Okuagu picked up the blade and slowly began to sneak towards the entrance of the cave. The hyenas seemed to be sleeping, at least two of them with the supposed leader crouching in front of the cave. After much thinking Okuagu finally came up with a plan. His plan was simple and to him, had a success rate of thirty percent.The plan was: first using the blade that was now blazing hot Okuagu planned to rush out quickly and deliver a painful stab to the leader, after which he planned to gather the heat burning through him to his legs and make a bolt worthy of the ages. Assuming a sprinting position Okuagu watched as the faint red lines on his leg muscles began to glow bright orange. Holding the blade in his right hand and transmitting the heat energy coursing through his body,was already beginning to take a toll as he could feel overwhelming weakness. Soon enough the temperature of the cave had risen extremely high with Okuagu's eyes glowing bright orange. After gathering enough energy, he bolted at shocking speed towards the entrance. "Finally the mouse is out" remarked the hyena leader as she opened her mouth wide enough to bite his body in half. Okuagu was travelling at a speed that made it easy for him to sidestep the hyena's attack, which he followed up with a wicked slash to the hyena's throat. Blood and steam spewed everywhere with the female dropping dead cold. The other two hyenas were already lunging at Okuagu each cutting off his path of escape and thus ruining his original plan. "Why do you guys want to eat me so badly and how are you speaking my tongue" Okuagu asked out loud bringing the blade in front of him. "well you have a gift and two all high ranked beasts can speak human tongue" replied the hyena who gave Okuagu no time to process the information, before he pounced on him. Okuagu simply gave up all hope of fighting and jumped with all the energy in his legs dodging the hyena and grabbing hold of an above branch. The other hyena crashed into the tree with such a force that Okuagu had to jump to an adjacent tree to avoid falling. He wasted no time in jumping from tree to tree with the hyenas chasing him hotly on the ground. "Almost there" thought Okuagu as he leaped for another branch only for the red lines on his body to disappear. Okuagu soon lost strength and missed the branch, thus he began to drop quickly. "So after everything this is how it's going to end "he thought as he landed with a heavy thud on the floor. He slowly opened his eyes to see a graceful woman with beautiful white skin armed with a long spear fighting the hyenas. The woman took no time killing the hyenas and as she walked towards him he lost consciousness."Wakeup, Wakeup! I hope his not dead" was the voice Okuagu heard as he slowly opened his eyes. To his greatest surprise he wasn't in heaven but instead he was in a small wooden structure lying on a bed that felt softer than what he was used to at home. "wow you are alive, I thought you were gone at that time" said the beautiful woman as she placed the back of his hand on his forehead."You speak my language" asked Okuagu as he got up from the bed. "Of course I do and sorry about your village" the woman said as she placed a beautiful spear at a corner of the building. At the mention of his village he began to wipe some tears coming from his eyes. "So would you like anything to eat? Asked the woman as she laid some meat on the table. "The meat smells familiar "remarked Okuagu. "Maybe that's because it is the meat from those hyenas that tried to kill you the woman said with a smirk. "What? How long have I been sleeping? Okuagu asked as he took a look around the structure. "Two days, at a point it seemed you were dead" she replied as she took a bite from the meat laid on the table. "Thank you ma but I don't think I'm hungry'' Okuagu replied. "Suit yourself and by the way my name is Claire "Claire said with a smile. "I can't call you by your first name after all you are my senior" Okuagu said as he couldn't bear the thought of calling someone like her by her first name. "You're too polite, but I will actually prefer you to call me by my name, I'm too young to be called 'ma' Claire added with a shudder. "Alright sister Claire "added Okuagu "Oh brother" remarked Claire as she placed her hand on her forehead.