The Ningen

## The Ningen by Alxon99

Yoshimi Narahuka was known as his small village's best fisherman at the young age of 25. He sailed all around Japan, catching fish, shark, whale, and coming back to the village, selling his goods for a very low price.

What nobody but his crew knew, he was catching rare illegal fish and other creatures to sell on the black market. He was known as a good, generous man, caring for others deeply. That would change if one of his lowly paid crewmates threatens to turn on him, sell him out to the FBI, or steal from him. He would make shallow cuts all over the man's body, then tie ropes around their legs. Then slowly dip them into the salt water, coming back up for air after a minute or so. If this worked, a shark would come up and eat the man.

It was a nice sunny afternoon on Yoshi's boat, off the coast off Hiroshima. The year was 1952, so Japan was still recovering from America's attack. Some of the fish and the water still had some contamination from the radiation, therefore the crew wasn't doing the best on this trip. Yoshi and his crew just finished lunch (a very small one indeed, although Yoshi ate like a king.) It was time to go on deck, and start fishing some more. The gain was monotonus, not many healthy fish, most mutated.

One of the men, Aknashi Honuyo decided to act out against Yoshi's reighn of tyranny. There where harpoon guns in one of the closets, and to get one, Aknashi had to be stealthy. A minute passed, and Aknashi hid the gun under his legs, while he fishes for the right fish. He pulls out a disgusting mutated one, no this is good. He stabs the fish with the point of the harpoon, rubbing its radio-active blood on the projectile. He takes aim, although he was never a good marksman. He fires, and it strikes Yoshi. Not hitting the right spot, it sticks through his right shoulder. He screams like a mad-man, slowly turning to see who fired the poisoned spear. "Aknishi! Aknishi!" He repeats in anger. Aknishi knows he will die, but he is glad that Yoshi is going with him. Maybe not the same day, or city, but he will die.

The blood that is not dripping down Aknishi's bare body into the ocean is rushing to his head. The salt water stings the cuts, from head to toe. Salt water is filling his lungs, so even the breath for air really does nothing. To make it worse, Yoshi force fed him rusty razors, slicing the sides of his mouth and throat. Despite the pain, he is smiling (Not from the gravity) He is just glad that he is now the hero, although the village will know him as the villan. "I think it's coming! Get ready you bastard!" Yoshi shouts from above.

Something did come up, bigger, but looking less mencacing then a shark. Nobody has any idea what it is. It was all white, with a human head. two arms, webbed soft fingers. It's lower body resembled a whale, the back fin. It's head was hairless, with round small black eyes, and a strage shaped small mouth with razor sharp teeth. It looked like what Slenderman would look like if he was a mermaid. The most terrifing part was. This was probably 60 feet long from what was visible of it.

The giant arm comes crashing down on the large boat, destroying it with ease. Aknashi as along with others drown, a horrible death. What reason did this attack? What is it? Was it mutated by the radiation? It probably doesn't have the best vision, because Yoshi was slowly, painfully swimming away. Aknashi failed, Yoshi lived.

20 years later, where we find Yoshi at his village, fishing off the port. From the radioactive harpoon, damages where permanent. He lost his right arm (He was given an attachment to help hold a rod), along with vision in his right eye.

Ever since the incident, he has been bitter, and showing he true colors to the ones he loved. His wife left him for being abusive, taking his 2 children, leaving nothing in his life. The village hates him for being such a savage. He barley has any money, and he fishes for his own food, eating a maximum of 2 meals a day. He decided it was enough. He hops into his small kayak with only his rod and a few raw fish, and just goes off.

No one in the village really realized he was gone, and if they did, its not like they would care. It's been around a day since his departure, and he feels sick from eating raw fish only. "God fucking damn it! AKNISHI! AKNISHI!" He tires himself out by screaming at the top of his lungs. Fear strikes suddenly into Yoshi's heart, the same demonic figure, as 20 years ago. It slowly emerges from the water, staring down at the pitiful failure. He starts laughing. "Yes, yes, thank you! Thank you Akn-

He was cut off by the water demon, the Ningen.