World of Whims

      Day. A sunny day in the forest. The trees cast shadows on the light green grass. The sound of dripping earth can be heard. Behind the trees, in a clearing, there are 3 people, or rather 2. A girl is digging a deep hole. Her tail is wagging behind her. Next to the hole lay the body of a young guy, with a ripped open stomach and protruding ribs, with a severed head lying nearby. Again a victim who did not fulfill the contract... How sad.                   Nearby, under a tree, a guy is sitting, and in his hands he is holding a bottle of water. His white hair is fluttering in the wind. From under it, light red horns are visible, twisting at the end. He looks with disdain and displeasure at the girl digging a "grave" for the guy lying near the hole. The girl stops digging and raises her head. Her white hair was pulled back into a ponytail, and from under her bangs, like the guy's, light red horns stuck out, but they were completely straight. A minute of silence is interrupted by the girl's aggressive and offended voice:       -Why the hell are you sitting there while I dig? Shouldn't you at least help me? The guy looked at her silently. And then he said in a quiet, irritated voice:       -Why the hell should I help you if you killed a man for no reason, huh? The girl narrowed her eyes. She began to raise her voice and swear at the guy. The noise of their screams and arguments could be heard in the distance.       A guy in a light brown coat was walking nearby. His black hair was pulled back into a careless ponytail, and his bangs fell over his eyes, which was a little interfered with the guy. On his shoulders sat a boy of about 9-11 years old. The boy's black hair fluttered in the wind. Suddenly, a childish, innocent voice of a boy was heard behind him:       -Uncle Figura, ah, you will definitely show us the kitten, right? The man turned to the boy, and a snow-white smile spread across his face. The man said in a gentle and kind tone:       -Of course, Nirli, but not exactly a kitten, more like a cat. The man smiled at the children. The boy began to sketch and write something in his notebook. The wind whistled. Leaves rustled underfoot. The man approached the trees and moved the branches aside, going to a clearing, where apparently were a brother and sister, and next to them was still the corpse of a young guy. The man took the boy from his shoulders, and approached the brother and sister. The man stood near the dug hole. The brother and sister looked back at the man, while the boy looked at what was behind the Figure. There were five children aged 9-14. The boy began to be touched, but this feeling was interrupted by the man's low voice:       -Get around and keep an eye on th... The man suddenly broke off when the boy interrupted him. His voice sounded enthusiastic:       -Look after these cute children? With pleasure! The man looked at him with irritation, but said in a calm voice:       -Yes, please look after them, and I will go after our cannibalism. After these words, the man went into the depths of the forest, and the brother and sister remained with the children. The boy stood up and approached one of the children. A very shy boy who was standing somewhere behind a tree and watching the other children having fun and playing with each other. The boy leaned over to the boy and said in a gentle voice:       -Hey, why are you standing here? Maybe you should go play with the others? The boy smiled gently at the boy. The boy came out from behind the tree a little. The boy began to speak in a quiet voice:       -I'm shy... What if I do something wrong and they start yelling at me and stop being friends?... The boy sighed and extended his hand to him, so that the boy would feel a little more confident in the presence of an adult. The boy and the boy approached the other three children who were playing among themselves. Their game was interrupted by the boy's voice:       -Hey, guys, maybe you should accept him into your game? The boy asked. The boy hid behind the boy's legs. After a minute of silence, the girl who suggested playing said:       -No. Only 3 people should be present in this game, and no more. Apparently, the girl did not really want to accept the boy into the game because of his shyness. The guy sighed with displeasure and looked at the girl, who was turning away from him. He did not insist on this, and walked away from the guys. The guy and the boy were stopped by the guy's sister. She spoke in an irritated voice:       -Are you seriously not even going to insist that this child play with them? You... Are you serious?       At that moment, the Figure entered the clearing with a woman, whom he called "cannibalism." They were having a dialogue, the woman looked indignant and agitated. Her ears were pressed to her head. She was saying something to him, but the man insisted on his own. He sat the woman down in the middle of the clearing. Three children ran up to her and began to hug her. Two other children were sitting to the side. One was drawing near a tree, the other was standing behind the Meidan. The man who brought the woman to them went into the depths of the forest. Meydan called out to him, but the man had already disappeared. A disgruntled grimace of irritation was reflected on the guy's face. He looked at Nirli, sitting under a tree, and then at Mickey, standing and holding his leg.       - Okay, maybe you'll go sit with him? Mm?       The guy said to the boy. The boy nodded uncertainly. They approached Nirli and sat under a nearby tree. He didn't pay attention to them, apparently too immersed in drawing.Meidan confidently extended his hand to Nirli and touched his shoulder. Nirli shuddered violently and involuntarily shouted, causing him to drop his notebook and pen. Mickey and Meidan chuckled quietly.       - Shut up... Nirli muttered quietly. Taking his things in his hands again. Some kind of crash was heard nearby, either a person or an animal... The devil knows what fell, but apparently it fell from high above. Meriana turned towards the noise, pushing aside the tree branches and moving towards the source of the noise. Pushing aside the last fir trees, she saw two people she knew, similar as drops of water. She growled something under her breath.       - Ha-ha. Well, how could you fall like that, huh? - one of the people said with joy in his voice. A tall man with snow-white wings behind his back.       - Shut up. - said another, exactly like the first person, but already with torn wings, pulling out spruce needles from the wings. The girl went back to the clearing.       - And what happened there? - asked the guy, still sitting with the children.       - Yes, Miri and Mike were flying again and ... Mike fell and tore his wings. - the girl said discontentedly, leaning against the tree.       - Why are you so dissatisfied?       - Yes, because ... - the girl cut herself off in mid-sentence - Okay, forget it.       - Received, captain. - the guy said with a grin, continuing to talk with Mickey and Nearly.       About a few hours passed, and the Sun began to set behind the horizon. The figure leaves the children on the playground, and he himself went back. They went home, talking about this day. It was already dark in the city. The street lights came on.       - Hey, guys, let's go get some crackers? - a girl's voice was heard.       - No-o-o... Let's go home already, and tomorrow we'll go... - Chris said pleadingly, with a hint of fatigue in his voice.       - Okay, you've convinced me, - the girl said, and with one of the boys. The other three boys went in the other direction, to the Meat Processing Plant area.                                                                         ***       Night. The moon illuminates the forest. A boy of about 10-11 years old is walking unsteadily along the path. His hand is nervously fidgeting near his shirt and fiddling with his school bow. The boy hears a man shouting, saying "Boy, come here, help me!" The boy undoubtedly backed away faster.       - Boy, where are you going? What about helping a man?! Behind Michael, he could hear a man running after him. The boy was not running very fast, and the man quickly caught up with him. The man grabbed Michael by the collar and pinned him to a tree. The man pulled out a knife, the boy began to cry and turn his head away, begging the man to let him go. The man ignored his pleas. A swing of the knife. The boy's hysterical scream. Blood splashes. The boy fell to the ground, crying hysterically and holding his hands near his already gouged out eye. Blood dripped down his cheeks, onto his shirt, onto his hands, onto the ground... The man had already pulled the knife out of his eye, when a creature that looked like either a man, or an animal, or both, pounced on him with a roar. Before the man could come to his senses, his carotid artery was bitten through by animal fangs. The girl greedily devoured the man's head, leaving only his skull. She licked her lips and walked away from the man on all fours. The boy paid no attention to her, focusing his attention on his injury. Tears mixed with blood. The boy let out a sad sob. The girl began to approach him, taking her usual form and already walking on two legs, and wagging her tail. She jerked him by the hand and dragged him somewhere through the forest. Michael let out a surprised sigh. The boy was about to scream again, but the words did not come out, as if he had already resigned himself to his expectations that he would inherit that man's fortune.       - Don't be afraid, I don't eat children. - the girl said with a grin and looked at him. The boy said nothing, but only continued to look at the floor.       - You, the main thing, do not pull the knife out of your eye, okay? The boy only nodded his head in fear and uncertainty.       After some time, when Michael saw that there was no grass under his feet, he raised his head and saw a small village.       - Here we are. - said Aurora, pointing to her small stone house with a garden. The boy shifted from foot to foot, silently walking towards the cannibal's house.