~~~Chapter 3~~~
Pron-de'ya snuck stealthily through the brush of the alien world. He had been rescently blooded, and was on his first trip on a hunt as a full adult warrior. His blood was hot with the exitement of hunting the prey that was rumored to be a great challange to the oomans that occasionally visited it. He was determined to be the first to discover this prey, and make first kill. He cared little about the word of caution his leader had given, he only cared about the eventful hunt surely in front of him. He would have songs sung of him that would make The Black Warrior cringe at his name.
Pron-de'ya made a turn and stopped. In the middle of his path stood what he guessed by stories to be an ooman. It's frame was slight, and lacked any ample form. He knew it to be female only by its lack of equiptment, all too obvious as it wore not one scrap of clothing. Its only decoration were several shells and talons braided into its hair.
It stood there, weaponless. And obviously unconserned. It seemed to stare directly at him...studying him. No, his cloak was on. He was invisible to her weak eyes, according to the stories of his leader.
What luck to see an ooman so soon in his carreer as a warrior! It was a pity it was an unarmed female. Honor prevented his hunting it for its prized skull. However, he could follow it in hopes of more credible prey...
The creature continued to stare in his direction. Something wasn't right about this. Oomans didn't stand looking at nothing, right? He glanced behind him, Nothing. Maybe it was sick?
He took a better look at the ooman. It's bare feet had no claws... wait...
The ground under the oomans feet was very rocky, covered in sharp edges and spiked roots, yet it seemed unperturbed. Its blood seeped from a small cut on its foot... He stared closer, was the blood steaming? It seemed to be burning away the root she stood on. What was this??
The ooman, who had stood perfectly still up until now, weaved its head slowly back and forth. It was eerily familiar movement. Almost like ...
There was a soft hiss behind him. He whirled around to find...nothing. Once again nothing. Had this ooman unnerved him somehow?
It continued to stand and stare in his direction. Slowly, it took one step in his direction, then another. If it weren't for his cloaking devise conceiling him, he could swear this naked female was keeping intent eye contact with him! Surely she could not see him! It bared its teeth with a low hiss in the exact fashion of a Kainde-Amedha!
*Kainde-amedha* a feminine voice said coldly in his head.*Your word for our people is "Hard Meat"?*
Pron-de'ya's blood ran cold. No! It wasn't possible!
*You dare call our people, in our glory and dignity, mere food??* The voice spoke coldly as the female ooman crouched with an enraged hiss. *You dare defile our sacred territory and threaten OUR QUEEN???*
The voice in his head was deafening, sending sharp pain across his head. He caught himself before he could fall. The ooman advanced on him in an angry march. He raised his spear to ward it off, to find time to summon the others. Another sharp pain raised through his head, this time racing through his body. His spear fell unbidden from his hand, and some unseen force constricted his throat, silencing his voice.
*YOU DARE? YOU DARE TO CAUSE THE HIVE HARM?!?YOU DARE HUNT THE CHILDREN OF ALL CREATION ITSELF???!!? *
He could barely hold himself upright. The voice blared paralizingly through his whole body. What was this thing? What was it doing? There was no way that a mere ooman could have this power...
The ooman looked at him with a sickeningly cruel ooman smile. *Do not insult me with such a weak title...foul meat*
Foul meat? Did it really call him that?
"What...are...y-you?" He croaked.
A clear goo dripped from above him. He looked up to find a Kainde-amedha hanging from a branch just above him, its inner teeth bared to strike. As the creature rammed its teeth through his skull, the cold feminine voice answered to his dieing mind...
* The Queen's daughter*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hi' shaa entered Rissss's mind, enjoying her thought patterns as the yautja was mutilated. She still felt rage at the cruel title the thing had given their people, and the sting of being mistaken for the noisy, weak humans. She felt satisfaction as the creature was torn apart, and even took part in the event. She linked her mind to the Queen, telling her everything, including the sudden power she had felt raging through her. Hi' shaa knew she was able to intrigue humans into various traps, but she did not know she was capable of such a crippling move.
The Queen seemed equally surprised, but very pleased at its outcome. Certainly it would be a great advantage to them against these yautja if this ability could be controlled.
Hi' shaa agreed. Though she had no idea how it had happened. The only thing she knew was the rage she had felt...
Rissss nudged her with a bloody jaw. She had senced the hurt her sister had felt at being called a human. Apart from the hive. She encouraged Hi' shaa to partake of the meat, knowing that stealing the strength of her insulter would make her feel better. Hi' shaa called two nearby warriors, beckoning them to come and help carry the meat to the hive. She pushed aside the hurt caused by the creature's ignorance.
She looked down at the young yautja's remains. So they collected skulls of those they killed...
