*Dom's POV*
I looked down at the sliced squids, going over the battle in my head. How did they find me? I spent most my time under ground, only coming up when in need of food, and the last time I did that was over a week ago! So either their base is a decent distance away, or...
"Now, who's going to clean this mess up?" I turned to see who spoke, sword drawn, preparing for an attack.
I lowered it after seeing that trademark goatee. "A-AntVenom?" I stuttered.
"The one and only!" He smiled. "Well, at least most of me..." I looked to where he was pointing, and was shocked at what I saw. Or didn't see for that matter. "Yep, lost my left arm during the attack. Barely got away. I've still killed plenty of squids with just my right one, though."
I finally got over my shock and saluted. "Sir, I would be hap-"
"Oh, relax and quit your yapping. There is no Army any more. No chain of command. No recruits, no nothing. Just squids, survivors, and revenge. We're equals now, you understand." It wasn't a question.
"But, you're alive. We could bring back The Army, and defeat the squids!" I knew that sounded ridiculous, but I haven't seen another person in almost a year. When the lost of my battalion got overwhelmed by squids.
"A good Idea, no doubt, but I'm not the crafter I used to be, so finding another General would be a better idea. Heck, maybe you'll find The King." I dared not tell him what I thought about that, better for him to have hope. People fight harder when they have hope. "Anyway, you should get going. There will be more, there always is." He kicked the corpse of a squid. "I remember when they were just straight squids, more annoying than dangerous. Back then, it wasn't about survival, it was more fun and games than anything else for us. None of us took the squids seriously. Then people began to die, and it became a battle. When they became organized, it became a war." We heard some talking in the distance. He looked at me, pulling out his sword. Pure Budder, the strongest form of gold, reserved for Generals. "Go, find other Survivors, I'll hold them off."
I couldn't believe what I was hearing. "Are you crazy!" I scream-whispered. "They'll kill you! They already cut off your arm. They won't hesitate to cut off your head." At that moment a squid broke through the bushes. He looked at us surprised to see two survivors.
"We got survivors!" He ran at us, soon followed by more squids, there had to be at least ten of them, with more coming.
"They're after me, so you can run or fight, your choice." with that, AntVenom charged the squid platoon. I drew my blades and followed. There was no choice in it. I don't run.
Not anymore.
*?'s POV*
"Stupid flippin' squids" I murmured as I pulled another one of my arrows from the corpse of a squid knight, only to have the tip break off. "Darn it! Now I'm down to only 5 arrows!"
"Told you to ask the lieutenant for an infinity enchant."
"Shut it Adam." I turned to my friend, who was currently clearing his golden sword of ink. "No one
asked you." He stood up, revealing his outfit that was somehow still intact. He was wearing a red jacket with red drawstrings, blue jeans, and black sneakers. He also wore an iron amulet with pure Budder inside. "How in the world are your clothes still untouched?"
"Your clothes aren't ripped either." I looked down. Sure enough, my red and black plaid t-shirt, blue jeans, and brown hiking boots were still in mint condition, if it weren't for the occasional ink blot, that is.
"Well, that's different." I said, searching to see if any of the squids had an spare arrows.
"How is it different?"
"I'm an archer, I'm behind the lines, out of danger unless there's an enemy archer." I got a spare arrow from a random squid, bringing my grand total to six. "You're a swordsman, you get all close-up and personal with the squids, and their blades."
"I guess I'm just that good. Now come on, we have a mission to accomplish." He started to head south, deeper into squid territory.
"Fine, I still don't know why He picked us." I followed him drawing an arrow, hoping to come across some squid archers.
"Because we're the best." With that, we left, unaware of what was lurking in the shadows.
I am so evil. Two cliffhangers in one chapter. It feels good to be one this end of the cliffhanger. I like it.
I STILL NEED O.C.s
Make people to wield the following:
-An Axe (Bacca if possible)
-Potions
-Jet pack (Yes a flippin' jetpack)
-Respiration Helmet (Aqua-assaulters)
-Sword and shield (It's my story, I can add things if I want)
Look at the previous chapter for the form and directions.
