Hundred and Hundred of years me and my kind thrived. Living in peace,bliss and beauty. Yet ever thing changed when suddenly we start to drop like dims. All thanks to man kind. For they saw us as game, something you wear or cage to show off! A Phoenix a for ever living creature becoming the eye candy of a mere beings that's just a phase to us. Mighty colorful giant birds one by one shot out of the sky. Or chased and stuffed into cages, feathers being ripped off to be used on human clothing.
Hundreds of years, generations all gone in a matter of two years. Leaving one left for the entire race. It pains me to know that in left, never able to see another of my kind. And having to hide,run or be alert at all times. Shamefully as well for I'm an alpha,bigger than other Phoenix, faster and stronger. Is now reverted to running away from ground duelers. And even going as far as discussing myself as one of them. Though it doesn't work all the time, someone humans eyes are trained to see physical traits of humans that possible be Phoenix hiding. What did we ever do them, for them to hunt us like they are? Or are humans just cold bloodied killers with no hearts?
Just why?
* Time Skip to present day *
Dawn, light broke through the dark heavy sky. Slowly brightening the sky and the land below it. Exposing a huge flat meadow, with trees to it's east,south and north. The west seemed to expand for miles, which meant danger for me. Since it was day break I had been exposed, able to seen soaring through the indigo sky. I was out in the open with nothing to shield me from on coming gun shots. Which started up soon after hearing the loud cheers of not so distance hunters.
Powerfully I pumped my wings to excel faster and get out of the opening. Though I loud noise echoed, quickly circling I spotted I already had tr hunters on my tail. ' Dammit ' internally thinking as I jetted back into the directions I was going.
" Wooooo weeee! We found him! "
" Yeah he ain't getting away this time right Pops? "
" There ain't no chance... " able to hear them talk about I got the knot in my stomach. For these guys were hell bent on getting me, I came across this guys about three years ago. And their still after me! Just give up!
* POW! *
" Awwwww ya missed! "
" Shut up! "
" Will the both of ya shut ya traps! God do I got to do everything for you boys? "
" Sorry Pops..."
* POW! *
Swaying to the left I doges the bullet. Unlike the two younger hunters the elder one was skilled. Truth be told if it was just the guys sons I had nothing to worry about. But him alone would be the end of me. So I focused my attention on him the most which is where I went wrong. For once the brats got me.
Being too distracted by the old man I didn't noticed one son was missing. I had complete forgot,he had three sons and there were only two with him. His third and oldest son was off to the right hiding. Though I spotted a minute to late.
" THATS MY BOY! " the elder hunter shouted as he saw the bullet hit me. Causing a singen pain in my body. Blood gushed out, but I continue to fly. There was no way I was letting these bastered get me.
" One more shout and his down! " hearing then laugh about how one more shot was all they needed. Like that is all its going to take.
* POW! *
Once again I was hit by the same brat! Though this time he got me good. The first hit graded my side and leg. The second one was what did. Only because it dug itself into the bone of my wing. And a wing is everything to a creature of flight. So taking one away causing me to go into a downwards spiral to ground. But with the luck I have it wasn't the ground I hit first. But a strange randomly placed cottage house. Which the impact on that was worst that what it would be Iike to hit the ground.
My wing gave way when I was right about over the house. So dropping out of the sky, I panic. Flaring about flapping my one working wing I hit the house brutally. Rattling my body as I tumbled trying to claw the roof tiles with my talens only to rip them off. Then hitting the corner of the chimney, flipping to my back and sliding off the roof fully smacking to the ground.
" Ooooooo that looked painful! Hahahaha "