Chapter ten
Black blood spluttered out of the wound , and it let out a shriek of pain .
It lunged upwards , flailing it arms around and landed on the wet ground with a painful thud .
The earth was spinning around Niverea, and she was gradually losing consciousness . She could feel her head turning light like that of a feather and her breathe was getting less coherent .
She closed her eyes , but a faint sound floated to her ears .
"They're coming . "
Her eyes flew open and she gasped . Who was that ,? Who or what exactly is coming ??
A "swash "sound of the air against her right cheek alarmed her and she immediately spun around before the attacker could attack again .
"Holy shit ! Let me catch me breath at least . Ah barka ! . "
She grabbed the stick and stood in a fighting stance , she definitely couldn't take down all the pack of soul eater , heaven knew how she was still standing is also a mystery to her .
But what could she do ? Wait for the time that they'll get tired of this silly game and decide to slaughter her ,? Or snap her neck like one of them had suggested before ?
No but thank you , she'll rather die fighting. She took a deep breath and anticipated when the next attack would be .
Her new found "extrasensory organs" were fully alert , and she was relying on them .
Her legs slanted backwards and her body swished sideways , before she could register what's the fuck is going on . A fast claw was coming right for her face .
She dodged the second attack and stood on her tippy toes . She dared a little glare at the monster and whispered menacingly
"Not my face you disgusting horrible split-filled ass faced fur and feathers head . Pwahh. " She spat at him .
The soul eater looked annoyed and it wagged it long tail at Niverea .
She gulped again for the hundredth time today . The great spirit knows that all her saliva would soon run dry.
She raised her "weapon"up high and dug it right into the soul eater eye before it could even dare to move from it's position .
It howled and screamed into the darkness when Niverea could not remove the stick on time . She was wiggling the stick all around and it seems to be stuck into his eye .
"Stay still you ! Let's make this quick . "
With a surprising strength which she knew not of the possession, she swiftly removed it .
"I guess dragging the cows all the time and doing all the horrible chores at home has it own advantage . "
The sound of a trumpet blowing filled the air and Niverea had to cover her ears from the stingling noise .
A dark cloaked figure appeared from nowhere , with a tiny whistle inside his mouth . Niverea couldn't see his face as he was covering his head as well but a distinctive characteristics is that he was tall . Extremely so .
Two of his braided hair was left to dangle out of the cloak , and she could see the devishly arch of his thick brows.
"Barka "the word flew out of her mouth in awe .
Two dagger flew around in a very fast pace ,slashing through the cold air . She quickly dodged one of the flying dagger , lest her head fall of from her neck .
"Is he trying to kill me or what ?? "
Shrill scream and howls of agony filled the whole forest ,as the dagger stabbed the soul eater right on their eye .
A few seconds passed and the forest fell silence and the cries dulled to an almost inaudible whimpers . They soul eater died !
The mysterious man started to walk away , without as much as a word to her . Shock filled her .
Who was he ?? . She scrambled up her feet and made a quick dash , to follow the man .
"Hey ! Hey ! Black cloak ! . "She screamed stop her lungs and flapped her hand in the air . She saw the man , he kept walking . Or was he ??
No! It felt like he was simply floating through the air . She couldn't catch a sight of him again .
"At least you'll finish what you're here for . ! Shouldn't he escort me out of the forest ??. " She spoke to herself as she gently leaned against a tree .
Heaven forbid this tree to be monstrous one ! She was totally drained .
She felt something trickling down her leg and without thinking too much about it , she screamed .
She squinted her eyes to look down , half praying that it wouldn't be a snake . Alas, it was her own blood that was trickling down her legs .
She had totally forgotten about her wound ,! As if on cue ,blood begin to gush out more .
Her vision was rapidly fading her , and she couldn't feel her legs again. Suddenly , she heard a ruffle among the dried twigs and leaves behind her . She was too tired to look
She saw the black cloak again , moving towards her . She smiled , relieved . At least he wasn't a callous and stupid man .
He knows how to be a gentle man
She stretched out her arms at him , when he was almost within her arm range , she grabbed his cloak and look up at him .
His cold and black eyes, that look equally like a soul sucking void ,was the last thing she saw
. Before blacking out completely .
*
The cock was crowing in the distance , as the moon was gradually giving way to the sun .
The morning light streamed in from the window , making Niverea cover her eyes with her hand .
She groaned as she turned , snatching the blanket up to her face . She wasn't ready to get up just yet .
She eventually stood up , after some minutes as the light wouldn't stop streaming in . She stifled a yawn , and rubbed the sleep over her face .
Her hair was tangled everywhere ,and bits of hay stuck to it .
Her body felt light , almost too light like a feather . She knew , that somehow something just wasn't adding up .
It felt like she was just waking up from a long ass sleep , and she had quite a long dream too .
She was in the forest , and was fetching water when something ominous happen .
Some monsters had came out of nowhere and was about to kill her , when she was rescued by a mysterious man .
"That is quite some dream we have there? " She titled her chin and wonder .
The dream looked so real that she'll almost bet that it was real .
She stood up from the bed , and headed outside before the old hag would start her foolish nagging .