Yes. Just...yes. I finally did a new story. Feel free to leave some opinions on it. I don't know if it's as good as other chapters so far, so I may redo it at some point....Either way, I hope you'll be able to enjoy!
Kaitens Felaryan Misadventures Chapter Five
The sun was high in the sky. Many sounds, most common in nature, were buzzing through the air. Birds could be heard in the trees and insects could be heard all around, the beating of their wings leaving a loud buzzing sound behind.
Jessica was sitting in the hood of the massive predators shirt, unsure of what to think of her current situation. On the one hand, he seemed like a pretty nice person. On the other hand, he could gobble her up at any second, and none would be the wiser.
She could see the forested area moving by at a pretty fast pace, much quicker than she had been moving before. If this went right, then who knew? Maybe she would actually make it back home!
“Ummm, excuse me…Mister Kaiten? Could I ask you some questions?” If she was going to be traveling with this man, she figured that she may as well learn a little more about him.
“Of course! Although, please don’t call me mister. Just call me Kaiten!” As she listened to the massive predator, the smell from his clothing wafted up to greet her nostrils. It was a mixture of sweat, dirt, and many other things. Though, that was to be expected since he lived out in the wild.
“Where did you get such a big shirt? Did you get a dridder to make it for you?” She had almost never seen a predator wearing clothing, so this question seemed to stand out in her mind.
“Hmmmm…whether to tell or not….Okay! Back in my world, I was a lot bigger than the others of my people. They were human sized you see. So I went naked for a very long time.”
“Oh? You’re not from this world?”
“Nope. Anyway, Eventually, I decided that I was tired of people being able to look at my body. There was a village near the forest where I lived. At the time, they needed some help with some heavy farm work, so I told them I’d help them if they would make me something. After quite a while of helping them, they had made my shirt for me. Not only that, but I discovered that I’m really good at harvesting loads of veggies. I’m also good at tilling fields and scaring off wolves!”
“Did they accept your help very easily?”
“Nope. For quite a while, they were afraid of me. I think at the time, they had just accepted my offer because they were afraid of making me angry. Either way, they got their work done, and I got my shirt!”
Looking down from his hood, she could see a lump in his tail, twitching slightly. At this point, she was more than inclined to think that it was the kensa beast he had eaten earlier. “Uhhhh, that’s nice.”
“Ummm, Why are you so friendly towards me? Or those humans in your world for that matter?”
“Why? Hmmmm….You won’t believe me, but…nah! Never mind!” He was shaking his head to the left and right ever so slightly, a bit of doubt audible in his voice all throughout.
“C’mon! Tell me!” At this point, she was curious what he may be talking about. He had reeled her in, just as he had planned.
“I was human once.”
“Get out of town! Really?!” Just as he had expected, there was great disbelief in her voice.
“Yeah, I was human once. Just like you. I played around with some magic that I really shouldn’t have, and I ended up like this.”
She wasn’t quite sure why, but he sounded a little bit sad as he spoke. “Were you able to stay with your people? I mean, they didn’t kick you out, did they?” This was the only reason she could imagine, and she slightly hoped she was wrong.
“No, that’s not what happened….I just miss some of the good things from my old life. The food, warm beds, and….” At this point, he began to sniffle a bit, telling Jessica that she may as well stop asking these questions. Last thing she needed was a whiny blubbering giant.
“Ummmm, I’m getting a little bit thirsty, are you?” Anything to break the tension at this point would do.
“A little. Yeah! I could use some water! And a swim would be way too cool! I could finally wash up again! I miss the hot springs…” He let out a long sigh, while still moving, now looking for some body of water to quench his thirst.
“Maybe I could get some more food to eat too. Fish!”
“You’re still hungry? Even after a Kensha beast pup?!”
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Joseph was now walking through the jungle, now heading towards the Ascarlin mountains, about fifteen men with him.
“Sir? Why are we heading in this direction? Intel stated that she was in the forests earlier…”
Joseph simply stopped moving and looked back at the young armed soldier. “It’s called using what you have to the best of it’s ability. We have enough men to get Booster to come with us. And the others have enough men to protect themselves from predators, so if we’re lucky, we may get the job done even sooner than we had hoped.”
