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(Arc2) Chapter 8: Creatures of the Night

So....... IM POWER HOUSING AGAIN LOL.... JK the last one was short so I decided to do another one lol. Stupid table made me lose focus. Well at least I can just copy and paste now lol. So this is my first action scene. I think You'll be very surprise to know I LOVE ACTION SCENES. Also, their will be torture in this but it'll be short and it'll be red. And it's probably not that bad....... probaly.......so. viewer discretion is advised. and enjoy

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Mikaila began to wake up. She didn't wake up from the sun, but instead woke up from the complete silence. It's actually still night as she began to stir.

Why is it so quiet. She looked around and tried to sense her surroundings. Nothing stirred, and nothing moved. It was so quiet that she can hear her own heart beating. Quietly she began to untie the knots that held her. She knew it was abnormal that the forest was quite. Earlier on, their were crickets chirping and rustling of the leaves could be heard. Not even the wind seemed to make a noise. After packing up her rope, she quickly climbed down her tree.

Cautiously she moved about expecting danger to come out. Nothing came out though, as if nothing was alive. Then it clicked. She started to survey the surrounding area and finally noticed a shocking revelation. Everything was dying. The trees no longer had their lush green color, but are instead shriveled with a mossy brown color. Everywhere animals and creatures of many sorts lay dead or dying. Their bodies were also shriveled up to the point that their bones were showing.

Mikaila knew something was wrong, but she couldn't understand it.

Why is this happening. She began to head south in fear that staying would only kill her. Slowly she began walking through the death filled jungle always weary, always perceptive of her surroundings. She kept walking, and walking till finally she sensed something behind her. She looked back, but only saw the night. She was now very afraid, but curiosity began taking her. Then a sudden dread filled her inside.

"AWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" (I made it sound like a dog...... but its not..... how can I portray a long scary scream more effectively?)

The sky was filled with a bloodcurdling howl that paralyzed her body. More howls filled the sky, and the ground began trembling with sudden force.

Holy shit. With a sudden boost of adrelanine, she snapped from her stun and began running. Mikaila knew that staying there would only lead to death. As she ran, four creatures burst into the open. Ghouls of mishappen shapes appeared. They had the body of a human mixed with an ape. Their heads were all different. One had the head of a dog, whose flesh was rotting off and it's eyes gouged out. One had the head of a horse, with sharp teeth. The other two had human heads whose flesh was also rotting off and had part of their face melting into their bone.

Mikaila was now in full fright as she tried to run faster. She noticed that her stamina was not keeping up and at the rate she was going will be overtaken.

What do I do. She thought as she looked at her diminishing stamina. She then looked back at the grissly sight behind her. She tried to think of different ways, but all she could see was failure. She then began to smile, her tears flowing once more.

I'm sorry Reya..... I guess I won't be able to see you. Wiping away her tears she stopped and turned to look at her new foes. The ghouls were so surprised that they stopped in their tracks and looked at her. 

If I'm going to die, I'll take at least one of you with me. She brandished her dagger and waited for the ghouls. The ghouls themselves were still confused at the girl. None of them had ever seen a girl stand her ground before. The ghouls were usually summoned to chase and invoke fear into their prey. Yet in front of them, this one girl stood her ground.

Minutes passed before the ghouls finally recovered. The two human headed ghouls sprinted towards her. She waited hoping for a critical moment to strike. To her surprised though, the ghouls were very fast. One ghoul quickly slashed at her legs which she evaded, but the other ghoul managed to strike her shoulder. She felt the blood ooze out of the newly made gash.

-60 hp

A huge portion of her health diminished. Before she could regain herself, the two ghouls continued there attack. One would pretend to strike while the other struck a blow. She managed to fend off most of the attacks, but she couldn't get out unscathed. Marks began appearing throughout her body. After a few minutes of dodging and deflecting she looked at her stats to see that she only had 90 health points left. To her fear the two ghouls seemed to be smiling. They were enjoying the show, and they made sure to only shave off a few of her health at a time. They wanted to see her suffer, and they were getting it.

