Hunters
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Previously:
In the town of Ava, a young girl named Aviona and her brother Sam woke up during a battle. A group of four people named Isaac, Garet, Ivan, and Mia, tried to fend off the dragons and the men that controlled them as well as the men on the ground. They seemed to be looking for two fugitives named Conan and Barbara.
The battle was over and the town was destroyed, Isaac and the rest could not find survivors and so they made graves for the towns people. A few days after the destruction of Ava an unknown man appeared and found Aviona and Sam. He brought them to safety and gave them keys to a house near a town named Vale, before a dragon swooped down to eat him. The man found an animal that sort of resembles an animal called djinn. The man killed the dragon but was never found again.
Five years later, Aviona is working for Isaac's mother, Dora. Now her and her brother are living on their own and rely on each other. In the end, a shadow appears in Aviona's house.
Chapter Two: Reconvene
Aviona opened her door in the middle of the night to check on Sam. She walked over to his room, knocked on his door softy and walked inside; Sam was snoring quietly as she walked inside. Aviona pulled his covers up and walked out. She walked in to her room and closed her door and fell back to sleep. The shadow went up to her door and said silently, "I see you are happy now." The shadow disappeared.
The next morning:
Isaac walked out of his bed and looked at Jenna's bed; she had already woken up. He heard the water run in the bathroom. Isaac went to his closet to get clothes as Jenna came out.
"The restroom is free now," Jenna said as she walked out of the bathroom.
"Thanks," Isaac said as he walked into the lavatory.
"You know I am on to you still," Jenna said as she closed the restroom door.
"Hey, why are you closing the door?" Isaac protested.
"Because I am going to change."
"Oh."
After Isaac and Jenna were in their clothes they walked down the stairs. Aviona had already checked-in and was cooking. There was a boy standing next to Aviona; Isaac recognized him from yesterday. He accidentally ran into Garet while they were talking yesterday.
"Morning Aviona," Jenna said as she strolled over to the reception desk, "How did you sleep?"
"Fine. How about you?" Aviona asked as she cooked.
"Good. Hey, who is that kid?"
"Oh this is my brother, Sam. I asked Mrs. Dora if my brother could work here as well. You can tell he isn't having much fun. He likes to play with his skateboard all the time." Aviona said to Jenna.
"Really, what job did you give him?"
"I asked if he could be a housekeeper."
"Are you serious?"
"Yeah," Aviona said as she and Jenna started to laugh.
Isaac's head was spinning as their laughs gave him a headache. The front door opened and Garet came in. Aviona stopped laughing as she saw Garet come in and she gawked. Jenna followed Aviona's stare and saw that she was looking at Garet. Jenna made a weird face indicating that that was a bad choice. Aviona didn't seem to notice. Garet walked up to Isaac and said something. The two of them walked outside.
"Jenna and Aviona were making my head spin. Thanks for getting me out of that place." Isaac said as he looked back at the B&B.
"No problem."
In the middle of a forest-like area, Mia, Alex, Felix, Sheba, and Ivan looked for Menardi and Saturos. The forest was dark and had lots of trees that shaded them. They suspected that they were in the forests hiding from them.
"I don't think they are in the forest." Alex said.
"They have to be," Felix replied, "the footprints lead us in here."
"But what if they know we are looking for them and made these separate tracks to fool us?" Alex asked in curiosity.
"That could be a possibility. But the tracks seem a little old; they are starting to fade," Mia said.
"Why don't we split up?" Sheba suggested.
"That is a good idea," Felix said, "Sheba and Ivan will go outside the forest and Mia, Alex and I will go into the forest."
"Got it." Ivan said as he and Sheba disappeared in the forest fog.
Alex, Mia, and Felix began to walk through the forest and heard a noise coming from the bushes.
"Hey Isaac, who was that girl Jenna was talking to?" Garet asked as if he was dreaming.
"Her name is Aviona. She works for my mom as a chef and that boy you bumped into yesterday was her brother Sam."
"That's her? Dang she's hot! I thought that Sam's sister would be scary. I guess I was wrong. I wonder if she has a boyfriend yet..."
"I thought you came out here to save me, but obviously I am bothering your fantasy world of women," Isaac said as he was about to leave.
"Hey wait! I was saving you, I just got caught up with other issues."
"Like what? Your future life with Aviona?"
"Yeah...I mean NO."
Isaac walked away and Garet ran after him.