Hearing the troops behind him chattering amongst themselves, Joseph simply began to wipe off his jacket, having some dirt on it from his time out in nature. He paid close attention to his surroundings, knowing full well of the dangers that lurked in the shadows.
“Listen up! Booster is around here somewhere! Now normally, we’d avoid him like he plague! However, we may need his help. We can’t afford for that girl to make it back to the city, lest the plan get even more complicated. We’ve come too far. When we come upon Booster, follow my orders. I don’t want to lose more people to some beasts appetite.”
As he turned around to look at the troops, he realized something. “Stand up straight!” He began to count the soldiers as the did so. “We seem to be a head short. Everyone! Stay on your toes, and stay close!”
They all continued to walk forward, one soldier noticing what appeared to be a strange pod hanging from a tree branch overhead. It was wiggling and shaking, almost as though something was contained within. However, not wanting to fall behind, he ignored it and ran forward to catch up with his comrades.
“Joseph, forgive me for asking, but...why do we need Booster’s help?” One man near Joseph had decided to speak up.
“Simple. We can’t just randomly wander around in the wild and hope to find her. His sense of smell will help us greatly. And don’t call me by my name! Marcus likes that, but I don’t.” Joseph simply scowled as he walked.
“Sir! We’re here!” The area around the many men was beginning to look slightly rockier, the trees distancing themselves from everyone now.
“Boys, keep your eyes out for Booster. Don’t forget, stay together now! Someone his size could easily hurt our numbers, so let me do the talking when we find him!”
As the men began to look for their target, Joseph pulled out a flask and took a few long swigs from it, knowing that he had to be ready in case Booster wasn’t in a good mood. That was the last thing he or any of these men needed.
“Sir….I think we found him….”
“Correction small one, you have been found.”
“What?!” Looking over to his comrades, he realized that a massive creature had appeared. The bottom half of his body was that of a lion, with wings jutting out of it’s back.
“B-Booster! We were looking for you!” While surprised and evidently frightened, Joseph tried to stay calm. Quickly, all the men bunched together, holding their firearms close.
“Do NOT call me Booster! My name is Rojer! Not some stupid nickname your idiotic boss gave me!” He walked towards the small group, his features much more noticeable now.
His body was naturally well built from living out in the wild. Tall and powerful looking, he had short black curly hair, and gray eyes.
“Men! Lower your weapons! We’re here to talk, not to fight! Boos-errrr…Rojer. We need your help to find somebody.” The armed soldiers did as they were told, as Joseph stepped foreword towards the massive creature.
“Oh? And why should I help you? Any real reason? Do you have anything to offer me? Last time, you did….” Rojer stood tall and proud, as he waited for an answer from the small human.
“I’m sure we can work out something. Now come with us and help!”
“I have another idea. I will only help AFTER I’ve talked to Marcus about my reward. Deal?” He crossed his arms under his chest as he awaited another answer.
“…..Fine. We’ll go back to Marcus. BUT. You better try your hardest when we do the job!”
“Fine with me! If we can’t strike a deal, you’re on your own!” Rojer then began to walk along, as Joseph did, and headed towards Marcus’s camp.
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Kaiten’s hand was to the ground, glowing slightly, as a small smile crept across his lips. “There’s water nearby! Yes!”
“You don’t say? Sooo….we’re on the right track?”
“Yup! And after we get some water and fish, we’ll head for the city! Ooh! There it is! A river!” His words rang true as a large expanse of water appeared in front of them. Quickly, he reached to his hood, plucked Jessica out, and began to look closely at the water, after placing Jessica on the ground beside him.
“Yes! I’ll finally get to go home! You know the way, right?” Jessica began to scoop some water into her open palms and drinking it as she spoke.
“Nope, no clue!” His tone was eerily cheerful, despite his lack of knowledge on the subject. He began to reach into the water and grab at some fish swimming by, hoping that he’d have some more food soon.
“You don’t know?! But I need to get home! You said you would get me back home!”
“And I will! I just gotta find the right way, and you’ll be there!” He replied with a mouthful of small fish that he had managed to grab a hold of.
“GAAAAHHH!!!! I’ll never get home at this rate!” Yelling now, Jessica collapsed onto the ground in anger and frustration.
