Chapter Ten: Defender
An: Its been a few days since My last chapter update. Sorry, been really bogged down with school and work. But, after a few good day rest, my brain is finally reenergized! So, onward to Chapter Ten!
Chapter Rating: ……..
Author: Me, The divine breath of Life. J/K. ;-)
Cirrus tore along the jungle floor. His legs moving like twin pumping pistons. He came to a slow stop, gaining his bearings. His eye's scanned at the sun, "I'm heading the right way….Just the distance might be off…"
He sighed, and undid the straps to his pack, and set it lightly on the ground. Squatting on his haunches, he opened the top pocket, finding a beat up water canteen. He shook it around, hearing a merry sound of liquids. "Hmmm…. This might not be so bad!" He took a long draft, pursing his lips. "Ugh…Stagnant water…." He gritted his teeth, and took another draft. "All I have, so I might as well just…."
He stopped, as a twig snapped behind him. His heart starting to pound, when a menacing growl came from behind him. Cirrus could smell the stench of rotting meat, and the loud hum of flies buzzing around. "Oh….Shit…."
He slowly turned his head, his eyes picking out the shadow of a raptor. Clandestine against the treeline. He slowly gathered up his pack, rising slowly to his feet. He quietly clipped the straps back into place, and took a small step forward. The raptor's head came snapped up, at the sound of leather against grass.
Cirrus breathed in slowly, as the raptor and he made eye contact. The raptor snarled, and bared its teeth. Cirrus took a step back, "This is not good….." He turned his head, "Left or right…." The raptor leapt from the underbrush, Cirrus started running, "Left!"
Cirrus braked hard, spinning on his heel, running as fast as his legs would allow. He could hear the raptor snapping and snarling, its feet churning up small plots of dirt with its killing claw. Cirrus kept on running, ducking under low tree branches, vaulting over fallen trees. He nearly slipped on a small patch of mud, swearing loudly, he sped up to his fast pace. The killer dinosaur slowly closing in, snarling with fury at its prey.
His mind started to race, "If I don't find somewhere to hide…I'm a goner."
He pushed his body farther, his lungs burning with the strain. The raptor closed in, its head snapping side to side, jaws open for the kill. Cirrus tripped, stumbled a few times, then fell face first to the ground. He expected to feel the raptor razor sharp claws ripping his insides to pieces. But, that pain never came. He turned head, and saw the raptor laying dead, a red pool of blood oozed from a knife embedded in its throat.
"Hey Cirrus!" the voice called from above, Cirrus rose looking upwards. "Veronica!? What the heck are you doing up there!?" Cirrus called upwards. It took a moment, but his eyes saw her shape, two shapes actually. She and what looked like Challenger were looking back down at him. Both in the safe confiding branches of a massive old tree.
Cirrus smiled, "I know you're an angel, Veronica! But this was the first time that I even thought you were for real!"
Veronica smiled, throwing a glance at Challenger, who just shook his head. "You have better get up here. They've been circling the base of the tree for a few days. Don't want you to get killed."
Cirrus called back, "Is there anyway to get up their?"
Challenger called down this time, "We'll throw down a tree vine, climb up as soon as you can!"
Cirrus nodded, "Hurry! I hear more raptors coming!"
Veronica called down, "Grab my knife, while your down!"
Cirrus ran over, yanking the knife from the dead raptor, he quickly wiped the blade clean, scanning the treeline. "Hurry! I see two more of them!"
Challenger grabbed a thick vine, throwing it over the edge of the branch. The vine neatly unraveled in the air, its end landing neatly on the ground. Challenger called down, "Grab on, and We'll pull you up!"
Cirrus hand reached out for the vine, as two more raptors burst from the treeline. He pulled his hand away, Veronica called at him, "What are you doing!? Grab on to the vine!"
Cirrus walked away from the vine, confronting the two raptors. "Hello boys….Wanna play?" His eyes flashed.
Challenge called down, "Damn it, Cirrus! This is no time to be a hero! Grab the vine while you are still in one piece!"
Cirrus looked at the two raptors, which snarled and snapped their jaws. Clicking their claws together. Their blood red eyes shone with a murderous intent for a kill. The first raptor smaller than his brethren, snarled and leapt at Cirrus. Its large killing claws fully exposed, and its neck arched back ready to rip and tear away his prey's flesh.
"Cirrus!!" Veronica screamed from the tree.
Cirrus' head snapped up, his eyes flashed. A great surge of energy shook his small frame. His right hand flew up, palm outspread at the approaching killing machine. He eyes narrowed, as an intense bright, shimmering beam of light exploded from his palm. Slamming into the raptor, sending it flying into the dense underbrush. The air stank of burnt and charred flesh.
