Sorry this chap is really sort but it's meant to be like that and you'll
see why. But anyways, I love all the great reviews I'm getting so far! They
all make me want to write so much more and that's why I'm updating.
I haven't been doing much this summer accept writing a little more each day. I already started another story I will post once this is finished. Oh, this isn't the last chapter if I just scared you or something. Still more to come and all. And as a hint for this chapter, think back to the beginning when Konis was talking to Hige. I can't tell you about what or it will give this chapter away completely but well, read on!
Real quick, I'm already on the next chapter. I hope you all like this story so far. I've been working on this chapter for about a week or so. I had it done in about a day but I wasn't ready to post it quite yet. There was something missing from it. Finally I was reading through it and figured it out. Tell me what you think I need to work on though. And don't worry it won't insult me because I want to become a better writer and one way is for other people to tell me what I'm doing wrong and right. So thanks! If you don't know I don't mind and if you do thank you so much! I accept any kind of review so don't worry at all.
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I walked around the camp slowly not paying attention to the crying men from their bloody wounds. I didn't want to listen to this anymore. This isn't how it was supposed to be. It was meant to be a quick and fast sweep. Instead, we lost some men, had some wounded, and only got one of them. The other three escaped. I don't know where they were though. When we got there, there was only three. The two got away with only one left.
Damn, that wolf cost the lives of many men. Some my friends, others I had seen here and there, and others, I never knew. He's a strong wolf I have to admit though. I could kill him though. I can hear him growling through out the camp. Hope his pack doesn't hear him. But we are well hidden in this forest. And we got tons of men surrounding the area. If they come even miles near here, they'll be captured within minutes. If I see them though, I'll kill them all.
Looking to the ground, I can see tons of men lying in their beds around here. One section are wounded men and the others are healthy. Sighing, I walked over to my bed in the healthy section. Sitting down, I looked to the man next to me.
"Hey," I said. I haven't seen him for days. Him and me had been put by eachother since the beginning of this wolf tirade. At first we would go out to hunt the wolves together, then there was a shortage of men and we got separated. Now we would only see eachother about once a week.
He looked at me then smiled. "Hey Shnown! How has things been?" He seemed to be tired even though he was exited to see me. He had bags under his eyes and he could only smile for a few seconds before having to rest his cheeks.
"Nothing too bad. What about you?"
"Same here. Nothing much happening."
I sighed. We've been friends for what seems forever. Though we did have our differences. He never liked the style of clothes I wore and I too didn't like his style. He wore all the fancy crap while I wore nothing but what animal skin I could pick up anywhere. Now we're wearing the same uniform. Completely greenish brown. Thinking about our uniform reminded me of those wolves we've been hunting for the past few weeks. "Hear anything about those wolves lately?"
He looked at me and frowned. "Well, I heard that they were by the river today. We almost had them then they disappeared. Some say they went back in the city and others say they vanished. I'm not sure where they went though." He looked up to the sky and closed his eyes. He continued talking even though he looked like he was asleep. "We caught one though. He's sure a feisty one. Can't get near him without him snapping at you."
"They won't last in the city." I smiled. "Our soldiers could hunt them out and run them down easily. They wouldn't last." I can still remember the first time I shot a wolf. It was just standing there looking at me. I felt the anger rise up in me as it looked me in the eye. Raising my gun to my eye, I pointed at it, and then I shot it. Not once but three times. I then looked beside me and saw a crying and screaming boy. I could never forget that picture. The wolf wasn't his but he never liked to see violence.
The little boy ran over to the wolf and kneeled down beside it. He told me he was still alive. The little boy cuddled up to the wolf even though it was bloody all over. With the boy still by it, I shot it again and ended its life right then and there. That boy still has never forgiven me for it. I see him now and then at the city. He hates me for it.
I've been away from the city for ages. I haven't been back for about 4 months now. It doesn't seem that long but when it's home you're away from, it's forever. Sighing, I looked over to the sergeant's tent. I guess I could maybe convince him to let me got home. I stood up and stretched. I saw all the other soldiers glance at me then went back to whatever they were doing. I started my steady walk over to the tent and stood for a minute collecting all my thoughts of what I was going to say.
