"We found it!" Alex exclaimed. I looked at her just as she took hold of her sword.
"Stormy weather is perfect timing for Endoran and Maratren to come out at the same time. They like to fight each other for some reason, so if you see either one, look for the other." She explained, "get out that hatchet so you can head out. Like I said, I'm not checking, incase of peoeple." She urged me forward but I hesitated.
"What about the creatures?" I asked, looking back at her.
"If you see any, hack them between the eyes. It's basically a one-hack-kill." She explained. I raised an eyebrow.
"I did that to both the Endoran that attacked me on my first night and the Maratren on the morning after." I said, gesturing along the bridge of my nose. She chuckled.
"Not vertically, dumbass. Hit then horizontally, then you'll get 'em." She encouraged and pushed me off into the rain. I sighed and headed on, clutching my axe. There was no light shining through the cracked and broken windows along the side of the building. I kept close to it, keeping my eyes open. It was a bright evening. I muttered to myself in Infernus and caught sight of a Maratren. I kept low and crept on, keeping my hatchet ready. When I made it to a corner, I took a deep breath and peeked past it, only to see a large Endoran crawling past the doors towards me. It saw me and I ducked back behind the corner. My heart started to race as it ran in my direction. It ran past the corner and I lifted mt hatchet, stealing glances back at Alex. She was watching my intensely. The Endoran bolted past me and headed straight for the unsuspecting Maratren, who let out a loud, terrible shriek. I sighed with relief and turned the corner to knock on the old spruce door. No answer. I took a deep breath and entered, hatchet raised. To my right, I heard a deep, steady growl before I could close the door. I swung my hatchet into the direction as soon as I pinpointed the creature's four glowing eyes. The blade embedded itself into its shadows and it immideately unraveled. Alex wasn't wrong.
Everything suddenly lit up when my heart began to pound in my ears, but there were no lights I could see. I headed forward, across the overgrown and rotting floorboards towards the oposite end of the door to come to a ladder. I carefully climbed it and when I reached the top, I came face to face with another Endoran. This one ripped its mouth open and charged after me. I lept off of the ladder and bounched backwards, raising my hatchet. The Endoran came charging at me, hundreds of teeth ready to gnash into my skin. I swung my hatchet at it, at first striking it vertically, then as it jumped back, I followed up with a horizontal slash at its head. Without another sound, the creature unraveled. I stuck my head through a missing window and called for Alex.
"All clear! Just a bunch of Night Crawlers." I yelled. She stood, rushing through the rain and into the house. I hadn't stuck my head out for long enough to see if there was any trouble on her way. The door creaked open and she gasped.
"Everything ok?" I asked as she stared at me.
"Your eyes are bright." She stated.
"What?" I mumbled, as she walked forward. I glanced to the floor and followed her footsteps. I pushed her backwards, out of the way of a broken board that would have left her injured if she had put all of her weight onto it.
"Are you ok?" I asked immediately afterwards. She huffed and stared into my eyes.
"Why did you just do that?" She asked with a frustrated huff.
"There was a broken plank that would have scratched up your leg really badly." I explained, gesturing to it.
"You can see that?" She muttered in awe.
"You can't?" I chuckled, then remembered my shining eyes. I looked away.
"They're as bright as candles..." Alex mumbled. I looked back to see her staring at me, wonder in her eyes. I blushed, relieved that she couldn't see as well as I did. Then she shook her head and stepped away. I hadn't even realised how close we had been standing. I felt the cold of night rush into my skin as she stepped back, but didn't want to get into her personal space again. She cleared her throat and headed to the ladder. I followed and upon reaching the second floor, I realised that there were a few shingles missing. Alex ascended the walls quickly and climbed onto the rafters. I tracked her carefully as she made her way towards the small hole in the roof. As she reached upwards, I saw as she lost her balance and rushed under her position. She fell with merely a gasp and grunted as she landed in my arms. We both hit the ground. I could hear as Alex's breath got heavier.
"Are you ok?" I asked her. She stayed silent. She was warm.
The warmth didn't last long when she got up.
"Why did you do that? I could have crushed you!" She scolded. I looked into her eyes.
"You're not that heavy." I told her, "I had to get you up that tree somehow."
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Malion
Fantasy"I stared into the vast bright sky. As I did, I felt a strange longing to take off into the blue as if I had wings. That urge got stronger as I reached the top of the hill I had been climbing. I walked up to a ledge and stared at the trees below. I...
