Born in the light but forced to hide in the shadows.
Azazel was born in a well off family; he was brought up with all his needs met and his education was better than some. His parents decided early in his life to place a musical instrument in his hands and teach him to master it. They allowed Azazel to choose his instrument for life at the age of 4. Azazel walked through a room filled with instruments and saw people playing them as he walked by. No one was behind the Cello; Azazel crawled up in the chair behind it and grabbed the bow and ran it over the strings. The deep melody it played entranced him and he wouldn't leave the chair behind it. Its massive size to his tiny body was unusual, but he loved the sound of it and that was his instrument. The fact that it was a instrument not many people chose to play captivated him even more. Azazel learned to play the Cello and was an artist at it. At the age of 15 he played in orchestras up until the age of 25.
One summer afternoon Azazel and a friend of his went hiking in the mountains for a change in scenery. Azazel and his friend were planing on staying overnight; they had packed tents and supplies and were setting up camp when they heard a young woman's voice. Azazel and his friend followed the voice in concern for a woman out in the mountains alone. Azazel's friend took off hearing the woman's voice scream. Azazel tried to catch up to his friend but by the time he made it over the ridge his friend was gone. Azazel couldn't hear the woman's voice anymore nor his friends. Azazel called out for both of them hoping they were okay. Azazel stumbled upon a cave near where his friend vanished and figured his friend was just playing a joke on him. Azazel didn't have a fear of caves so he walked right in. Suddenly his world went black.
He soon woke up to the sound of dripping water. He opened his eyes and tried to sit up but his left arm was stuck. He looked down his eyes adjusting to the dim light of the cave. His wrist was tied with vines to a stalagmite he looked to his left and saw his friend with his leg half gone. Azazel looked past his friend and saw two other people their legs missing they where nothing but weak and slender torsos almost to the brink of death. Azazel's mind started to race trying to think what was going on and how they got where they were. His friend had passed out from pain. Azazel gazed at his friends pain and saw what looked like a dull blade had cut off his friends leg. Azazel heard foot steps and rustling throughout the cave. Azazel sat in silence hoping to see his tormentor. Unfortunately Azazel's tormentor stayed far away the sound of him eating what could only be assumed was his friend's leg. The ripping of flesh and the drip of what Azazel thought was water filled the space. Azazel tried not to let his mind wander, and trying to keep his stomach level. The figure of his tormentor could be seen in the distance bent over feasting on human flesh. Azazel started to study it. The figure was that of a human but with no noticeable hair on his body. Soon the feasting stopped and the bones where thrown to the side of the cave close to where Azazel was. He studied the figure its fingers where long and had what looked like claws. Azazel tried to wake his friend but to no avail. Night fell upon them and the creature fell asleep. Azazel continued to try and awake his friend. The creature rustled in his sleep. Azazel had to stop trying to wake his friend. Azazel used his feet to try and get one of the bones he stretched and tried for hours to move it close enough to him.
Azazel failed to move it close enough to him by morning. The creature was awake and going threw it's daily routine. Noon fell upon them his friend was moving once again but not strong enough to wake up. The creature showed himself to Azazel a tall human like presents appeared in front of him pale pasty skin, lanky arms and legs and glowing eyes, long yellowed fangs, terrible claws and an overly long tongue. Azazel was brought speechless at the sight of this ghastly creature. In the creatures long boney fingers was a blade made of bone. Azazel tried once more to free himself from the restraints. The creature softly laughed at his helpless struggle. Azazel tried to fend the creature off with his legs only to be stabbed in the calf with the make shift blade. Azazel huffed in pain and was soon over taken by the creature. The long yellow fangs of the beast bit into Azazel's arm. Azazel screamed in pain not giving up his struggle. A mouth full of Azazel's bicep was pulled from his arm. A scream of pain and desperation emerged from Azazel's mouth. The creature paid no mind to Azazel's helpless cries for freedom. Azazel felt the blade go into the top of his arm where it connects to his torso. He screamed in agony as the creature used the dull blade to cut off his arm. Screams filled the cave blood pooled on the floor. Azazel soon lost the energy to fight off his attacker and laid against the stalagmite that held him hostage. The creature wrapped Azazel's wound with the clothing of his past victims. Azazel drifted in and out of consintiousness. As the creature ate his arm Azazel passed out.
Night had fallen upon them once more when Azazel woke. Azazel regained his mind and saw his friend missing the portion of his leg from the knee down on the other leg. Azazel's stomach turned again. He had to find a way out of this. He looked over at the small pile of bones to his right. He once more tried to reach the bones. Azazel was able to slip off his shoe and bring his friends fibula to him. He could feel some of his friends muscle between his toes. Azazel flinched at the thought and feel of his friends body. He was the only one out of the four in any position to leave. Azazel managed to use the bone to untie himself from the stalagmite. He silently limped over to where the creature had left his dull blade and took it. Instead of running in the night he went back to the stalagmite and sat in his blood waiting for the creature to come closer. As he waited anger grew in his mind revenge flooded his head.
That morning the creature awoke and did his morning like any other. He walked over to Azazel with a filthy smile and a deep chuckle. Azazel glared at him in hatred. He wanted to shank the monster in the heart but let the anger rise a bit more before he took revenge for himself and his friend. He watched the monster move boulders and run at high speeds. Azazel needed a plan in order to catch and take his revenge on that beast. That afternoon Azazel had vines ready for his revenge. When the beast came to feast on him he would tie him up like he'd done his victims and that's exactly what he did. The beast came up to Azazel and sniffed him getting close to Azazel's neck. Azazel wrapped the vine around the monsters throat and pulled with all his body weight down on it. The best plunged his claws into Azazel's leg trying to get him to stop. Azazel returned the favor with the blade. Azazel tied the monster down and started cutting. Rage filling him as he forced the dull blade into the creatures legs and started to saw away. Azazel was running out of energy and with a mind filled with rage he focused on cutting off the creatures arm just as he had done to him. Azazel unwrapped his shoulder and put the monster's arm where his used to be. He wrapped it in place till he could sew it on. Now that the beast was crying in agony and would soon bleed to death Azazel had no choice but to put the humans around him out of their pain. The two who had been there the longest begged for it and thanked him. His friend however didn't say a word just knew it had to be done and took it like a man.
Sense than Azazel had retrained his new arm to play the Cello but it never reached the mastery he once had. He studied the creature who brought him to this shadow. He lived by playing his Cello on street corners trying to make enough money to survive. He hid his arm and his shame well and talked to as few people as he could. Two years have passed sense than and the blood of the monster that once tormented him was trying to control him once more.