"Sergeant?" I asked with a dark and low voice. I heard footsteps walk over and a hand reached out and opened the tent door. I couldn't see his face from the darkness inside but I could tell it was he. For one, it was his tent, and two the way he never showed his face in sunlight. I never could understand him.
I walked inside and waited for a minute. I could hear his footsteps pace the tent for a second. I wasn't sure how he could see in this darkness but I bet he was used to it. Lived in darkness his whole life. Sad man if you ask me. I was just about to call his name to find out where he was when I saw a match light and a bigger light follow as he lit a candle. He continued to light a few more before he finally blew out the match and looked at me.
"Yes son?" I felt tense on the inside of me. That was all he had to say? He could have asked me that when I was standing outside instead of taking that long minute to re-light the candles. His face was wrinkly and he had a long gray mustache and some whiskers showing he hadn't shaved for a day or so. His hair was a hazy gray and was fluttered all over the place. It looked as though he just got up after a terrible nightmare or something. Clearing my throat, I looked at him standing up tall and then I began to ask my question.
"Sergeant, I have favor to ask of you. I know I haven't been here as long as some of these other soldiers, but I was wondering if you could put my vacation right now instead of later next month. I know it may sound greedy of me but—,"
The Sergeant put his hand infront of his face to stop me from talking any further. "No, it's not greedy or you to ask to visit or see your family. I understand. You may go, on one condition."
I was filled with glee when he heard what the Sergeant had to say. I never knew it would be so easy to get a vacation. But the one condition part made me wonder. "On what condition?"
The Sergeant looked away then back at me. "I know you want to got home to visit family and all that kind of stuff, but I need your help while you're in the city. As you may have heard, those wolves are in that city where you live. Some soldiers are convinced that they vanished, but I'm convinced they're crazy. Now, while those wolves are in that city, they'll be looking out for any man who is wearing your uniform. But without it, you have the advantage." The sergeant coughed once then continued. "While there, look for any kind of hint that those humans you see are wolves. Any hint. And when you locate their location call back here and get some soldiers down there at once. We can't risk loosing them again."
I nodded then added, "And I won't let those dirty wolf ass bastards get away without a fight." I was almost satisfied with what he said then realized something. "What do you mean by those humans you see are wolves?"
I was almost scared by his response. He turned his head away so I could only see a shadow of his face. "You may think I'm crazy, but those wolves aren't just wolves." His voice started to get weak as I desperately tried to listen to what he was saying. I was quite confused at what he was saying. "I believe that those wolves have the appearance of a human. Do you remember the other week when we almost had those wolves caught?" I thought back to that day and nodded. I guess he would see my face somehow because he continued right away. "Before they got in the city I remember a boy with a yellow coat on. Then that boy disappeared and reappeared behind a bush as a wolf. Same goes as the other three. We can't shoot that wolf we caught just yet. We will use him to get the other wolfs but you have to find out where they're staying. Look for any boy with a yellow sweater. It shouldn't be that hard. Then call back here and I'll tell you what to do next. Now don't tell any other soldier this. They'll think I'm crazy or something. Keep it between you and me." I nodded and bowed gracefully to the sergeant then walked towards the door to leave. I was kind of feeling weird about what he had just said. But some part of me knew he was right. Then another part of me didn't believe him.
"Wait, before you go, I have one question. What family are you needing to see?" He started to unlight some of the candles, as the room slowly got darker. I could feel that the only light was the glare from my eyes. "I don't have any family left and I always want to know what kind of family my soldiers have." We both were sort of paused for a second. I guess intrigued about how open he and me were.
I remembered his question and looked to the floor wondering if I should answer the question or not. "I don't have any family except for my little brother, Konis."
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WOW! So, this wolf hunter guy is Konis's older brother. What do you have to say about that? Just tell me your thoughts in the review. It's always interesting to hear what you guys think. Oh yeah, review any ideas or what ever you've got.
