The Last One Standing

Chapter One: The Woods

Chapter One: The Woods

The cool wind slips through my thick hair bring a sense of peace to me. I close one eye to get my aim right as I lower my bow the end tip of the arrow is being grasped by my skinny fingers.

Far in the distance was a deer peacefully eating the lush green grass in the opening of the woods.

 I lick my chapped lips, I was so hungry I have not eaten in three days I was currently hidden behind a bunch of bushes blending in well with nature itself. I pick up my bow and arrow once again pointing the arrow towards the deer's neck, I swiftly let go of the arrow, it pierced through the air spiraling immediately hitting the deer's neck. Gotcha, I mentally cheer in my head once I hit my target.

The deer falls down with a thump on the lush green grass I quickly scan around the opening to see if there were any male soldiers patrolling their district articular time

The coast was clear, I stood up from the hiding spot sprinting towards the deer holding my bow and arrow close to me incase of any danger that is luring in the woods. I get to the deer to see it was breathing very slowly. I take out my pocket knife stabbing the deer in the heart, I said a few prayers to my ancestors wiping the blood of my pocket knife.

Everything went terribly wrong when Draco Maxwell theory's took over the world, believing that females were just breeders that caused damage to the Earth which caused the huge m******e of women being brutally r***d and slaughtered all around the world. He has brainwashed all males into believing his theory and now he has an army of men now fighting against one another for his approval to be his second in command at the Quarters.

I remember the horrid day like it happened yesterday it was before my twelfth birthday I remember everything perfectly.

 It was the year 2037, I remembered everything clearly and perfectly.

"You cheated". I whined to my sister Sasha as we were playing a game of hopscotch, we were out in the warm sun behind our family farm house, we lived a a tiny village known as Sakunda, my family  wealthy in the village reason being was that we grew and sold corns to neighbouring villages ,my father grew the best corn in our village and the whole district.

"I did not cheat Nami it's just that you do not know how to play smart". Sasha commented flashing her pearly whites at me. Sasha was always the pretty older sister she was fifteen years old at the time everything took place. She had nice long brown curly hair that reached her shoulders, while I had shoulder length dreadlocks. Sasha had beautiful hazel eyes that complimented her smooth caramel skin colour while I had boring brown eyes with a deep skin that was plagued by dark spots and  pimples.

Sasha had a fit body while I was more on the chubby side but that never got to me because Sasha always made me feel special and beautiful.

"You wanna play another game?" Sasha asked with a small smile that is what I loved about Sasha she gave everyone chances and I loved that about her, she was an optimist, if I knew better that would later be her default.

Before we could decide on a game we heard our mom's voice calling out to us.

"Sasha! Nami!" We looked in the direction of the voice and saw my mom running towards us fear present in her brown eyes me and my sister immediately stopped what we were doing and ran towards her.

"Nami, Sasha come quick". My mom rushed us grabbing me and my sister's wrists tightly running towards the corn fields.

"Mama? What's going on?" My sister asked. My mom ignored her not answering her question, I was scared now. I heard screams and protest towards the village. I looked around while I was running and saw men beating females to death or worse shooting them in the head as they pulled females out of their homes.

Tears started swirling in my eyes at the brutal sight.

"Mama what's happening? Where's papa?" I ask full out sobbing as my mom pulled me and sister in the corn fields. I saw my papa's dead body outside of our farm house Sasha also saw.

"Mama what's going on?" My sister asked once we were hidden from the horrid scenes. My mom looked at me and my sister and something told me nothing will ever be the same that everything would change right in this moment.

I was right.

"A very bad man by the name Draco Maxwell has taken over the world, he has brainwashed all the males in the world into believing that females are useless now he is making men kill all females". My mom explained tears streaming down her face she quickly wipes away her tears.

My mom stood up from our hiding place. Sasha grabbed her by the wrists.

"What are you doing? Where are you going?"

"I'm going to save the women of the village". My mom explains like it was an easy task before me and my sister could protest my mom runs towards all the chaos.

