Ōkami Series #1: The First Memory

In a Dead Corner Of A Village Lies What They Call "A Monster." He Has Long Brown and Messy Hair, Torned-Up Purple Shirt, Broken Butcher Knife Tucked On His Belt, Half-Ripped Black Pants and Covering His Feet With His Tail. His Vision With His Light-Purple Eyes Was Blurry, But He Could See His Blood Pouring All Over His Body, Filled With Scars And Injuries. He had a Mark Of a Syringe That Pierced His Left Back Shoulder. He Remembers That Horrifying Scream And The Brutal Way He Killed Those Humans: Ripping Off Their Intestines, Before he Ran Away His Right Hear Was Ripped Off. His Left Ear Was Weakly Perking: He Hears The Hundreds of Hunter's Steps and Their Voice Echoing:

"Get Him!" "Where Did He Go!?" Find Him!" "He Must NOT Escape!"

Even Tho He Was Breathing Heavily, Shiro Hid Well On The Shadows. After All, He Did That For Years: Hiding and Stealing Food. He Didn't Do That Because He Was Evil, He Did That Because Of His Survival Instinct.

The Sounds Of The Steps, The Echoes Of The Voices And The Dust Raised From The Hunter's Running Was Big And Thick Enough To Cover That Dead End. He Faintly Hears The Hundreds Of Steps Slowly Getting Further And Further.

With The Help Of The Wall, Shiro Slowly Stands Up And Limps Towards The Open Street, Looking Both Ways. The Village Was Empty. No One Was There Anymore. He Was Finally Safe. He Could Finally Limp Back To His True Home: The Forest.

After limping For Hours, He Got Inside His Forest. It Wasn't A Normal Forest Either. It Was A Mix Of Different Trees: Cherry Blossoms, Oak, Pine, Spruce, Hemlock. He Called It "Rainbow Forest". He Went Deeper There: He Knew Where He Had To Go. After Some Time, He Arrived At The Waterfalls. It Was A Place Sorrounded By Only Cherry Blossom Trees. A Big Platform Rock Laid In The Center Of The Waterfall. 

The First Thing He Thought About Is Healing His Open Cuts. His Regeneration Ability Was Weakened; He Got Injected During The Battle Inside That Village.

He Grabs Some Herbs and Put Them In A Bowl. He Started Crushing Them With His Broken Knife, Then Added Some Water From The Waterfall And Started Mixing Until He Got A Dark Green Cream. Finally, He Applied it On the Thousands Of Scars He Got. It Stings, But He Knows It's for His Own Good. Unfortunately, He Couldn't Extend His Arm Enough To Reach The Injected Back Shoulder.

"Damnit... Those Bastards... How Did They Get Those..!?" He Looks At The Waterfall. He Sees Himself. He Decided To Wash His Face. He Sighs, Then Looks At The Waterfall Again. This Time He Sees Himself, But A Little NewBorn Baby. And Two Voices. Two Females Talking. His First Memory Begins.

"It's A Beautiful Healthy Baby Boy, ^[{%! Have you chosen A Name For Him Yet?" Asked The First Woman.

"He's my Beautiful Baby Boy.. His name Will Be... Shiro! Shiroi Ōkami!" Said The Second.

The Baby Started Giggling. Not Crying. Giggling.

"Aww, Seems Like He Loves The Name! Shiroi Ōkami It is!" Said The First Woman.

"Welcome To The World, Little One!" Said The Second One.

When Suddenly... They Hear Screams Of Terror From Outside That Door: The Hospital Was Being Raided By A Large Group Of Military. They Shoot Whoever Tried To Resist. They Yelled.

"GET DOWN!!" "DON'T TRY TO RESIST!" "DO AS WE SAY!" 

All These Yelling And Shooting Made The Newborns Cry From Fear. Including Little Shiro. The Military Broke Inside Every Room, Knocking Out People, Kidnapping Newborns And Sick Children. Shiro Wasn't Spared. Four Military Soldiers Broke Inside The Room. The Nurse Immediately Got Down. They Went Over To Little Shiro. When One Was About To Pick Him Up, The Other Stood In Shock When Looking At The Weak Woman In Bed.

"Hey Isn't She...!?" "She Might Be..." "She.."

While They Were Muttering, Their Boss Came Over. To Them Shiro Hears His Voice. He Remembers. The Boss Was Short Brown Hair, In A Lab Coat.

"Leave. I will Handle This Child For Myself..."

