Hello everyone and welcome back for another installment of Tsuna: Legend Of Primordial! I gotta tell you it feels good to be back as I am very excited to release this next chapter!
Coming up with the world of Primordial was both fun and exhausting as I had to create this environment from the ground up. But the effort was worth it and I hope you enjoy this chapter.
Chapter Two
Five years have passed since the day the Üngana adopted Tsuna into their family. In the time that has passed, the human child has learned to live among these large apes. Despite her unnatural appearance, Tsuna had always felt that she was an Üngana, and thanks to her family she learned many things.
Taruk, the leader of the apes, took on the responsibility of acting as father for Tsuna. In this tribe, only the strong will prevail, and Taruk never held back on teaching his human daughter how to survive.
On days of no travel, he taught his children how to fight for there was always danger lurking in this jungle. On days where the apes had to travel, Taruk left his son and daughter in the care of his mate, seeing how it was his sworn duty to protect both the tribe and his family.
While her father was harsh, her mother was the opposite. Over the past several years, Tsuna has been under the care of her mother, Üma. Despite being of two different races, the bond between mother and daughter was unbreakable.
One of their favorite past times is grooming one another. Often times Tsuna will come to her mother covered in more filth than usual, thanks to her brother, but it allowed more bonding time as they loved grooming their fur.
Speaking of her brother, Maku was like any older brother to a younger sister. He always thought it was his responsibility to look after Tsuna when their parents weren't around.
But at the same time, he never wasted any opportunity to cause a little trouble. Whether it was teasing his sister or letting her in on several shenanigans that caused friendly disturbances in the tribe, Maku was never boring. Still, given how Tsuna was different, Maku was always protective of his little sister.
One day, as the sun rose over the mountains of Primordial, Tsuna opened her eyes and let out a loud yawn as she stretched her arms and scratched herself. With her vision still adjusting to the sunlight, she slowly began to notice that her father had left their nest some time ago. It didn't surprise her, as one of Taruk's duties as leader was to patrol the boundaries of their home.
She looked behind her and saw that her mother was still asleep while Maku was beginning to wake up. Once she saw her brother slowly move out of the nest, Tsuna wasted no time in searching for breakfast. She looked over the edge of their nest of leaves, bamboo and assorted branches, and remembered that they were nearly thirty feet above the ground.
Üngana tend to live in the most dense parts of the jungle. The large twisting trees, with overarching branches, acted as a natural barrier to keep predators away from these apes. As an added precaution, the gorillas also tend to sleep high in the trees.
With her mother barely waking up, Tsuna waited for Maku before the two leaped off the nest. While Maku was a natural at grabbing vines and branches, Tsuna struggled.
Growing up with the Üngana meant that she would need to adapt to her surroundings. Even though she had no problem using her hands, the human girl made great efforts to make her feet function as much as her hands.
After Maku made his way to the jungle floor, after swinging his body through various vines and branches, he looked up and saw his sister carefully make her way down the large tree. While Tsuna used her hands to grab onto braches, she used her little feet to grab onto nearby vines.
It didn't take long before she climbed her way down the tree before she reached her brother. Soon enough the two traversed through their territory in search of food.
Walking on all fours, with her knuckles pressed into the soft soil with every step, Tsuna did her best to keep up with Maku. It didn't take long until the two of them found a tree baring unique fruit.
The fruits on this island were far different from any other fruit. For some reason, the nutrients within these exotic fruits gave energy and strength to these large apes. If Tsuna and Mako wanted to be as strong as their father, they would need to feed on as much fruits as possible. But seeing as how it took a while for Tsuna to climb down a tree, it would take much longer for her to climb up one.
Stay. Maku grunted before he climbed up the tree with ease.
Tsuna watched as her big brother perched himself on a large branch before he stretched out his hand to grab several red orange fruit. It didn't take long for him get a hold of the food he searched for before he took a big bite.
Yellow juices flowed out of his mouth and dripped along side his chin before several drops made their way down the tree. Tsuna, waiting ever so patiently, made several cooing noises hoping Maku would share his catch.
