My eyes snap open, I don't move but scan the overhead surroundings with my eyes, seeing no threat (that would go after me at least) I slowly rise and look around, that is until I heard talking, I slowly descend to the branch back first. I hear two voices arguing but the amount of foot prints leads me to believe that there were around 14 men easy. I slow my breathing and and very slowly turn on my side and start in tying my stuff while listening in on the conversation.
"-very time, every single time!"
"Sorry, I never meant for this to happen!"
"You said that last time!"
"I know but this time I....did you hear that?"
I curse my luck, my skinning knife had fallen down into some bushes. They start looking around.
"Spread out, search for threats! Weapons on the ready!"
I whistle loudly while grabbing the swords, bow, and quiver while rolling to the right leading to my 'free fall' I take in the surroundings in the short 3 second fall. 10 men all of large build, towered over 2 girls and a guy all bound by chain, dressed in rags. I saw Urban racing towards the 'pack leader'.
Thump
I land with thud and drop the weapons on the ground,
4
I draw the sword in a single sweep
3
I separate the blades and reach for the quiver
2
Grabbing the quiver in my right hand, I reach tying the quiver down
1
I finished tying down and sling the bow over my shoulder
Times up
I stand up fast and kick the approaching man in the chest, he goes Stumbling back. I bring my blade up, rising it about his back, but before I could swing it down, I looked at his eyes and hesitated. He screamed and tackled me to the ground, I hear a snap, mentally I was crying, that bow is my last memory of brother, putting that to the back of my mind, I focus on the task at hand. I roll into the fall and toss him back off me, then roll to my feet, hearing a thump I know that the guy I tossed had hit a tree, I look around and see 4 guys heading towards me, and 4 guys heading towards Urban and a chew toy of a 'leader'. I pick up my dual blades, and think about my situation, a young man, 17 years of age, going against 4 men trying to kill me, no pressure. I breath in and out once then rush towards the closest man. He raised his straight sword above his head and bring it down towards my head. I roll to the left of the attack, and bring my blades through the mans side ripping his stomach into 3 pieces, I change directions quickly and head for enemy two and three, as they go for a pincer attack, I vault off of twos chest and push off, flying over threes head. I land in a crouch and bring my right blade on the side of threes neck, then kick him into Twos unsuspecting chest knocking him to the ground. I circle round and jump, sheathing my blades in the back of three and the chest of two. I pull out the blades and face my final opponent, he is shuffling towards me, taking a quick glance at Urban I see him circling the general area, seeing as his opponents were already dead in a pool of their own blood. Looking back at four he was rushing me from the side, as he approaches I twist and bend down, bringing my foot out and kicking him in the head, he's dazed, I swiftly bring my blade across his neck, ending his life. I stood there for a second, and then puked my guts out. Urban came over and just nuzzled against me as a form of comfort. I wipe away the vial from the corner of my lips, and run my hand through my red hair. I look at the 3 people chained up, and sigh. The day was only just beginning.
YOU ARE READING
A Hunters Life
AdventureIn a world where creatures are the hunters, and man is the prey. A single man along with his trusty partner will struggle to survive in this harsh un-forgiving world where a single mistake will lead to his demise.
