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CHAPTER 2:

Outside of the kingdomClan ship

A small ship from the clan's main ship, the Star Sword, had returned for a hunt back on Earth. For the following three weeks, it would be a freelance hunt but in a month or so, the rare hunt at the Egyptian pyramid would take place. There were 13 members who had come for this hunt: their clan Elder, their leader, 4 Unblooded ones, and 7 Warriors.

The night before, a hard meat had escaped from their ship and the warriors were now trying to track it down. One of the Unblooded ones had released it accidentally, and had been reprimanded as soon as the crew found out. Since it was daylight, it would be harder for a hard meat to hide and they also had to avoid the oomans at the same time. They wanted to hunt but they had other priorities first.

"How the hell can 7 Warriors not have caught a hard meat by now?" Kwei'De asked, annoyed.

"Don't try to give compliments to a hard meat" Kaen'Dre muttered. "It'll just make it worse."

"How can it be worse? We're supposed to be hunting, not chasing a hard meat" Ani'Twei said, hissing. "We're not escorts or guards."

Kaen'Dre sighed and kept walking through the hot sand. He had hated the deep, hot sand of this planet ever since his first trip. He motioned for the other two to keep up. The three of them had been searching for the hard meat together since morning without rest.

"Hey, who said you could lead?" Kwei'De questioned. Their other friend agreed.

"I'm older so I get to" Kaen'Dre stated stiffly. They both scoffed at Kaen'Dre.

"No, you're just grumpier" Ani'Twei snickered. Kwei'De laughed. "The heat must be getting to you."

"I'm fine, it's this damn sand" Kaen'Dre hissed and kicked some. "How could people live in this environment?"

"I bet they'd ask the same of us" Kwei'De laughed.

"Rrrrrrr! Can this place be anymore deserted?" Ani'Twei snarled. "There's only sand here! There's no shade or any form of a Kainde Amedha in sight!"

"Ani'Twei's starting to sizzle" Kwei'De said, laughing. "If you happen to faint, you don't mind me using your body as a shade spot, do you?"

Ani'Twei smacked him in the back of the head and sent Kwei'De sprawling forward. He hit the hot sand which immediately made him warm and itchy. He quickly got up while wiping the sand off of him and trying to tackle down Ani'Twei. He just laughed and ran forward while Kwei'De growled after him.

"Why me?" Kaen'Dre sighed, dismayed.

He was tired of the endless hot sand and desert land, he'd give anything for something cold and fresh right about now. He looked over the landscape with his mask's visor trying to see if he could find that jungle he had wandered through years ago. The ship had gone a bit further away from that spot so he probably wouldn't find it. He really wanted to feel that cold water in his mouth and relax in the shade. He quickly remembered the human girl he had met 12 years ago. It made him wonder if she was still in that civilization or even alive. Humas were more frail and had higher mortaliy rates than his. His mandibles turned into a smile when recalling the first time he saw a waterfall.

He remembered the small wave she had given him before he last saw her. His father had given him a strict lecture when they had gotten back to the ship. Kaen'Dre hated it but he had to follow exactly what his father said:

'Never come in contact with prey like that' Van'Dreu had reprimanded. 'You're a child, they would've captured you if she hadn't been a child.'

'I just wanted to explore, that's what you always wanted me to do!' Kaen'Dre said back. His father glared back which silenced him. No child could ever question their sire or risk disownment.

'You are still a child, you're not a scientist or a medic yet' Van'Dreu said, warningly. 'If you want a specimen, you can bring one when you're much older.'

'Well, at least I had fun with my specimen' Kaen'Dre mumbled. His father snarled.

'Her people are prey, when you're older, you'll learn it' Van'Dreu pointed out. 'You can never befriend prey, only if it means a case of entrapment. They are foul, idiotic creatures, leave them be.'

'She seemed sentient to me' Kaen'Dre muttered.

'Well, if she seemed so, one day you can come back and capture her' Van'Dreu hissed sourly. 'But for now, go attend to your studies.'

'Yes, father' Kaen'Dre said, simply.

But that was then, now he had become a warrior, and his father couldn't say otherwise. Actually, nothing really, since his father had passed away during a hunt years ago which had left Kaen'Dre in care of his grandmother, due to their matrilineal society. She allowed him to pursue his passion and he was allowed to do the Kainde Amedha Chiva, and passed. He was able to be a Blooded hunter and carry the mark of his clan, and discard any other profession his father had wanted him to do. His grandmother had passed away more than a year ago, which left him alone without kin but he had learned to survive. Frankly, he had started to be on his own ever since his mother had passed. His two best friends were Kwei'De and Ani'Twei, who'd he'd done his blooding trial alongside with.

Kwei'De was the most humorous out of the three, even when they went through the trial he didn't keep his mouth shut until the instructor smacked his head. He was 7'1 which made him the tallest of the three, and the youngest, which he easily used to pick on the heights of his two best friends. His hair was black like any yautja and held loose with bronze clasps on his dreads that reached below his shoulders, and had red-yellow eyes. His skin held the usual yellow with reddish tinting along with darker stripes on his arms and legs. He wore bronze colored armor and a plain mask with markings on his head crest only.

Ani'Twei was the second oldest and shortest of the three. Kwei'De sometimes picked on him for it, but it usually ended with him being flipped on his back by Ani'Twei. He was the most friendliest of three which was rare for a yautja, but he was a half-breed between a yautja and a human. His height was of a 6'8 with skin of a taupe, beige coloring with the black mottled spots. His hair was dark brown and held in a low ponytail with adorned with pearly bone clasps. His eyes were light brown with yellow tints in them. His armor was the usual gray with a plain mask that had engravings on the side edges of his head crest.

Kaen'Dre was the quietest and serious of the three because of his background. He shared everything with his two friends and trusted them like brothers. He looked like the exact image of his father in body of a 7'0, and would still grow over the years. His skin had taken a taupe coloring along with the usual dark yellow interior, and black mottled spots. He had thin dark yellow stripes on his upper arms and legs also. His dreads reached to the middle of his back in which he kept in a high ponytail along with silver clasps. His armor was silver and his mask was plain with markings on the bottom sides of his mask only. He didn't care how he looked, but as long as he was able to explore and hunt, he was satisfied.

"Kaen'Dre, hurry up unless you want to burn!" Kwei'De called, snapping him out of his past. "I'll mind but we could use you as bait for the hard meat."

"Shut up, Kwei'De!" Kaen'Dre said, waving a hand. "If anyone will get fed to it, it'll be you."

"Well said" Ani'Twei said, laughing.

"Hey!" Kwei'De exclaimed. They laughed.

Kaen'Dre picked up his pace while remembering the human girl again. If she were still here, she'd be around his age. She could also be close to this area but not at the same time. If he did find her one day, he wouldn't use her to lure prey or to study her like his father said, but maybe a friend. He was a hunter and he'd keep to his own ethics until he passed away. Kaen'Dre caught up with his two friends and kept on their search.

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End of Chapter 2. Thank you to all the readers and for their time to read my story.