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Chapter 8 - Fight or Flight

NEE Day 2.

A camp outside of a cliff. It's like a giant sword came slashing down separating the two land. Between them where the crashing sound of waves. Giant trees like those in avatar movie of blue elves like.

This settlement is used to be in India but after going outside they don't see any resemblance to India. It's just a bare land with blood painted the land. Guts and limbs on the ground.

"Ayaan! Go scout the surrounding and report it fast." Said by a man. He surely isn't a soldier. Because his face has a wicked feeling that only disgusting men of this world have. A ruthless lawless man.

Behind him is a tent with a faint crying sound escaping from inside but laughter and weird smell attract it more attention. It was like a brothel.

Women sell themself for food. The power in that settlement shifted to the local gang after a sneaky attack from them. Taking the survivor as hostages.

"Mekha, come with me we will follow the scout. So we can run first if it is dangerous. Our life is the most important." This trash are many but they can't do a thing because they use others as shields.

Many of them go and follow the unfortunate man. He walks slow and eyes everything that moves. Ears perk up listening attentively. Slowly parting ferns giant leaves. Roots on the ground like a big pipes.

Moss on the ground than grass.

A beast is stalking him from behind but that beast is waiting for him to go deeper but a surprise came to the beast, behind that man is a group consisting of 12 people. More a quarter of the gang. They say blessing and curse come together but curse got them this time.

The beast was a white tiger at a size of 4 meters. It's a shadow that lurks everywhere. The forest was dark as towering trees blocking the sun.

"Mekha, I think we are being followed." One midget man with a weird mustache.

"You are just being paranoid." Others reply.

They continues to follow Ayaan.

Then a gruesome scream rang behind them.

"Aaahhhh!! Help!! Help!!" It was the man that denied being followed.

Crunching sound dominate the forest and a falling thing came in front of them. A head, a decapitated head.

"Run!!"

They Sprint deeper into the forest.

Ayaan just hide behind the tree watching as the tiger chases them.

He then sees a stone emblem on a tree. Besides that stone are nerves of trees connecting to the trees. It's like the tree is nurturing the stone. Glowing with a red light.

"What is th-" his question is stop as he just stares blank at it.

'I am you, you are me.' a though that emerge inside his head.

He reach for it and upon grasping it he throws it to his mouth.

*Gulpp..

The tree slowly age, like it already serve its purpose.

*Crack.. crack... Tssssk Bang...

He regains his sanity but he feels weak while the will to live fuels his body. He runs back to the base but a feeling makes him look back and a running tiger came in view. It's targeting him.

He runs faster and faster. Sweat came pouring.

"Help!! Help!" He shouted.

Fear isn't on his face but hope. During his run, he manages to grasp a severed branch.

He tosses it to the tiger.

'Delay that beast for more time to escape.' that was his thought.

While running he is looking for a place to reduce the tiger's speed. He then remembered a swamp filled with swinging vines. He runs in that direction.

His body is burning with fever but adrenaline rush just the only thing keeping him conscious.

Upon seeing the swamp, hope-filled him more. Searching for the perfect swinging vine to arrive at the other side.

The swamp is about 20 meters big it also becomes the divider from the forest and the settlement. In front of the settlement is a thin flow of the swamp waters but it's still is dangerous because of man-eating fishes and Giant Crocs. They created a tree bridge. The tree has a bridge attached to it made of woods but it cost lots of lives. That's the reason that gang manages to suppress the arm forces. They lack more men because of that main project.

*Huff... Huff.. hufff...

Finally seeing a very long vine he jumps to it.

"Haaa!" He swings but a weird feeling is on his hands its like alive. Then his scream rang.

"Ahhh!!! My God!!" The vine is not a vine but a super long man-eating worm. It opens its mouth on the edge of its body. Attempting to bite him.

"Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!!" He held on till he knows that his life will end faster on bellow him on the swamp.

He let go and a parabolic angle he lands on the other side. The tiger is on the other side roaring.

He thought he is safe then a clamping sound came. A group of Giant Crocs came rushing.

Still fucked up he runs fast to the direction of the settlement.

*Huff... Huff...

He feels a warm liquid coming from his nose but he ignore it, just continue running until he sees the settlement he shouts and collapse on the ground.