The young ape soon planted his body on the branch before he lied down and soaked up the sunlight that was peaking past the leaves of the tree. However, he did not forget about his little sister as he used his feet to grab another fruit and tossed it down to Tsuna. The little girl panted with excitement as she saw her breakfast come down to her.
As she held the red orange fruit in her hand, she wasted no time as she took a large bite. She could feel her body become rejuvenated with strength and energy, for every bite she took.
It was as if the fruit had harvested the power of the sun, and it was sitting in the palm of her hands. However, as the two were enjoying their meal, rustling noises could be heard from a nearby bush, as three little Üngana apes approached the human girl.
Tsuna knew all too well what these young one were after. Seeing as how it would be easy for them to climb the tree, it would be more easy for them to take food from the hairless runt of the tribe. The three little gorillas circled around the small child as she snarled her teeth and held the fruit close to her.
Mine! She angrily hissed.
It didn't take long for one of the apes to tug onto her black hair, causing Tsuna to yelp in pain before one of the other apes snatched the fruit out of her hands. She chased after the ape but was unsuccessful as she watched the little thief make his way up a nearby tree. Soon enough, the other two Üngana began to push and shove Tsuna.
While she was no pushover, compared to the other young gorillas she was still weak. She made an attempt to fight back against her bullies, but the odds were against her for one of them began to beat his chest with his fists and started to pummel Tsuna. The small child did her best to protect herself as she covered her face and curled up in a fetal position to protect most of her body.
While she heard the other apes howl their voices, she could feel small fists banging on her back, leaving small bruises. She did not know how to get out of the situation, until the noise and attack suddenly stopped.
She looked up and saw Maku standing between her and her three bullies. Planting his knuckles deep into the ground, the young male puffed out his chest before giving a stern grunt.
She looked past him and saw one of her bullies covering his head. It would seem that Maku landed a hard hit to the loud ape.
Tsuna quickly got up and charged at the gorilla before her brother stepped in to stop her. She looked at Maku with intense eyes as she wanted to take revenge on those who bullied her. However Maku did not want to hear any of it.
Fine. She grunted before the two left the tree.
While it is common for young apes to fight one another, males rarely pick on females unless they want to start trouble. But given how Tsuna's father is the leader of the tribe, the young gorillas believe she is tough enough to rough it with the boys. But there are times where things go too far.
Thankfully Maku saw the whole thing, and stepped in before his sister could get hurt.
However, being an Üngana, Tsuna feels some amount of embarrassment as it is required that all members of this tribe to be strong. It is the only law of the jungle as only the strongest will prevail. If she could not handle a fight with a couple of young apes, how would she fair against the other creatures on this island?
As the two made their way back to their nest, Tsuna did her best to hide away any tears that were forming in her eyes. She wants to be strong like her brother, and she wants to show everyone that she is not the runt of the family. Despite her mixed emotions she still showed gratitude as she leaned closer to Maku and nuzzled her face against his arm. Thank you.
Soon enough the two reached their tree and saw their mother sitting amongst the other females who were grooming their infants. Without invitation, Tsuna walked over to Üma and planted her little body in between the females gorilla's legs.
The mother ape was surprised to see her daughter's hair all tangled up and covered with bits of fruit. Thankfully her hair was so messed up that it hid the saddened look on Tsuna's face.
While her mother groomed her, she looked up and saw her brother leave to search for their father. All her worries began to fade away as she loved feeling her mother's hands caressing her long black hair. Sometimes Üma's gentle touch would often tickle Tsuna, causing the little girl to giggle and before she knew it, she was feeling better.
With the sun rising to the center of the sky, after spending time with her mother, the little girl soon wondered off deep into the jungle. Wanting to be alone, Tsuna had the drive to prove to herself that she was not weak.
She ventured toward the edges of Üngana territory, crossing several small creeks and large trees that were laid out on the jungle floor. Soon enough she came across a tree that had pink plump fruit at the top of its branches.
