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Chapter 3

"RUNNNNN!"

The Zinogre snarled when we all threw ourselves out of its path. Eyes glinting with feral hunger, it turned towards the injured one, somehow sensing that it would be too weak to fight back. He screamed in fear as the monster executed an elegant but deadly tailspin, sending him flying towards the stream. Blood poured from his wounds as he lay unconscious from the impact.

"KURO!" His partner yelled in horror, and took out his hammer before charging straight at the monster. 'Idiot!' I cursed loudly, but had no choice but to follow directly behind him. From my mind's eye, I could see the rest of the group running away; only two of them stopping to hoist the wounded man over their shoulders. Giving them a curt nod, I turned just in time to see his partner do a pound attack. The Zinogre leaped out of the way gracefully, and began zigzagging, coming straight towards me. My survival instinct flared, and I dashed out of the way, the monster's horns scraping against the back of my body armor.

I did a barrel roll and turned just in time to see it pouncing towards me once more. I gritted my teeth. 'Shit!' I jumped out of the way again, and collided with the nearby boulder. Pain shot through my back and I let out a low groan as I stumbled to my feet, back throbbing and all.

The other stupid hunter was still trying to hit the zinogre, dodging a claw swipe and charging up his great hammer. The zinogre eyed the hunter almost disdainfully and I saw its muscles tense, and body coiling like an arrow being pulled back.

"You moron!" I shouted, but my voice was drowned out by another rumble of thunder. The monster leaped high into the sky, making the hunter hit nothing but air. He looked up in horror, just in time to see the monster slam its tail down on him. The hunter's figure dropped like a sack of potatoes, and I saw it beginning to attack the unconscious man once more, but thinking quickly I threw a sound bomb to get its attention.

Electric blue eyes focused on me.

Making sure that its attention was directed away from the wounded hunter, I begun throwing more sound bombs in its direction. "Over here you bastard!" I called out and started to plant a net trap. 'Come on come on.' I hurried, the drops of rain pelting my kneeling figure as the monster slowly made its way towards me, the electricity in its skin clearly visible even through the heavy rain.

One step.

My movements became faster and more uncoordinated as I fumbled with the net.

Another step.

I clamped the peg down into the soft dirt and looked up just in time to see the zinogre poised to pounce.

An earth shattering roar.

I flipped myself back just in time to avoid being caught by the trap as the monster landed directly on it. It roared angrily, its large body thrashing wildly as it fought against its confines.

Knowing that it would only be stopped by several scarce minutes, I dashed towards the downed hunter and lifted him onto my shoulders with all my strength. I grunted when his weight pressed down onto my bruise and used all the energy I had left to run far away from the monster.

Just as I had made it to the exit which branched away from this area, a crackling noise clued me in on the movements of the monster behind me.

I panted harshly as I ran, my legs not accustomed to carrying such a heavy weight. The earth rumbled below my feet as it began to catch up. Just as I was about to take cover, the zinogre caught me when it fired off three balls of lightening at us.

I felt my nerves shudder and freeze, paralyzing me. I fell to the ground in a heap, the other hunter's body limp beside my own. The monster stood directly above the both of us, golden horns pointing straight as us. Although its fur was wet from the downpour, the small bristles of hair were still as straight as needles; most likely the effect of the static electricity.

It growled lowly. I trembled in my armor as it began circling us, the large paws pressing down into the impressionable soil. The paralysation was beginning to wear off, and I felt the numbness encasing my body sapping away. Keeping my eye on the prowling monster, I slowly reached into my bag, grasping around for the item.

'Ah!' I inwardly cheered when I found the far caster.

The zinogre must have sensed something as it lunged at me and bit down onto my shoulder. Large, canine fangs pierced through the armor as easily as butter, and I screamed in pain as it applied more and more pressure, my left shoulder slowly being crushed.

"Ugh–" My eyes instantly filled with tears as I thrashed about, releasing the far caster and hitting the monster on its snout repeatedly. It let out a low growl, and the pressure on my wound decreased greatly. Spasming in pain, I curled into a ball and clutched at my shoulder. Thick red liquid oozed out of the two puncture holes in my Aozora body plate, mixing with the rain. "A-Akame…" I mumble softly, my vision becoming increasingly blurry.

The rain had tapered off, and was now coming down in light drizzles.

The darkness of the night was so beautiful. If the monsters had not shown up, would I still be enjoying it with my sister? My family?

'Damn…and I still haven't seen Kenichi get his butt kicked yet.'

I didn't want to die. That much was certain. But with the Zinogre standing over me, I didn't see much hope for both me and the hunter beside me surviving. Even if we did manage to escape, there would still be the danger of the Bulldromes and Tigrex.

"Goddamn it…" I wheezed. The monster seemed to be intent on finishing both of us, as it was beginning to charge up once more. Lights swirled around it, dancing madly and creating small mini sparks.

I would've laughed at the sheer beauty of it if I had not been about to die.

Then, something strange happened. The monster froze. The light which had gathered around it began to disperse. My eyes followed them as the trail of dazzling blue light as they led straight to a tall but lithe figure.

I squinted. Wait, what? It looked eerily similar to the zinogre, but the thinness of it could only be attributed to a human. My vision wasn't really helping either. The colours were beginning to blend together, the loss of blood nearing to the dangerous level.

I tried and failed to sit up, a bolt of pain searing through me when I shifted my shoulder.

Just then, a melodious voice shattered the silence which had engulfed the area. It certainly wasn't meek. It was clear and steady, and the high octave of the voice meant that it was a female. One word I would use to describe the voice would be dangerous. When she spoke, I could also imagine the zinogre take a step back.

"You have harmed my comrades for long enough." The voice demanded.

"Wyvern…you will never see the light of another day."

At the enraged roar from the zinogre, I felt my head spin and fell into the cool darkness.