Forgotten - Prologue -

I wake up in the middle of a field full of flowers. There is no sign of civilization as I look around, no houses, no roads, just this huge field and a forest a few kilometres ahead. Then I start wondering what I’m doing in that field. But, as soon as I start thinking of it, my head hurts so much, that I give up. I get up, and start walking in the direction of the forest. I notice there is almost no wind, just a slight, warm breeze. The sun is in the middle of the sky, indicating it’s noon. It’s really hot, and soon the sweat is pouring down my back. After about two hours of walking, I finally reach the forest. I sit down in the shadow of a tree, and close my eyes. When I wake up again, the sun has disappeared and it has cooled down. My throat feels like I’ve eaten sand, and I’m really thirsty. I listen, but don’t hear anything that sounds like a river or a stream. I walk into the forest, hoping to find one. After a few minutes of pointless wandering, I see a wolf. A gorgeous, black wolf. It’s standing on top of a huge boulder, and is looking straight at me. Somewhere in the back of my head, a voice is screaming: ‘Run! Run for your life! Danger!’ But, somehow, I feel like the wolf is calling me. I feel a faint pull, and it leads straight towards the wolf. ‘What should I do? I know wolfs are dangerous, but this one seems… different.’ I say it out loud, knowing there is no one around to hear me talk to myself. Still the voice in my head keeps insisting I have to run, and not look back. I don’t argue, because at that moment, the wolf jumps down from the boulder, landing lightly on the ground. It meets my gaze again, and starts walking towards me. ‘Rest easy, Human, for I am no threat to you. You seek water, am I right?’ It tilts its head to the side. It takes a while for me to answer, recovering from the shock of a talking wolf. ‘Ye- Yes… Uhmm…’ It makes a sound that sounds like chuckling. ‘You can call me Youni. I am a wolf demon.’ I feel my jaw dropping. ‘A… A demon? You just look like a normal wolf to me. Though I don’t know how I know that, because I can’t remember anything, not my past, not how I got here, not even my name. But I do know that demons don’t exist.’ Youni chuckles again. ‘Being raised as a Human is not a good thing, I see. It’s the same with every single on of you. You only believe in the things that are visible to you, and the things you deem worthy of living. I’ll tell you what happened, and why most of us went bad.’