The Hunter

Sweet Death

They were running without stopping only to help Laryanne or someone else to relieve, the bloods who is running in their veins was filled of adrenaline. Elysia who was naked was running gracefully through the tree and bushes trying to be concentrate to drive them on the good trail to reach the car further the camp, it was difficult because of the thing behind them who was chasing them for something they don't know. It was the middle of the night and it was dark in the middle of the forest, there was some chance to get lost in the forest night. The small group began to more and more panicked and worry about what would happen if they got lost in the forest and especially not to hear the great roar humanoid behind. The silence was back in the forest, apart from their heavy breathing, the moon and the stars shone in the sky as if to reassure them with their soft light. Elysia looked up and watched the sky with the stars to lead her friends to the car like her grandfather had shown her when she was younger. After a moment of waiting, Laryanne and Alec sat on a tree who was on the ground, she stayed a few seconds and remembered that she had a jacket on her soft back. She lowered her head embarrassed and looked up at her friends while blushing.

-Can someone pass me something to hide my lower region? She asked not sure about it and lower her eyes softly. It was not the good moment for that and she know it, everybody was swallowing to hide their fear. Samuel looked up and grab something in his pochet of his jacket silently.

-I took it when Raph yell at me to grab some flashlights so... I thought about you and grab your under wear... I lost your bra while running..., he said shaken by what happened earlier. The young woman look at him and nodded to thank him smiling to reassure him.

-What we're gonna do now? This... "Thing" is chasing us! Did you noticed that? It was running after us! Alec said, terror in his small voice filled of fear. No-one did not expected to this suddenly situation, before being chased by an unknown creature, they were passing a good day and a good night until everything changed into a nightmare. Everybody look at Elysia, Alicia

-Ely, we know that you came here several times in the past...You're the only one who know the most this forrest, what I mean it's you should lead us to security, Alicia said with a serious voice, her friends know that she was the only one who can help them to lead them from this big nightmare. At this comment, she gasp, she never did it in the past, only alone. She never lead anybody, only herself in the past. She bitted her lips for a moment and answer.

-I... I'll try but I can't be sure that we will be in security in the car, it's maybe chasing us but did you noticed his weapons on his shoulder? It looks like a gun, and, She bited her lips further until it bleed a litle bit. When I saw it appear on the river bank, it materialized in front of me... She said while bitten her lips again of nervosity.

-wait... What!? Samuel said, his eyes widened of terror. This thing can turn into invisibility!? Elysia nooded responding to the answer, her friends gasp of horror, if he can, then they are dead. The humanity did not reach this kind of technology earlier, it was pratically impossible for them with their technology.

-So... Are he an alien? Raphael said whispering.

-I guess yes, said Laryanne while Elysia was putting her underwear faster. Alec stand up quickly look around slowly panicking, his eyes were widened and his ears were on alert, he was looking for something behind him and around the group.

-D... did you heard that? something's near... everybody shut up! He exclaimed whispering, The group started to looking around panicking, there is something observing them. Suddenly, a bird took off behind Raphael, he yell of fear until he noticed it was just a bird, a small bird who have been afraid. They all sighed of relief, it was just a bird who took off.

-We should move, we don't know where he is, Elysia said with a serious voice, she took a flashlight from Samuel who handed her a flashlight, Laryanne stand up full of adrenaline after the bird who took off earlier.

-Ely... said Alicia.

-What? Elysia turned toward her friend who was pale like a ghost.

-It wasn't me... Said Alicia eyes widened of terror and pale as a ghost, her voise was shaken. Everybody froze of terror eyes widened.

-Ely...

They all look around searching for the sound source, they were all terrified, the name was hear behind a tree then behind Samuel who jump and fast as he could, he was near Elysia, locked his hand on her hand. They were all terrified, they were all looking around trying to find the monster who was chasing them. The young woman who was the leader of the group whispered for the other.

-when I say "Run"... everybody run following me where I'll go, She whispered and add. I know where we can go, the stars is in our side.

They waited a moment, heavy breathing of fear, when suddenly, Elysia scream the start word. She run fast as she can with her flashlights to see the pitfalls in her way, her friends was following her, afraid of being killed by an unknown creature. They were running, full of adrenaline through the dark forest, the creature roar behind them. He was following them and seem more faster than the group, Samuel who was the last of them, scream of terror. He know that he was just behind him, he was running fast as he can but not enough, he ran more slowly than the others. He was maybe strong but not fast as the other, he was panicking and almost crying of fear.

The predator grab him by the arm and throw him a few meters further of the group while roaring, Alicia start screaming his name in terror. Alec who stop running grab her arm and forced to her to continue. The others were waiting for them, they all knew that they don't stand a chance against the creature and it was better to continue. Samuel was screaming and moaning of pain, one of his ribs had broken in his fall, he had hit a tree. The creature approach growling of satisfaction, in one gesture he grab Samuel easily by his neck as if he weighted nothing, one of his wrist twitched in a movement and a spear appear at the end of it. Alicia eyes widened of horor and scream, the predator waited a moment savoring this moment, his pray was terrified and was squirming of fear to break his grip. He raise his spear and pierced him through the body of his prey, his eyes were widened of terror and pain, he stopped squirming and small tears fall of his cheeck. Blood was dripping from his mouth, his white T-shirt was now red as his blood, a big circle was forming on his stomach where the spear had pierced him. Alicia fall on the ground and scream, Alec grab her by an arm while Raphael grab her by the other to forced her to run away from this nightmare. She was squirming trying to go away, but their grip was strong and start running forcing her to follow. Elysia was in shock, Samuel was dead now, killed by the enemy, his eyes were now lifeless, he died and will never come back to laugh with them. She turned around and continue running, Laryanne was crying a river, they were all hurted in their heart, they all saw him died by this deadly grib. Alec and Raphael was sobbing and Elysia, tears were forming in her eyes. This have to be a nightmare, when she'll woke in her bed, everything will be fine but unfortunetly, it wasn't. It hurt too much to be a dream. They were running when they heard his roar. His roar of victory...