Yellow predators turned lifeless and fell into their own golden graveyard. The sighs of the tired and wounded humans are the only music inside the hive. Lying onto the cold floor and some are aiding the other. Awoke and elated of the victorious battle between the supreme leader of the hive, they decided to rest. “Is everyone awake?” Kent asked her classmates. Their heavy bodies weighed them down, but they managed to nod. “Great. Guys, because of all our efforts, we emerged victorious. We may still have some problems like how we get out from this maze-like hive but I know we will, soon.” Kent’s voice assured her team. “Jay, I didn’t know you can grow spikes from the front of your body, too. I thought you could only grow it from the back.” Confused. “I could, but I don’t, since it’s a hassle whenever I walk.” Jay replied. Kent nodded and stared intensively at Jay. She remembered the promise that Jay said about his
CHAPTER EIGHT“Only a scratch?!” he shouted, after trying to slice the man with a turtle mask. Noel had always been proud of his ability to deal piercing slices. Thanks to his long, sharp claws, he had always been good in close combat. But this thing, my claws are useless with it. It seemed impenetrable. Giving so much thought to his enemy in front of him, a whooshing sound stopped Noel’s thoughts and made him take a leap backwards.“Slow, but intensively powerful. The marshland is a scary place.” He realized.If this monster is a humanoid turtle monster, why doesn’t it have its big shell on its back? Instead, a tattered, greyish clothing like a typical homeless man.“Kill…” the monster muttered.What a shivering voice, Noel thought. The monster continued to step slowly towards the humanoid cat.“I can’t deal with him like this.
“There’s a monster that needs to be defeated.” Noel said in a serious tone.“What kind of monster?” asked Alex. He noticed that his classmates are now giving all the attention to the mysterious cat man.“He’s a turtle man.” Replied Noel.Everybody looked at each other. The class might have considered that this monster, is not as ferocious or dangerous as the queen bee. For it is merely a turtle. Curious about the monster, Alex asked again.“Given that you’re asking for help, this monster might be dangerous and strong.”Noel chuckled. “Incredibly.”Alex nodded. He then looked at Kent, waiting for her response. Kent immediately get what Alex intended and asked Noel again. “How strong can this monster be?”“He’s got a bludgeon in hand, if it hits you, your skull will be crushed – into pieces.” He answered. “this monster
Walking along the darkened path of the marshland, eight brave souls decided to put their lives in danger. Surviving in these lands means they are ought to battle with creatures they haven’t seen and known before. But its absolute power can help them thrive in these lands.Gazing at the sky above, his eyes are glowing with adoration. Heavenly objects shone enough light for them to see in the dark. “Three moons…” Alex muttered. Blinking exhibits his disbelief, he sighed… they really are in a new world, he thought. Silent splashing sounds continue to resound as they stamp on the marshland’s humid environment. Life is abundant. Glowing insects are emitting their own light, turning their night into their own day. The sweet breeze kissed their skin as they continue to walk slowly and vigilantly towards the enemy’s territory. Their hands are holding spikes, thanking their classmate Jay, who became a porcupine man, not too long ago.
Darline’s knuckles tightened up, walking towards Kent who was lying on the ground looking at the night sky above her, “your fault!” pointing her finger at Kent.Kent tilted her head slowly, looking at her friend’s raging face. Kent couldn’t utter a word, she knows she should be the one to save Christian, but she didn’t. She’s still powerless. Protecting herself from her classmate’s rage could only spark another conflict. She decided to just agree and listen. That’s the only thing that she could do.“How could you? He’s our friend! Our classmate! You let those creatures eat him!” Darline’s tears continue to fall to her cheeks to the dry ground, making it the only liquid that nourishes the now dry soil.Still processing the dreadful experience, Gloyd, Ivan and Maeje sat down to the dry land, gazing at it, different emotions taken from them, leaving only the sadness behind. Alex moved tow
The dark sky soon gave up into light as the sun started to rise. Its joyful color burned the night of loss into a memory of tragedy.Heavy footsteps sounded as they followed the slow rushing sound of the lady’s tiny leafy feet who introduced herself as one of the guardians who ought to protect this world, as she had said.“Where are we going?” Alex asked.“To death.” Rabi replied.Faces of extreme confusedness flooded on the students’ expressions.“You’re joking, right?” Gloyd said in disbelief.“Not really. The place where we are going is the place of death. The creatures there are responsible for every death that happens in the marshland, we call them the Carthae also known as the scavengers of death.”“Are they the gods of this world?” Alex asked.“According to the legend, they were the first species who lived in this world, not us,
Glad and contended of the news of Christian being alive, the students began to set out to a new journey. But the poetic scavenger of death still left the team with a mind, so confused they stopped for a moment of thoughts.“leisurely but extremely mighty, I cudgel with a stick to beat. Beware the earth that is soft, my house isn’t worth to carry.”Alex repeated the poem. It may have been said once by the carthae but his ability to recall words is a topnotch in their past world. He put his spiky weapon on the ground, that was given by his classmate Jay for protection, and bit his lip. Alex’s lip biting is common to see in their past world. To him, it helps him think harder than what an average thinker would do. Their classmate’s life is in danger after all, he needs to think of the clue to be able to save his friend.What could the poem possibly mean? He thought. “Do you guys have any idea? He asked his classmates. He
"Let's add this to our collection."Kent ordered the guard bees to land, putting others to the ground, before they got hit by the three enormous birds in front of them. One of the birds tried to stop the guard bees but Kent swiftly flew towards the enemy with her lance pointing to the enemy's heart. The bird noticed it and flew backwards, dodging Kent's attack.When the guard bees successfully put the others on land, they immediately set out to help their queen where they fired poisonous arrows to the flying giants, but as expected, they were dodged easily.Alex looked at the battle above, amazed but worried to his classmate's safety. "We should help her." He said."How?" said Gloyd, his eyes were bulging, expressing extreme worry to their classmate who's in battle."I don't know, but we should. We can't risk another life." Alex replied.Alex bit his lip, thinking of another way to help their classmate."Let Kent lure the enemies to t
"Evolution requires survival of the fittest and if fittest means that favorable traits are something that will give you a higher chance of survival, won't it benefit all of us if we acquire and achieve something more?" said the man in a lab coat.Alex tried to bulge and the man noticed it. "he's awake." Said the woman who the man was talking to earlier. "Then make him sleep." The man in a lab coat replied, and he immediately went out. Making the creaking sound of the door the answer. Alex heard footsteps as he tried to open his eyes fully, but the woman already injected him with something that immediately put him to sleep just seconds after.--------------The day soon turned to night as the moons and the stars soon took over the vast, seem endless sky.Alex and the others took a little rest before setting out again to find Christian.Equipping themselves with glittering hope, they were convinced that they could not just save Christian but also Ken