A Kokachi Tale..... Poornima Sony

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“The night was eerie and frosty. Trees stood like creepy monsters. An owl winged its way whispering spooky chants. The full moon awakened lost spirits....From the tangled bushes a scary uproar arouse..

 “......Ggrr..r..r..r......... ” 

A pair of bloody red eyes....Fangs which could tear you apart in a gasp......pointy nails...that's Kokachi....” 
The child clung to his mother's dress, trying to protect himself from those scary thoughts... “ 
Will he seize me if I don't sleep?” 
“Yes my child...sleep now, he can't get you when you sleep” “Will he catch you?” 
“He might...if you don't sleep” 
“But you're big.” 
“He is bigger...now sleep my darling” 
The child tried to shut his eyes. His grip tightened... 
“He won't catch me mama...He won't...” 

I was there...hiding behind the curtains. Everyone knows me....even you... 
Hello, I'm Mr. Kokachi...
I'm a legend and a Kokachi of exemplary skills. Believe me... I am the most handsome person I have ever known..Hey...don't look at me like that when I say it. I have a pair of cute dazzling eyes, shiny teeth and much more. Except that I am of the size of a rabbit, I'm perfect! I don't know why these mothers (and fathers too...) are spoiling my name. Scaring children was our family business. But we stopped it years ago due to an unknown reason. Am I an instrument to toy with? ...Dear reader, this is the story of survival...the quest to find true identity...This is my story..the story of a real Kokachi...
 ...Coming back... I stood behind the curtains. Both the mother and the child were asleep. So I tiptoed and sat near the fireplace. It was real cold outside and the need to find warmth bought me here... 
Suddenly....something hit me on the head...
“ HANDS UP...!!!”
 Before I could turn around, I was washed with a series of kicks and punches. 
I fell miserably to the floor...looking at the grumpy face scanning me. 
“You can run...But you can't hide. You're under arrest Mr. Kokachi” 
Goodness gracious! I thought the child was fast asleep but he wasn't. He stood wearing his ninja mask, holding a stick on one hand and a toy gun on the other... 
 “So...you've been pestering me for a while. I have been waiting for ages to make my sweet revenge on you. Its good that you showed up. Even my friends complain that you've been troublesome...That's why we organised the ''Kokachi Hunter's club''.....” 
“ Kokachi Hunter's club!!!!!” 
My eyes almost fell out of their sockets. My family stopped their business years ago...still..still humans are ruining our reputation. 
“Listen kid..I am really harmless..really..” I tried to smile. But it seemed like he didn't like it a bit. 
 “..Hey...I'm not a kid...I'm hulk...Grrrr...” 
He gave me another kick...making me doubt whether he or I was the real Kokachi... 
 “Will you harm my mother?” 
“No kid... Sorry...Mr. Hulk” 
An alarming smile of satisfaction spread across his face.
“Good. She is my precious property. Wait till I show you to her...She will be surprised with my valour...Oh! She might buy me chocolates for this...mmm...yummy chocolates...” 
The lady was still asleep. She thinks he is her bonny baby. Man! This child is an imp...!!! “ 
Mr. Kokachi, what are your evil powers...? 
Do you have laser eyes...?” 
“No.” 
“Mind control hacks?”
“No.” 
“Ninja skills?” 
“No.” 
“Superhuman strength?”
“No.”
“ Do you smash like hulk?...Or fly like Iron man....? Or....Do you have cool weapons like Thor or Captain America...?” “No...No....No...” 
“Oh! You are the king of the sea like Aquaman...” 
“ No...dear Mr. Hulk...No...” 
“Do you run like Flash...or punch like Shazam...? 
“No. Please...I don't have any of these powers.”
“Oh...I know...You drink blood like Dracula....” 
“ No..I eat bugs...They're tasty...” 
The child scanned me from top to bottom. Without a word he left his weapons and walked towards his bed. 
“What happened? ” I asked him. 
“You're not Kokachi..” 
“What...!!!!!” 
I gazed at the boy, bewildered. 
“You're some talking animal, not Kokachi” 
“But...how can you make such an implicit assumption...? 
He gave me a piercing look and replied, “How on Earth will a Kokachi scare children if he doesn't have laser eyes or ninja skills....? 
Do you think kids are buffoons??? ” 
I left the place with an idiotic grin...Kids these days...Now I know why my family left the business... 

Dear readers...This is the story of a poor Kokachi...an odd one but a real one... In the woods the howl of a werewolf arouse... God knows when it would be preyed by a child too....

Story by Poornima Sony, XII B