A New Life - book one

Blue

I stared at the blue Velociraptor, seeing her face was like seeing a ghost, and the whole forest and its inhabitants seemed to quieten down, as if it knew of the fight that would take place. For a long time we just stared at each other, not daring to move an inch, not wanting to move an inch.

I wanted to yell at her, to ask her why she was following me; why she was trying to kill me, but when I parted my jaws a bit to ask her, my brain told me not to say anything, and in the end, all that came out was a bit of blood that still hadn't left my mouth.

I saw her head bow slightly when she noticed the blood drip down to the damp dirt. I saw her lift her head, her eyes moving to my bloodied torso and legs.

I saw her eyes look to the jagged hole in my chest, then to the jagged hole in my side. I noticed her eyes scan over my legs and along my sides, as if she was determining whether or not she should expend her energy to kill me or let nature take its course. If only she could see my shattered ribs, I thought.

Suddenly, she took the smallest of steps toward me. I slowly began to take a step back. The blue Raptor noticed this and seemed to quicken her pace, but stopped at the water. I continued to backup, not noticing the incline in the hill. I saw the Raptor watch me with a curious glare. She was waiting for me to slip up, make fatal error I realized.

I saw her lower herself into a pouncing position. I felt my heart rate quicken as my senses began to once again get mixed up with each other. Agh! Not this stupid thing again, I growled. I took another step back, that was the slip up Blue was waiting for. My foot touched down on the slippery dirt in an awkward position. I didn't even have time to react, I felt my foot collapse under my weight, and then I began to fall gradually picking up speed. As I fell, I hoped that there wouldn't be a rock under my head. There wasn't, but it still hurt, landing on my side, I felt a stabbing from the lower part of my torso to my chest where my shattered ribs were. I tried to push myself back up, but the mud was too slippery. That's when it happened.

I felt another weight land on top of my back, and I realized what I'd done, I gave that Raptor her opportunity, and now I was going to pay the price for it.

I felt her dig her claws into the back of my neck, it felt worse this time. Probably because I already had deep cuts there, I thought. I roared, and my survival instincts kicked in. I couldn't get up, not with her on my back. So instead I did the only logical thing I could do. I reached my arms around the back of my head. I felt my claws close around her neck, then I felt warm blood ooze from her neck, and onto my claws.

She had a strong grip, so I found it harder than expected to pry her off my back. But when I did, I felt her rip red lines in my sides.

I took the opportunity of her weak state, and through her over my head, slamming her onto the ground. I didn't want to fight her, quite the opposite, actually. In my weak and bloodied state I needed to get away from her.

I looked down to where the blue Raptor landed, but she was gone. Damn, she's fast, I thought.

As I staggered to my feet, I felt the Raptor slam herself into my side and I went flying into the side of the hill. My body hit the hill with a sickening crunch. I clutched my chest, it felt empty, it felt like all my ribs were moving freely. Either my ribs had turned into dust or they were just broken severely. Either way, it wasn't good.

I landed on the ground with a thud, and I felt conscience begin to leave me. I felt darkness begin to consume my vision. I was in no state to fight, all my energy was depleted, it had been since I first entered the forest.

I looked up to see the Raptor staring down at me, it had begun to rain. huh, appropriate for the occasion, I thought. I felt her place her Death Claw on my neck. Although darkness was clouding my vision, I could still see her and I knew that she could see my eyes, the fear that was in there.