HEY GUYS SHADOW NINJA HERE AND WELCOME BACK TO JUNGLE BOOK 3 THE WAY OF THE HUNTER! I MEANT TO POST THIS CHAPTER SOONER BUT I HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY LATELY ALSO HAPPY LATE THANKSGIVING I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GOOD THANKSGIVING. UPDATES WILL CONTINUE AS USUAL NOW I DO NOT OWN JUNGLE BOOK ALL RIGHTS GO TO DISNEY AND RUDYARD KIPLING I ONLY OWN MY OC PLEASE REVIEW AND ENJOY THE STORY!
It was an hour after the battle at Council Rock and the wolf pack was in deep mourning for the loss
of Grey Brother. Raksha wept at the spot were Tabaqui had pushed her son off of Council Rock
Baloo and Bagheera's heads were lowered both deeply saddened. Akela walked up to Bagheera
and said. "This truly is a dark night for our pack. I am deeply saddened to say this old friend but our
pack cannot get involved in this conflict too many of us have been weakened and we are all shaken
by Grey Brother's passing." Bagheera nodded his head and replied "I understand Akela you need to
do what you must for the good of the pack. I am sorry for what has happened." Baloo sniffed and
said "Don't worry Akela we'll be okay we just have to keep calm and follow the bare necessities."
Bagheera groaned and replied "Oh Baloo it's going to take more than a silly song to solve our
problem. We have to find Mowgli,Shanti and Kaa and figure out who these jackals are working for."
Akela then said "I never would have guessed that the jackals had a master but who could it be?
Shere Khan is dead and he chased most of the top predators out of the jungle in his mad quest for
power." Bagheera sighed and said "I know for now we must find Mowgli and the others we will worry
about the jackals when the time comes for it." Raksha then walked over to Bagheera and said with
tearful eyes. "Please Please find my son I can't loose him too not again." Bagheera looked the
mother wolf in the eyes and said "I promise you we will find Mowgli I promise." Raksha then hugged
Bagheera in thanks and went back to were she was sitting.
Meanwhile miles away Mowgli had finally managed to crawl his way out of the field of prickly pears
sadly he was covered in thorns "YEEEOWWWWCH!" "Ahh ow ow!" Mowgli hopped away from the
cactus and leaned next to a tree. Mowgli began to pull the thorns off of himself oddly most of the
thorns were on his butt. "Ow why are almost all of the thorns on my butt!? ow!" After getting the
thorns off Mowgli began surveying his surroundings. He was near a swamp, Mowgli had never been
in this part of the jungle before. Mowgli walked through the muddy water, soon the water began to
reach past his knees. Mowgli then noticed a vine infront of him and pulled on it. Determining that it
was sturdy The boy began to climb the vine into a tree. Once Mowgli reached the top he saw that
there were vines leading from tree to tree. Mowgli smirked and said "I have always wanted to try
this!" A minute later Mowgli was swinging from tree to tree on the vines yelling all the way. "This is
awesome!" Mowgli then landed on the last tree branch. Suddenly the branch broke underneath
Mowgli's weight. "AHHHH!" splash! Mowgli coughed and swam to a dry spot near the water. Mowgli
panted in shock. Mowgli then looked up and saw a temple infront of him. It was large and most of
the temple was sunken in the swamp. Curious Mowgli walked towards the temple, as he got closer
he saw images of human sacrifices and other grisly images on the walls. Mowgli was now nervous
but continued into the temple. As he walked Mowgli noticed different chambers in the
temple. Mowgli then stopped and saw a chamber larger than the others that was completely flooded
by the swamp. Mowgli then heard a hissing sound. "Well well well what have we here?" A voice
echoed around the chamber. Mowgli looked left and right trying to find where the voice came from.
"Do not be afraid child I mean you no harm." Mowgli then called out to the voice "Where are you
show yourself!" "Asss you wisssh!" Mowgli then watched as a giant snake swam through the water
of the flooded chamber before slithering around a statue. "Welcome to my temple Mancub."
