Fractured

Chapter 37: Reunion

The bonds between family are an interesting thing. Some families have bonds stronger than the hardest substance in the universe and some lack many bonds at all only forming such with those they truly trust. However once those bonds are formed, once you decide to trust, to care for someone other than yourself and give your all to protecting them. That bond is next to impossible to break.

Agnello was on high alert as he walked through the jungle. His feet crushing the jungle leaves as he stepped. Anansi had completely disappeared from his sight forcing him to rely on his other lupine senses. 

"Hehehehe! Hahahaha! Ain't dis a story!" Anansi cackled out of sight causing Agnello to turn towards the sound trying to pinpoint the tricksters location.

"A spider and a wolf..." A tree suddenly came flying towards Agnello in which he was quick to slice in half with his bladed palm. "...de Wolf was on the hunt for the spider but what the wolf did not realise..." two more trees came flying towards Agnello from the shadows in which he leapt in between the two his body spinning between them. He quickly landed drawing his foot back through the leaves to confirm his landing. "... dat the one being hunted was not the spider but him."

Agnello's eyes widened as he felt his leg being dragged into the air and his world being turned upside as he dangled from a branch. "Shit!" Agnello went to cut the thread but he suddenly found his whole body being entangled in glowing orange thread until he could no longer move.

Anansi came walking out the forest clapping his hands with a massive grin. " And that was the story of the Spider and the Wolf." Agnello struggled to break free as Anansi watched in amusement.

" It would be so much easier for to kill you right now but dem seem to want you alive." Anansi crouched to Agnello's level his size floating arms following his body. "So what is de story behind dis it must be good for so much money to be place up on your head."

He got no response from Agnello who kept his mouth shut refusing to do anything that would benefit Anansi. Anansi's grin swiftly disappeared of his face and a look of anger replaced it. " You know me starting to get real fucking tired of people not telling me dem stories. You know who I AM!" He stood up raising all 8 hands including his real ones into the air. " I'M MR ANANSI! OWNER OF ALL STORIES! YOUR STORIES BELONG TO ME!" Anansi pointed at himself directly making sure he made his point clear. He kneeled once again grabbing Agnello's face with his real hand this time. "So when I say tell me ya bloodclat story you bed tell me ya bloodclat story! Ya understand!"

Agnello simply smiled not at Anansi's little outburst which he did find very amusing but the person that stood behind him.

"I think we all understand you loud and clear Anansi. Your little temper tantrum made sure of that." Anansi turned round to see it was none other than Leora standing behind him with her crystal petals floating in a circle behind her. Anansi swiped at her with his glowing arms but she swiftly jumped or the air sending two of her crystal petals towards Agnello cutting his thread and setting him free.

Anansi turned seeing Agnello now free his eyes infuriated by the fact. Agnello spun his body in a quick motion planting his foot in Anansi's face before landing back on his own feet.

Agnello light dashed towards Leora her two petals returning to her. " You know I could have easily broken myself out of those threads."

Leora roller her eyes. "I bet you could but I wasn't gonna miss out on beating the crap out of this looser."

Agnello let out a cheeky smile. " This edge you've gotten recently. I really dig it."

Leora took a stance preparing to take on Anansi but still smiling at Agnello's looking him up and down. " Oh really maybe you can show me how much you dig it after this mess."