Monster Hunter

Part 10

Vallia: (sighs) I can sense your anxiety from this end.

Klari: Could you work faster already? I want to get out of here. It's such a boring place to be.

Vallia: Well, if you tried being at least good for one time only- maybe you wouldn't be placed in jail.

As Klari checks to see that the cost is clear, her elder sister uses her vine-like hair to bring the back cell walls to the marshy ground.

Vallia always had to help get her sister out of trouble. Even when they were just little monsters. Their parents treated them the same. And that always got under Vallia's nerves. She was nothing like Klari. Quite the opposite in fact. But their parents must have been too blinded by love to see Klari's evil acts.

Whenever Klari did something bad, no punishment would fall on her. The only thing that happened was that Vallia had to clean up whatever Klari had done. After all these years, Vallia still kept looking after her sibling.

She did love Klari dearly- even in the craziest & dangerous of situations, like right now.

Klari: Okay! I can see some light coming in. Keep going V.

Vallia: Could you hush? This is supposed to be a quick and silent escape. Don't shout.

Before Klari could say a word, the walls came tumbling down. Vallia waved her hand at her sister.

Vallia: Come on. Let's go.

Klari:(Raises her hands) Oh, sweet bright light, & fresh clean air.

Vallia hears the sound of the cell doors opening. It's one of the guards.

The Guard looks around but thinks everything is normal. Then he goes to check the other areas of the prison.

Klari: How did he not see us?

Vallia: I tapped into his neural brain network, and made his mind focus on the already stored image of the cell in order. Also, he thinks you're resting in your cell. Now let's go before he comes back. I'm not sure if I'll be able to convince him that you have not escaped.

Klari: Where to now? Lead the way. I'll follow.

Vallia: Really?

Klari:(places her left hand on her heart & raise the other) I promise.

Vallia: I see that you lost your fangs. (Laughs)

Klari: It's not funny V. I was ambushed- I mean taken by surprise.

Vallia: Who took your fangs?

Klari: Some female monster Hunter.

Vallia: Wait? A female monster hunter? How did she find you?

Klari: She must have been around the moment I escaped.

Vallia: Yeah. I still can't believe you lost your fangs.

Klari: Oh, I'm going to get them back. That's for sure. That human will regret taking my fangs from me.

Vallia: You don't even know who she is.

Klari: I'll find out exactly who she is, and where she lives. This time I will be the one to have the upper hand. (Hisses and Laughs).

Vallia: Good luck with that. To me it sounds like you don't know who you're even dealing with.

Klari: You can help me take her down.

Vallia: (Smiles) Nope. That's not happening.

Klari: Please. (Frowns) Fine.

Vallia: Where are you going?

Klari: I'm going to find someone else to help me.

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Vallia watches her sister wander off alone. When she sets her mind to something- she never stops till her plan goes through.

Klari slithered further & further away from Vallia. She reached a point where she couldn't even see V behind her anymore. Maybe this was a bad idea. It was time to just go home.

When she almost turned back, Klari spotted a whistling pei. This was unbelievable. Her tribal ancestors must have heard & noticed her pain.

Klari bent down near the plant. She pulled it gently from the ground. Then she picked the prickly leaves. This was going to be tricky. Now she had to chew on them.

She closed her eyes, and slowly started to chew. To her suprise the leaves prickly tiny thorns felt like nothing when chewed. After chewing on the leaves, she spat them out and then covered the leaves with dirt.

Klari waited, she heard the birds chirp by as they flew to their nests. She felt so relaxed, too calm. Then all of a sudden- her mouth burned.

She felt like her mouth was being torched. Klari hoped the pain would wear away soon.

After what felt like years, the process was a success. Klari hissed and felt much better.

A silver bird flew to her side. It flapped it's wings so gracefully. The silver bird moved with such beauty.

Klari hissed, and when the bird tried to fly away...it lost control of it's own body. Her fangs were back and ready to paralyze Klari's victims just like old times.

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