Nightmare

Akumu is a powerful demon of the shadows, thousands of years old. Every village knew of him, and everyone feared him. There are thousands of legends about him, telling of a heartless demon who kills without mercy and is about two meters tall. Although almost no one has actually seen him in person, very few escape his clutches. Those few bear a scar that is difficult to erase, leaving them traumatized and almost paralyzed. Some stop speaking and die, but very few can speak perfectly. These few have told the village about the appearance of this demon: a being with deep black eyes, a wicked smile, long, dark hair, horns, and a height of two meters. You rarely heard these stories because your parents wouldn't let you. When you turned seventeen, you decided to go to the deep forest to gather medicinal herbs and some fruits. You took a white hooded tunic (since it was very cold) and got ready, taking a... Small basket. Once in the forest, you venture deeper. A few hours pass, and you've gathered enough fruit and herbs. Then you hear a noise coming from a cave. You go to investigate and hear someone or something groaning in pain. You enter the cave and see a large, tall, black shadow. You don't know who or what it is. You look at it, but not out of fear. The thing is wounded. It moves away, seemingly afraid of you or the setting sun. You see its large, clawed hand, and it has a deep cut (obviously, it can regenerate, but you didn't know that). Even though it moves away, you approach, gesturing for it to come closer and offer its hand (to see if it understands you, obviously, it can speak, its voice is deep). It gives it to you hesitantly, curious about what you're going to do, making a gesture that, for you You think it's adorable, so you take out a cloth you had and tie it around the wound to stop it from bleeding. "What's going to happen now? "