I haven't been doing much this summer accept writing a little more each day. I already started another story I will post once this is finished. Oh, this isn't the last chapter if I just scared you or something. Still more to come and all. And as a hint for this chapter, think back to the beginning when Konis was talking to Hige. I can't tell you about what or it will give this chapter away completely but well, read on!
Real quick, I'm already on the next chapter. I hope you all like this story so far. I've been working on this chapter for about a week or so. I had it done in about a day but I wasn't ready to post it quite yet. There was something missing from it. Finally I was reading through it and figured it out. Tell me what you think I need to work on though. And don't worry it won't insult me because I want to become a better writer and one way is for other people to tell me what I'm doing wrong and right. So thanks! If you don't know I don't mind and if you do thank you so much! I accept any kind of review so don't worry at all.
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I walked around the camp slowly not paying attention to the crying men from their bloody wounds. I didn't want to listen to this anymore. This isn't how it was supposed to be. It was meant to be a quick and fast sweep. Instead, we lost some men, had some wounded, and only got one of them. The other three escaped. I don't know where they were though. When we got there, there was only three. The two got away with only one left.
Damn, that wolf cost the lives of many men. Some my friends, others I had seen here and there, and others, I never knew. He's a strong wolf I have to admit though. I could kill him though. I can hear him growling through out the camp. Hope his pack doesn't hear him. But we are well hidden in this forest. And we got tons of men surrounding the area. If they come even miles near here, they'll be captured within minutes. If I see them though, I'll kill them all.
Looking to the ground, I can see tons of men lying in their beds around here. One section are wounded men and the others are healthy. Sighing, I walked over to my bed in the healthy section. Sitting down, I looked to the man next to me.
"Hey," I said. I haven't seen him for days. Him and me had been put by eachother since the beginning of this wolf tirade. At first we would go out to hunt the wolves together, then there was a shortage of men and we got separated. Now we would only see eachother about once a week.
He looked at me then smiled. "Hey Shnown! How has things been?" He seemed to be tired even though he was exited to see me. He had bags under his eyes and he could only smile for a few seconds before having to rest his cheeks.
"Nothing too bad. What about you?"
"Same here. Nothing much happening."
I sighed. We've been friends for what seems forever. Though we did have our differences. He never liked the style of clothes I wore and I too didn't like his style. He wore all the fancy crap while I wore nothing but what animal skin I could pick up anywhere. Now we're wearing the same uniform. Completely greenish brown. Thinking about our uniform reminded me of those wolves we've been hunting for the past few weeks. "Hear anything about those wolves lately?"
He looked at me and frowned. "Well, I heard that they were by the river today. We almost had them then they disappeared. Some say they went back in the city and others say they vanished. I'm not sure where they went though." He looked up to the sky and closed his eyes. He continued talking even though he looked like he was asleep. "We caught one though. He's sure a feisty one. Can't get near him without him snapping at you."
"They won't last in the city." I smiled. "Our soldiers could hunt them out and run them down easily. They wouldn't last." I can still remember the first time I shot a wolf. It was just standing there looking at me. I felt the anger rise up in me as it looked me in the eye. Raising my gun to my eye, I pointed at it, and then I shot it. Not once but three times. I then looked beside me and saw a crying and screaming boy. I could never forget that picture. The wolf wasn't his but he never liked to see violence.
The little boy ran over to the wolf and kneeled down beside it. He told me he was still alive. The little boy cuddled up to the wolf even though it was bloody all over. With the boy still by it, I shot it again and ended its life right then and there. That boy still has never forgiven me for it. I see him now and then at the city. He hates me for it.
I've been away from the city for ages. I haven't been back for about 4 months now. It doesn't seem that long but when it's home you're away from, it's forever. Sighing, I looked over to the sergeant's tent. I guess I could maybe convince him to let me got home. I stood up and stretched. I saw all the other soldiers glance at me then went back to whatever they were doing. I started my steady walk over to the tent and stood for a minute collecting all my thoughts of what I was going to say.
