Chapter 15; a Heart Doused in the Flames
Skales POV
Emilia… what a wonderful name, Emilia waves her hand right in front of my face as I wake up from my small daydream.
"Hello?" she says
"Oh, I am sorry" I say. The three of us all relax in our temporary truce.
"Am I the only one sick of all this fighting?" Emilia asks. I look down and see a bleeding scratch on the side of my leg. I bend down and apply pressure to the wound.
"I see your point. Yet you don't get anywhere in my tribe without being able to show some fighting skill…" I say.
"Are you referring to the fight for power?" Fangtom asks
"Exactly" I respond.
"Yet I am sick of it!" I hear Emilia storm off. I watch as she walks past the tree. It seems like my feet move on there own and I dash to catch her as I put my hand on her shoulder.
"Where are you going?" I ask she turns to face me, with every untamed black strand of hair following her in the breeze. Her eyes meet with mine surprised.
"Nowhere…" she replies and I stare at her blue eyes, not trying any hypnotism but to simply look at them, they are so entrancing…
Scales' POV (three months later)
I look up to the sky that is painted with numerous colors. After the past few months I think we have become good friends. Well I guess we have been seeing each other for a while… but that is unthinkable! Between two separate tribes? She told me however she had other important matters to attend too. The Anacondrai are in an odd scenario and there are many complicated conflicts in the tribe. In my opinion they are beginning to self destruct, to put it simply. Of course the general is trying his best to handle the situation but with the different attacks from the other tribes who have agreed to try to demolish the Anacondrai the situation has gotten worst. This makes me worry for Emilia, she seems stressed. I like her I guess but it could never happen. Emilia looks over to me. However I cannot shake this small feeling… Every time she looks at me I am overwhelmed by her one of a kind splendor and yet stoic visage. I have gotten to know her very well. She is very serious and was raised very harshly. However I have gotten to know a different side of her that is very outrageous and outgoing with her irreplaceable smiles. Makes me wonder what she thinks of me…
"Are you ok Skales?' she asks
"Oh, it is nothing I was just thinking…" I reply and lean against the large Acacia we normally meet at.
NONE POV
As time went by Skales and Emilia both became closer and closer to each other however with the war between the tribes it was becoming more dangerous for them to see each other. At one point most of the fighting was surrounded by the Anacondrai and Hypnobrai.
Emilia's POV
I sit against the door and eavesdrop; the general explains his plan to the most important people in the tribe.
"We must put an end to the Hypnobrai once in for all!" the general says. (N/A Not Pythor)
"So what shall we do to stop it then General?" I hear someone else ask.
"We do not have many allies but the Fangpyres have been very loyal and some of the Venomari still fear us. So we should attack the Hypnobrai and show them who is boss!" I hear the second in command suggest and I hear everyone else agree.
I turn around quickly as I see Pythor, a soldier walk down the hall and I quickly get up off the ground.
"What are you doing here, Emilia?" he asks then looks at the door. I tense anxiously as he answers his own question. "Spying now hmm? Don't worry; I came here to do the same thing… what are they planning now?"
"A large attack on the Hypnobrai…" I say Pythor puts his head against the door and continues to listen. I walk away and say goodbye to Pythor. With an attack that strong, I hope Skales will be ok…
…
I stand in a line while the general inspects his troupes. I am a very skilled fighter so I am near the front. I look to my right to see the Venomari in a group on the left and on the right the Fangpire in a group. Most of the Anacondrai are in the middle besides for some who are on the edges with the different tribes. The General and his second in command explain to the large group of Anacondrai of our part and the other two generals explain to their own tribes. We then leave and head south to where the Hypnobrai camp is.
Skales POV (a good song to listen to is "Set fire to the rain" by Adele while reading this. IT FITS THEM SO WELL!)
I was talking to Slithraa, a friend of mine who is also the Warrior until a scout comes running to the general who was nearby.
"The Anacondrai… they… are on their way and ready to attack… AND THEY BROUGHT THE VENAMARI AND FANGPIRES WITH THEM!" The scout catches his breath and explains further.
The general then gathers the tribe, we must prepare for the attack which will be coming soon. We stand in a line as we are informed of the situation. A scout left to contact the Constrictai because we will need reinforcements. I notice I am near the middle but a little left. The walk to where we will meet our fates was slow and painful; I look as I see the Anacondrai, Venomari, and Fangpyres across the horizon. We march toward them while they get closer to us. Both Armies stop before they attack. I take a deep breath in, and out. Suddenly both armies run up to each other and start the battle. A Venomari punched me in the head but I duck and trip him with my foot. I turn around to see another snake attacking me. I engage in battle and I am so far doing very well. I continue to defend and attack other snakes.
