I got up and was eager to dive back into the river, to the fort and cut Ronald's head off.
Without a second thought, I held the chain tightly and was on my way to the river, when I heard something growling behind me. I carefully turned around to see what it was.
A wild dog! It's been a while since I saw these things. The last I saw was killed by Uncle Zack with a bow and 3 arrows. These animals can be very aggressive, they don't care if their food is dead like other wild animals, so it will be pointless acting dead.
But wait! These things usually moved in packs, I raised my head up and saw three on Mrs Claire's corpse.
"Stop!!!", I yelled about to run to it when the one in front of me barked.
"Shuuu!", I shouted swinging the chain at, It moved back and the chain flew pass him and came back to hit me.
"Ugghh!", I exclaimed in pain, as I held my arm, with flinching and considering the fact I was wounded it jumped on me. I held the chain up, pushing it away with the chain as it bit it tirelessly, "get off me!", I said as I continued struggling with them. If I had my sword or knife with me, these things would have been dead. This chain is useless!
I managed to get it off me, it growled at me still ready to attack, I raised my face up and saw Mrs Claire almost completely devoured by these animals. It is pointless trying to save her corpse, I guess I have no choice but save myself.
I turned around and began to run aimlessly as the dog chased.
I have no where to run to, and besides it's too fast for me to out run. I stood back again and it leaped on me once again, with the chain it off again and stood up trying to recall how the zombie which previously wielded it did.
I folded the chain to reduce its length, with the intent of increasing how well I could control it. The fearless animal charged again, and as I saw it approaching, I swung the chain at it, it dodged again and this time the chain ended up on my leg.
"Arghhh!!", I cried bitterly in pain, the pain was so severe I was scared to swing the chain again. Just then, his brothers decided to show up to the party, seemingly done with Mrs Claire's corpse, and with a greater level of orderliness than the zombies, they had me surrounded.
They backed and growled seemingly communicating, it was obvious that if I didn't move quick I was going to end up like Mrs Claire in the hands of these heartless beasts! I summoned up some level of courage and began to spin the chain around, over my head just as its previous owner did. The dogs began to bark seemingly scared to come close, as they followed the spinning chain with their eyes.
Unfortunately one decide to strike, as soon as the chain came in contact with its head, it burst open and the chain stopped spinning. The collision made a sound so sharp, anyone who heard it wouldn't want that fate.
On seeing this, they ran away. I looked at my arm, the one which was struck by the chain and realized that it was swollen, I couldn't touch it, cause it really hurt. I could barely walk with my leg.
Due to this, I had to put the idea of killing Ronald on a temporary suspension, because I can't swim across the river like this, and even if I succeeded, what next? I'll end up beaten, locked up or killed even. I had to take care of my wounds first and at least try and understand how this chain thing works.
My stomach began to rumble, "I am hungry", I said putting a hand on it as I used my eyes to look for a tree which had fruits. I found one and leaped closer.
How do I get up there? I thought as I looked around, but nothing came to mind. Looking at the chain in my hand only reminded me of my injured arm and leg, I would have left it on the floor and walked away, but remembering how it burst open the head of the wild dog, and what the zombie which previously wielded it did, I think there's more to it that it meets the eyes, I just needed to know how it was used.
I looked at the fruit I wanted and then on the floor where some rocks laid, I picked em up and trying throwing at it.
I threw rocks for hours, and was only able to gather up a few fruits. I need to head to the caves before it begins to rain again.
I began to leap headed for the cave, stopping to take a short break along the way, under trees, because just as there was a heavy rain, so there is a scorching sun.
I did this till I got to the cave. It was already deep in the afternoon, the pain on my arm and leg had subsided, seemingly due to my fast healing. I got into the cave and laid on its cold floor, not heated by the sun.
Immediately I closed my eyes! The visions began. I saw white alpha standing on a podium and addressing a large number of zombies, a crowd much more than any I have seen in my life, and it was scary cause it felt like I was amongst them, for I could see through their eyes, warping form one to the other uncontrollably. And suddenly, there she was, mom in all her beauty, unchanged just the way she was when I was little.
Just like all the air around me was about to go back in, I took a deep breath and opened my eyes.
"Mom!", I exclaimed as I sat up.
Although the sight was a scary one, I was overwhelmed with joy when I saw mom, glad she is okay.
I closed my eyes and laid back on the floor again trying to go into the visions again!
My eyes remained shut until I fell asleep.
When I woke up it was night, my arm was fully healed and so was my leg, it just hurts to touch it.
