Author's Notes:
Yup, it seems we have some publicity. So here it is, as promised. Chapter 2. Yet again, hope you enjoy~
Chapter 2
Reiko quickly withdrew from the body after snatching the necklace from it. She stood and turned from the Kazukis, which were charging towards her, in an attempt to flee. She tucked the necklace in her pouch and then ran at her fastest speed, despite the fact she was injured and still suffering. Adrenaline is a funny thing, it was once said that a mother, weighing only 112 pounds and standing only 5ft 3", once lifted a whole car to save her child's life. The sounds of the colossal footsteps behind her appeared to stop and Reiko turned around with curiosity. The Kazukis were gathered around their dead companion, and seemed to be mourning it's death. Reiko was totally stunned at the Kazukis' care for their companions. She began walking backwards slowly, watching them intently, when suddenly she stopped in her tracks. Her mouth was wide open and her eyes lost, in a trance. The Kazuki who she had slain got up from it's "death bed" and stood up normally as if it had just woken up from a good night's sleep.
Reiko suddenly came back from her stupor and began running once more as the Kazukis regrouped and begun charging again. They were much faster than her as she found out earlier in the fight and she would never be able to outrun them, her legs were slowly giving out, as they were badly injured. She needed a plan. She needed to stay alive, but the chances of her survival were slim. She racked her brain as she ran through the field. Nothing. Reiko was totally dumbfounded to a way out of this problem. She sighed, resorting to such an un-dignified escape plan, which had so little probability of working.
"HELP!!" She shouted with fright in her voice, it surrounded the field, then it was silent, except for the charging of gigantic Kazukis running and the recurring beat of her terrified heart. The field seemed empty other than the few Kazukis chasing her. She thought to herself that maybe the other animals had set up a civilisation in a cave somewhere nearby and only came to the field to hunt. The roar of the Kazuki she killed probably brought attention to the others. She turned back to see the lead she had on her stalkers and found that she was only a couple of hundred metres away from them now. She began to shout for help once more but when she turned back to the direction she was running, she was struck in the face by a low- hanging tree branch and she was left gazing up to the sky. She knew it would be impossible to get up now, she felt like she was completely drained of energy, lying still, she could only wait for the Kazukis to come and tear her frail body apart.
Reiko thought to herself that it was ironic to be looking in the destination of her demise; heaven. She closed her eyes and listened to the soft breeze of the wind and the noise of harmless forest dwellers; the song of the birds soothed her soul a little and she didn't feel scared about death. The song, broken by loud thudding noises; the Kazukis had gotten much closer; the birds had stopped singing and some flown away. Reiko gave a final smile and held the dagger to her throat. She didn't want to be mauled to death by beasts. A tear sparkled momentarily as it rolled down her cheek and she pushed the dagger closer.
Author's Notes:
Wow, lots of dramatics there. Hope it's not too much I'll try to tone it down a bit in the future. Let's go for three more R & R's and another one/two weeks and the next chapter'll be up.
Yup, it seems we have some publicity. So here it is, as promised. Chapter 2. Yet again, hope you enjoy~
Chapter 2
Reiko quickly withdrew from the body after snatching the necklace from it. She stood and turned from the Kazukis, which were charging towards her, in an attempt to flee. She tucked the necklace in her pouch and then ran at her fastest speed, despite the fact she was injured and still suffering. Adrenaline is a funny thing, it was once said that a mother, weighing only 112 pounds and standing only 5ft 3", once lifted a whole car to save her child's life. The sounds of the colossal footsteps behind her appeared to stop and Reiko turned around with curiosity. The Kazukis were gathered around their dead companion, and seemed to be mourning it's death. Reiko was totally stunned at the Kazukis' care for their companions. She began walking backwards slowly, watching them intently, when suddenly she stopped in her tracks. Her mouth was wide open and her eyes lost, in a trance. The Kazuki who she had slain got up from it's "death bed" and stood up normally as if it had just woken up from a good night's sleep.
Reiko suddenly came back from her stupor and began running once more as the Kazukis regrouped and begun charging again. They were much faster than her as she found out earlier in the fight and she would never be able to outrun them, her legs were slowly giving out, as they were badly injured. She needed a plan. She needed to stay alive, but the chances of her survival were slim. She racked her brain as she ran through the field. Nothing. Reiko was totally dumbfounded to a way out of this problem. She sighed, resorting to such an un-dignified escape plan, which had so little probability of working.
"HELP!!" She shouted with fright in her voice, it surrounded the field, then it was silent, except for the charging of gigantic Kazukis running and the recurring beat of her terrified heart. The field seemed empty other than the few Kazukis chasing her. She thought to herself that maybe the other animals had set up a civilisation in a cave somewhere nearby and only came to the field to hunt. The roar of the Kazuki she killed probably brought attention to the others. She turned back to see the lead she had on her stalkers and found that she was only a couple of hundred metres away from them now. She began to shout for help once more but when she turned back to the direction she was running, she was struck in the face by a low- hanging tree branch and she was left gazing up to the sky. She knew it would be impossible to get up now, she felt like she was completely drained of energy, lying still, she could only wait for the Kazukis to come and tear her frail body apart.
Reiko thought to herself that it was ironic to be looking in the destination of her demise; heaven. She closed her eyes and listened to the soft breeze of the wind and the noise of harmless forest dwellers; the song of the birds soothed her soul a little and she didn't feel scared about death. The song, broken by loud thudding noises; the Kazukis had gotten much closer; the birds had stopped singing and some flown away. Reiko gave a final smile and held the dagger to her throat. She didn't want to be mauled to death by beasts. A tear sparkled momentarily as it rolled down her cheek and she pushed the dagger closer.
Author's Notes:
Wow, lots of dramatics there. Hope it's not too much I'll try to tone it down a bit in the future. Let's go for three more R & R's and another one/two weeks and the next chapter'll be up.