The Arks Alternative Timeline Chapter 2: Will

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The man awoke to a roar in the distance. Was that his alarm clock? He had to get up for work. He quickly opened his eyes and got out of bed… but it wasn’t his bed, it was the sand of the beach. The roar scared him again, and he looked off into the beach’s distance to see something sprinting towards him. The strange creature had two horns on its head, almost looking like a bull!

Will didn’t care that he wasn’t in his bedroom, he had to get out of there! Will began to sprint with all of his might, wiping the dust and crud from his eyes as he began to pant for air. Will was tempted to look behind him, but he knew that would get him killed. As Will kept on sprinting, he finally jerked his head behind to see that the beast was right upon him! It swung it’s head, and two horns pierced his back!

Will screamed in pain, and he punched the beast on the nose. The thing roared angrily and dropped him to the ground. It snapped its jaws at him, but he quickly rolled to the side, and got up from the ground. Now the two were facing each other off, the beast making more strategic plans, and not attacking as aggressively and wildly as before.

Will looked on the ground for anything he could use to deter the creature. There was a long stick on the ground, and Will quickly picked it off the ground. The beast made a move and lunged for Will, but he quickly dodged to the left, the beast losing its footing and falling to the ground. As it tried to get up from the ground, Will stepped in and stabbed it in the eye. The beast let out one loud roar, before eventually succumbing to the wound.

As he dropped the stick on the ground, he almost felt bad for it, that last roar sounding almost emotional, and sad…

No, that couldn’t be, it was just a mindless animal, always looking to attack or kill, that can’t be it, but maybe… maybe there was something else behind the scene?

His back felt a shock of pain, and he pressed his palm against it, to discover that there were two holes on his back. That monster had left its mark, and Will collapsed to the ground. He grunted, his eyes getting a bit blurry.

“I have to keep going!” Will screamed. He got up from the ground, and his vision returned to normal. He knew that that beast wasn’t normal, wasn’t something on Earth, this was something new, there was no escape, only survival… and evolution.

Will knew he’d have to make a weapon of sorts, there were going to be much more dangerous beasts in this world. He picked up the stick from before, and found more sticks along the thundering beaches. He looked through the bushes, and found some sort of fiber in there, which he uses to fasten and tie the sticks together. He picked a rock up from the ground, and began to sharpen the end, and after a few minutes, he was done making his trusty spear. He smudged some mud on his forehead, and grinned.

“I’m ready for anything,” Will said to himself.