Rain started falling again, but not as heavy as it did the night before, only this one was windy. I slowly started shivering down to my spine. I folded my arm as I shook uncontrollably. I soon began to cough and sneeze.
Suddenly! I sneezed so hard it felt like all the air in me was gone, then I fell into it again.
This time mom was addressing the crowd.
Through their eyes, the night had a glow, everyone was clearly seen, paying an undisturbed attention to mom.
As she sent waves of instruction through out the camp, not a word was uttered, but the message was received.
They wanted to take out some trees. Just as though the picture of the tree was shown clearly to me during the vision, I knew exactly what the tree looked like, but not the reason for the reason for the take down.
I inhaled heavily and opened my eyes, with a sudden feeling of warmth.
Thus wasn't the first time I was feeling this. When ever I have this visions I come back feeling like one of them, this includes their warmth, rage and strength, but just for a short period of time. The problem is going into it, how do I do it at will? It seems these visions have something to do with my breathing.
Whenever a rush of air leaves me forcefully, the vision comes. But how does Xender do it? No one is even able to tell when she does it; well I guess mine is different. I closed my eyes, trying so hard to force air out, all to no avail.
I opened my eyes trying to figure out what the tree was for, but nothing came to mind. I need more information about their plans, I guess I have to get cold so I could sneeze and hopefully go back.
I stood up and took off my clothes.
Butt naked I went under the rain, willfully trying to catch a could.
And slowly it came, once I felt the sneeze, I knew the next thing to expect, so I let it flow freely.
And I was in. White alpha was back on the podium, "Go my brothers, take them all out! There shall be no more take backs", he said aloud.
All I could feel as he spoke was anger while the picture of a man and a woman hugged and kissed themselves happily, seemingly haven't seen themselves in awhile, the man seemed quite older compared to the woman, whose clothes seemed dirty.
I inhaled heavily as my eyes opened, I began to cough on accidentally taking in water during my heavy breathing in.
I was warm again and for some reason filled with anger.
I walked back to the cave and wore back my clothes, and laid on the floor trying to figure out what the visions meant. What's really going on? I thought throughout the night, feeling warm in the obviously cold atmosphere.
The next morning I walked out of the cave, as usual I was hungry.
With the chain in my hand I walked around looking for food, and luckily came across an antelope.
If only I had my bow, this breakfast would have been 100 percentage certain.
I held my chain tight as I walked closer to it as quietly as possible, about to swing the chain at it when the chains body fell on the ground and squeaked.
The antelope ran away immediately, "sh_t!!!!!", I exclaimed p_ssed, "this stupid chain!", I said throwing it in the direction the antelope ran.
"how am I going to eat if this keeps chasing the animals away!", I said to myself angered.
I went to pick the chain up again, "stupid!", I said as I swung it at a tree. As soon as it came in contact with it, it went around it. I tried to pull it back, but the grip it had on the tree was way too strong, so strong it was pulling me to itself instead.
"Interesting!", I said as I looked up at a branch on that same tree.
I untangled the chain holding the tree, and aimed at the branch. I swung at it, and as planned it went around it, I pulled and the grip was solid, "sweet!", I exclaimed and smiled.
With it I was able to climb the tree, and luckily for me there were fruits on it.
I smiled as I plucked some fruits and ate on the tree, I got the chain loose ones again and from the top of the tree, I looked at another. I held the chain and swung at the other tree. It got a solid grip, I smiled and jumped holding on to the chain, as I swung from the tree I was on, not the one the chain was on, but the next.
The feeling of swinging from one tree to the other was incredible, it felt like I was flying.
I did this for a couple more times and soon got the hang of it, I noticed that when you pull the grip gets tight, but when you let it be, it falls off, so with this knowledge, I didn't have to loose manually. And as I went on, my aims got better.
With this I got closer to the river, I threw the chain at a distant tree this time, trying to find out its limit. As usual, it got entangled and I took my regular leaps of faith, and swung to the next tree, "woooooo!!", I yelled excited as I closed my eyes in the ecstasy.
When I opened my eyes I was just a feet away from a tree, "oooh!", I exclaimed as I fell.
"Ouch!", I said as I touched my head and looked up to the tree I hit, "Help!!", I heard someone call, "uhh?", I exclaimed as I tried to figure out where the sound was coming from.
"Help!", the voice cried on, "Near the river!", I said as I ran there.
Zombies had who ever was shouting surrounded, "Hey!!", I yelled trying get the zombies attention. It was successful, they turned to me and some ran towards me, leaving a hole in the circle they had created around the person who was shouting.
I looked in and was shocked to see the same couple I saw in my vision. What exactly is going on? What's so special about this couple?
to be continued........
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