Mowgli nervous around the giant snake stuttered "Wh..Who are you?" The snake gave a hissing
laugh and replied. "I am Salazar and thiss is my home." The name Salazar sounded familiar to
Mowgli but he couldn't tell why. Salazar then asked "Tell me child why have you come here in this
dark wet temple shouldn't you be at home in bed?" Mowgli replied "I'm looking for my friends."
Salazar hissed and replied "Interesting very interesting." Salazar then slithered off of the statue and
moved his head close to Mowgli. "I can help you find your friends." Mowgli raised an eyebrow and
replied "Really how?" Salazar then looked Mowgli in the eyes and said "Just trussst me!" yellow
and purple rings then began to glow and swirl in the anaconda's eyes. Mowgli's eyes widened "Oh
No not..." Mowgli's eyes copied the swirling colors. he was hypnotized faster than Kaa's hypnosis.
Mowgli then had a flashback. Mowgli and Baloo were walking into the jungle after Baloo took Mowgli
out of the village. Baloo looked up at Mowgli and said "What a weird scene is that place always like
that?" Mowgli replied "You don't know the half of it that village was terrible all you ever hear is rules
rules and work work work. Baloo then said "Woah kid watch your language." Mowgli groaned and
said "That's all they do washing dressing fetching water cleaning!" Baloo replied "Sounds like
they're kinda screwy over there." "I don't wanna talk about it especially Shanti!" Baloo intrigued
asked "Who's Shanti?" Mowgli coldly replied "Eh She's just a girl from the village." Baloo then set
Mowgli down on a branch and said "Hold on not that same girl that led you into the village." Mowgli
replied "yep." Baloo then said "I knew it I knew she was trouble!" Mowgli then said "I even tried to
show her the jungle and she got me in trouble!" The memory then changed to four minutes later
while Mowgli and Baloo sang the bare necessites Mowgli said "Oh Baloo I don't ever want to see
that girl or that village again!" Baloo smiled and replied "Well of course you don't." The flashbacks
then faded. Mowgli awoke to find himself wrapped in Salazar's coils which were begining to crush
him. Salazar chuckled and said "Well with a friend like you who needs me, Shanti would be
devastated to find out what you really think about her Mowgli." Mowgli glared at the giant snake and
said "That was a long time ago and I didn't mean what I said!" Salazar laughed and replied "It
doesn't matter. I'm telling and you won't be alive to deny it!" Salazar then lunged at Mowgli ready to
swallow him whole. Mowgli screamed. He couldn't move in the coils, Mowgli shut his eyes.
Suddenly A monkey leaped at Salazar's head and started biting and scratching. "Ahh get off me!"
Salazar unable to see straight let Mowgli go and tried to grab the monkey with his tail. The monkey
then bit down on Salazar's tail. "aiiiaahh!" Salazar quickly slithered back into the swamp water the
monkey then landed next to Mowgli and said "Come on we have to get out of here!' Mowgli nodded
his head and followed the monkey. Salazar suddenly leaped out of the water towards the two "You
can't escape me boy!" Mowgli ran faster, Salazar snapped at Mowgli and wrapped around him.
Luckily Mowgli managed to jump out of the way. Mowgli then made it outside the temple. Suddenly
Mowgli was lifted into the trees by three monkeys including the one who saved him.
The Monkey said "Quickly we will be safe at the old ruins!" As Mowgli and the monkeys ran through
the trees Mowgli heard Salazar yell "Go ahead run away No one escapes the River Master for long.
My jackals will find you!" Mowgli then stopped flashbacks of Tabaqui killing Grey flooded his mind.
One of the Monkeys saw Mowgli stop and said "Kid come on The river master may be big but he
can hunt in the trees we have to hurry!" The primate's words snapped Mowgli out of his trance and
the four continued their escape.