Chapter. 4

Zame and the zinogre climbed over the fallen trees and entered the cave that would lead them back to camp, inside had the feeling again the he was being watched.

The zinogre took up a battle stance and snarled. "What is it? What do you see." Zane looked around, finding an entrance on a league. Two baggis and a great baggi jumped down looking for prey.

Zane drew his sword and raised his shield. The smaller baggis attacked first, the stygian pounced on one, biting into its neck. Zane shield bashed the other, knocking it down.

The great baggi roared, telling the one still alive to back away so it could fight. The beast charged at the zinogre, knocking it off its fallen kin and spit at the zinogre.

Zane jumped in front of it and blocked the spit with his shield, he lowered his defense and was struck in the side by the baggi's tail.

The beast chased after the boy till it fell, feeling a sharp pain in its leg. Looked down the stygian had bit into it. The baggi turned back to Zane, who was already back up and shield bashed it in the face.

With its head away Zane swung his sword, cutting off one of its arms then stabbing it. The baggi swung its head around to hit Zane but the boy ducked and cut off its other arm then stab it in the chest. Zane pushed his sword down to widen the wound.

The monster cried in pain, calling for any help to come. Zane backed away when the momster howled, his sister told him that the leader is never too far from its pack. Sure enough three mpre baggis appeared from the league.

The stygian zinogre let go of the great baggi and faced the new threats. One baggi jumped at Zane, pushing him down. He used his shield to keep it back whole another baggi tried biting at him but kept away as Zane widely waved his weapon.

Zane arm was getting tired from keeping the baggi from eating his face, its teeth got closer and closer till zinogre tackled it off him. The other baggi charged and Zane punched at it, hitting it with the rim of his shield.

The stygian roared at the great baggi, red lightning forming around its body. The last baggi ran up it Zane and had his sword rammed down its throat.

The zinogre did a side flip, launching a blood red orb appear, it hovered for a second then flew at the greeat baggi.

The monster was knocked down and Zane stabbed it in the face, ending its life. Zane fell backwards on the ground,felt Iit was cold and sat up. "That was too close." The zinogre stood beside him and licked him in the side of the face. "I know, you saved me. Thanks." Zane pet the monster then lowered his hand to scratch its chin. "You like that better?"

The hunter got up and started walking out of the cave. Once outside Zane drank a potion in one go. "That's a lot better. "

"ZAAAAANNE!"

"Saw this coming." The boy watched hos sister running full speed at him.

"I told you to stay at the camp, you said, get back!" Ivy pulled her brother behind her, drawing her switch axe to kill the stygian.

Zane grabbed Ivy's arm, keeping her back. "No ais stop it's not going to hurt you!"

"What? Just let go!" Ivy shoved her brother away, running at the monster. Zane took out a paint ball and threw it at Ivy, the cloud of colors blinded the girl, letting Zane get a head of her and block her path. "Zane. You are going tell me what you are doing, right now!" She yelled, wiping the paint out of her eyes.

"Okay I left the camp, but I was hungry and it was only for a minute."

"I told told you-"

"Let me finish! You're so quick to yell, you're going to kill your voice doing that." Zane explained everything that happened since his sister left, leaving out the part where he fought a great baggi. "Get it now?"

Ivy's eyes darted aroind lookong for anything to look at other then the two before her. "Move."

"What?"

"I said move! That 'thing' behind you is a monster, you're a hunter, you kill monsters. Now move."

"Didn't you hear me? This animal lost its mother and you want to kill it, don't you see anything wrong with that? "

"This world is full of monster that will kill you given the chance, I told you your too soft hearted."

"Why do you see everything in black and white? What happened to you sis? You were more kind-"

Ivy stepped closer, stomped her foot forward. "Don't you dare bring that up! When mom and dad died I had to get tough for us both."

"Don't give me that, that's a different between tough and clod hearted. That's what you've become."

Ivy swung her weapon at Zane but he didn't back down, knowing it wouldn't reach. "Last, chance. Move!" Zane drew his sword, ppointing it at her. "You'd fight me on this, over a monster you gave your lunch too."

"Something killed his mother, he's alone. We were alone, no one helped us, not even uncle. I'm taking him home with us, I'm giving him the chance we didn't get."

The girl screamed as she swung her switch axe some more before finally putting it away, Zane relaxed and sheathed his sword too. "It hurts anyone, kills anyone, causes trouble in anyway, it'll be on your head. Know this right now little brother, I will be watching, every, move, you, make."

Zane just stared back at Ivy not backing down. "I liked better when you smiled." Ivy backed away with a scowl, letting the two pass then join in.

Ivy looked down at stygian that walked on the other side of Zane, away from her. "Does it has a name?"

"Yeah." Zane turned to Ivy with a grin. "And 'his' name is Fenrir."

...

The ship had returned to take them back home, Zane kept the zinogre at his side as everyone on the boat stared at the beast beside him. Several hunters asked why it was on the ship but Zane didn't answer and just went below deck to his cabin.

An hour later Ivy came to their shared cabin with some food and slowly opened the door, Zane was fast asleep with Fenrir curled up beside him. Ivy quickly put the trap on the table and grabbed Zane's sword from off the floor, she unsheathed the weapon, holding it over stygian to kill it.

Fenrir softly wined as it rubbed it head against Zane, the boy moved on to his side, putting his arm over the zinogre to comfort it.

Ivy greeted her teeth watching this, her brother was just taking a nap with a monster like it was nothing. Ivy sheathed the sword and dropped it, the thud woke Fenrir who sniffed the air then growl at her. Ivy went for the weapon again but Fenrir barked, telling her to back off.

"What is it?" Asked Zane waking up.

Ivy backed up to the table grabbing a knife. "You're pet just tried to kill me that's what!"

Zane smacked Fenrir on the nose, stopping his growling. "No! Bad Fenrir, no." The zinogre lowered its head on his lap lolking up at his with puppy eyes. "He doesn't loke you because he doesn't know you, drop the knife and come here slowly."

"I'm not going near that thing without a weapon."

Zane sighed and waved his hand through his hair. "Just come closer and let him get your scent, let him know you won't hurt him. Look at him he's just a big softly."

"I'm going near it, and I do mean to harm it." Ivy stabbed the knife into the food. "I'll be on the deck." She walked out of the room slamming the door.

Fenrir looked up at Zane tilting its head. "Yeah I know, would you believe me if I told you she wasn't always like that?" The stygian barked at him. "Didn't think so."

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