Chapter 9: Lead's escape.
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The disgusting view of the dead Hyena plunged fear into the Lead Hyena's heart, its limbs moving back in a jerky motion as if trying to escape the reality of the situation.
The only sound in the surrounding area was the Lead Hyena's racing heart, its beats echoing in its ears like a drumline. The air was heavy with tension, and the Lead Hyena's eyes seemed to bulge out of its sockets as it took in the scene before it.
[HOWLING]
The Lead hyena snarled at the one last remaining 1st rank hyena.
The young man, with a continuously increasing swelling on his left leg, struggled to stand on his feet.
Taking support of his sword, his bloodthirsty gaze fixed on the hyena infront of him, bleeding from his lips, bitten by his own teeth to endure the pain, he moved slowly towards his prey.
Whimpering, and scared the hyena took some steps back, with the fog setteled and radiant sun up in the sky, the air was clean yet heavy.
Natalie and Lily's worried gazes were fixed on the young man, he raised his sword up pointing at the hyena.
With a limping step he lost control of himself and fell on his knees, his face towards the ground, his sword resting near his hand.
Natalie gasped, her eyes widened in worry, with her dagger in hand she ran towards him.
Before she reacted, the hyena had already jumped towards the defenseless man, with his mouth wide open and teeth aimed at the man's head.
Natalie shouted "look out" and threw her dagger aiming for the hyena.
The young man gripped his sword, turning his face up with a scary smile etched on his face, "gotcha.. bitch...".
After throwing himself up by pushing the ground, He swinged his sword under the approching hyena and slit open his throat, Natalie's dagger pierced deep on the hyenas back, as it fell dead on the ground.
"Ha ha ha... that's like it.." laughing out loudly, he enjoyed his hunt.
Breathing heavily he fell on ground with exhaustion.
'He used himself as a bait to lure that hyena...
As if he was fighting his Nemesis..' Lily's mouth open in awe, her eyes widened in surprise after witnessing such determination.
She stood up and walked up to Natalie who was standing there in awe, "Natalie.."
"You saw that.. right? Lily..
He could have just ordered one of us to attack the hyena whike he was still standing, but he uses himself as a bait.."
"Why would he do that.."
Natalie's lips trembled in worry, as she took small steps towards the injured young man.
Laying at the ground on his back, his eyes were searching for the Lead hyena,
"haaaah.., so that bastard took this chance to escape..
What a waste.."
He murmured, looking at the peaceful clear blue sky,
with a disappointed face he groaned in anger, feeling immense pain on his ankle, his eyes closed slowly as he saw worried Natalie approach him.
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Sitting with his back supported by a wall, he slowly opens his eyes, his mind in a daze, as radiant yellow light flickered in front of his eyes.
He witnesses a women, in a black modeen Military dress, with long blondish hair, her tears falling on his injury, with her back facing him, sitting on her knees holding his ankle with care.
He looked around, a modern military vehicle, with advanced technologies, switches and screens all around him.
"The wound is not that deep, we can treat it.." he heard a man's mumbling.
With a sharp pain he snapped out of his daze, sitting in a cave with his back supported against wall.
Natalie holding his injured swollen ankle on her laps with care,
her face tensed and worried, tears dwelling in her eyes fixed on the wound.
A smooth and gentle touch on his palm, realizing that Natalie was holding his blood soaken hand.
"Healing magic: the warmth of nature." Lily touched his injured feet with her both hands as a golden magic circle appeared.
He groaned as the pain kicked in, holding Natalie's hand tightly he cried out.
Followed by a feeling of warmth and fading pain on his injured ankle as he witnessed the miraculous treatment of his wound.
'That memory, it was from our mission five years ago while assassinating a member of Resistance's High Command.'
'It was venessa..' tears fell from his despaired eyes.
"Master, master.. are you okay.." Natalie snapped him out of thoughts, an innocent cute face with little tears in eyes.
'Huh... why does she looks in pain.'
"Sorry.. forgive me.." he let go Natalie's hand realising he was holding them very tightly.
Her wrist red from his tight grip.
"Please forgive me.. I didn't mean to do that." Stuttering he apologized with his eyes down in shame.
Holding his hands again,
"It's fine.. I know Master didn't wanted to hurt me."
With a cute and charming smile on her face Natalie replied.
His eyes widened in surprise, pulling his hands back,
"Master..? Why would you refer to me like that..!"
"Wait... even though I am thankful that you healed my wound on ankle, but how did you do that..
And earlier, when I was fighting the hyenas, you did something and roots grew out of land and crushed that hyena.." his eyes panicked as confusion took over him.
"And yesterday I clearly remember that the old man pierced me with his dagger, I lost too much blood and fell unconscious, but when I came to, my wound was already healed..
How are you doing all this..."
he blasted all these questions at Lily with a mix of confusion and curiosity.
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