Box-o-Moths

In the middle of night a boy picks up and opens a box. It is labeled moths. When opening the box moths came out. Moths of the color brown came out and flew around the boy. They asked the boy his name. “Leo,”he said,”You can call me leo,but my full name is Leonard actias.” The moths continued their game of ring around the rosy. Then they flew in sync with each other. They spelt out Leonard,you are now the king of moths. It closed one am and moths all flew back in. They trusted Leo with keeping the box safe.

The next night,more moths came out. Leo was surprised because they were of a different species. So the new moths greeted their king. Then the first trouble came. A bat. It was hunting and found the moths. It began by swooping at the box. Swiftly the moths withdrew. The bat got one before going back in. It begane to change. It knew how to talk,it quickly learned concepts it did not yet. It then realized the truth of the box and the powers it could grant.It quickly came up with an for it and flew it the dark of night. “My name,Myotis,” the bat said,”I have learned so much.” He began to fly closer. He had the intent of swindling the box out of Leo’s hands.

“Now then,I shall give you my secrets for the box,” Myotis said. He flew closer.”Now what do you say my good?” He asked.Leo shook his head.At the same time The moths returned with a slingshot and some pellets. They claimed to be the sling shot for the king. Myotis, now getting picky began his attack. Killing two moths at once. Leo began to load the slingshot,as Myotis recognized him as an enemy. The battle had begun. Myotis had killer intent in his,and Leo had the same. Myotis began biting and slashing at the boy. Flying away and at the boy at quick speeds. However despite the damage,Leo aimed and fired. The first hit a wing. Leo watched as the wing of the bat turned to dust. Leo then aimed at the head,and finished Myotis off. He then passed out. The last thing he saw was a tarantula taking the body of Myotis to feast on it later.

Leo woke up. He should have been sick,but the moths helped him. They gave him miracle medicines that would seem like scams. It was getting closer to dawn. Leo told to moths to get in the box. He fed them and took them back home to put them in a safe place. The next night the moths came out in mass. They trusted him. They had all chosen him to be their protector. The king of moths. The one who could understand The Box-o-Moths. The next two enemies would appear. A nighthawk and a mouse.They had both captured and killed moths while Leo was not looking. First was the mouse. Neither of them could speak,but they had linked thoughts. Unlike Myotis they were working together to get the box. First the mouse shot a tooth at Leo’s leg. Leo took notice and loaded the slingshot. So a second fight began. The mouse quickly dashed and bit the leg of the boy. It then also with small pebbles revealed its name. Grasslan. He then jump and spun. Curving a circle into the flesh of Leo’s shoulder.It’s next attack then happened. It used its tail to trip the leg of Leo as if it was a whip. Leo luckily this time quickly load the slingshot and fired straight into the center of the Grasslan’s torso.

It wasn’t over. As the Tarantula from before took the body of Grasslan,the bird was flying off with the box. It made out it’s name in the dust. The westess. It flew at amazing speeds. It even did tricks. Dropping the box to swiftly swoop at Leo,then grabbing the box before it could hit the ground. It continued this. This is its biggest flaw. Doing loopty loops and barrel rolls to attack Leo leave it opened. It starts flying slower as it’s occupied with attacking the boy.Leo finally has loaded its slingshot. As westess did it’s final,the pellet hit it right in the face.However the box is damaged. The moths give the medicine to Leo but start to trust him less. He takes the box back inside,but he starts to feel the effects of the medicine. It started to see men in the shadows and moth make figures but experimented on. Leo goes to bed,tomorrow the final battle begins.

In the morning the door is open. Webs are everywhere. Leo couldn’t figure what was happening. Then a moth flew in front of his face. He had failed. The previous night when Myotis died his body was eaten by the Tarantula. The Tarantula had gained the knowledge. He then waited for prey to die so he could eat the corpse and gain more power. The tarantula then gave itself the name, Arachnotone. It then began searching for the kid. Then he found the box and Leo in a window. So Leo grabbed the slingshot and began the fight. The final battle to protect the box. Arachnotone began to run towards the box. Quickly destroying and killing many of the moths. Only a few left. Leo then fired the first pellet. It missed. Arachnotone then took out all but two of the moths. Leo tried again to use hit with a pellet but he failed. Arachnotone then only left one left. Leo protected the last moth with all his. Getting bitten by the spider multiple times. So then Leo decided what he does with regular spiders. He stepped on it and set the corpse on fire. Arachnotone was still alive but now on fire. The spider began to make its final move. It lunged at Leo and turned itself into a fireball. How ever Leo took his show and swatted the spider out the window.The battle is over.

The last moth flew into the the mouth of Leo and died. It was swallowed when Leo ate breakfast. Leo however spit it out. He doesn’t like eating bugs, He finds it weird. However with it being in his mouth it transferred it’s knowledge.Leo then washed his mouth. The box is the destroyed. So are the moths. Leo is no longer the king of moths. No,now he is a man with pieces of moth in his mouth. He lives his days on top of the hill catching moths to learn their secrets.He now has the curse of the moths,and it will go on for generations to come.