Chapter 4
Talon III
Talon III, a dark planet of death. It was believed to be the only non- peaceful planet in the galaxy. This planet wasn't filled with life and prosperity. Instead, it was inhabited by a savage species of hunters. If an Earthling were to see one, they would probably think they were looking at an extinct species reborn. For these beasts very much resembled the extinct Earth species of dinosaur called raptors. For the most part, they would have been correct. They are almost exactly like the Earth species of raptor but with one difference.they were extremely intelligent. I don't mean the type of intelligence that Earth raptors had. This species could use tools, communicate with their own form of language, and they even built up a society of classes.
The highest was like the king of the Earth feudal system. However he ruled like the head of a wolf pack. If there was anyone foolish enough to take him on, he or she was welcome to. If he or she succeeded, they would rule until they were overthrown. However, when he or she looses, there would be one less raptor to worry about. The skilled were next in line. They were the smartest of the raptors and many took to making tools. There were no schools. If they knew anything it was how to kill or how to make tools. Last in line were the hunters. They come and go as they please, hunting the other weaker species of the planet. The hunters were 95% of the raptor population and were usually the ones stupid enough to challenge the "king".
If you don't know what raptors look like, permit me to tell you. They stand, walk, and run on their hind legs. It would be hard for them to do otherwise since their arms are about one to two feet long. Raptors don't stand erect like humans, they actually haunch over, which is probably why they can run so much faster than any humans can. They are topped off with a birdlike head with rows of dagger like teeth. Their sight and sense of smell is better than those of hylians and elves combined. The tools they make are usually used to build or for mining. The "king" lives in an ivory palace and many other of the more intelligent raptors live in little huts of their own. They rarely make weapons as all of them are naturally armed with three curved, razor sharp claws on each hand. Their feet not only have sharp claws but also on the big toes are a six-inch, scythe-like talon that can slash through flesh like butter. They can run quicker than Earth raptors, so fast that most humans can't keep track of them.
The hunters are the most ferocious. They don't care about others, only the ones in their own pack. Hunters don't take their natural weapons lightly. If they have a chance to use them, they do. Sometimes if they can't find anything to use them on, they might even take on each other. I don't mean in friendly fights like lion cubs do. These creatures will actually rip each other apart just for the feel of the fight. It's kind of a high for them. The most dangerous pack was the Shrizeki pack. Always on the hunt, these ferocious raptors are just now chasing down a small group of wild boar.
"EEEEAAAHHH!" The lead raptor Ryatsu shrieked as they commonly do before they attack their prey. His jump was right on the mark. He fell onto the back of one of the boars taking it down as he was clawing and biting at it.
"EEEEAAAHHH!" A female raptor named Jega shrieked as she leapt, taking out another. One more raptor took down another boar. This ended the chase as there were only five raptors and just one boar is enough to feed two.
After their feast, they decided to sleep under the stars, anticipating the early morning kill that would come the next day. They took turns for night watch because other raptor packs were often attacking each other in competition for food and territory.
"Go to sleep Kryazi. It's my turn for the watch." Ryatsu told another raptor.
Kryazi yawned and said, "I'm not tired. How about going on a little midnight hunt?"
"I love to hunt as much as the next Shrizeki, but we all need to sleep."
"Almost all," Kryazi corrected.
"Hmm. Yes, of course." Ryatsu said in an almost sarcastic tone. He often grew tired of Kryazi's arrogance. "The stars are burning brightly tonight. It's a sign of a good hunt tomorrow."
"Putting your faith in the stars so much has blurred your judgement if you ask me. Just because the stars are bright doesn't mean that we are going to have a prosperous hunt. It just means." Kryazi was cut off by a very bright light coming from the sky. Both raptors looked up in time to see their neighboring planet explode in hot flashes of white and red. While Kryazi was staring awestruck at the once bright planet, Ryatsu saw pieces of its remains falling toward their planet. He woke up the others with a raptor warning call. Once they all realized what was happening, they stood at the ready, just in case some of the pieces did not break up in the atmosphere.
It was a good thing they did do this since one piece of round metal was headed strait for them. Ryatsu ordered them to scatter, therefore, they all ran in different directions, so as not to get hit. The falling object hit the ground with an explosion of dirt and debris. As it slowly skidded to a stop, the raptors could see that it wasn't just a meteor, but that it was a type of space pod. Part of the space pod was transparent, and one of them could see little Reinhardt curled up inside it, still unconscious.
"There's something inside it," Jega said.
"What are you talking about?" another raptor named Tyrunga asked.