The second raptor took a glance at his comrade, and took a leap forward, it too flashed out with its killing claws, snarling and snapping loudly. Read to avenge its comrades defeat.
Light poured from Cirru's eyes. His face lit up in a grin, "I like My lizards…Well done." He laughed, and brought both of his hands together. A large white shockwave exploded from his body, sending the raptor spinning off into the underbrush. He pulled his hands apart. Noticing the two raptors rising up from the floor. He smiled, "Still alive!? Wow…You creatures are tough!"
The first raptor snapped its jaws, red blood dripped down from the massive burn on its chest, the second one sniffed its left limb, hanging broken and useless by its side. They roared at Cirrus, and charged at him, claws, teeth bared for the kill.
Cirrus face changed into a frown, "I have to give you points for trying…..But Sorry, boys! PLAY TIMES OVER!"
He put his head back, his mouth opening in a cry of animal fury. The light from his eyes pulsed forth, like a dam breaking in an intense flood. A whirlwind of light, shot up from the ground, pushing back Veronica and Challenger, throwing them into to the trunk of the tree.
The light shone around Cirrus, covering him like a white blanket. He smiled, as his body started to levitate into the air. The raptors cried out, as they were thrown down by the intense waves. Cirrus laughed aloud, and brought his hands together. His body shook with the overwhelming power…… He laughed again, as the light bent, chancing itself. Cirrus brought his hand up, its surface glowing with light. He moved his hand outwards at the raptors, as if pushing something towards them.
The raptors took a running leap, before their bodies exploded in a crimson flash like that of a burst tomato. Challenger and Veronica put their hands over their heads, as small fragments of bone and meat came raining down from the grisly mess below.
The light faded away from around Cirrus, and he floated back to the ground. His eyes faded back to their normal blue, and he brushed off his slightly blood stained shirt. "Stupid Raptors…Ruined Roxton's shirt…..He's gonna be mad."
He looked up at Veronica, who stared down at him, wide eyed. "I'm ok! But, I think Roxtons going to be upset! This is one of his favorite shirts!"
Cirrus tugged on the collar of the blue shirt, and walked over to the slowly swaying vine. He reached out, grabbing hold of it. He planted his feet against the trunk of the tree, and started his climb upwards.
An: Its been a few days since My last chapter update. Sorry, been really bogged down with school and work. But, after a few good day rest, my brain is finally reenergized! So, onward to Chapter Ten!
Chapter Rating: ……..
Author: Me, The divine breath of Life. J/K. ;-)
Cirrus tore along the jungle floor. His legs moving like twin pumping pistons. He came to a slow stop, gaining his bearings. His eye's scanned at the sun, "I'm heading the right way….Just the distance might be off…"
He sighed, and undid the straps to his pack, and set it lightly on the ground. Squatting on his haunches, he opened the top pocket, finding a beat up water canteen. He shook it around, hearing a merry sound of liquids. "Hmmm…. This might not be so bad!" He took a long draft, pursing his lips. "Ugh…Stagnant water…." He gritted his teeth, and took another draft. "All I have, so I might as well just…."
He stopped, as a twig snapped behind him. His heart starting to pound, when a menacing growl came from behind him. Cirrus could smell the stench of rotting meat, and the loud hum of flies buzzing around. "Oh….Shit…."
He slowly turned his head, his eyes picking out the shadow of a raptor. Clandestine against the treeline. He slowly gathered up his pack, rising slowly to his feet. He quietly clipped the straps back into place, and took a small step forward. The raptor's head came snapped up, at the sound of leather against grass.
Cirrus breathed in slowly, as the raptor and he made eye contact. The raptor snarled, and bared its teeth. Cirrus took a step back, "This is not good….." He turned his head, "Left or right…." The raptor leapt from the underbrush, Cirrus started running, "Left!"
Cirrus braked hard, spinning on his heel, running as fast as his legs would allow. He could hear the raptor snapping and snarling, its feet churning up small plots of dirt with its killing claw. Cirrus kept on running, ducking under low tree branches, vaulting over fallen trees. He nearly slipped on a small patch of mud, swearing loudly, he sped up to his fast pace. The killer dinosaur slowly closing in, snarling with fury at its prey.
His mind started to race, "If I don't find somewhere to hide…I'm a goner."
He pushed his body farther, his lungs burning with the strain. The raptor closed in, its head snapping side to side, jaws open for the kill. Cirrus tripped, stumbled a few times, then fell face first to the ground. He expected to feel the raptor razor sharp claws ripping his insides to pieces. But, that pain never came. He turned head, and saw the raptor laying dead, a red pool of blood oozed from a knife embedded in its throat.
