The Pause

3.2K 90 5
                                    

Tiredness was being felt in the group of young adults, scratches appeared each spanned in the forest. Bushes scratched their legs and some branches lacerated their young face, be in danger of death was not provided in their activity between friends. None of them was sure about to get out alive from this horrible nightmare, their only hope rested on the shoulders of the young woman named Elysia, she was the only one who know the forest and these dangers. She had all the qualities required in leadership and knew how to survive in the forest in an accident, she hunted small and large single game. The young woman was not at urban woman type, it was like, for some woman of her age, a wild and dangerous woman for the society. She kept ancestrals traditions of her nation to show the people of Canada that the Indian was not savage and scalped everything that moves but good people who have respect for the forest knowing that they are not gods, but humans who are part of the food chain of nature. They know that every being is equal, they kill to feed and breed for balance and be able to have children with whom it will be their pride. It was a dream she had since she was young, she wanted to show the world that each culture have their pride, unfortunately she did not know if one day it would come true knowing they were chased by a bloodthirsty creature.

-"Ely... We are tired, we need to take a break", Alec said with a shaky voice, his legs were trembling asking a break."We can't continue like that, we are all tired!

-"Sure, but not long as the one before", Elysia said with a tired voice, her whole body was aching after running like she never did. "We all know what would happen if we rest too much time"

-"I can't believe that you leave Sam behind!" Alicia spoke anger in her voice, tears falling down on her hot cheeks."He died by your fault! If we had help him, he will be alive in our side!" She was out of her, she was too much loud for their security. Raphael took her hand in his, trying to calm her down but failed after received a slap on the right cheek. "Everything is your fault! It should have been you to be killed!" She cried out and fall on her knees. Elysia stand shocked by the words of her friends and approach. Alicia look up and have been slap in her right cheek, she fall down on her side and look up crying.

-"If you're alive it's because of me! Stop being a Bitch and grow a bit! We don't stand a chance against him, we are defendless and he's more strong than us! Did you saw him throw him away!? His weight was nothing for him! She yelled at her angrily, she was trembling in anger. Laryanne approach and put her hand on her shoulder to calm her down, Elysia was crying of anger and sadness, she took a deep breath and calm a little bit. "Let's move."


The Yautja was observing them, amused by the event. His female was perfect, she was the leader of the group and seem angry about the other female who have blond hair with grey eyes. She was showing her the truth, she was right about it because they don't stand a chance against him, not even his chosen female. He was strong, one of the most strong young blood in his clan, he received the respect of the Elders in his clan. It was a great honor to have the respect of the Elders, he was honorable and proud of himself, even his mother and his dad. He passed the ritual of passage with great sucess, some females of his specie was trying to attract him, but they all failed. The thing he hate it was seeing those males in the side of his favorite chosen female, he will claim her in public and show move of claiming a female, if the human male was claiming her, he have the right to challenge him in a dual to death until one of them won the dual. The dual to death was practicing in his clan when they were claiming the same female, the stronger won and finally claim his prize wich was the female, when a female was his, they let a mark on her to show the others that she was taken. It arrive sometimes that a male challenge an another male to claim the female of the other, when the male who challenge the other one won, he make his mark on the ancient one. This practice was really rare and was almost forgotten by the clan. He growled softly, they were moving to continue the trail, while they were running after seeing him killing the large male, he spotted the car of the humans with an engine to spotted where his preys were hiden, he destroyed the wheels of the car, knowing that they can't go anywhere without it. He tilted his head on the side and stand up on the plugged where he was observing his preys. He look toward a tall man, he will be his second prey.

The HunterWhere stories live. Discover now