I left Aunt Lin, she packed good foods for me to eat. I can't refuse the old lady because she insisted to cook for me. Honestly, it is so many that it can feed me till tomorrow night.
I used my earphones and listen to an upbeat song. While walking, every things seemed fine. The sun shine like it was no tomorrow. It was bright that it feels so warm.
The birds in the air sang a hymn of song that I haven't noticed before. It feels like everything will be well. The clouds form beautifully that even the air smells like acorn tree.
Each person that I passed by smiling or laughing as if something happened overnight to these people. I looked at the sky and saw flying aircrafts with great speed. It was heading to the mountains.
Suddenly I bumped into a guy the wears polo with eye glasses. He was handsome and built. "I'm sorry" he said.
"No, I'm sorry. I wasn't looking at my way. The planes caught my attention."
"Oh! you noticed that too! I bet it's one of those monsters that they were after."
Living in supernatural world where superheroes and villains exist feels surreal to me. The flying object, levitating humans, spoon that bends quite magical to most of the people but for some reason I find it weird.
Living in a family that believes in the power of science makes me wonder what's real and what's not real. A spoon that bends due to a pressure that slowly builds up by the finger, the narrow thin strings that made objects to float and the iron chair structurally made to make a person looks like levitating.
All of those are fraud but to some extent, mutated octopus that are big, wolf that can bite metal and big as a mammoth, most of those so called monsters are developed through science.
The more I think of it the more I wonder how Carl and Louis got theirs. Suddenly, a memory occur to my head.
"I tasted power, I tasted what Carl was hiding!"
The memory of a trauma how I managed to moved away from that place where Carl saved me from the deadly snares of Louis.
I turned off my music and headed towards the incident. "Where are you going?" the man shouted.
"I'm going to my friend!" I responded.
If my calculation is right, those plains doesn't head just to monster sightings but to where most issued place. A place where thriving of thieves, murderers and scammers.
A place where most of the locals avoided because of illegal transactions. A place where plants doesn't grow and animals avoided due to its ugly by nature and pollution.
I might find Louis there! I ran as fast as I could wearing my sneakers and a big heavy bag. I have no time to walk because Louis might not be there anymore.
The more I ran to that place the lesser the people thrive.
Houses where getting separated to each other, the plants were getting lesser and lesser. This confirms me that I'm getting nearer to my destination.
Exhausted I look, determined as a tree I am. The sweat from my skin is like a waterfall. It's not just a small drop but like a chunk.
My throat was getting dryer and the more I crave to water. I have no time for refreshments, I'm eager to strive hard.
My knees were shaking and my legs were numb, my hair is soaked in sweat. My clothes are drenched. The more I ran the more energy and stamina I lose.
My body may looked fatigue but my mind and my heart are one. I'm determined to build my friends. I am determine to know their doings.
I don't care of their past, I don't care of what they plan in the future. Louis need me and his Grand mother is waiting for him.
As I was getting closer, I happened to stumble a trap. It snapped my feet and I was bleeding. I shouted in pain, clenching my teeth. I was trapped!
I was so exhausted that my ankle even bleeding from the teeth of the trap. My eyes felt sunken, I was crying that I cannot move legs properly.
I tried to release myself from the trap but I lacked in strength, probably because I'm tired. I grabbed one of the branches and tried to use it to lessen the pain and release myself from it.
Slowly the bite was loosing but the blood oozes like crazy. It was painful.
When I finally completely released my ankle, I gaited moving forward but then the same ankle was snared once again by another trap.
The bite went deeper and It feels like I'm going to break my ankle. My voice echoed and a hustling sound was not far.
I did not pay attention to it but tried to release myself again. While I was trying to be free, my eyes were watery and my nose was clog. 2 men stood behind me.
They looked like a hunter, they wore rug clothes and they have knives. They looked at me as if they were looking at an animal that was caught in their trap.
They looked at each other and smiled. "You looked lost" one of them said cunningly.
"You think we can sell him?"
"He's kind a wimp"
"Yeah, we can sell him to those clients that needed a specimen?"
"I don't think they will buy him."
"Looking at his appearance, we can sell him for slaves"
While they were talking to each other, I was busy freeing myself. When I finally opened the trap, I tried to run as fast as I could. The 2 men noticed me.
They were making fun of me but I continued to stay away from them. They were just walking beside me talking nonsense.
No matter how fast I tried, they were there on my side walking. I can't out run them. It is because I'm too exhausted and having a difficulty to run.
The sun was getting harsh that my sweat are dropping like crazy. It was so hot and exhausting but I must move forward.
"Where are you going?"
"Are you sure that, this is your way?"
"You are heading to your doom"
"Don't struggle that much, you'll lose your asset"
"It is a trouble some for us"
"HEY! Are you dumb?"
"HEY! WE'RE TALKING TO YOU!"
I wasn't listening to them and so out of anger they sliced my right thigh. "AAAAHHH!!!!" it was painful.
Still I gait , ignoring their petty opinions and their deceiving words. Then they sliced one again but my left thigh. I dropped down and crawl. Fully determined to move forward but the men who were after me, did not stop.
They pushed down my bleeding ankle with their shoes, they stepped down to me like they are predators playing with their foods.
I shouted out of pain once again and I was having a hard time to breathe. I'm not near the gate of that place but I'm ending far from it.
I was loosing my vision when suddenly another man appeared.
"Men! Give that man to me."
"For free? Yeah right, dream on"
"Give that man to me or else"
"Or else what?"
"You don't want to know what"
"Test us"
I heard a screeching animal sound that leaped over me. I saw in my blur vision that those 2 men that caught me were running away like crazy.
A man picked me up and smelled like mixed of mint from cigarette and a stink of alcohol. The man was wearing skin animals with furs and scales. I'm guessing that this man is also a hunter.
"What are you doing in this place?"
He said in a very deep voice. I was nervous and hesitant at first , knowing that I'm near to the most darkest place.
"I'm looking for someone"
"You are looking for someone? That person might dead already. Go back to your place and never again enter or come near."
"I can't! want to talk to him personally"
"That person is either be dead or not the person you know of. No matter the case, you have nothing to do here so get lost."
"Please I beg of you…" I lost my consciousness. I wasn't prepared physically and mentally for such things. My bag may be a loot for the hunters and other people.
I can not longer feel a heavy bag in my back. My head feels so light and my ankle feels like stinging. I can't open my eyes or move my body probably because I'm too exhausted.
I can only feel my wounds were stinging like crazy. I want to see but my eyes can't open. I can only hear myself grunting.
"No medication! Good job" a familiar voice said. Oh! my reflection!
After that voice was heard, my sense were slowly awakening. I can smell a broth and I can feel my heavy body laid down. My eyes was slowly opening and my head wasn't spinning.
I slowly wake up seeing an unfamiliar place. I saw bandages all over my lower body. There was no one present at that place.
~END OF CHAPTER