"Hey Cirrus!" the voice called from above, Cirrus rose looking upwards. "Veronica!? What the heck are you doing up there!?" Cirrus called upwards. It took a moment, but his eyes saw her shape, two shapes actually. She and what looked like Challenger were looking back down at him. Both in the safe confiding branches of a massive old tree.
Cirrus smiled, "I know you're an angel, Veronica! But this was the first time that I even thought you were for real!"
Veronica smiled, throwing a glance at Challenger, who just shook his head. "You have better get up here. They've been circling the base of the tree for a few days. Don't want you to get killed."
Cirrus called back, "Is there anyway to get up their?"
Challenger called down this time, "We'll throw down a tree vine, climb up as soon as you can!"
Cirrus nodded, "Hurry! I hear more raptors coming!"
Veronica called down, "Grab my knife, while your down!"
Cirrus ran over, yanking the knife from the dead raptor, he quickly wiped the blade clean, scanning the treeline. "Hurry! I see two more of them!"
Challenger grabbed a thick vine, throwing it over the edge of the branch. The vine neatly unraveled in the air, its end landing neatly on the ground. Challenger called down, "Grab on, and We'll pull you up!"
Cirrus hand reached out for the vine, as two more raptors burst from the treeline. He pulled his hand away, Veronica called at him, "What are you doing!? Grab on to the vine!"
Cirrus walked away from the vine, confronting the two raptors. "Hello boys….Wanna play?" His eyes flashed.
Challenge called down, "Damn it, Cirrus! This is no time to be a hero! Grab the vine while you are still in one piece!"
Cirrus looked at the two raptors, which snarled and snapped their jaws. Clicking their claws together. Their blood red eyes shone with a murderous intent for a kill. The first raptor smaller than his brethren, snarled and leapt at Cirrus. Its large killing claws fully exposed, and its neck arched back ready to rip and tear away his prey's flesh.
"Cirrus!!" Veronica screamed from the tree.
Cirrus' head snapped up, his eyes flashed. A great surge of energy shook his small frame. His right hand flew up, palm outspread at the approaching killing machine. He eyes narrowed, as an intense bright, shimmering beam of light exploded from his palm. Slamming into the raptor, sending it flying into the dense underbrush. The air stank of burnt and charred flesh.
The second raptor took a glance at his comrade, and took a leap forward, it too flashed out with its killing claws, snarling and snapping loudly. Read to avenge its comrades defeat.
Light poured from Cirru's eyes. His face lit up in a grin, "I like My lizards…Well done." He laughed, and brought both of his hands together. A large white shockwave exploded from his body, sending the raptor spinning off into the underbrush. He pulled his hands apart. Noticing the two raptors rising up from the floor. He smiled, "Still alive!? Wow…You creatures are tough!"
The first raptor snapped its jaws, red blood dripped down from the massive burn on its chest, the second one sniffed its left limb, hanging broken and useless by its side. They roared at Cirrus, and charged at him, claws, teeth bared for the kill.
Cirrus face changed into a frown, "I have to give you points for trying…..But Sorry, boys! PLAY TIMES OVER!"
He put his head back, his mouth opening in a cry of animal fury. The light from his eyes pulsed forth, like a dam breaking in an intense flood. A whirlwind of light, shot up from the ground, pushing back Veronica and Challenger, throwing them into to the trunk of the tree.
The light shone around Cirrus, covering him like a white blanket. He smiled, as his body started to levitate into the air. The raptors cried out, as they were thrown down by the intense waves. Cirrus laughed aloud, and brought his hands together. His body shook with the overwhelming power…… He laughed again, as the light bent, chancing itself. Cirrus brought his hand up, its surface glowing with light. He moved his hand outwards at the raptors, as if pushing something towards them.
The raptors took a running leap, before their bodies exploded in a crimson flash like that of a burst tomato. Challenger and Veronica put their hands over their heads, as small fragments of bone and meat came raining down from the grisly mess below.
The light faded away from around Cirrus, and he floated back to the ground. His eyes faded back to their normal blue, and he brushed off his slightly blood stained shirt. "Stupid Raptors…Ruined Roxton's shirt…..He's gonna be mad."
He looked up at Veronica, who stared down at him, wide eyed. "I'm ok! But, I think Roxtons going to be upset! This is one of his favorite shirts!"
Cirrus tugged on the collar of the blue shirt, and walked over to the slowly swaying vine. He reached out, grabbing hold of it. He planted his feet against the trunk of the tree, and started his climb upwards.