The girl was desperate now, her body shaking at the realization that she would die tonight. The two ghouls in the back began to move forward but the two human headed ghouls barked back at them. The horse and dog headed ghouls then stayed where they were, which turned out to be the human ghouls mistake.

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The human headed ghoul on the right screamed as ooze began to flow out of its body in several places. The second one didn't realize what was going on until it was too late. A dagger embedded itself between it's eyes and it instantly yelped in pain. Black liquid poured from the two ghouls bodies, turning the surrounding trees pure black. It was a surrealistic view, and in the middle of the scene a girl sat wheezing for air. The dog and horse headed ghouls then came out to her. They too began to wear a smile.

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(Goddess POV)

Pandora can be seen squirming in her chair. The excitement of the battle she saw played through her eyes. The fear, the sorrow, and desperation of the girl fueled her. But more was to come.

I hope you love my presents my young princess. Those two ghouls are very special.

The ghouls she had summoned had a special characteristic. They loved to torture species to death. For whatever reason they did it for, she had no idea. But for her entertainment, they were a wonderful find. She has already grown bored of using it on strong dwellers of this game world who normally just faced the torture with strength. But she's never seen anyone from the other world yet, so she was very excited for the show.

How long can you last my youngling.

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"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH......"

*Clang*     *Thud*       *Clang*

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHH......"

A girls scream could be heard inside the forest. Two ghouls went about her, hitting her and stabbing her in different places. Mikaila was in tears, the pain running through her entire body. Her 90 health points had dwindled to 70. The two ghouls were enjoying the feast before them. They quickly pierced many parts of her arms with a small needle. Each time they plunged it into her flesh, the needle would pass the bone and into the other side. Mikaila screamed once more in pain as she felt the thin blade pass through her arms. 

-.5 hp

The ghouls knew the many points of the body. With this knowledge they delicately tortured their prey. Mikaila can only shudder. One of the ghouls then grabbed her by the throat. The other one simply grabbed on of her legs and twisted it with great strength.

-50 hp

"AHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhh........."

She gave out a hair raising scream but quickly became quiet. Her legs dangled lifelessly, one twisted in the wrong direction. Blood gushed from the many stabs she's received. The ghouls tried not to aim for the head, since they didn't want her to pass out. At this point though her spirit was nearly dead, and her mind could no longer keep up with the pain. Darkness was slowly engulfing Mikaila, her eyes became glossy. The two ghouls then took out a sharp blade from their bodies. They had realized that her time was limited.

They raised their blades high into the air and quickly slashed towards the defenseless girl. The sound of the head being seperated by a blade echoed throughout the clearing. Before the two ghouls knew it, they saw their own bodies before them.

Across from the two beheaded ghouls, and a badly tortured girl, two figures ran to the scene.

"كيف حالها؟" (Is she alright?)

As they knelt beside the weak willed girl. She could only take a glance at them, before finally passing out. The figure touched her head and a blue aura encircled her. The figure cursed, stopping what he was doing.

"انها لا تزال على قيد الحياة، ولكن لا أستطيع أن يشفيها. انها تحتاج الى الطبيب." (She's still alive, But I can't heal her. She needs a doctor.)

The figure to the left nodded and quickly grabbed the two daggers in the jungles floor, while the one on the right carried Mikaila in a princess carry.

"يتيح الحصول على ظهرها إلى معسكر" (Lets get her back to camp)

With that, the three figures disappeared into the night.

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Ok...... so i finished with this one....... and I think i did good..... probably............. well time will tell. So as you can see their is now a plot. ANd for those who will say BULLSHIT she can't be that lucky to live..... trust me...... shes not............. anyhow i hoped you enjoy lol and thank you google translate for giving me a language to use XD