"Hey Jenna, who was that guy that came in and left with Isaac?" Aviona asked in a calm way.
"That was Garet and I know you like him, but that is a bad choice." Jenna said, flipping through one of Kraden's books on Alchemy.
"So, it's my choice. What about you and Isaac? I can totally tell that you are all over him."
"Yeah right. I hate his annoyingness and he is not all that nice looking."
"That doesn't matter, you sleep in the same room as he does so I think there is a spark going on there."
"We are only staying in the same room because Dora needs more rooms for guests."
"Did you only agree to staying in a room with Isaac because you knew deep down that Mrs. Dora will be your mother-in-law soon? And besides, sooner or later you might like sharing a room with him and grow to like Isaac for more than a friend," Aviona said with a small grin on her face.
"Stop it Aviona. I don't want to talk about this anymore."
"As you wish Mrs. Isaac," Aviona said with a snicker.
"Hey Ivan, I don't see anything up here," Sheba said atop a rock.
"Ok," Ivan placed a hand in front and Sheba climbed down.
Ivan and Sheba continued through the desert wasteland. They walked into a middle of a sandstorm, causing them to move at a slower pace.
"Ivan, I wonder what Isaac, Garet, and Jenna are doing now. I bet Isaac and Jenna are dating." Sheba wondered
"Yeah. I bet they are happy back in their hometown. Once we are done with this exploration, let's go back to Vale and visit them."
"That's a good idea," Sheba said, "Ivan, I think I found something."
"It looks like a piece of cloth from Menardi's cloak," Ivan said as he picked up the cloth, "Look, there is more pieces of cloth. Lets follow it."
As Ivan and Sheba followed the cloth trail, the trail stopped at a cave. Sheba and Ivan walked into the darkness and Ivan flared a match. Ivan moved the match around to see his surroundings. The cave was small and the only way to go through it was through a hole against the cave wall.
"Ivan, don't you think the hole is kind of small for both of us?" Sheba asked.
"If Menardi and Saturos can fit through the hole, then I am sure we can." Ivan said as if he were mighty.
"Fine, you go in first," Sheba said.
"Ok. Here, hold the torch," Ivan said, handing Sheba the torch.
As Ivan began to walk through the hole, he found it very tight and could barely fit through it. Ivan crawled back out and asked if Sheba could fit through, but Sheba couldn't.
"Who ever you are, come out!" Felix yelled in the direction of the bush.
A young woman stepped out of the bush. Her hair was a hazel color, light pink eyes. She seemed not from where Felix, Alex and Mia came from. She wore a short top, revealing her stomach, and a long skirt. She held a ranseur, a ten-foot long spear with a pointed head and four blades sticking out at the edge of the tip, pointing it at them.
"Who are you people?" the woman asked.
"We are travelers. We aren't bad and we don't want to hurt you. We are just looking for someone. What is your name?" Mia asked.
"I am Sani. I come from a tribe called Malica. And who are you, invading the forbidden lands?" Sani said pointing her ranseur at them, forcing them to move back.
"I am Mia, and this is Alex and Felix. And like I said, we are looking for two fugitives that might have gone through here."
"No one has ever gone through here alive, so you can either leave or die. Either way it isn't going to be good."
"At least let us look for a bit, we won't harm your village, promise." Mia said.
"Fine. But you have to come with me to my tribe and let me ask my chief for your permission to roam freely or die at the end of my ranseur," Sani threatened as she guided them to her tribe with the end of her weapon shimmering, reminding them not to do anything stupid. As they entered the tribe, it seemed very secure from invaders that may have tried to get in by the looks of their weaponry. All the men and women in the Malica were staring at how strange Felix, Alex, and Mia looked like. They kept silent as they followed Sani into the chief's hut. The chief was male about 5'11 with wide shoulders, buff arms, and seemed to be a powerful chief that might never be beaten in a war.
"Chief Micamica, these are intruders of our territory. They would like to know if you would allow them to walk around our grounds looking for some fugitives," Sani said.
"Hmm... may I ask what are these fugitives accused of?" Micamica asked curiously.
"Actually, they aren't accused of anything. They destroyed the Venus Lighthouse and want to light up all of the lighthouses for the destruction of the planet," Alex replied.
"You see, these people we are looking for are missing and we want to find them before they end up causing trouble." Mia explained more.
"Well they sound like dangerous people, so I will allow you to look for them," Micamica replied with an unsure face, "But I must warn you of the dangers that lie ahead of you in the Inuewasa. Those who have dared enter never returned."
