The dawning of the night was approaching.
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Mrs Taiyo marched Infront of the group, her face gromy. With them being famished and wakeful, nightfall was drawing near, and with it, so was death.
She couldn't help but worry of what might befall them. If that cowboy were to suddenly appear, without the protection from the skull path, one of them was gonna die, that is, if he was satisfied with one kill, if not then all of them would be as good as dead.
Even with all their abilities combined, from what the cowboy had displayed, she knew chances of them surviving were low, if not just straight up impossible.
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*Howwwl!*
But that was a problem for the next few hours, as of right now, she had other things to worry about.
Unexpectedly, four predators had jumped off of the shrubs on their right, sorrounding them.
If not for their red fur and 3.5inches canines, the predators would've perfectly resembled the wolves.
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"I wonder if that guy is still after us."
"Probably yes."
(..) Tony was speechless, having tried to start any kind of conversation with his group, but seeing that nightfall was about an hour or so away, none of them could manage to hold on a conversation. Infact none of the kids had spoken since they left the river.
If what Dan said were true_which probably was, then the cowboy was gonna show up, sooner or later, and if he did, chances of their survival would be less than 10%, which before leaving they had all agreed to. But now reality was about to hit them, and no one was ready to show how terrified they were, which had ultimately lead to the silent walking.
Alpha, as always walked behind the group, with Ciru on his right, Tony and Dan slightly ahead of them.
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Weapon creation was a great power, but for someone like Alpha who had never held a weapon, let alone use one, it was basically useless.
Since they left the river, like most of the kids, Alpha tried to formulate a scene in his head, but no matter how he exaggerated it, all the results ended the same, with all of them dying or atleast some of them.
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"Something is coming." When those words left Dan's mouth, it was already too late and the wolves were now circling them.
*Howwwl!*
Immediately after, every kid, as if telepathically communicating, activated their abilities.
After the appearance of the predators, the groups that weren't that far apart, including Mrs Taiyo who supposedly took a few steps back, gathered with their backs against each other, to better face the wolves.
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A few kids, even after activating their abilities, remained in the middle. Alpha had even forced Ciru to remain behind him where she ultimately found herself stuck in the middle.
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The predators before them appeared cautious, circling them before attacking, which had given the group enough time to organise itself.
Willing a spear, blue light flashed, which appeared to have drawn the attention of one of the wolves.
A meter and a half spear instantly appeared, to which he immediately gripped it with both hands and mimicked a fighting stance from one of the movies he'd watched.
To his right was Dan who had his hands crenched onto fists, while on an amateur fighting stance.
On his left was Tony who had his whole face dripping in sweat as he floated about five centimeters above ground.
Alpha gripped his spear tighter with his sweaty hands, but soon as he did, his mind cleared up as all his senses focused in on the very enemy that stood before them ready to rip them apart.
At this moment he could feel the cold air that blushed against his face, the breathing of the very kids that stood by his side, the slight movement of the predators before him. At this moment he felt like the spear was an extension of his body, a tool he had used all his life, he didn't know why but he felt like he could tear the predator before him apart without a sweat.
Everything he felt was against the very laws, he'd never held a spear before, but now it felt like one of his limbs, he'd never fought before, but now he felt like the predators before him were like ants.
During this moment no one knew what was happening, but all the kids even the ones in the middle, changed their deminors, even though for some reason none of them freaked out after the wolves appearance, their eyes were filled with terror, but a minute of silence and concentration was all it took.
All their eyes changed. Looking at the four wolves as if they were the prey, and they were now the predators.
Their gazes looked to have even startled the wolves before them, but not for long, the wolves knew and believed they were the predators and backing off wasn't gonna fill their stomachs.
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Mrs Taiyo glanced at her students, she didn't know what had suddenly come up with them, but at that point she couldn't help but recall the memories she never experienced, though for some reason remembered, she didn't want to imagine it, but everything in this world seemed to be too connected.
The kids never screamed, they never ran, why? And how? She couldn't understand it, everything almost felt like they had somehow experienced it before.