Daughters Of Hera

Chapter 7- Distractions

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The rustling of leaves, the moonlights dimly penetrating through branches to touch the mild forest ground.

Lozen was still perplexed, lost in the confusion of the scenario, in which she didn't imagine could ever be possible, this wasn't in the plan

"I don't understand what is going on," said Lozen, trying to find the attention of the horse rider. "Shit! I'm fucking talking to you, don't look away. Who are you? Who wants to kill us? You're not making sense at all," said Lozen hastily.

"Fine. My name is Ersa, I'm an operative of the city's general secret forces, sent to uhm..
To convey a message from Regent Joanne of Juventas to Regent Nakano of Polias, but I was attacked by a deadly creature,"

"Okay? That's still makes no sense, but what creature are you rambling about?"

"The Lamia, they're vicious creatures that..."

"You keep saying that word, like I fucking know what that means,"

"Stop interrupting me and you'll find out," snapped Ersa. "They're serpent like creatures , I didn't get a good look at them, they killed the whole entourage, I'm the only one that survived,"

"And what you're saying, is that, this deadly murderous creature followed you here," said Lozen cautiously.

"Yes, it did, but..."

"Then I need to get away from you, I don't know about you, but I'm not so big on dying tonight."

"We have to get out of here quickly..."

"Correction! There's no we here, there's only me," said Lozen.

"We have a better chance of defending ourselves, together than apart ," said Ersa.

"Sheesh! What was that?"

"What was what?"

"Keep quiet, don't you hear something." whispered Lozen.

Then it came again, the sound, almost silent, in the dried leaves scattered on the ground. There stood before them was a half-naked woman from the thighs upwards and below it was a serpent like body, it's snake part slithered on the ground, moving, it's hair portruded downwards towards it's shoulder.

It's eyes were round, with frightened teeths. Speaking with a viciousness that chills the very air, it fingernails were long and sharp, reflecting light in the night.

"Ah! There you are little mouse, hisssss, you can run, but you can't hide, hisssss, I can't let you live," said the Lamia.

"Shit! What in Hera's name is that?" asked Lozen, as she takes steps backwards.

"The Lamia, it's here we have to run or we're dead." whispered Ersa.

The Lamia attacked, it went directly at Ersa, encircling her with it's half-serpent part, trying to strangle Ersa.

Lozen ran as swiftly as she could, she was afraid but who wouldn't be In this case, this wasn't her concern, people always died, hell! she just killed a bunch of guards on her way here she thought.

Something weighed heavily on her heart, she couldn't abandon Ersa, could it be that the thought of her dying was too much to chew.

This plunged deep inside of her, turning her around, turning her towards danger, towards certain death, towards rescuing Ersa.

Lozen raced back immediately, she had no plan or weapon, so she had to improvise. Firstly, she thought on how to distract the said lamia away from Ersa.