The Soldiers Obeyed And Left The Room. The Boss Came Over To Shiro's Mother First. They Seems Like They Whispered To Each Other, Then He Injected Her With A Syringe. Anesthesia. She Went Down Immediately. The Boss Then Went Over To The Newborn Shiro. He Picked Him Up.

"So, You're My Son. Heh. You'll Be Getting Special Treatment From Me... You'll Lead My Army... I Will Take Over The World... The Experiments... Shall Begin..."

The Memory Finishes, And Shiro Just Sat There, Looking Away From The Waterfall. Silent. He Couldn't See Well How His Mother Was Like. Maybe Another Time. He Still Has That One Questions To Answer: Who Is Her Mother?

While He Was Thinking, His Stomach Growled A Lot: He Didn't Eat For Days. He Couldn't Go Back To The Village: Too Risky, The Hunters Would Be Back Already. He Couldn't Hunt: Too Many Injuries, Still Has To Heal. For The First Time, This Towering 8'2 Ft 220 Lbs Hybrid Human Felt Really Weak. So He Laid Down.

He Listened, With His Left Ear, To The Sound Of The Waterfall And The Birds Chirping Happily On The Sky: He Smiled. He Gently Stroke The Grass On The Ground. It Felt Great. He Watches The Rose-Coloured Petals Gently Falling On The Ground: It Felt Calm. He Smelled The Air: It Was Refreshing.

He Used All The Senses, But The Taste, To Remember Why He Chose This Place: It Was His Only True Heaven Place Sorrounded By Hell. The Ecosystem Was Perfect.

While he was looking up the sky, he hears Footsteps. As He Looks On the other side of the river, he sees a 6'1 ft Man with Black Messy Hair with Dark Skin, gray eyes and a mix between White, Gray and black clothes and Dog-styled Ears and Tail. His expression was neutral. But He let out a little smile. Shiro's eyes Lit Up, and let out a loud "PAPA!" Before trying to get up. But his body immediately remembered him about the early Injection. He groans and Just stays down. 

"You Got Into Another Village, Didn't you?" Asked the Man, While He was Walking On The Water." Shiro said nothing, but just Nodded. The Man Gave Him a Rose Apple. Shiro Ate It. 

"Now remember: You must Rest. The Rozalpel will take effect in about 3-5 hours." The man Said in a calm voice. Shiro Nodded again while eating it. The Man Headpats him. Shiro started purring like a cat. 

"Your clothes are all ripped out. You should be more careful." The man said, while using his Grey magic to fix his clothes. Shiro scratched behind his head.

"Yeah... They Injected me Again. I don't know what is that, but it always make me lose most of my powers. I shouldn't have dropped the guard there. I almost Died.." his expression changed. He looked a bit away, like he was disappointed in himself.

"You managed to Escape tho. As for now, it won't matter. But we need to find out the who and where those syringes are produced. It's the 4th time it happened this week." 

Shiro tried to stood up again, but the Man stopped him. He shakes his head. Shiro Apologizes. "Fine Fine, I will sleep then. Sorry." The Man Let out a little smiled and kissed his forehead in a fatherly way. "rest well Shiro". Shiro purred, wagged his tail and slowly closed his eyes. He went to sleep peacefully. The Man Sat Down And Started Meditating.

A Few Hours Later, Shiro Opened his eyes and jumped on his feet. He felt a big flame inside his body. He felt Alive again. He Stretches his whole body. Then Lets out Some of his Energy, Strong enough that it Lightly bent Trees, but not too strong to break them. He Focused All The Energy On His Left Hand. A Rainbow Sphere Appeared. He Throws It to himself. His Right Ear Began To Grow Back Fully. He Could Finally Flick His Ears Again. The Man Talked To Him.

"Going To Another Village?" He Asked. Shiro Nodded.

"I Need To Find The Truth About This. Maybe My Biological"Father" Is Still Alive.. He's The Only One Who Can Make Those Types Of Liquids.. And Maybe Mama Is Alive Too..."

The Man Stood Up From His Meditation. He Frowned in Seriousness. "I'll Come With You This Time. I Won't Let You Get Hurt Again. We Will Find Out The Truth.."

Shiro's Eyes Sparkled. He Hugged him. He Hugged Back, Saying Nothing. They Prepared For The Travel. They Packed Everything They Needed: Food, Water And Clothes. They Flew Up And Went To The Opposite Direction Of The Previous Village. Their Adventure Began...

[To Be Continued]