It was now dawn, a scout party was being sent out to the nearest border control, which was roughly 30 km away.
It was going to take alot of time for the scout party to bring back the news; Kaz'er would be leading the squad.
Vazir was being left in-charge of the village affairs until Kaz'er returned.
Before leaving for the expedition another search party was sent under the persistent efforts of Vazir to collect the body of the deceased guard.
Which they found, his head cleanly cut off. There was no doubt about it, this was the work of a Hollow.
They turned things into nothingness just by touching them. They were corrupt beings after all.
They retrieved the body of the fallen guard and gave him a proper burial. His wife was still a mess, tears dried on her face, but it was apparent that she was crying the entire night.
After the burial was done, Kaz'er told the people to gather at the center of the village, he had an announcement to make.
He can't hide all of this from the people; it was their right to know what was going on.
After sometime, many people could be seen standing outside of the Town hall waiting for Kaz'er to begin.
"My people, we all have been through hell in our lives. This village was built upon our blood and efforts. Each one of you, exiled and shun by your respective cities. We came together and built this home; so our children could live a prosperous life. Yet..I stand here today, telling you off the horrible event that took place yesterday; one of our kin, was brutally killed by a Hollow yesterday..." He said solemnly, the crowd erupted in all sorts of reactions.
He raised his hand, silencing them all instantly. Then he continued "The Hollow we are dealing with is surely out of our league; we have decided to ask for help from the border. I personally will set off with a team of trusted warriors shortly. Await my arrival, I will bring glad tidings with me. Stay in your homes in the meantime, do not leave them."
He dispersed the crowd after finishing addressing to them. Then ordered the squad to bid farewell to their respective homes, they were to departure soon.
Kaz'er gathered his squad and left the village, towards far South; their journey would take them 2 days. They would have to spend the night in the forest.
They travelled throughout the day uninterrupted and without stopping. The Sun was setting down, it was almost night.
"Men, gather around; we will light a fire here and camp out." Kaz'er said in a commanding voice.
He had brought roughly 6 people with him; they all put their respective luggage down and started to look for the essential materials.
They needed to start a fire, hunt for food and sent up tents for the night.
Kaz'er split the responsibilities amongst the people. He divided the party into groups of 2; each being assigned a specific task to complete.
Each group went to different directions; a white haired teenager and a middle aged man with black hair were appointed the duty of gathering food.
"Kid, pay attention; I will teach you how to hunt." The middle aged man said grinning.
"Yes, sir!" The boy replied overly enthusiastic.
"Hehe, calm down." Said the middle aged man chuckling.
"So, what about your family? Who's taking care of them back home?" Asked the middle aged man.
The boy immediately had a shift of aura, he turned sad and depressed?
"I have no family, back at the city..they all were killed. My father died seeking justice for my mother. She was brutally raped by some big shot; he killed her after doing the deed while she helplessly screamed out of pain. They also killed my father when he took it to the court..... leaving this looser alone." He said, his voice turning soft and on the verge of tears.
They were already quite far from the camp; more so than what they were allowed.
When the boy turned around to check on the old man, his eyes popped out of his sockets.
The man was missing half of his upper body. Just like the guard in forest, it appeared as if he was sliced with a clean katana.
Before the boy could have screamed or said anything, a giant claw came into view and ripped his head off.
What accompanied it was a resounding thud and blood squirting from his neck like a water fountain.
.....
The second group, responsible for collecting the wood to ignite the fire was traversing the dark forest.
This group was made up of a man and a woman.
"Hey, will you pass-" the man was cut off by the woman jumping on him and pressing her lips again his.
"Hey!!..the hell are you doing, we are on duty." He said, searching for breath.
"Hehe, what's wrong with having some fun." The girl said, taking her shirt off, leaving her with just a bra.
The man Gulped as he gave in, he extended his hands, grabbing her bra as he slowly unclipped it. Then he grabbed her boobs; squeezing them, accompanied by occasional licks.
The girl was sitting on his thighs as he played with her boobs. Then he lifted his head, and started kissing the girl whilst playing with her boobs. The girl moaned and giggled in response.
They went at it for a minute or two before the girl reached for his pants and pulled them down.
They both looked at eachother for a minute, reaching a mutual agreement, the man pulled the girl's pants down in response.
Then proceeded to take her panties off and expose whatever was beneath it.
He lay the girl down, her back on a tree trunk. Then extended his head forward and started licking her bottom.