Not wasting any time, the human girl scaled the tree carefully as she used her hands and feet to reach the top. It may have taken a while, but she managed to reach a large branch that was strong enough to carry her. She took a small moment to rest before she looked above and saw the delicious pink fruit above her head.
Standing on her tip toes, she stretched her one hand out fully while her other hand held onto the trunk of the tree. Through her determination, Tsuna managed to grab hold of a single fruit and was excited.
While she enjoyed the fruits of her labor, pink juices trickled out of her mouth as she smiled. It didn't take long for her to finish her meal before she tossed it on the floor below. But soon enough she heard a familiar noise and a frown fell upon her face.
It would seem that she was not alone as the three same apes from this morning had found her. Leave it to bad luck for Tsuna find her self in the same situation she had this morning. Soon enough the three apes made their way to the tree and quickly climbed up.
Tsuna looked around for a way out, but saw that there was no possible way to get down without running into these apes. Within a matter of seconds, she was surrounded by her three bullies who started to howl their loud voices once again, hoping that it would scare her off. However Tsuna had already missed breakfast, and wasn't going to give up her lunch this time.
Trying to keep her balance, she faced her bullies and made an attempt to puff out her chest in the hopes of imitating Maku's behavior and shooing the apes away. But the three gorillas were not impressed, which led Tsuna to bang her chest with closed fists. Despite her attempts, Tsuna was no threat to these bullies.
Soon enough two Üngana grabbed a small fruit and threw it at the little girl while the third one banged on his chest proudly. Tsuna did her best to cover her face before she looked up and saw the third ape was missing until she felt her hair get tugged from the back once again.
Crying in pain, she reach behind her to stop her bully, leaving her belly and chest exposed, allowing herself to get pelted by fruit. But while she struggled, she felt the gorilla behind her wrap his feet around her, locking her in a tight embrace. This made Tsuna furious as she desperately looked for a way out and thought of nothing better than to bite her captor's fingers.
The young ape yelped in pain, allowing Tsuna to free herself. She rolled off the branch and reach out for a nearby vine before she could hit the floor.
Using her momentum, she swung herself around the tree and kicked her bully in the face. He rolled off the tree and grabbed onto a tree to stop his fall but even so he hit the ground with a loud thud.
With one down, the other two climbed down the high branch to reach the small girl. But Tsuna was smart, as she jumped off the branch to grab onto another vine before she swung around the other two apes. They watched as she swung on top of a branch above them before she picked several fruits off the tree and threw them at her bullies.
The two apes retreated, as they leaped off the tree and made their way to their fallen friend. They looked back and saw that Tsuna had disappeared and before they knew it, they heard her loud cry as lunged from a tree behind them and landed on top of them. Without showing any mercy, she clenched her fists as she banged them onto one ape while the other two made an attempt to pull her away.
She thought quick and rolled backwards, allowing her feet to kick her captors in the face. The force of the kick was strong enough for the apes to release their grip on her long back hair before she banged her fists on one of their bellies. Another ape tackled her onto the ground, but Tsuna bit and clawed her way out of the situation, leaving a small trail of blood on the earthy soil.
For a brief moment, both she and the three gorillas were beaten, scratched, and bleeding. With the tree behind her, she did her best to protect her meal. She planted her knuckles onto the ground, puffed out her chest and let out a loud roar as she banged her chest and gave the other apes a stern look.
Leave! She furiously grunted before she watched the three apes leave her alone.
They could easily over power the human child, but in doing so they would also receive her wrath. It was best that they left her alone. As Tsuna watched the little Üngana leave, she let out a small sigh of relief before grabbing some fruit that fell off the tree and enjoyed her hard earned meal.
Well that's gonna be it for Chapter Two! While I would have preferred to have no speaking dialogue to make the characters more authentic, I knew that it was going to be very hard for viewers to follow.
So instead of having Tsuna and the Üngana speak full sentences I decided to keep their dialogue short and have it only in italics as a sort of foreign language for the viewers. I like how it turned out as it makes Tsuna more primitive and more ape like.
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