"Sergeant?" I asked with a dark and low voice. I heard footsteps walk over and a hand reached out and opened the tent door. I couldn't see his face from the darkness inside but I could tell it was he. For one, it was his tent, and two the way he never showed his face in sunlight. I never could understand him.
I walked inside and waited for a minute. I could hear his footsteps pace the tent for a second. I wasn't sure how he could see in this darkness but I bet he was used to it. Lived in darkness his whole life. Sad man if you ask me. I was just about to call his name to find out where he was when I saw a match light and a bigger light follow as he lit a candle. He continued to light a few more before he finally blew out the match and looked at me.
"Yes son?" I felt tense on the inside of me. That was all he had to say? He could have asked me that when I was standing outside instead of taking that long minute to re-light the candles. His face was wrinkly and he had a long gray mustache and some whiskers showing he hadn't shaved for a day or so. His hair was a hazy gray and was fluttered all over the place. It looked as though he just got up after a terrible nightmare or something. Clearing my throat, I looked at him standing up tall and then I began to ask my question.
"Sergeant, I have favor to ask of you. I know I haven't been here as long as some of these other soldiers, but I was wondering if you could put my vacation right now instead of later next month. I know it may sound greedy of me but—,"
The Sergeant put his hand infront of his face to stop me from talking any further. "No, it's not greedy or you to ask to visit or see your family. I understand. You may go, on one condition."
I was filled with glee when he heard what the Sergeant had to say. I never knew it would be so easy to get a vacation. But the one condition part made me wonder. "On what condition?"
The Sergeant looked away then back at me. "I know you want to got home to visit family and all that kind of stuff, but I need your help while you're in the city. As you may have heard, those wolves are in that city where you live. Some soldiers are convinced that they vanished, but I'm convinced they're crazy. Now, while those wolves are in that city, they'll be looking out for any man who is wearing your uniform. But without it, you have the advantage." The sergeant coughed once then continued. "While there, look for any kind of hint that those humans you see are wolves. Any hint. And when you locate their location call back here and get some soldiers down there at once. We can't risk loosing them again."
I nodded then added, "And I won't let those dirty wolf ass bastards get away without a fight." I was almost satisfied with what he said then realized something. "What do you mean by those humans you see are wolves?"
I was almost scared by his response. He turned his head away so I could only see a shadow of his face. "You may think I'm crazy, but those wolves aren't just wolves." His voice started to get weak as I desperately tried to listen to what he was saying. I was quite confused at what he was saying. "I believe that those wolves have the appearance of a human. Do you remember the other week when we almost had those wolves caught?" I thought back to that day and nodded. I guess he would see my face somehow because he continued right away. "Before they got in the city I remember a boy with a yellow coat on. Then that boy disappeared and reappeared behind a bush as a wolf. Same goes as the other three. We can't shoot that wolf we caught just yet. We will use him to get the other wolfs but you have to find out where they're staying. Look for any boy with a yellow sweater. It shouldn't be that hard. Then call back here and I'll tell you what to do next. Now don't tell any other soldier this. They'll think I'm crazy or something. Keep it between you and me." I nodded and bowed gracefully to the sergeant then walked towards the door to leave. I was kind of feeling weird about what he had just said. But some part of me knew he was right. Then another part of me didn't believe him.
"Wait, before you go, I have one question. What family are you needing to see?" He started to unlight some of the candles, as the room slowly got darker. I could feel that the only light was the glare from my eyes. "I don't have any family left and I always want to know what kind of family my soldiers have." We both were sort of paused for a second. I guess intrigued about how open he and me were.
I remembered his question and looked to the floor wondering if I should answer the question or not. "I don't have any family except for my little brother, Konis."
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WOW! So, this wolf hunter guy is Konis's older brother. What do you have to say about that? Just tell me your thoughts in the review. It's always interesting to hear what you guys think. Oh yeah, review any ideas or what ever you've got.