Survival chapter 1: the beaches

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Survival chapter 1: the beaches

The Ark’s are beautiful places, but still deadly! I got to experience that firsthand, the day I spawned on the Ark that you all call: the Island. So, this is the full story (in long chapters) of my SURVIVAL throughout the Ark’s many wonders, beauties and dangers. Each fulfilling MY JOURNEY! Enjoy!

I brushed of some sand from my arm. I looked around, scouting for any dangers. No dangers or humans in sight, thankfully. I look around again, for safety’s sake, then looking to my left one last time to see… a dilophosaurus. The thrills on it’s neck having many holes but having a wonderful aquatic color, the crests on it’s head sharing the same color. The body having a wonderful magenta color and the belly being a dark maroon color. It hisses towards me, warning me to not get any closer.

“Weird, normally a carnivorous creature wouldn’t try and scare away a potential meal… something is wrong!”

The dilophosaurus hisses again, this time trying to make itself larger, showing its tail, which had been impaled with a harpoon. It hisses louder. I slowly walk towards it, holding my hand out.

“I don’t want to hurt you! I just want to help!”

It seems to get less aggressive, looking almost… hopeful. I sit down, grabbing the end of the harpoon, looking at the dilophosaurus’s face. It’s full of hope, I felt a feeling saying I have too help it! I slowly push the harpoon, gently stroking the back of the poor creature. I look in awe at the now thankful dilophosaurus, stretching its head towards me. I realize it wants to cuddle, so I hug it. But… my original expectations of the creature’s on this island being the danger, now was gone. I realized that really, the creature’s are afraid of humans, WE are the trouble, THE THREAT! I got sure of it once I saw a human pick up the harpoon next to me, and throw it straight into the head of a dodo. I get a chill down my spine. I quickly grab a rock, slowly and quietly standing up. And… BASH!!! He lays on the ground, bleeding. I spit on him, allow my new friend to eat the dead dodo.

“Well, you’re the best pet I could as for here!” I say to the now perched over my legs dilophosaurus. It gives me one, happy look, before falling asleep.

[THE NEXT DAY]

We were out hunting, trying to gather together a pack of raptors. I threw a spear, ordering one of the newly tamed raptors to go get it. It was quick to pick up the spear.

“Great job, Xero! Now, your turn, Stella!” I say throwing another spear.

“What are you doing? Training spear throws?” A voice says behind me.

I turn around, facing the wolf riding hunter.

“No, I'm training the packs fetching abilities! Otherwise it’ll be hard for them to retrieve prey!”

The hunter looks at me, lifting an eyebrow.

“Well, get ready! We’ll soon heed for the next artifact! The leader says we going for the massive next, mate!”

I look irritated, but also tired, as I raise an eyebrow.

“The cave full of lava? Seriously?”

He shakes his head.

“Our scouts reported that it’s one of the needed artifacts for fighting the Brood mother! So the leader says it’s best to get it before the hunger!” He says. I role my eyes.

“Well, maybe we should tame some megatheriums! They get a bug rage when killing any chitinous creature!”

“I’ll believe that wen I seen it, mate! But get ready, if ya don’t wan to get left behind, mate!” He says in his stupid “Australian” accent.

Well, that lava cave won’t be a problem, I’m sure we can just waltz right in and just go grab the artifact. Not really like I’ll help with that! I don’t want to kill Aqrim’s species! Well, can’t not follow them! I wouldn’t stand a chance in the jungle alone! Ugh, just to do as “The leader” says! God I hate him!

Next chapter is in onyc!

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