Cryptic Asunder [Ver. 3 outdated]

26: Three-man Ambush

Chapter twenty-six: Three-man Ambush

With the remaining Duahe group

Once the raid was over, Pick, Caru, Oumi, and Haru were left standing over the corpses waiting for Zaru to return with Vila. After a while, however, the wait became too long concerning the survivors who were severely injured. The last patient died from poor medical treatment and the smell became unbearable, so after their lamenting, the Duahe group decided to move on out of the haunting tunnels with their tag along, Oumi.

Haru and Oumi now pass the afternoon time with a short chat in the forest as they wait for Pick and Caru to come back with the news of Mueimma. "You said something about doing what you weren't supposed to last night." Haru stays crouched down to Oumi's level. "Does it have something to do with that scary man who took Vila?" The forest surrounds them with the sun poking out through the trees.

Oumi forces her big magenta eyes to look up at Haru as the tears begin to form. She slowly nods and mumbles, "His name is Vensen, he's a very mean man." Her nubby little hands hold her blue and red-stained dress tightly out of discomfort.

Haru gently pets Oumi's hair. "Don't worry, we won't let him get you again."

"But what about Vila?"

A warm smile overshadows Haru's face. "Don't you worry about her either, my brother Zaru is a tough guy." She then puts in a side note, "I also think he's a feminist."

"That won't be enough."

Obfuscation takes over Haru.

Oumi leans in closer to her and whispers in her ear, "He's Vindelos."

Only a small fraction of concern is able to dig into Haru before Pick and Caru come up from the path with Muiemma.

"Guess which lucky ousada made it through the night," Caru chirps with her oblivion to their conversation.

Mueimma rushes over to Haru before she could stand up straight and licks her to the ground with her big fat tongue.

"Gah! Muei!" Haru Shouts in joy as the giant wet tongue covers her in slobber.

Oumi backs off in a whimper.

Noticing her fear, Mueimma looks at her, lays down, and rolls over like a log to expose her belly for Oumi to rub.

"Go on, pet her." Haru giggles to her innocence. "She loves kids."

Carefully, Oumi comes closer to the giant man-eating monster and rubs her throat.

The big, cuddly ousada groans in pleasure from the affection.

Amazement and excitement washes over the little girl and both her hands begin to dig their way into Mueimma's heavy fur. Giggles of joy tickle her as the two enjoy the bonding moment.

"Aw, that's precious."

The group jolts from the unexpected voice.

Up in one of the nearby trees is a woman crouching on a thick branch. "Hey Tonton, can we keep her?"

"Vensen specifically told us to kill the girl." From the shadows, a man steps into the sunlight and reveals his pale, bony figure.

The woman's long, red, and messy hair topples over her spying green eyes. A psychotic voice of anticipation rattles out of her, "Can we at least keep a piece of her? Tetei wants her eyes."