"There is an animal in there. I'm not sure what, but there is something in there," she responded. Ryatsu came over and looked into the pod.
"She's right. It looks like.a.a hylian!?"
"A what?" Jega asked.
"A hylian," Ryatsu repeated. He tilted his head toward the spot where he saw the bright explosion in the sky. "From that planet over th." He stopped talking once he realized that Hyrule was no longer there.
"Who cares what it is," Kryazi roared. "Let's just get it out of there. It could still be alive."
"So what if it is?" Tyrunga asked.
Kyazi smiled with a mouth full of dagger like teeth. "It could still put up a fight."
"He's right it is still alive," Jega said. Reinhardt became conscious and started to try and find his way out. "It must be upside down."
"Well let's get it out," Tyrunga said. The raptors started to slam themselves against the pod until it rolled onto its side. Reinhardt opened the pod and fell out of it, sweaty and frightened so badly he was shaking uncontrollably. He slowly got up onto his feet, shield and sword still on his back, and stared right into the eyes of Ryatsu.
"What is your name alien? Are you a hylian?" Ryatsu asked curiously. However, Reinhardt couldn't understand what Ryatsu was saying. All he heard was growls, which made him even more scared. He fell back onto his butt still staring into his eyes. "Get up," Ryatsu ordered.
"W-w-what?" Reinhardt asked still able to understand. Ryatsu stared at him with a questionable look. Clearly he couldn't understand Reinhardt either.
"Enough of this, let's just kill it!" Kryazi said. He leaped at Reinhardt claws out stretched. Reinhardt saw his aggressor and broke his trance. He rolled out of the way and drew his sword and shield. "Ah-ha, he does still have some fight in him." Kryazi tried to strike at him again but Reinhardt lifted his shield and sliced horizontally with his sword cutting off one of Kryazi's legs off. Kryazi let out a shriek of pain and fell to the ground. Reinhardt leapt into the air and came down with his sword, point first, onto the chest of Kryazi. The fallen raptor let out another shriek of pain before he died. Reinhardt pulled out his sword and looked from one raptor to the other. The other raptors stood ready to avenge Kryazi's death. All but Ryatsu. He looked at Reinhardt with interest.
"Stand down," Ryatsu said.
"But." Jega said.
"But nothing," Ryatsu said. "I want to see what this hylian can do."
Talon III
Talon III, a dark planet of death. It was believed to be the only non- peaceful planet in the galaxy. This planet wasn't filled with life and prosperity. Instead, it was inhabited by a savage species of hunters. If an Earthling were to see one, they would probably think they were looking at an extinct species reborn. For these beasts very much resembled the extinct Earth species of dinosaur called raptors. For the most part, they would have been correct. They are almost exactly like the Earth species of raptor but with one difference.they were extremely intelligent. I don't mean the type of intelligence that Earth raptors had. This species could use tools, communicate with their own form of language, and they even built up a society of classes.
The highest was like the king of the Earth feudal system. However he ruled like the head of a wolf pack. If there was anyone foolish enough to take him on, he or she was welcome to. If he or she succeeded, they would rule until they were overthrown. However, when he or she looses, there would be one less raptor to worry about. The skilled were next in line. They were the smartest of the raptors and many took to making tools. There were no schools. If they knew anything it was how to kill or how to make tools. Last in line were the hunters. They come and go as they please, hunting the other weaker species of the planet. The hunters were 95% of the raptor population and were usually the ones stupid enough to challenge the "king".
If you don't know what raptors look like, permit me to tell you. They stand, walk, and run on their hind legs. It would be hard for them to do otherwise since their arms are about one to two feet long. Raptors don't stand erect like humans, they actually haunch over, which is probably why they can run so much faster than any humans can. They are topped off with a birdlike head with rows of dagger like teeth. Their sight and sense of smell is better than those of hylians and elves combined. The tools they make are usually used to build or for mining. The "king" lives in an ivory palace and many other of the more intelligent raptors live in little huts of their own. They rarely make weapons as all of them are naturally armed with three curved, razor sharp claws on each hand. Their feet not only have sharp claws but also on the big toes are a six-inch, scythe-like talon that can slash through flesh like butter. They can run quicker than Earth raptors, so fast that most humans can't keep track of them.
The hunters are the most ferocious. They don't care about others, only the ones in their own pack. Hunters don't take their natural weapons lightly. If they have a chance to use them, they do. Sometimes if they can't find anything to use them on, they might even take on each other. I don't mean in friendly fights like lion cubs do. These creatures will actually rip each other apart just for the feel of the fight. It's kind of a high for them. The most dangerous pack was the Shrizeki pack. Always on the hunt, these ferocious raptors are just now chasing down a small group of wild boar.
