Life Of A Human
chapter 4 - Escape
Previous ChapterThere stood another mythical creature, not as tall as him but taller than the ponies was a griffon. The bigger than normal eagle head, a lions body complete with wings, with claws of a lion at the back and an eagle claws at the front, it was a sight to be hold. But the thing that was the most intimidating was the griffon was wearing armour and had a sword is its claws. It had a smirk across its beak, and was looking at the human never leaving his eyes. Then the griffon said
"Run along creature, we want a good hunt" in an evil tone. This only helped anon to be more scared and panicky. But eventually his legs started to move and once again anon was running for his life, can this day get any worse!
Anon is currently running for his life from a pack? of griffins, that want to kill him for sport. Not the most ideal situation to be in, especially because of whats happened so far. With adrenaline pulsing through his vanes, quick and loud breathes and nothing but panic on his mind, he puts some distance between him and them. But they are probably not even trying yet. As anon is running through the Forrest, he quickly looks for something to defend him self, even though fat chance that would do any good. After 15 minutes of running none stop, the griffins are no were to be seen. Have they given up? have they got something to track him? Are they tracking him by foot prints he's leaving behind? These are the questions that are racing in his mind. Not wanting to waste the distance between them, he jogs at a speedy pace the way he was running to, even though his body is screaming for him to stop.
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"Run along creature, we want good hunt" said the griffin in front of the weird looking creature. Its take a few seconds to sink in but finally the creature runs with everything it has. Three griffins appear out of the bush behind the leading griffin, they are giggling to each other.
"Just look at the way it runs, and its kind of slow, even ponies could keep up with that at a trot!" said a female griffin
"Yeah, its probably not even worth the trouble. And it just looks like a hairy ape, maybe somebody wanted to give it a new haircut" laughed the new male griffin.
"Will you two shut up, you're putting me out of the mood. And besides no griffin or anyone else has ever seen a creature like that, think of what we can get for it died or alive! At least 10,000 bits, But i also wonder what it tastes like? i think it might go well with some barbecue sauce" the last new griffin said licking its beak
"Okay you three, lest have some fun and catch this thing. And oh one last thing, if any of you three kill it or eat it ......" evil grin is now growing on her beak "i will personally shove your weapons and clothes so far up your rear, you'll be tasting them for weeks". What made this even more scary is that she didn't not raise her voice and stayed totally clam through out. The three griffins gulped and nodded, "Yes ma'am" the said in unison. "Ok team move out!" with that they started to walk toward where the creature went. Little did the griffins know something was following them, or should i say someone.
The leader griffin was at the front, using the creatures food prints to track it, that she could smell it. (eww this creature needs to clean it self more) she thought to herself. The footprints she was following looked very similar to apes but smaller and a few changes here and there, but overall the same. But this creature was stud up right, no hair, apart from on top of its head, seemed to show emotions better, was wearing clothes of all things (maybe its someone's pet?) And unlike apes and monkeys its alone, suggesting it's not a sociable animal. But it is a lot like them in other ways, maybe it's a sub species of them she thought. She was pulled out of her thoughts when she heard something behind her, taking out her knife and turning around in a defensive pose. She strained her ears to pick up the culprit for the sound and keeper her eyes peeled (not literally, imagine that though, i wouldn't be able to even watch that never mind do it anyway getting of topic here). A rustle come from the bush in front of here, it was big enough to hide a timberwolf. It got loader and loader until she was about to attack the thing hiding in there, she raised her knifer and was about to pounce when smoothing small and fuzzy dropped out. It turned out to be a small griffin, it looked like the age of what a filly or colt would be. But this was no ordinary griffin, she went wide eye'd when she realise who it was.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE!" she screamed clipping the small griffin behind the head
"Owwww! That hurt you know!" the small griffin said while rubbing back of its head, with a small amount of tears starting to come out of its eyes
"Gildan what are you doing here, you know how dangerous it is in this place and how did you get here in the first place is what i would like to know" she said in a less anger tone, but she is still pissed.
