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Chapter 1
I’m not quite sure why that Nightwind is making me write down this historical document of our Great Journey, but I guess that’s just her Lunar-Serpent talking. Anyways, there were many different factors that lead to our Great Journey, but the best one to list first, is the beginning.
~ Soltide
Life as a Natrian is never easy; for prey or predator. Perhaps this is why so numerous gods were born; to protect Natria’s peoples. Natria Is filled with Nagas, Humans, Birds and animals of giant proportion. Each has his or her own niche in the oversized jungle. Humans and most animals serve as food for Nagas and the Birds of Prey. Nagas and Humans control population of the animals, and the Birds of Prey eat everything and everyone.
Natrian Villages, for they may be separated and have lost communication with each other, are found in the millions by predators. Each Tree that villages are located has a grand leader called StoryTeller. The StoryTeller watches over the little ones mostly while continuing His or Her leadership duties. They alone have the final voice in a decision on who is to be Freed. Humans have “lost” the ability to hate one another in order to survive in these harsh rainforests. SpiritAnimals decide who becomes a FruitGatherer or a SkyWatcher, or some other job that needs filling within the community. The community is then split up into four groups, Felini, Lupine, Raptor, and Mamallian. The three most common spirit animals are in the feline family, canine family, or are birds of some sort. Hence, the groups Felini, Lupine, and Raptor [which means Bird of Prey in Ancient tongue] while the others are put into the Mamallian group because for the longest time, no one has had a SpiritAnimal that wasn’t a bird or a mammal.
Now that I’ve given you a quit little view over my People’s way of life, it is time that you see the story for yourself and how we came to restore our Home.
~Nightwind
Deep in the forest StoryTeller Horus broke one of the most ancient of laws that were set down by those who made the first Great Journey to the jungle. He watched in horror as his friends were being swallowed by a giant naga with blonde hair and teal scales who was laughing and torturing each poor soul. StoryTeller Horus began to pray to the Nagan gods Callypsynne and Runion. “Lord and Lady, I beg of you, stop this madness. She has had her fill-“, he stopped short to shudder as he hid inside the Mines of Ancients, “-make her stop so that the survivors and I may return home with fresh kill.”
The blonde haired naga sat down with the last two WeaponForgers in her hand while a screaming woman with panther ears screamed and tried to escape and stuck her tiny head out of the predator’s mouth. Both of the poor Felini’s legs were broken with open fractures before she was placed into the naga’s mouth, as were the other poor victims that were now being digested. Then the young StoryTeller’s prayers were answered as a Raptor man swung past the murderer’s face on a vine and grabbed the Felini by the hand, both moving too fast for the now pissed off naga to catch. “Bring back my dinner you coward!”
The two WeaponForgers quickly ran to the safety of the Mines of Ancient, a place where the only entrance was far too small for any naga of great size too enter, and the tail could only reach so far before it too could no longer push through. Screams of fury could be heard and a thundering smack to the ground made StoryTeller Horus cringe and close his eyes, and when he opened them, he saw his two companions panting and leaning up against the walls of the Mine. “Thank the GODS you’re alive! When we get home to the village, we are all going to have a feast in honor of that Raptor that saved you three.”
“Speaking of the Raptor, where would he have gone for shelter StoryTeller Horus? Yeveonne’s legs are broken, she can’t go anywhere without being carried and the Trees can be pushed down by that…that DEMON.” The female WeaponForger whispered across the room while she inched her way over to StoryTeller’s side where there were three other PreyHunters all of which were Lupine.
StoryTeller Horus thought of it, and he realized that he didn’t recognize the seal on the back of the heroic Raptor’s shirt. “Well… he has a different seal than our own; perhaps there is another village out there that he is taking our beloved Riversky to so she can be treated by Healers.” He then shook his head at the other WeaponForger who was going to make the same journey as his wife, pointing to the deep halls of the Mine. StoryTeller Horus then led the way into the dark passageway, reaching around the wall until he found a switch and flicked it on. Lights turned on throughout the mines, showing the way down to food reserves. “Eat up, and light the fireplace over there, we leave as soon as the next team comes around and picks us up.”
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Yeveonne Riversky bit back her pain in her legs that would make any grown man howl and scream for years especially as twigs and leaves hit her wounds where the bone broke through her skin. She shivered constantly as they swung in the air from vine to vine the winds making her extremely cold after being completely covered in that beast’s mouth. A deep strong voice made her look up finally at the golden feathered hawk man’s face. “Hold on, StoryTeller Minerva will heal you, I know she will.” He didn’t look down at her of course; one had to keep his eyes on the “road” when flying this way. “But do me a favor and tell me if that bitch is still following us.”
“She was, but gave up about an hour ago….” She bit her lip after her leg hit a branch when the Raptor lost his grip on the vine, quickly grabbing onto her and onto the tree where he dragged them both into a knot hole just big enough for the two of them. “Sorry…we’ll try again in the morning; we’re not too far away from my village. My name’s Christopher….Christopher Nightwind.” He pulled out two metal rods and some rope from his backpack. “This is gunna hurt like hell, so just look away….” He gave her some rags to stuff her mouth with so when she had to scream, they wouldn’t attract too much attention from folks and critters that they didn’t want around.
After he forced her bones back into the flesh and against each other where they made a clean break, he quickly tied the metal to her leg to prevent further damage; repeating this method for the second leg. He wiped off the beads of sweat on both his face and hers. Christopher took the rags they used for a gag and put them back into the bag. “My…my name’s Yeveonne…Yeveonne Riversky… thanks for patching me up…”, she gave him a slight grin before wincing in pain, needing stitches to close the wound that was currently getting a peroxide equivalent poured onto it to kill any infection.
Nightwind grinned back and crawled over to her, and removed her shirt to reveal two perky c-cups that were exceptionally hard at the moment. He went outside of the knot hole and found a perfect hiding spot to hang her clothes where they could dry and not be seen by predators. After hanging up the shirt he came back and removed her breeches and undergarments ever so slowly and carefully so as not to disturb her make-shift leg braces more than what was necessary. Slow speed being replaced by quick shifty movements going outside, hanging the clothes, and coming back inside. “Let me see if I’ve got some spare clothes in here….” He dug through his pack, obviously not aroused by his guests’ nudity.
A flurry of white hit Riversky’s face, and she pulled it down from her head to figure out where was the back of the shirt and where was the front. Then as she was going to do it herself, her hero pulled the shirt down her arms and over her head. “Better?”
“Yes, much, but I can still dress myself despite these broken babies. You don’t have to do EVERYTHING for me. I earned the title of PreyHunter on my own.”
“As did I, it’s not easy for a Raptor to become a PreyHunter when so many capable Lupine can take the job.”
Riversky shut her mouth, and just closed her eyes exhausted from the day’s events leaning against Christopher for warmth. He smiled and wrapped his arms around her. “Sweet dreams little Riversky…tomorrow’s gunna be a big day…”
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Enjoy ladies and gents~ this was WAY overdue!
Subject: Nightwind's story~ 
Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:40 pm
