THE TALE OF THE FOX DEITY

FIRST LIFE:ME AND YOU

Taking care of Arthur, was just a wonderful job to do,he is a very cheerful boy and I love him so much,i feed him always,I bath him and I play with him everytime,I rarely complete my daily task , mostly because of him, sometimes I wish he could be by me forever, even though rumors were flying around among the fox family and questions were flowing among the elders,"why is that boy around him?","is the boy his younger brother?","but he doesn't have a family?","are they bastards?", that's how they ask themselves,and this also drew the attention of Arthur fox mate to him,they pester him with questions he can't answer and if he couldn't provide answers they will bully him telling him he is not worthy to be a part of the fox family that he is weak and has no family to defend him.

Arthur cries home almost every day, telling me of his ordeals but I have got no choice but to console him with fake reassurance, telling him that I will find a solution,I can't do anything as I am afraid of the fox family,I really wished I can help my younger brother as he also calls me his elder brother,"oppa" as he fondly calls him and we feel comfortable as a family,I took it upon myself to train him every morning and then he started to miss class,I usually take him to the poplar tree which seems like a comforter to me and I started to train him basic knowledge about foxes,and I realized that he is a fast learner,not long after we also took on martial art and he was so great at that as he was getting ahead of others.But,it took him a long time to discover his fox powers which was totally different from mine.

The occasion that led to the discovery of his powers was so hectic,i took him that fateful day to class after about 17 weeks of missing classes and I left for my daily hunt of wild fox,when they were eating breakfast,his friends came to bully him as usual, taunting him that he was hiding away from them with his feeble elder brother but then he began to fume with anger and he pushed them away with great strength that the earth shook,I felt it and I know it was him instantly due to the blood connection between us,I ran as fast as my powers could carry me,I arrived at the temple as Arthur was already at his wit end "I have to control him" I thought or he will die due to the excessive use of his powers and his body cannot take it,his eyes were glowing red instead of the golden yellow even though,my eyes glows a reddish wine,I knew instantly we were gifted fox,he was shaking violently,all the other fox teachers stayed away from him,i ran towards him, shaking him violently,on hearing my voice he came back to his normal sense and called out feebly "oppa you came" and he fainted.

After taking care of Arthur at the treatment home,the fox family called for my punishment for having trained him wrongly and I was sent to hell for seven days as I was beaten terribly,I came back and found out that Arthur has not been eating for the past seven days I have left,I took it upon myself to take care of him as he was very feeble and thin, even though I was also weak as still has not completed my punishment as I was asked to produce a forest agwi alive in three days time with bruises my body as they are not healing up due to the poisoned whips used on me,I knew deep down that it will be tough to capture a forest agwi alive,I slept in pain after taking care of Arthur.

On the third day,I couldn't provide the forest agwi I was asked to bring because I didn't even bother going for the hunt but my punishment was tripled,as I was given 14 days to provide 3 agwis,but fortunately on the third day Arthur has started to gain his strength and start to recover and he can walk on his own,he felt sorry for what he had done and he promised never to misbehave again,"it is not your fault"I told him, even though I knew it is impossible I still hope my wounds will heal up,the whip used to beat me has been poisoned and untill I complete my punishment I won't be given the antidote.

After about another Seven days,which means I have seven days remaining to provide the forest agwi,I put Arthur in care of my personal maid and I left for the agwi hunt.I came back after seven days which was a surprise to all in which I also find relatively surprising too,I was given the antidote to my wound as my skin was already decaying and my wounds strated to heal,I thought that was the end of my punishment untill I was summoned and commissioned to feed the agwis for 50years,in my wildest dreams I can't ever think of going against the the rules of our world,but most of the elders detest me so much that they are ready to make me go through hell,but I have no other choice than to get it done.

Arthur clocked seventieth I couldn't think of anything to give me,but I really want him to see the significance in the day of his birth,I got him an umbrella sword,and this really made him special as he was catching up really fast with his martial art,and even started yielding his sword.

Finally,we came to the end of the fiftieth year,I couldn't really place my hand on why I would feed agwis,who are seen as one of our enemies for good 50 years,but I knew I was going to find out the reason someday,so the elders summoned me on the fiftieth year and I was asked to take the agwis to Samdaecheon forest ,that was when I realized what if feels like to struggle and work hard for something and seeing it go down the drain,I struggle so much to present human meat to this agwis every single day only for me to slaughter them with my own hands and swords,The Chang family tied them up with their scared family rope in other to drain them of their unnecessary energy,and I led them away into the forest,on getting to the forest my mind was in turmoil whether to return them to the agwis forest or slay them,but what used will it be,if I return my sworn enemy alive to it's camp,I sat down to take a rest under a tree still contemplating,I was still resting when I am arrow was shot at me,it shot right in to the tree beside my face,I was startled,I drew out the arrow,the arrow seems familiar, it's a baby arrow,a canvas was wrapped around it,I loosened it,and opened "don't you dare move a step from that point",my only thought was that did the fox family send someone after me,was I being trailed,or were they spying on me,I stood I swinged my sword and slayed the first agwi, immediately another arrow shot at me in which my sword sliced through it,I slayed the second and was ready to slay the third when I felt the prescence of someone behind me,I turned around ready to engage in a fight,but a sword was already pointed at my throat, before me was an angelic,tender and young looking lady,she was using a mask but still this mask doesn't hide her radiating beauty,her beauty mad me let my guards down,"what's your mission??,who sent you??" I asked her "I came for you and no one sent me'' she answered,I find it difficult to comprehend whatever she's driving at,then finally she said“I came because of your HEART"