I take a deep breath and for a moment I take in everything at once. I think I understand now… us fighting each other is pointless. Why must we be fight? It is our own self-destruction. I find Emilia to the right fighting more of the skilled Hypnobrai who are on the edges and middle. I attack but still keep an eye on Emilia, she begins to attack Slithraa. He is a very skilled fighter but I hope she can take care of herself. I slowly migrate closer to where she is but I still fight against the Anacondrai. I notice Emilia make eye contact with me but she turns around and continues to fight.
I hear a sudden roar and I look over to see a mob of… humans? The legion of humans rushes towards the serpentine. I then hear an irritating noise that sounds like a flute. For the time being the Serpentine begin to unite to defend ourselves against the many Humans who have built up enough courage to fight us. I notice Emilia and Fangtom have both started to fight with me. It seems like the humans have been fully prepared for this fight.
I come across a man with blond hair that is under a metal helmet. Surprisingly though he seems to be wearing attire that is similar of those to a ninja. He holds up a flute, I try to knock it out of his hands but he starts playing before I could do anything. I am temporarily immobilized but Emilia sees me. She rushes in and knocks the flute out of his hands. Yet behind her another human who's attire is similar to the man yet he has darker hair and is paler comes up behind Emilia and plays another flute. She is caught off guard by him and then the blond man strikes her hard with his Katana. I watch in horror when I see her fall on the ground. My eyes widen and heart stops. I stand where I am at and stop attacking. My feet move uncontrollably and I come closer to her. I get on my knees, I hold her up as she looks up to me.
I see blood matching the color of a Hypnobrai's eyes. A tear falls slowly when I realize she will not make it. She smiles up at me and places her hand against my cheek. She then closes her eyes and lays back limp in my arms. That was the last time I ever saw eyes as blue as the sky and at that moment I realized there will never be peace. I look up into the blond man's eyes that look down at me as well scared and frightened.
"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?" I scream with agony. The man looks at me and I can tell he knows what he has done to me. Then after a look of gilt from his visage he runs a different direction.
When the Constrictai arrived after a while the Venomari had retreated but the Anacondrai and Fangpyres kept attacking. Then our General was killed and betrayed by an Anacondrai named Pythor. Slithraa grabbed the staff and became General by default. The Hypnobrai had to retreat. The Serpentine where defeated but we where able to escape. Later in the slither pit Fangtom defeated the Fangpire General in battle and became General. The Fangpire ended their alliance with the Anacondrai while I lamented Emilia's death… The Humans continued to fight back and after a lot of suffering they locked us up underground. I watched as we were massacred and I watched how cruel it was. They never should have interfered, a few days after the day of Emilia's death I was locked underground for eternity and my fate was written.
End of flash back Emma's POV
I comprehend the story Skales tell me. Yet before I respond Rattla comes rushing into the room.
"The Ninja have been spotted approaching us, General" he says to Skales. I feel the hope of being saved but I also fear the trap Skales has set for them. When I heard Skales talk about his past (I feel why he was so open to tell me was because how much I resemble Emilia so he has mixed feeling towards Me.) it made me think of Zane… made me miss him even more. Skales slithers towards me I slowly back away. Yet then he turns to a guard.
"Did you bring what I requested?" Skales asks
"Yes" the guard says and hands him something. Skales slowly enters the dim cell as I slowly back away from Skales. It takes me a moment to realize what the guard had given him but the next thing I know I am unconscious because of the chloroform Skales had received.
Jay's POV
"I found them!" I yell and everyone in the bridge comes closer to me. Nya and Emma are imprisoned in the Hypnobrai tomb.
"Thank goodness!" Cece says while she smiles with relief
"But wait… wouldn't they be expecting us? They most likely will set a trap for us." Anne says.
"Well we have to get them back somehow" I hear Cole say and I set course to the Hypnobrai tomb.
I tried my hardest to capture perfectly Scales' back story… yup… I pretty much scarred my favorite Serpentine for life! Isn't that nice~ and in the next chapter the ninja will try to save Emma and Nya! What twists and turns will happen next? BTW I changed the rating to T because I did not feel confident in my rating. However in case you haven't noticed I do not swear AT ALL and do not wish to write mature themes… however in the future if I wish I will be able to write battles in better detail and not be afraid of writng going above a k+ rating. I hardly ever check ratings when I read a fanfic so to me ratings are not really a problem. In less of course it has too mature and descriptive matter. Velvetpersona may be an exception though… I hope this will not be a problem! XD
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