"Erm promise me you want get mad, but i kind of wanted to see you in action. You always brag about it at home and i never get to do anything like that, and no one likes playing with me" Gildan says in a sad tone.
"Your such and idiot gild an, you could of been hurt of worse, and i don't think mom and dad would be happy with me if i let something like that happen to my stupid little brother, now do you?" Gildan can only shake his head in shame. She sighs heavily and starts shaking her head to and giggles a bit. "what am i going to do with you glidan? well its to late to send you alone back and the others are not here right now, and i can't go now either. So ...... you are going to have to come with me" she says raising a eye brow and a small smile
"WHAT! you mean it?! WOW sis your the BEST!" Gildan shouts and hugs his sister hardest he can. Gildan climbs onto his sister's back and the two follow the creature from before. Along the way Gildan is looking down and keeps looking up at his sis now and again. She can only notice this and stops to ask him whats wrong.
"Gildan whats wrong? Is it because i shouted at you?" Gildan shakes his head. "Well whats wrong then?"
"Well, mom and dad miss you and I do as well. We not seen you in like FOREVER!" he says putting emphasis not he forever. "Why don't you ever come home Heraldia?"
Heraldia can only look down and away from the gaze of her brother "Well, you see.... i err ......" she struggling to put a fake reason as to why. She never told him that she had a big fight with her parents and was thrown out, she said she was moving out. But as time went on it got harder and harder to visit. Its already been 4 years since she left, and she's not visited once. "Well, the truth is Gildan ...."
SNAP
Heraldia jumps at the noise, but to her horror as she looks over to Gildan, a timberwolf has him in it grasp. Time slows down as she is pushed over from the momentum of the wolf and she watching him get carried away screaming and crying whilst trying to get free.
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Anon was currently face down in a mud puddle. He was jogging and he heard a noise behind like a snake tail rattling, but as he was looking behind him, he didn't see the root above grown and tripped over it and went face first in the mud puddle while giving of a yelp. Groaning he slowly gets up, once up he looks at his clothes, lets just say even that mud Pokemon of Pokemon wouldn't like to touch him. He could feel the mud starting to set, but he had to ignore it for now, reluctantly he set of jogging again at a steady pace. After a few minutes he realised that the griffins should of got him by now, or at least be right behind him. Stopping to a holt, he wonder what happened, but not saying no to a gift horse in the mouth, he carried on but a fast walk this time. After 5 minutes of bugs biting him and annoying him to no end, he came across a river, there weren't any bridges their, if there was one, its long since gone. Over time the mud had set and it made it a lot harder to mov at all. Deciding enough is enough, he slowly walked over to the river, inspecting it. For a river in a Forrest and all things considering it was remarkably clean, thats until he got in that is. Most of the mud was rubbed or cleaned off, but the rub marks they left were still their, but beggars can't be choosers. Anon gave off a tired sigh and moan, rubbing his eyes, it was hard to stay awake at this point. It was nice to finally be able to stop and relax somewhat, his limbs felt like they were going to fall off if he went anymore, and the adrenaline finally wore off.