The girl moaned in response, her hand over his head, caressing it.
This went on for a few minutes.
"Ah.. I am going to-." She was cut off by the man suddenly rubbing his fingers over her clit.
He moved closer to her, leaning on her chest, then he put it in. Accompanying it with a to and fro movement.
The silent dark night was repopulated with the moaning of the girl and the occasional grunts of the man.
They continued for a few minutes.
"Ugh...I am almost there." The man said holding back.
"It's alright...you can release it in." She said, out of breath.
As she said this, the man's motion fastened, resulting in more moans resounding from the girl.
"I am co-" as he gave one final push, indicating he was finished. However, his voice was cut off.
His head got decapitated; the girl's moaning intensified as she felt a foreign liquid rushing in her body. She took a second to realise what had transpired.
Blood squirted all over her nude body, followed by the limp man's body falling on her. Blood all across her face and upper body.
Infront of her, stood a figure shrouded by the darkness. It's silver skin shining, and a vibrant black globe embedded in it's face.
She let out a ear piercing cry of help; albeit, to her dismay, no help arrived.
The creature Infront of her suddenly disappeared; only to appear 2 feet Infront of her. He stretched out his claw and struck it at her chest.
His hand passed through, protruding from the other side of the tree trunk.
She lay there limp-less, her breathing stopped. She had died, the monster showing some act of humanity, turned her entire body into dust.
Looking off into the distance, he disappeared.
.....
Back at the camp, Ka'er was waiting for the two groups to return. The last remaining group had already finished up setting the tents.
"What's taking them so long?" He said somewhat annoyed. The Sun had already set long ago.
He heard footsteps; expectantly, he turned around but saw no one.
He was perplexed by this, 'Is the hunger getting to my head?' he asked himself.
He was brought out of his thoughts by two thuds; he looked back and saw the two remaining people cut in half.
'Shit.' he screamed in his head as he ducked backwards. A large claw materialized above his vision, barely grazed past a strand of his hair.
He was bent in an awkward position, he was posed like a bridge. He immediately performed a cartwheel as he saw the greyish monster materialize again.
The kick connected with the chin of the monster, to his surprise, the monster didn't even flinch.
Before Kaz'er could process what happened, a hand shot forward, aimed at his neck.
He immediately erected a few walls between them; unfortunately, the claw tore through them as if they were made out of paper.
The claw, a few inches away from his face; Kaz'er had no choice but to use his telekinesis. He knew he can't move the monster.
So he levetated a piece of a thick tree trunk; and shot it towards him.
The trunk collided with his rib cage, sending him flying away. The Martial's claw grazed passed his cheek; leaving a trail of hot blood running down his cheek.
His flight was brought to a sudden halt; he hit a nearby tree and fell down. He started coughing blood as he struggled to get up.
He used telekinesis, and a sword laying nearby flew into his hands.
The Martial materialised infront of him and shot another deadly claw strike, aimed at his chest this time.
Kaz'er let out a scream and brought is sword up to deflect the blow; the claw made contact with the sword and sliced through it like butter.
Kaz'er erupted a wall beneath the Monster; caught off-guard, the monster couldn't do anything.
The monster was sent airborne; Kaz'er, half-erupting a series of walls, made his way to the airborne figure.
It looked like he was walking on empty air. He erupted a last wall; from which he leapt off, following it by a warrior's shout.
Using telekinesis, he pulled another sword in his palms; then he brought the sword over his head as he was hovering over the Hollow.
Then using both of his hands, he thrusted the blade towards the torso of the monster, who was still in a daze.
To Kaz'er's dismay, a sole suddenly materialized Infront of his vision.
The kick connected with his forehead; the force behind the kick was so much that his head exploded instantly.
Two distinct thuds were heard: one belonging to Kaz'er's decapitated head hitting the floor, the other was of his remaining body making contact with the floor.
The Martial...well, he was nowhere to be seen; and whoever interfered, was also nowhere to be seen.
The cries of battle..well it was a slaughter; Nonetheless, the forest was in pin drop silence. The cries of help and battle subsided.
There lay, 7 figures; decapitated or missing half of their body.
....
Author's note:-
I am really sorry first of all; for that s*x scene. I promise I will NOT be writing any of those again. I just thought it fit in well with the monster hunting vibe.
Nonetheless, don't expect any more of these scenes; they really pose no importance to the plot development.
Peace out
-Author