"Thank you. We appreciate this very much," Mia said.
Mia, Alex, and Felix were walking out the tent and Sani ran to Mia and pulled Mia back by the arm and said, "Don't you dare get near the chief."
"What are you talking about?"
"Don't plead ignorance to me. You just want to steal him away with your fake story of these fugitives so you can make Micamica proud of you. I could see it in your eyes when you thanked him. Besides you won't be able to steal him soon since I will find a way to get him to marry me. Do you get it? Don't even get near him you hear me? Don't. If you do I swear I will use my ranseur to split you in half!"
"I was just being polite. You're paranoid. So calm down." Mia said as she left.
The cave had been dark for a while and they used their last match which had burned out half an hour ago. They had been stuck and can't seem to find Menardi and Saturos. Ivan had not given up and tried five times for another way that Menardi and Saturos went.
"We can't seem to fit through the hole but maybe there is another way out. We just have to try again," Ivan said sweating and pacing around the cave.
"You tried five times. I think it is enough. We will just have to go back to the outside of the forest and wait for Felix and the others," Sheba said trying to get Ivan to go with her.
"I thought I saw something," Ivan cried as he ran to the wall. "Light! Sheba, come here. Do you see this hole in the wall?"
"Yes. What does that have to do with anything?"
"Menardi and Saturos escaped from here since they couldn't fit through the hole. And look, this is a sharp edged rock. They could have used it for chipping the wall. Help me chip a big enough hole so I can grab the rock and we can follow them."
"I think you are hallucinating. You haven't rested ever since we couldn't go through the hole," Sheba replied putting a hand on his shoulders.
"I am certain this is the way they escaped. So help me!" Ivan yelled taking Sheba's hand off his shoulders and holding them with a tight grip.
"What is wrong with you?" sounding upset, as Sheba pulled her hands out of Ivan's and slapped Ivan in the face.
"Look, our job here is to find Menardi and Saturos. And that is what I am going to do." Ivan said as he picked the edged rock and started chipping the rock.
Ivan had been chipping his way through the hole. Light began to shine through a small space Ivan had chipped off. Sheba had fallen asleep watching Ivan work. As Ivan was getting through, he dug it large enough to take out the rocks. Ivan began to take out the rocks and dropped them to the ground and woke Sheba up.
"What is that sound?" Sheba asked.
"It's the rocks. I made my way through and I am taking them out. Well now that you are awake, can you help me?" Ivan asked with a tired face full of sweat.
Sheba walked over and helped Ivan take out the rocks. After a few minutes, the rocks had been placed on the ground. Sheba and Ivan walked through and found themselves following footprints in the sand.
"Chief Micamica, I don't think it is wise to allow the strangers to wonder through our forest," Sani told the chief.
"If that is what you think, then I send you to follow them and if anything bad happens to our lands, kill them. I know I can trust my best student," Micamica said with a small smile on his face.
"Yes." Sani answered and ran out of the tent.
"It seems that we aren't getting anywhere," Mia said
"She's right Felix," Alex said.
"Shhhh," Felix had said.
Something was lurking around them.
The sun began to set as Aviona and Sam left to their house. Garet went to sleep and was snoring. He'd been dreaming of Aviona. Everyone went to sleep and Aviona had just gone to bed. But something was keeping Isaac awake.
Why can't I go to sleep? Is it because I miss Felix and everyone else? I haven't even heard from them since they left. I wonder if they found Menardi and Saturos? Why haven't they contacted me? I just hope nothing happened to them.
A knock on the door made Isaac jump out of bed. He walked over to the door and opened it. It was Jenna.
"Why are you still awake?" Isaac asked.
"Oh, I was helping your mom close up. Sorry to wake you up Isaac," Jenna said as she walked into the bedroom.
"That is ok. I wasn't sleeping yet," Isaac said.
"Why not?" she said as she took out her pajamas.
"I was just thinking about Felix and the others. It has been awhile since we've seen them. I just hope they are ok. Do you think about them?" Isaac asked.
"Yes I do. And I wish I could find a way to contact Felix. I just hope they come home soon," Jenna said in a worried tone of voice.
"Well, I'm going to try to fall asleep now. Night Jenna," Isaac said.
"Good night Isaac," Jenna said entering the restroom.
Isaac walked to his bed and got inside. It seemed as if it has been longer than five years since Felix had gone. Isaac closed his eyes and fell asleep.