"ARRRGGGGHHHHHH" a young voice screamed not to far from anon, making anon almost jump out of his skin. Getting up against his body's protest, he wanted to see where the scream came from. It came from a clearing behind a few tress and bushes, but what shocked him the most was who it was or rather what was there. There stud 3 timberwolves and a small griffin behind them and in front of them was a big lion with wings and a weird looking tail. (A manticore?) Anon thought to himself. It appears the two types of predators are fighting over the meal crying in pain trying to crawl away but to no success. Shaking his had and mumbling something, anon slowly and silently as he could possibly could, he managed to get to the bush nearest to the griffin. The predators didn't notice one bit, what being to busy with each other, but the griffin how ever did. Anon put his fingers to his lips, the griffin seemed confused but nodded, anon slowly reach out for the griffin and picked him up, slowly backing away with the griffin in his arm, he managed to get a good 50 yards. Unitll a manticore come out of the bush running full out speed at them, it was way to quick for them to each try to get away from it. It got closer, 40 feet, 35 feet, 30 feet it's breathing clear as crystal now, 20 feet, 10 feet could felling it breathing down on them now then 5 feet. Anon brace himself for the incoming pain and winced THUD, but it never came, opening his eyes, he jumped and recoiled. The manticore was staring him right in the face, but not with a live yes but pass out or dead ones. It had scratches all over its face and blood dripping from some of them. But behind it laid the three timberwolves scattered into millions of pieces. It appears the fight has either took all of its energy or the injuries has killed it.
Anon almost forgot about the griffin in his arms until he could feel it moving around to get more conferrable. Looking down, came a sight that almost melted his heart, the griffin was fast asleep, snoring lightly. Now he could finally have an idea of what happened, the griffins where attacked and they took this little guy, or they killed and eat them and they were saving this guy for later. But he was about to get a answer soon enough, he could here a female's voice shouting in the distance whilst running and making hell of a noise. He looked at the griffin and to where the sound came from a few times. Sigh "well, i better get you back to your friends or family. I swear if they kill me so help them....." Sighing again, he climb into the tress and waited for them to get closer, just incase in weren't his friends or family. He watched from the branch he was sitting on and the female voice got closer and closer, till she was right below him. She suddenly stopped, and had a claw held to her beak, she was looking at the sense where the timberwolves and Manticore had their fight. There was blood and pieces of wood ever where, but there was also the hat the griffin was wearing on the floor, town a bit. She suddenly dropped to the floor crying her eyes and whilst repeating "its all my fault, Gildan please forgive me". It was clear she was looking for the griffin in anon's arms. Slowly climbing down from a tree in front of the sobbing griffin, he accidentally slip a few feet from the floor, but he landed on his feet but gives off enough sound to let her know he was there. Looking over with her eyes puffy and red, she looked at him and her eyes widened and her pupils went to size of pin pricks. Anon slowly put the small griffin on the floor patted his head and ran of in the other direction, not giving the sobbing griffin a chance to hurt him or anything else. It took hours to get back tot he castle, what being not used to the surroundings and having no energy. Once anon got the big gold chair he collapsed on it and instantly fell asleep. But he was unaware of the presence that followed him to the castle and to the room he was fast a sleep in.
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Heraldia was crying her eyes out, thinking that her brother has been killed by those things, and he was scared and in pain in his last moments. And she wasn't there to help and save him. Cursing herself and saying she is worthless in her head and a lot of other things. THUD This brought her out of her thoughts as she looked up she saw the creature she was hunting before (just kill me so i can be with him already) she thought. But it was just standing there, with a sad look on its face. She was about to get up and kill it for not letting her be with her brother, but she caught a glimpse of her brother in its arms unharmed. He eyes widened and pupils shrunk, (OMG THAT THING HAS HIM! WHAT SHOULD I DO!!!) She shouted in her head, but the creature then put her brother down, patted him on his head smiled a toothy grin at her and ran off in the other direction. To say she was confused was an understatement, but she quickly got up and ran to her brother, she checked him and he was more than ok considering. A tear fell down her cheek, the creature she was going to kill, the creature that she has down nothing but bad to and it has done nothing to her in return, has probably saved her brother from death and return him safely and wanted nothing in return. She decided she was going to repay the creature no matter what.
She look back down to her brother and pick him up and put him on her back, "I will never let anything bad happen to you ever again" is all she said before heading out of the forest. Just outside of the forest was a welcome sight, her team was there, but they were injured and tired. She ran over to them and give a death grip of a group hug to them.
"Heraldia what happened and why is Gildan with you?" the other female griffin asked
"Have i got the story to tell you....." Heraldia said