Me and my sister waited for a few minutes until we heard a women's scream me and Sasha peeked out of the corn fields to see what was happening. We saw my mom and a lady in our village getting beaten by male soldiers.

Hearing the lady and my mom shout made me curl up in ball. I felt Sasha shifting I saw her standing up I grabbed her wrist.

"What are you doing? "I question tears streaming down my chubby face. Sasha looked down at me with her beautiful smile.

" Nami you must survive and always know love you dearly ". She took off her wooden bracelet with beautiful carvings on it.

"And remember Nami always do what is right". Sasha finished of placing the bracelet in my dirty hands.

"Sasha?" I whispered confused. She bent down and kissed me on my forehead, before running towards the male soldiers calling out to them.

 The last thing I remember from that horrid day was the corpses of my mom and sister.

I cut of a few pieces of meat from the dead deer. I'll have amazing dinner tonight I thought, wrapping the meat around a cloth to try and keep it fresh and edible for at least two days.

I stood up from the dead caraccas packing my hunting equipment in my worn out rack sack. I took the back legs of the caraccas pulling it towards the bushes hiding it behind the bushes.

I drop the carcass with a thud on the dirt covering it with shrubs. I walk off into the woods searching for a place to rest for the night.

The stars were so beautiful as they decorated the dark sky. I was currently eating a few blueberries that I picked on the way to my camp site. The flames in front of me danced with one another as they burnt the wood, the only thing I could hear in the night were the owls hooting, crickets chirping and the sound of wood crackling as it burnt. I stared at the burning ember as I traced the patterns on the bracelet on my wrist thinking about my family and that horrible day. I really miss them after they were killed I hid in the corn fields for at least three days I was scared that the soldiers would find me but they never did.

From that day on I promised myself that I would kill Draco and do whatever it takes even now at eighteen am still on the hunt for him, I learnt how to fight by reading books, practicing on dummies that I built myself knowing I would need these skills some day, I learnt how to drive a car, tank and boat that is how I got here to the United States were Draco is. I spat out the last pip, getting comfortable on my sleeping bag.

I lay down thinking about my mom and sister before sleep consumed me

Snap.

Crack.

"Yo guys this way!"

My eyes snap open as I hear a male's voice. I pack my sleeping bag quickly in my rack sack throwing soil over where I made my fire the previous night.

"Guys I see foot prints". Another male voice said they were getting closer I had to get out of here before they spot me, I looked up at one of the trees it was pretty high. I took my bow and arrow climbing up the high tree. The sharp branches were cutting through my delicate skin since I was rushing up the tree as quick as possible.

The minute I hid behind a few tree branches and got comfortable. I saw a male's head he had long blonde hair that probably reached his shoulder.

"There's no one here". He spoke out his Irish accent thick he dropped his shotgun by his side. A few other males came into view as they looked around the opening.

"Birch you need to calm down". The blonde guy spoke annoyed he was looking at a young chubby boy probably aged 14. I'm guessing the fourteen year old's name is Birch, what a interesting name? I thought to myself he had curly orange hair and freckles were scattered around his face it's like they we sprayed on his face.

"I saw foot prints that looked fresh okay". Birch spoke nervously looking around.

"I think his right someone was here and not long ago". Another guy said kicking the dirt with his dirty combat boots revealing my fire pit. He was a Asian guy with long hair that reached his shoulder he had a tall build and his face was neutral giving off and intimidating atmosphere.

"That doesn't prove anything". The blonde spoke again clearly not interested in the topic.

"Yo guys Enzo wants us back at the compound". Another male called out coming into my view he had black hair that made his blue eyes that seemed rather dull.

"Really, but we we're still exploring". The blonde haired  whined. I'm guessing he was not the serious one in the group. The Asian guy scanned the opening looking into my direction but I knew he could not see me. He soon after followed his group leaving me back in the silence of the woods. Phew ,that was close.

I waited for a few minutes just to check if they would come back before climbing down the tree continuing my journey through the musky forest. Hoping that I will never see those guys again.