“Ya gotta relax Jessica. Rushing through life never accomplishes anything. Ya have to take it all in and enjoy yourself. I’m here with you, so you shouldn’t be scared! Here! Sit down. Look at the river with me.”
Sitting down, huffing and puffing, She leaned against Kaiten’s scaley hide, and began to relax her tired body on the damp grass. The air coming up from the water was cool, and very calming. Closing her eyes, and breathing deeply, a very relaxed look appeared on her face.
“Y’see? Relaxing huh?” Nodding her head slightly, she sighed as she leaned against the large scaley wall. Kaiten sat there smiling a wide grin as he stared out at the water.
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“Aaaaahhhhh….much better!” Having stumbled upon a couple of small nagas who were arguing which of them was the better hunter, Dwayne more then happy to help the two solve their little argument, easily teaching them who the best hunter there was. Walking along as he picked his teeth, he couldn’t wait to arrive at his destination. After all, this green scenery, was beginning to get just a little bit boring.
Taking a whiff of the air around him, the smell of melted wax began to become very prominent. Closing his eyes, he breathed in heavily, preparing to deal with a very familiar face once more.
“Heya sis! How are you?” He now moved into Sheska’s small clearing, taking another deep whiff of the melting wax and incense. He saw his sister, eating some small animals freshly gathered from her nearby storage webs, as she drank from her large clay jugs, her cheeks now a slight rosy red.
“Dwayne! You came to visit! It’s about damn time! What took you so long?” Sheska’s voice slurred rather heavily as she spoke, leaving Dwayne to assume that Sheska had been drinking quite a bit as of late.
“Heh….I’ve been busy. Hunting, meeting new people, just been forgetful lately. So, anything new happen lately?”
“Yes, actually. Dyna came to see you with mere again. She really misses you Dwayne….It HAS been awhile afterall….” She spoke with a bit of sadness audible in her speech all throughout. “Maybe you should go and visit her once in a while? She’s very sad about it…”
“Oh geez! I completely forgot about her! Awww, dammit! I guess I really should, eh?” Sheska merely nodded at Dwayne as he spoke, her frown slowly turning upside down.
“She would like that. So, you will?”
“ Yeah, I will. In a few days, I will. Thanks Sheska. For telling me this. I really…” He stopped as Sheska held out a large jug to Dwayne, it’s contents sloshing around as she did.
“However….first, you’re going to drink with me! It’s been far too long!” Dwayne smirked at this thought, and happily accepted her offering.
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Opening her eyes, Jessica realized that she had taken a nap. And judging by the loud snoring above her, Kaiten had as well. The sky was turning dark at this point, signifying the end of the day was arriving quickly.
“Kaiten? Kaiten! Wake up! We need to find some shelter! It’s almost night time!” She learned all too well during her time out here, just how dangerous the wild was at night.
Kaiten quickly stirred as he heard her mention “Night” “Wha-night? Hmmmmm, we’d best find somewhere to stay, eh?” Picking Jessica up once more, he looked back towards the forest. Seeing a certain tree covered in moss, he began to slither towards it, dropping Jessica in his hood as he moved.
“The branches are pretty high up…this’d be perfect!” Quickly, he slithered up the tree, easily reaching it’s upper branches. He sprawled his body out among the branches, entwining himself among them, taking extra care not to let his little guest fall and hurt herself.
Finally, he had his body just the way he wanted it, entangled among the branches, the green of his tail acting as a powerful camouflage. “You can sleep in my hood Jessica. You’ll be safer that way!”
“Thanks Kaiten….before you go to sleep, could you tell me something? If you don’t know how to get back to Negav, how will I get there?”
“Hmmmmm…..I think I have an idea!” He slapped his fist into his open palm as he spoke. “I know somebody. She said she was a fortune teller, so I imagine she probably knows a lot about where her customers have been….maybe she could help!”
Jessica’s curiosity was piqued upon hearing this small bit of news. “A fortune teller you say? What’s she like?”
“I’ll tell you tomorrow…..All that napping made me sleepy….good night Jessica….” And with that, Kaiten closed his eyes. Jessica calmly lied down as he bid her good night, and decided to try to do the same as him. Still, it wouldn’t be easy to sleep in such a place, even with company. Not by a long shot.
To be continued
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