Survivalcraft

Chapter 8: Forest Fire

NOTE: In a scene of this chapter, Laverne will narrate. Of course, our heroes get to narrate the longer parts. Thank you!

-elementgirl031

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(Laverne)

I knew that that human boy would escape with the hostage, Alj. I expected that. But I didn't know that he could fly! Aaron...a pest.

Ugh. There must be a way to destroy Alj and Aaron. There must be...Ah, right! I should burn a forest.

Now, to the present. I was lighting a match on a tree. The tree was part of the deep forest that surrounds the humans and Lila's cave. But if there is the right timing, one of the humans might come out and burn himself!

The fire was already spreading. A forest fire! And just in time, one of the humans--Alj--came out of somewhere in the forest. Hah! Finally!

But...only one problem. He didn't seem to burn.

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(Aaron)

I woke up just early enough to see a forest fire.

"Lila, don't go out for the berries!" I shouted. She always goes out of the cave every now and then to harvest the berries she planted near the cave. But just lately she left her basket of berries outside. "Oh, alright," Lila said, coming back in the cave.

"Oh, no, what about Alj?" I suddenly thought, once I noticed him gone. I looked out of a hole of the cave.

Alj was outside. He said to me that he'd be taking a walk before I fell asleep. But then something good shot through my mind.

He's immune to fire. He won't burn.

I relaxed.But I stood up from my bed and decided that I'd stay awake--for the rest of the night. The light of the fire was bugging me.

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(Alj)

Fire. Pure fire. I knew that I am immune to fire. But no matter what, I must stop the forest fire.

I heard something like, "Hahaha! Looks like you will be perished before you knew it!" Undoubtedly, it's Laverne. I looked up.

Laverne was flying above the forest fire. And, if I'm not mistaken, I saw a match in her right hand. Yes. She started the fire.

"The fire is the end of you and your friends," she shouted to me. "And, believe it or not, I can see your brother trapped in your cave."

"You still didn't realize what I am holding?" I shouted. Laverne looked at my hand. Yes, I was holding the Ellorium all the time. "No, no!" she shrieked.

I swung my sword to the left. The fires followed the direction. Then I slammed my sword to the ground. That move made the fires flicker and disappear.

Laverne saw the whole thing. "I'll have my greatest attack on you yet! You won't get out of here alive!" She flew away.

I pulled my sword out of the ground. The fire bending made my energy run out. I soon blacked out without reaching the cave.