Hey, guys, I will be a bit slow in updating with school and all. But I should be able to do a few chapters on the weekends. I homeschool with seven younger sibs(help teach them too) they inspired me with the stories they come up with for the characters when they play. Here's the chapter. But this one is based on a crazy dream I had.
Maybe it was the leftover adrenaline from the fight or the fact I had never been knocked unconscious before. But I did not come to slowly it was more like one second I was unconscious the next wide awake with a splitting headache.
The first thing I noticed was the cage, the light green colored metal around me gave way to the fact I was captured by the hunters. The next was the dark chamber with few lanterns on the rock walls. Through I could only see four hunters guarding me an insight I could hear more down the halls.
With a sigh, I leaned against the bars and waited for the pounding in my head to settle. Stretching out my cramped wings a bit thankful that they were nearly invisible when I wanted but I had discovered that I could also change their color to a midnight pure black.
One of the guards noticed my movements and left to inform my captures.
"Hey what time is it?" I questioned them relaxing against the cool metal.
One of the hunters jumped at my voice staring at me in surprise, "You can talk?!"
I snickered and rolled my eyes standing up and walked closer to the hunter.
"Of course I can. Now, what time is it?"
They continued to stare at me, I pretended to panic. "Is there something on my face? Oh no! Where, where?"
A smaller hunter chuckled at my antics earning a glare from the others, finally one answered me.
"Its midday."
Hun, I've been unconscious for about fifteen hours.
A muscle twinged making me wince, "Well I better stretch out can't have sore muscles." Sitting down on the rock floor I straightened my legs on front leaning forward.
Something felt funny about this pose that normally was perfectly natural for me, I sat up again patting myself down for investigation. A hard mound trailed down my left leg I stood and pulled it out.
"A tail. I have a tail, how did I not find this earlier?" I stared at the new limb in shock dropping it. "Well after the wings and fire I suppose a tail is not big."
It was made of the same style as my wings but darker a little longer than my legs dragging on the floor a bit. Trailing up my tail I observed that it connected to my spine and wings like a gliding suit. It seemed to react to my subconscious flicking back and forth much like a cat's when bothered.
"Viggo wants it brought to him now."
I looked up as the hunter returned.
"I'm not it, I'm a she." I snapped at him not liking being called it at all.
He jumped, "You can talk!"
"That's already been established." I voiced glaring at them.
The hunters ignored me unlocking the cage and securing my hands with ropes. I didn't fight to save my strength for when I knew I could get away, but I made my wrists as big as possible so when I relaxed the ropes would be a bit loose.
The guards lead me down the tunnels going deeper into what I guessed was a mountain. I focused on keeping track of the turns so I could find my way around better.
Left, right, right, left curve.
We stopped in front of a decorated and reinforced door that I vaguely recognized from the show.
Neat, I guess that this world and the show are close. Maybe season five? Six?
I was pushed in and the door slammed shut behind me nearly taking my tail with it. I turned to face the people in the room if you could even call them people after the things they did.
"Hello, Viggo, Ryker, traitor Johann," I started eyeing them carefully.
The men in the room sitting calmly around a wooden table stared at me with critical eyes. I looked about the room taking in the decorations with weapons, maps and dragon parts covering the wall.
"Nice decor."
Viggo spoke first, "Who are you?"
I snorted my tail twisting agitated back and forth behind me. "That does not matter, you'll never find out."
Apparently that was not what Ryker wanted to hear because he stood and pulled a sword on me. He snarled, "We will see about that demon."
"Oo harsh, try me I'm stronger then you think." I eyed the sword casually as if he was holding a piece of hard bread.
Ryker growled and lunged at me swinging his sword at my head, I ducked under the strike gracefully and sidestepped his body. Viggo stood and held his hand up stopping him brother from attacking again.
"Not now brother."
He spun on me and looked me in the eye, "So what's your name?"
I leveled my eyes straight into his not even flinching, "If your trying to scare me into talking with looks it won't work, I've seen worse."
I paused enjoying the moment looking each of then in the eyes before continuing.
"But I'll indulge you, call me Black Widow or Ranger I don't care."
Johann spoke up, "Interesting names, they are not ones I have heard before in my travels."
I walked calmly around the room observing and memorizing it, "No you would not have, I'm from a different world."
Johann and Viggo looked me on surprise flashed over their faces before going back at a clean slate. But I had a gift of empathy so I could read them like books.
"HA! There is no such place." Ryker sneered.
I turned approaching him, "It's called reality, something you probably can not comprehend."
Any hold Ryker had on his temper broke and he jumped at me both swords drawn, I dodged the first one and knocked the other away by the flat side.
Well, it's now or never.
I made my move folding my hands through the rope and dropped to the floor. Pulling the leg of my pant up a bit, I grabbed and opened my contractable bow staff. It sprung open with a slink, and I spun it around blocking Ryker's sword.
CLANG!
The sound of metal on metal broke the silence, I could see open surprise and shock on their faces. Ryker recovered quickly and growled at me attacking with fresh vigor.
I spun my staff with ease blocking every strike with ease, I had enough with just defense and began to land blows of my own.
"Let's see how good you really are." I snarked.
With that, the duel to death began. I danced around him light on my feet twisting midair landing a flurry of blows, flipping gracefully around his swords and tripping him with my tail.
My bow-staff hit his hand making him drop a sword then spun and nailed him in the nuts.
"IIEEee!" He moaned collapsing onto the floor curling up in a ball.
I saw Johann move out of the corner of my eye and ducked under a dagger.
"Nice try."
I moved closer using my staff like a shield knocking away Johann's daggers and spikes. Once close enough I grabbed his arm twisting it around and under kicking him in the face spinning around tripping him with my tail. I pined him by his throat before hitting him over the head with my bow-staff, he slumped to the floor out cold.
Viggo ignited his sword and held it at ready, I grinned jumping over the table using my wings to gain more air.
We matched each other blow for blow strike for a strike I used my agility and different fighting skills to over com him. The fight ended when I flipped backward, my foot connected with his jaw sending him flying across the room.
I landed lightly and looked over my work, getting my breath back before making my way over to the table and pulled a satchel out stuffing it with any paper I thought would be useful.
I opened a map I found of the base and opened the door sneaking out.
Once clear of the base with only a few close calls and a guard to two left unconscious. I made my way over to the cliff overlooking the port I stopped, looking to the sun for direction before taking off in the direction of the edge.
