistake can’t trap him like that..
Honestly, he had no idea how much time had passed because the only thing he could focus on was his leg. Pallas didn’t even notice someone approaching until the unfamiliar voice reached his ears. Demon sat right up wincing and groaning instantly. This is his chance..“Aagh.. Yes.” He looked up at the stranger making an innocent face, seeking for compassion. If she will not help, he’s stuck for hell knows how long. “I could really use some help.. please..” As he looked at her for a bit longer he started noticing some unusual details.. she wasn’t a a simple human wasn’t she? Why is he able to sense the spirit world being somehow related to her?
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