"And why are we headed out there in the first place?" William asked me, his arms crossed over his chest. I grinned at him, chuckling a bit. "Why? Why, you ask? Because we're HUNTERS. This is what we've been preparing for since last July. If you wanna leave, then go ahead. I'm going through with this." I broke the lock on the gate, entering the woods. "Damn it, Luna! Wait!"
*
"Admittedly, I have no idea..." I said, replying to his question regarding where we were. I turned to face him. "Let's just set up camp. I remembered the radios, and while we rest we can attempt to contact someone." I assured him, though he wasn't having it. He was shaking, fury in his eyes and face. "You little-" He was cut off by a lightning strike, touching down at our feet. We both jumped back, yelping. For a few moments, we just stared at each other, surprised and barely avoiding being electrocuted. "Luna?" He asked quietly, getting back to his feet and looking passed me. "Do you think we might be able to find shelter if we follow the path?" I shrugged. "It's worth to try, I guess..." I replied, looking away. We started following the trail further.
As the hours passed, we came to a clearing just as the sun was going down. "We have to set up camp." I reminded him. He just quietly set the pack down. "Luna, haven't you noticed it yet? Lightening, but no thunder. No rain. This doesn't even seem the slightest bit worrying to you!?" I just began to build the fire. "Everything happens for a reason, William. Whatever is bound to happen to us, we just have to face it." I replied. I looked down at the pentagram around my neck. "Whatever we do face out here, there's nothing it can't do to me that I've already survived." He stood, and grabbed me by my shoulders. "What the hell has gotten into you!?" He raised his hand, striking me twice. I just looked him dead in the eye. "We're hunters, damn it!" The sound of footsteps nearby caused him to stop, letting go of me. We both grabbed our magnums quickly, looking at each other again briefly. For a few moments, everything was quiet, until there was movement behind us. I spun around, aiming for whatever was about to jump out. "Don't shoot!" A young man stood there, accompanied by a woman and a small child. Will and I lowered the guns slowly. "Campers?" I asked, awkwardly. "Don't shoot!" What the?
"William..." We backed away from the family. "Don't shoot!" We aimed for them again, not looking away. I shot one of them, the man. No reaction, no blood, not even the sound of an impact. "Don't shoot!" It's just the same thing over and over again... Another shot came, this time from behind William and I. The figures became more doll-like, and the man moved unnaturally, revealing a tall, grey humanoid behind him. "Luna, do you have a flare gun?" Will asked me, as the gaunt giant threw the man's body aside. "No... Will a lighter work?" I asked, immediately catching on to what this creature was. "It'll bite your head off if you get that close!" I chuckled. "Not on my watch."
The wendigo also grinned, looking as if it was going to charge. Will managed to fire off a shot before being tackled. Pulling out my combat knife, I stabbed it repeatedly and kicked it in the ribs to get it off of him. Will took the initiative to shoot it in the head directly, leaving obvious wounds but it didn't seem to hurt it otherwise. I hurriedly took out my lighter, shoving it in its chest. It screamed, obviously being hurt before it swung its arm into me.
I hit a tree hard, feeling something snap. My lighter went flying, and the wendigo set its sights on Will again. I began to feel weaker and more faint. "William...!" I screamed, just before all went black.
*
I woke to a white hospital room. "Will!" I looked around desperately. No one... I was alone. Only for a few moments, however, as a nurse entered the room. I looked at her. "Where's William?" I asked her. She looked at me, confused. "Who?" I explained what he looked like. Dark eyes, red hair. A sleeve of dragon tattoos on the left arm. "No, miss... I'm afraid such a person wasn't found anywhere near you." No... Can't be... "All my fault..." I choked out, sobbing. Why was I alive!? Why was he the one who was taken!? Everything happens for a reason... Is this karma, then? "All your fault?" A few other people entered the room.