Toxic Tales: Chapter 6

Power

Achelois whinced as a pain flared through her head. "Watch your step wyvern!" Yelled an allo, he hit her in the face with his tail as he left. When his tail touched her scaled she could hear his voice, "stupid wyvern..." She was startled by the voice, how is it possible that she could hear his voice even when he didn't speak? It must be my imagination, she thought, how else could she hear what wasn't said?

She saw Elpis entering the camp with Moirae and Elpis rushed over to her.

"We're starting the walk to the shore tonight, get ready," Elpis said.

"Ok, how far is it?" Achelois questioned.

"Around ten kilometers."

"With the hatchlings and the patrols around we won't make it in a day."

"That's why I said start," teased Elpis.

Suddenly the pain came back, this time Achelois saw something, the silhouette of wings over a forest at dusk, she saw a poison wyvern swoop down into the camp and shot poison at the fleeing allos.

"Are you okay?" Asked Elpis.

"Yeah, just a headache."

"Okay, the hunting party should be back soon."

Achelois spent the rest of the day dreading dusk, she told herself that it wouldn't happen, it's impossible to predict the future. Once the sun set she relaxed, it wouldn't happen it can't happen. Then she saw it, the silhouette flying towards them, "run! There's a patrol!" She yelled.

Moirae lead the pack, holding a hatchling in her mouth while the other allos sprinted alongside her. The wyvern shot poison at them, just missing Elpis, who shot back, hitting it's wing. The second wyvern flew through the trees into the camp, Achelois saw him, immediately recognizing his face, her father. He shot the allo next her, the allo dropped the hatchling in his jaws and fell to the ground. While Elpis and her father fought she pushed the acid off the allo, picked up the hatchling in her mouth, and grabbed the allo in her talons. She fled with Elpis close behind with one thought in her mind, "they know we're here."

- Sol