Protectors of Pandora

Chapter 22 ~alone~

“AAAHHH” Nash screamed as the ginormous insect flew straight towards him. “RUN!” Skyla yelled, they flew away as fast as they could on and on but the Rhyniognatha never tired it just kept coming for them. “I’ll distract it! You need to complete the mission!” Skyla said. “No! I can’t do it without you!” Nash said “you’ll be fine!” “But!” “But nothing run!” And with that Skyla flew towards the rhynio and above it, the giant winged beast turned around to follow and that was Nashes chance he flew down and hid under a bush, he stayed there for a few minutes until he was sure it was safe, he wasn’t sure he’d ever see Skyla again.

Nash wandered through the forest on the ground as to try and not get the attention of any more giant bugs he was terrified the dense jungle was like nothing he’d ever experienced, and being a winged creature used to flying anywhere he wanted he had a bit of claustrophobia. Even though he was terrified he couldn’t stop thinking about if Skyla escaped, he decided if she escaped they would meet again and if she was gone.. then he’d better not let her sacrifice go in vein. So he pressed on, through the thick muddy rainforest. A couple times he heard roars and shrieks, he just kept repeating to himself an ancient saying of his people

Have no fear, face whatever comes with valor and justice, forever remember the tales of the past, and fight on to create new ones.

Only after saying this a few times (57) did he realize, he has always told the tales of others, but never told his own, even with the dragon he didn’t say anything about himself, he always thought he was being humble but now that he thought about it, he didn’t do much, not much with valor or justice anyway, and now he was cowering in the jungle like a child. (Tbf I would be too.. it’s a freaking jungle with dinosaurs) he thought of what his father, one of the last knights of his people, or his grandfather would think. ‘They’d call me a coward.. I am a coward..’ Nash said to himself, “not anymore..,” He said standing tall. “I’ll prove I can make history too!” He looked through a spot in the trees where he could see the sky. “I’m no coward I’m the son of a knight, I’ll make my family proud.. it’s time to fight.”