Shift, shift. Felix, Alex, and Mia stopped in their tracks; there was a ruffle in a nearby bush. Everyone took out their weapons as Felix walked over to the bushes and used his falchion to poke around the area. When he took back his blade, there was blood on it. He motioned for everyone else to come over. He walked behind a tree to see Sani trying to put an ointment on the wound on her face. Felix could see that it stung because Sani had been squinting her eye when the ointment touched her.
"Sani," Felix said.
"What do you want? To hurt me even more? Your falchion already hurt me. I don't need it. Just go," Sani said with anger.
"I am sorry but you don't have to keep sneaking up on us," Felix said as a defense.
"Chief Micamica wanted me to follow you so technically I didn't follow you. So can you just leave me alone?"
"Fine. Just put this on your face," Felix said as he dropped down medicine for fast healing and for not getting infections inside the wound. When he looked up, Sani was gone. Just as it had fallen dark, they found a place to rest for the night. Mia and Alex each set up a tent while Felix went to collect firewood. While he was out, he felt something hitting him in the back of the head just before he fell unconscious.
"Alex, what do you think happened to Felix?" Mia asked.
"Maybe he is lost. I think he will find his way back. We should go to sleep without a fire tonight," Alex said as he walked into his tent.
Mia walked over to hers and zipped up the tent. Alex and Mia both fell asleep not knowing that Felix hadn't returned.
In the morning:
Mia and Alex went to check Felix's tent and saw that it was empty and ripped on one side.
"This cut on the tent seems to be too clean to have been an animal." Mia looked at Alex and asked, "Menardi and Saturos?"
"Or Sani," Alex acknowledged.
They quickly went to look for him and found him a couple hundred yards away. Alex noticed that Felix had a small puncture mark on his back
Still following the footsteps that were supposedly Menardi and Saturos', Sheba and Ivan found a place to rest since they didn't get to rest since they left the cave.
"Finally some time to rest my feet. Why are we even going this far into the morning? We never found time to rest till now and I am thirsty," Sheba complained.
"Sorry, but the sooner we find Menardi and Saturos, the sooner we go to Vale and meet our friends again. I didn't mean to push you this hard." Ivan said as he kissed Sheba on the lips softly and gently.
"I know, but aren't you a bit harsh on yourself? I know you want to get back to Isaac and the others but it isn't good for you to stress yourself out." Sheba said.
"Well, I know that. Let's just get some rest today. I'm wiped out." Ivan said giving his last drops of water to Sheba.
They sat behind a rock to rest and talk. Soon the sun began to set and they both fell asleep.
"Do you think it is safe now?" an unknown person said.
"Think so. Let's get out of here," another unknown person said.
The unknown characters walked out of a dark foresty area. Both ran away near Ivan and Sheba.
Crackle, crackle, crackle. The shuffling leaves awoke Ivan and Sheba. Two shadows lurked behind them. Ivan took out a match and lit it. The faces of the two shadows were vaguely familiar: a woman with pink skin, red markings, and a big belly as if she were pregnant and a male, with faint blue skin and hair. It was Menardi and Saturos! Ivan and Sheba stared at Menardi's belly. She was indeed pregnant.
"Menardi?" Ivan said in shock.
"What do you want? Let us go," she said.
"You're not off the hook. We traveled all this way to find you two and now you want us to just let you go? I don't think so," Ivan said in a stern tone of voice.
"Heh. You don't know what your doing. Menardi will have her child and it will destroy all of you." Saturos said.
"I don't care. Follow us now." Sheba commanded.
End Chapter
Notes & Explanations:
This was an interesting chapter if I say so myself. Well the whole thing about Menardi being pregnant was my idea. I needed a spice in the story so that was the spice. Sani and Chief Micamica are made up characters that I made up because I needed something to happen with Felix's group. A lot of the characters that I make up are usually for the purpose of something happening. This chapter might seem to go on forever and not seem as good as the first one but I will tell you that for sure the next few chapters will be a little more exciting.
Another story that I will be releasing is a Kirby fan-fiction called "Metaknight" This story is going to be a very interesting. The way it is written is a whole new style for me. Well you can always check my other story out called "The Covenant of the AntiMagics" This story is funny so those of you who enjoy some humor, you might want to read this one. Please R&R for "The Covenant of the AntiMagics" and "Hunters" Thanks. ï If you have anything to say personally, then email at this address.
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