~~More soon~~
Pron-de'ya snuck stealthily through the brush of the alien world. He had been rescently blooded, and was on his first trip on a hunt as a full adult warrior. His blood was hot with the exitement of hunting the prey that was rumored to be a great challange to the oomans that occasionally visited it. He was determined to be the first to discover this prey, and make first kill. He cared little about the word of caution his leader had given, he only cared about the eventful hunt surely in front of him. He would have songs sung of him that would make The Black Warrior cringe at his name.
Pron-de'ya made a turn and stopped. In the middle of his path stood what he guessed by stories to be an ooman. It's frame was slight, and lacked any ample form. He knew it to be female only by its lack of equiptment, all too obvious as it wore not one scrap of clothing. Its only decoration were several shells and talons braided into its hair.
It stood there, weaponless. And obviously unconserned. It seemed to stare directly at him...studying him. No, his cloak was on. He was invisible to her weak eyes, according to the stories of his leader.
What luck to see an ooman so soon in his carreer as a warrior! It was a pity it was an unarmed female. Honor prevented his hunting it for its prized skull. However, he could follow it in hopes of more credible prey...
The creature continued to stare in his direction. Something wasn't right about this. Oomans didn't stand looking at nothing, right? He glanced behind him, Nothing. Maybe it was sick?
He took a better look at the ooman. It's bare feet had no claws... wait...
The ground under the oomans feet was very rocky, covered in sharp edges and spiked roots, yet it seemed unperturbed. Its blood seeped from a small cut on its foot... He stared closer, was the blood steaming? It seemed to be burning away the root she stood on. What was this??
The ooman, who had stood perfectly still up until now, weaved its head slowly back and forth. It was eerily familiar movement. Almost like ...
There was a soft hiss behind him. He whirled around to find...nothing. Once again nothing. Had this ooman unnerved him somehow?
It continued to stand and stare in his direction. Slowly, it took one step in his direction, then another. If it weren't for his cloaking devise conceiling him, he could swear this naked female was keeping intent eye contact with him! Surely she could not see him! It bared its teeth with a low hiss in the exact fashion of a Kainde-Amedha!
*Kainde-amedha* a feminine voice said coldly in his head.*Your word for our people is "Hard Meat"?*
Pron-de'ya's blood ran cold. No! It wasn't possible!
*You dare call our people, in our glory and dignity, mere food??* The voice spoke coldly as the female ooman crouched with an enraged hiss. *You dare defile our sacred territory and threaten OUR QUEEN???*
The voice in his head was deafening, sending sharp pain across his head. He caught himself before he could fall. The ooman advanced on him in an angry march. He raised his spear to ward it off, to find time to summon the others. Another sharp pain raised through his head, this time racing through his body. His spear fell unbidden from his hand, and some unseen force constricted his throat, silencing his voice.
*YOU DARE? YOU DARE TO CAUSE THE HIVE HARM?!?YOU DARE HUNT THE CHILDREN OF ALL CREATION ITSELF???!!? *
He could barely hold himself upright. The voice blared paralizingly through his whole body. What was this thing? What was it doing? There was no way that a mere ooman could have this power...
The ooman looked at him with a sickeningly cruel ooman smile. *Do not insult me with such a weak title...foul meat*
Foul meat? Did it really call him that?
"What...are...y-you?" He croaked.
A clear goo dripped from above him. He looked up to find a Kainde-amedha hanging from a branch just above him, its inner teeth bared to strike. As the creature rammed its teeth through his skull, the cold feminine voice answered to his dieing mind...
* The Queen's daughter*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hi' shaa entered Rissss's mind, enjoying her thought patterns as the yautja was mutilated. She still felt rage at the cruel title the thing had given their people, and the sting of being mistaken for the noisy, weak humans. She felt satisfaction as the creature was torn apart, and even took part in the event. She linked her mind to the Queen, telling her everything, including the sudden power she had felt raging through her. Hi' shaa knew she was able to intrigue humans into various traps, but she did not know she was capable of such a crippling move.
The Queen seemed equally surprised, but very pleased at its outcome. Certainly it would be a great advantage to them against these yautja if this ability could be controlled.
Hi' shaa agreed. Though she had no idea how it had happened. The only thing she knew was the rage she had felt...
Rissss nudged her with a bloody jaw. She had senced the hurt her sister had felt at being called a human. Apart from the hive. She encouraged Hi' shaa to partake of the meat, knowing that stealing the strength of her insulter would make her feel better. Hi' shaa called two nearby warriors, beckoning them to come and help carry the meat to the hive. She pushed aside the hurt caused by the creature's ignorance.
She looked down at the young yautja's remains. So they collected skulls of those they killed...
~~More soon~~
