Hermitcraft S7 Shenanigans

Children of the Night (one-shot/AU)

hjfdkjshfkdfdjkl i was originally going to call this "The Monster Mash" but i couldnt take that seriously x'D (also, it is delightful seeing that ya'll know very well that happiness never lasts in my writing >:D)

(btw keep in mind with this AU, they're like 9-8 (two are 7) so they're kids)

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"Beast!"

"Monster!"

"Get out of here!"

Those calls echoed in his ears as he ran into the forest that edged the village he once called home. His lungs burned and his short legs ached but he couldn't stop now. Trees slowly started to surround him until he was completely lost in the dark woods, his entire body quivering and heaving for air.

He sighed and leaned against a tree, staring up at the star-speckled sky with heavy eyes. Sleep tugged at his tired limbs, begging for him to fall into the land of slumber, but he knew he couldn't spare more than a few moments for he may be caught again.

Dragging his legs, he picked up pace once more and sprinted deeper into the forest, tiredly swerving around the thin trunks and having no energy to dodge the occasional branch that whipped at his face.

Through the crunching of leaves under his feet and the pounding of blood rushing through his ears, he heard a faint tinkling noise followed by a low hum. A soft voice, almost like a lullaby, rang through the forest with an enchanting tune that made him stop in his tracks.

The quiet tune made his body relax and he leaned against a tree for support, sliding down into a sitting position as his head jerked upwards to try and stay awake. Eyes closing, unable to stay open any longer, he fell limp against the tree as he was lulled asleep.

"Sleep well," a voice cooed, followed by another, "We'll take care of you."

Doc stared down at the smaller boy laying on his lap, curled against Doc's chest and making a content humming noise as Doc ran a hand through his hair.

"You're a dad now Doc!" Scar exclaimed, giggling and causing the sparkling pale blue wings on his back to flutter slightly.

Doc rolled his eyes with an amused huff, twitching the tip of the scaly green tail that replaced where his legs should be. "You're the ones who found him!" he retorted, shooting an accusing glare mainly towards Cub.

A small groan came from the mysterious boy and Doc looked down to see him sleepily blinking open his eyes. The pair of wolf ears that had been flattened against his hair unfurled and his tail started to slowly wag behind him.

He glanced around with a confused look an as soon as his eyes landed on Doc's tail, he let out a yelp of panic and tried to scramble away.

"Whoa whoa wait!" Scar interjected, swiftly gliding in front of the wolf boy. "We're not gonna hurt you!"

He looked up at Scar with wide fearful eyes, sitting half-sitting on the floor so the brunette towered over him. "Wh-who are you...?" he stammered.

"I'm Scar!" Scar greeted cheerfully, reaching a hand down to help him up. "I'm a pixie! You're a werewolf, right?"

The boy nodded and shakily took Scar's hand, standing up to nearly his height. "I-I've never met a p-pixie..." he murmured.

"What's your name?" Cub asked, smiling slightly. "I'm Cub, and that's Doc." He gestured to the naga still curled up on the floor who waved at the boy.

"... I'm Ren."

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well it's been 7 years but i finally finished this damn thing (i mean it on took like a dayish but still) and i still have more to ramble about so here's some notes on this Monster AU:

-they all live in this hollowed out cave-ish thing under a small cliff in the middle of the woods; their ages range from 9-7

-Grian's a griffin (8 years old) so he's got wings, tail, and his feet/legs are bird talon things, and Mumbo's a vampire (7) so he's got little fangs and red eyes and really pale skin

-Zed's a witch (7) hence the purple eyes and some lowkey haywire magic, Impulse's a dragon (9) so he's got a gray dragon tail with gold accents, gold horns that curve back, and fire breath, and Tango's a demon (8) so he's got the horns, tail, and fire powers

-Cleo's a zombie (9) so she can detach her limbs and is basically immortal unless her body gets damaged beyond repair, False's a fallen angel (8) so she has black angel wings and mild light manipulation powers, and Stress' a fairy (8) so she has pretty butterfly wings and healing powers

-Scar's a pixie (8) so he's got basically a pale blue version of Tinkerbell's wings (idk how to describe them) and a pretty magical voice, Cub's a pixie (8) and he's got the same shebang as Scar

-Ren's a werewolf (9) so he can turn into a big stronk wolf, has wolf ears/a tail, and claws and other wolf stuff, and Doc's a naga (9) so he's got a cool scaly snake tail instead of legs and is generally stronger/a hella lot faster

-Xisuma's a nymph (8) so has some nature manipulation but his powers mainly lean towards talking with animals and shit, BDubs' a nymph as well (9) and his powers lean more towards plant manipulation, and Keralis' a banshee (9) so his voice is really high pitched and he can phase through things/occasionally teleport short distances

-Joe's a ghost (8) so he can float and phase through things and temporarily possess people, and Jevin's a ghoul (8) so he's basically immortal and useful if they ever need to dispose of a corpse- i mean what

-Beef (9), Iskall (8), and xB (7) are humans who wandered into the forest when they weren't supposed to and got a big scare

-Etho (8) is a yeti who lives in seclusion in the mountains but they come to visit him sometimes to catch up (he can't leave cold areas or he basically overheats)

-Scar and Cub basically live off a diet of mushrooms and are immune to poisons but everyone's still like "wtf guys stop doing drugs"

-hunting is a big thing most of the hermits do (besides Zed and Mumbo because they're deemed too young, but they do come help sometimes) and a lot of them live off meat/something like meat (i mean Mumbo drinks blood and Jevin eats like rotting corpses sohdkjfskjdhbkjkfd)

-Python (barely 8) and Wels (8) live farther away from the group in a big, abandoned stone garden and they're both basically dormant since Python's a basilisk and Wels' a weeping angel

-dont ask why they're all children, i just needed scared kid hermits in my life

i love them all, they're all bby, fite me