HermitCamps (Book 1- Done) [A HermitCraft AU]

An Unknown Monster

Zedaph's POV

Who knew that the smell of dried blood and the overbearing smell of flowers don't mix well?

Understatement aside, the Dawquno Walk is beautiful. But is it beautiful enough to cancel out the feeling of someone following us? No.

"Remember to look everywhere... huh, wonder what Scar really meant..." I muttered to myself.

"Hey, Zed? Hello?" Xb snapped his fingers under my chin.

"Hm? Guess I zoned out... sorry!"

"No, it's fine. But I and Beef think it's really hot here. Heh, and hey Beef found an ice cream popup stand nearby, you want an ice cream?"

"Oh yes, and now that you mention it is quite hot."

When Xb said Popup stand, He meant Popup stand. A foldable table, some stackable chairs on the side of the road, and two dudes making ice cream.

The first Dude was wearing a big red sweater and some grey jeans, he was talking about the price of the ice cream, and the other dude... he... looks like a cosplayer for an anime. White hair, two different color eyes, blackish-grey mask, green militancy vest, and a scar on his right eye. I don't know which anime as I am not a weeb.

We lined up and waited. Then it happened.

A girl in her teens bumped into Beef, even though we were standing still. And Beef being the good guy that he is said:

"Oh gosh! I'm so sorry! You're ok right?"

"Ow! Watch your step!" The girl winced.

"Again, I'm so sorry! My name is Beef. What's yours"

"It's none of your business." The girl puffed and looked at the line.

"Ah... sorry again." Said Beef as he awkwardly rubbed his arm.

At this moment it is our turn to get some ice cream, the girl was still staring at the first dude who by now is talking with us. It was weird as we are now the only ones here. The first dude doesn't mind the uncomfortable cold staring of the teen girl.

"Hello, the name's Grian. Nice to meet you!" His dark brown eyes studied me and my friends.

"Uh mine's Zedaph... what types of ice cream do you have?"

"Oh! That's an easy question! All types! We don't discriminate, my teammate is Etho, He's a shy guy, doesn't talk much."

"Haha, very funny Grian," Etho muttered under his breath.

"Hey! You! The white hair dude! Make me some ice cream." Yelled the teen girl.

"I'm the ice cream maker. Grian's the ice-cream seller. Tell him what you want, also, you're cutting the line."

"Stupid line..." She said something else, but I couldn't hear it.

As that Karen was going on and on about how long the line is. XbCrafted and Grian had talked about favors and now talking about pay.

"Hey, Etho! Set 3 ice creams! Low sugar!" Grian yelled at Etho who was a stepstone away.

"I'm not deaf you know," Etho muttered.

Grian ignored Etho to talk about price. And the final price was $150, it seemed unnaturally high for three ice creams but, Grian seems to have a way with his words.

Etho made our ice cream out of literally nowhere... huh that's weird. I don't remember any ice cream maker.

As we left to continue, the teen girl said: "I knew it, I wasn't sure but now it's right."

Then she let out the ugliest scream I ever heard and turned ugly.

She turned into a dark being with gnashing teeth and claws, she seems to have blood on the claws and a wild look on her eyes, she shrieks out:

"My mother promises that your blood tastes good. Let's try it!"

"I- uh... what is going on?" Xb asked

"Clueless little things! Tch! You are all the same."

Grian and Etho both looked at each other, nodded and while Grian blew on a leaf he took out, Etho jumps in front of us and tried to freeze her, the monster was quicker and shrieked again.

"Oh, look at what we have! A son of Boreas I see!"

"Who are you?" Grian puffed then he jumped to flew to the sky.

It didn't look real, it looked like something out of a myth; he had huge white glowing wings that were partially transparent. Even the monster was in awe:

Beef took out his butcher knife from his belt and took a defensive pose.

"Look! I don't want to fight you!" cried out Beef, you feel the fear radiating from him.

"Ha! How funny, are you begging me to" she stopped suddenly as she got hit by a frying pan.

And behind the monster was Scar, the friendly helper from before.

"Hey, told you to look everywhere."