Roy's Point of View
Make it stop...Make it stop...Make it stop...
I awoke with a start. A sharp pain exploded within my head in seconds. My ears...
A deafening ringing protruded my ear drums. As I picked at my ears, there was no blood. Though slightly damaged, it didn't seem like I'd lose my sense of hearing. Or at least, I could only hope.
I quickly examined my surroundings. I was in a muddy, brown cave near the jungle. From what I could see, it was well hidden, behind vines and trees. Someone would have to really look if they wanted to find me.
A sigh escaped my lips. I settled on my back, relief pouring throughout my body. I wasn't found. I was alive. I would live to fight another day!
But then it dawned on me...how did I get here in the first place?
" So, you've awoken. Puny human, you passed out from just one simple howl?" huffed someone familiar.
Well...I really don't want to say that I jumped but...Huffington blended right in! Plus, its not really all that uncommon o freak out when a fucking monster pops out of nowhere.
Huffington chuckled at my reaction, though it seemed unnatural. Sort of like a nervous laugh.
The ringing made it difficult to tell, but I could hear a thunder of footsteps coming from several different directions. The screaming must have attracted the guards, and it looked like it was a whole bunch of the, Hunters barked (literally) orders to each others, searching every nook and cranny of the area. Huffington must have found a really good hiding space, because I didn't really hear anyone coming our way throughout.
After about an hour of searching, the hunters began to file back to their guild, taking their annoying barking and chirping with them. What the hell were wrong with those guys?
Well, with the hunters gone, and the ringing in my ear starting to disappear, the jungle would at least be peaceful, at least for a little while...
But where did that screaming come from? I really don't think it came from Huffington. It sounded...unnatural, even for someone like him. It was one of the most horrible things I've ever heard, but also the saddest. What sort of creature can scream like that?
.that was me." Huffington whispered.
" We must make haste. I know they will return." Huffington said. He took a quick glance outside, careful to keep his face obstructed. He took one giant sniff.
Almost immediately, Huffington froze. " I...had no idea. He's really become an animal, hasn't he?"
A huge bang was heard overhead. The cave began to cave in, hundreds of pieces of rock falling from the ceiling. Huffington quickly took hold of me and leaped out of the cave. Good on him, too, because I would have been crushed in seconds if it wasn't for his help.
Though it didn't look like our situation would get any less deadly. Once we landed, hundreds of the hunters we thought we escaped from surrounded us. They all had their muskets fixed on us, as well as their tails, claws, teeth dared and ready.
No matter how strong we were, we probably wouldn't be able to take them all.
Then they fired. Huffington quickly hurled me high in the air the second they pulled the triggers. I landed in the trees, where several more hunters had perched themselves. Surprised by this action, they quickly trained their muskets on me.
Taking them out was easy. But what I was soon to see would be one of the hardest things I would ever see.
An explosion of gunshots echoed through the jungle. I'd be surprised if any creature here didn't hear it.
I peered my sights back at Huffington, careful to be sure my face is obstructed. But I didn't see Huffington.
All I saw was black blood, gushing across the ground. I saw bullet holes the size of baseballs protruding upon his eviscerated torso. I saw meshes of its once intact head, with bits and pieces falling off like a snowman in July.
What I saw was Huffington death.