The Boy Who Once Was

Bounty

Ved sat up quickly from the sight of Metre and started tearing up. "Ved you're back!" Metre said happy. Ved hugged Metre while crying. "He has been in my head ever since I left." Ved said to Metre. Metre could feel Ved shaking rapidly in his shoulder. "Oi, you're shaking quite a lot Ved." Metre said concerned. "I want him dead." Ved mumbled. "Eh?" Metre said. "I WANT HIM DEAD!" Ved yelled blasting a hole into the ground. His entire body was pulsing with energy and was smoking as if he was on fire. Metre quickly backed up from Ved in a shock. A paper was flowing through the breeze and landed onto Metre's shoulder. Metre grabbed the paper and glanced at it. It was a picture of Ved. "WANTED! 2 MILLION GEMS FOR WHOEVER FINDS THIS CHILD AND BRINGS THEM BACK DEAD OR ALIVE!" This was a bounty poster. "Uh Ved, we need to go." Metre said sweating. Ved looked up panting. "Why?" He replied. "You're wanted. This is bad. Very bad. The bounty hunters are ruthless." Metre said grabbing Ved and running. Ved and Metre stopped at this cavern that looked to be as big as a bedroom. "Why are we here Metre!? I want to fight and get better." Ved said annoyed. "You truly don't understand Ved. Bounty hunters here are horrific." Metre said wiping sweat off of his hard skull. "Why do I even have a bounty on my head?! What did I do?" Ved said falling back onto a rock. "I'd assume since you attacked Gullivan and threw him into his own portal along with you. Gullivan is the leader of a town where all the evilities live. He must've set a bounty on you in claim you attacked for no reason." Metre explained. Ved sat up from the rock and looked out the cavern. "Can I tell you something Metre?" Ved said looking out in the distance. "Of course you can" Metre replied. "When I arrived here on Kolopia, I was terrified. I was terrified because I'm not from this world." Metre looked confused. "What do you mean?" Metre asked. "I don't know if you've heard of it, but I'm from earth. I went to the hospital and woke up in Kolopia where you were there." Ved explained. Metre nodded. "I've never heard of earth but it's a pretty name." "It sure was pretty.. I wonder how my mom and brother are doing." Ved said closing his fists. Metre laid his hand on Ved's shoulder and smiled. "I'm sure they're okay bud." Metre claimed. While Ved was looking off into the distance, he noticed something strange. He saw in the mud footsteps appearing but nobody was there. "Uhm, Metre?" Ved yelled. The footsteps approaching quicker by the second. Metre ran over to Ved with his fists ignited in flames. "IT'S A BOUNTY HUNTER!" Metre yelled. Before Ved could react, something shanked Ved in the stomach. Blood sprayed out of the wound. "AUGHH" Ved shouted in agony.