"EEEEAAAHHH!" The lead raptor Ryatsu shrieked as they commonly do before they attack their prey. His jump was right on the mark. He fell onto the back of one of the boars taking it down as he was clawing and biting at it.
"EEEEAAAHHH!" A female raptor named Jega shrieked as she leapt, taking out another. One more raptor took down another boar. This ended the chase as there were only five raptors and just one boar is enough to feed two.
After their feast, they decided to sleep under the stars, anticipating the early morning kill that would come the next day. They took turns for night watch because other raptor packs were often attacking each other in competition for food and territory.
"Go to sleep Kryazi. It's my turn for the watch." Ryatsu told another raptor.
Kryazi yawned and said, "I'm not tired. How about going on a little midnight hunt?"
"I love to hunt as much as the next Shrizeki, but we all need to sleep."
"Almost all," Kryazi corrected.
"Hmm. Yes, of course." Ryatsu said in an almost sarcastic tone. He often grew tired of Kryazi's arrogance. "The stars are burning brightly tonight. It's a sign of a good hunt tomorrow."
"Putting your faith in the stars so much has blurred your judgement if you ask me. Just because the stars are bright doesn't mean that we are going to have a prosperous hunt. It just means." Kryazi was cut off by a very bright light coming from the sky. Both raptors looked up in time to see their neighboring planet explode in hot flashes of white and red. While Kryazi was staring awestruck at the once bright planet, Ryatsu saw pieces of its remains falling toward their planet. He woke up the others with a raptor warning call. Once they all realized what was happening, they stood at the ready, just in case some of the pieces did not break up in the atmosphere.
It was a good thing they did do this since one piece of round metal was headed strait for them. Ryatsu ordered them to scatter, therefore, they all ran in different directions, so as not to get hit. The falling object hit the ground with an explosion of dirt and debris. As it slowly skidded to a stop, the raptors could see that it wasn't just a meteor, but that it was a type of space pod. Part of the space pod was transparent, and one of them could see little Reinhardt curled up inside it, still unconscious.
"There's something inside it," Jega said.
"What are you talking about?" another raptor named Tyrunga asked.
"There is an animal in there. I'm not sure what, but there is something in there," she responded. Ryatsu came over and looked into the pod.
"She's right. It looks like.a.a hylian!?"
"A what?" Jega asked.
"A hylian," Ryatsu repeated. He tilted his head toward the spot where he saw the bright explosion in the sky. "From that planet over th." He stopped talking once he realized that Hyrule was no longer there.
"Who cares what it is," Kryazi roared. "Let's just get it out of there. It could still be alive."
"So what if it is?" Tyrunga asked.
Kyazi smiled with a mouth full of dagger like teeth. "It could still put up a fight."
"He's right it is still alive," Jega said. Reinhardt became conscious and started to try and find his way out. "It must be upside down."
"Well let's get it out," Tyrunga said. The raptors started to slam themselves against the pod until it rolled onto its side. Reinhardt opened the pod and fell out of it, sweaty and frightened so badly he was shaking uncontrollably. He slowly got up onto his feet, shield and sword still on his back, and stared right into the eyes of Ryatsu.
"What is your name alien? Are you a hylian?" Ryatsu asked curiously. However, Reinhardt couldn't understand what Ryatsu was saying. All he heard was growls, which made him even more scared. He fell back onto his butt still staring into his eyes. "Get up," Ryatsu ordered.
"W-w-what?" Reinhardt asked still able to understand. Ryatsu stared at him with a questionable look. Clearly he couldn't understand Reinhardt either.
"Enough of this, let's just kill it!" Kryazi said. He leaped at Reinhardt claws out stretched. Reinhardt saw his aggressor and broke his trance. He rolled out of the way and drew his sword and shield. "Ah-ha, he does still have some fight in him." Kryazi tried to strike at him again but Reinhardt lifted his shield and sliced horizontally with his sword cutting off one of Kryazi's legs off. Kryazi let out a shriek of pain and fell to the ground. Reinhardt leapt into the air and came down with his sword, point first, onto the chest of Kryazi. The fallen raptor let out another shriek of pain before he died. Reinhardt pulled out his sword and looked from one raptor to the other. The other raptors stood ready to avenge Kryazi's death. All but Ryatsu. He looked at Reinhardt with interest.
"Stand down," Ryatsu said.
"But." Jega said.
"But nothing," Ryatsu said. "I want to see what this hylian can do."