IN A FOREST,

A GROUP OF FOUR PEOPLE WERE RUNNING THROUGH THE TREES IN HASTE.

“DAMN THAT TRAITOR” BELLOWED A MAN WITH A LARGE SILHOUETTE,

“IF YOU CAN CURSE, THEN MOVE FASTER YOU BURLY OLD MAN” ANSWERED A SLENDER MAN WITH VISIBLE MUSCLE,

“HUH, WHO IS THE OLD MAN, I AM JUST IN MY MID-THIRTIES, YOU BASTARD”

“CAN’T BOTH OF YOU JUST SHUT UP AND FOCUS OUR LIVES ARE ON THE LINE” SCOLDED THEM A YOUNG BEAUTIFUL WOMAN WITH DARK BLUE HAIR.

““FINE”” REPLIED BOTH WHILE GRUNTING,

“CAN YOU KEEP UP MILANA IF WE INCREASE THE PACE? I KNOW STAMINA IS NOT YOUR STRONGEST FORTE ” ASKED THE YOUNG WOMAN,

“Y-YES, I THINK SO, CAPTAIN” SPOKE A PETITE YOUNG WOMAN WITH PINK HAIR WHILE GASPING FOR AIR,

“ALRIGHT, LET’S LOOK FOR A SAFE PLACE TO CAMP HERE TONIGHT”

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UPON HEARING THE SOUND ALL OF THEM STOPPED MOVING AND STOOD ON GUARD

“AM I IMAGINING THINGS OR DID THIS BUSH MOVE” WHISPERED THE SLENDER MAN

“NO, IT MOVED, GERRARD” ANSWERED THE YOUNG WOMAN,

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AN EAGLE SUDDENLY FLEW OUT OF THE BUSH,

“SO IT WAS JUST AN EAGLE, LET’S MOVE ON” SPOKE THE BURLY MAN,

AS THEY ARE ABOUT TO MOVE,

“NO, WAIT CAPTAIN, MR. LEONARDO, GERRARD THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE,” SAID MILANA AS SHE POINTED TO A PIECE OF CLOTH.

WHEN THEY TRIED LOOKING MORE INSIDE THE BUSH THEY SAW,..

“A BOY?” SPOKE LEONARDO OUT OF SHOCK,

“HOW IN THE WORLD IS THERE CHILD IN THE FOREST OF DEATH” QUESTIONED GERRARD.

“THERE IS BLOOD ON THE BOY BUT NOT HIS AS HE DOESN’T HAVE A WOUND, PROBABLY THERE WAS A GROUP OF PEOPLE WITH HIM AND HE WAS A SURVIVOR OF SOME KIND OF A BATTLE, TRY WAKING HIM UP MILANA” ANALYZED THE CAPTAIN

“WHY ME?” ASKED MILANA

“IF YOU WERE IN THIS CHILD PLACE WOULD YOU LIKE BEING AWOKEN BY THESE TWO BRUTES, AND I DON’T KNOW HOW TO TREAT CHILDREN” REMINDED THE CAPTAIN.

“WELL, YOU HAVE A POINT” ANSWERED MILANA

“HE IS THE BRUTE, NOT ME, FOR SURE” POINTED GERRARD TO LEONARDO

“WHO ARE YOU CALLING A BRUTE, YOU DAMN KID”

“SHUT UP BOTH OF YOU, ALRIGHT WAKE HIM UP” SPOKE THE CAPTAIN,

AS MILANA WAS SHAKING THE BOY TO WAKE UP, HE STARTED TO OPEN HIS EYES.

DREAMY HAZEL EYES MET THEIRS,

“W-WHO, W-HERE AM I “

“WE ARE A GROUP OF MERCENARIES CALLED ‘TWILIGHT’ I AM RAVEN THEIR CAPTAIN, YOU ARE IN THE FOREST OF DEATH, NOW WHO ARE YOU AND HOW DID YOU GET IN HERE” ANSWERED THE YOUNG WOMAN WITH DARK BLUE HAIR,

“I- I AM.. AZU AHHH NO GRANDPA” THE BOY SUDDENLY STARTED SCREAMING WHILE HYPERVENTILATING,

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“SORRY, WE CAN’T HAVE YOU MAKING A RUCKUS HERE BEAST CAN ATTACK US” SPOKE RAVEN

“WAS IT NECESSARY TO MAKE HIM UNCONSCIOUS WITH A CHOP TO THE NECK” MILANA THOUGHT,

“RELAX I CONTROLLED MY STRENGTH” REPLIED RAVEN,

“SO WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT HIM, EITHER LEAVE HIM TO THE BEAST TO EAT HIM OR TAKE HIM WITH US AND WE AREN’T SURE WE CAN MAKE IT ALIVE, I VOTE TO TAKE HIM” SPOKE GERRARD

“I ALSO VOTE TO TAKE HIM” ADDED LEONARDO

“ALSO, I THINK SO, SUCH A PITIFUL CHILD” MILANA SAID AS SHE WAS GAZING AT THE CHILD,

“THEN IT IS DECIDED, GERRARD YOU CARRY HIM”

“SURE”

“LET’S CONTINUE LOOKING FOR A CAM— WE ARE SURROUNDED, BY THEIR AURA, I WOULD SAY A GROUP OF BLACK WOLVES” ANNOUNCE RAVEN AS SHE SENSED THE WOLVES.

THE GROUP TENSED UP,

“PLACE THE CHILD WITH MILANA WHILE GERRARD DEFENDS THEM, LEONARDO HOLD THE FRONT LINE WHILE I KILL THEM,

MILANA, YOU USE DEFENSIVE MAGIC TO COVER US WHEN NEEDED, IS IT CLEAR!” RAVEN PLACED THE ORDERS

“””CLEAR””” REPLIED ALL IN UNISON

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“THAT’S A LOT”

“YEAH, WELL LOT’S HOPE WE MAKE IT ALIVE”

To be continued...