Hunt for Survival

Dwarf Giant

Shaurya

It had been a few minutes since he had left, but I was getting bored already. We have been over here for about three days and whenever I say that we should move forward, he just changes the topic. Why can’t he understand that my injury is not that important, but coming out of here is more important to me.

I know that he worries about me and he has also experienced the same thing which I have experienced. Just the difference is that I had seen it clearly while he only felt and saw me losing my life. I clearly remember that even if I wanted to open my eyes and wanted to fight, I was losing hope. I was losing hope that I couldn’t make it any longer; I was losing hope that maybe I wouldn’t be able to see my mother again; I was losing hope that maybe there was no ray left in me to live and that is why I left the hope of living with the prayer inside me that Prashant could make it till the end.

But nothing happened like that, when I was on the verge of dying, I saw hope shining again inside me and it was like God had blessed me and started to heal my injury and was giving me the power to survive. Finally, I survived and he didn’t let go of hope. I still can’t understand why he really hopes for me? I thought that I was not the type of person he would like to meet ever in his life, but he had proved me wrong. I looked at the entrance of the cave.

This cave is not that deep, the entrance is a few steps away and the entrance has a gap, enough for two people to enter. I don’t know how he found this cave in the dense.

I stood up and dragged myself to the entrance and saw the environment around me, which was normal in the jungle. I sighed. No fun is hidden over here. I turned back and was ready to leave when suddenly I felt something falling around me and I extended my hand and reached out for it and found that it was a cherry blossom leaf and that made me confused. I looked behind and saw that the whole scene was changed. What is wrong with me? Am I hallucinating? But none of the answers were in my hands.

I stepped outside the cave and felt for this. I feel that all of these are real and that makes me feel at ease. I was getting relaxed in this environment. This was so welcoming. But why do I feel that this enjoyment is a gift with a disaster hidden inside it? I should be alert.

It is no wonder that I had reached the entrance, I saw a normal jungle, but when I turned around and again looked back, the scenario changed. It is not a television which can be changed by pressing one button. This must be a disastrous relaxation. I have to get my knife as soon as possible before they reach out for me and this illusion consumes me. I started to run towards the cave as it was a short distance only and I thought that I would be able to get there in no time and when I was about to enter the cave, the cave locked up. I mean to say some of the iron bars rose from the ground and blocked my way. This shouldn’t have been done.

I am already in the trap and there is no way that I can get out of it. This is the same mistake which I had made when I chose to come to WIC rather than stay at home and not even tell my mother about that and today I didn’t listen to Prashant, and got stuck over there. I sighed. Why am I the only unlucky one?

How am I supposed to enter the cave and get my knife? I narrowed my eyes and gave it some thought. From the moment I got to know that I have a weapon which is comparable to god’s power, I forgot that every time I can’t be dependent on it. It might help me win, but what will I be left without the weapon, a normal fearful person, who just depends upon a powerful weapon? I am nothing without that weapon.

I shouldn’t be stuck with this fact only that I am nothing without a deity weapon. Suddenly I remembered that thing and that made my heart sink and scatter my heart more than a million pieces. I remember that day clearly and my heart was full of sorrow. I didn’t realize that my eyes were closed and that painful scene was again in front of my side.

I opened my eyes and determination was filled inside me.

“Come on, I will fight with you till I can. Let’s look forward to the plan which you have for me,” I said to myself. I am sure that I will be able to prove that I am something without getting any help. Maybe you are thinking that I am doing this to show off, but that is not the case. I want to see if I am something or not. I heard a roaring sound behind me and that made me stiff for a few moments and I looked behind me and saw a giant whose height was just a few inches above me. I remember the giant I saw a few days ago. He looks small in comparison to him. Then should I call him dwarf giant? I laughed at thinking about that situation and that had grabbed his attention.

“Oh no.” I tried to run towards the cave but when I turned around all I saw was the iron bar. I sighed. I am badly trapped over here. “Alright, now that I don’t have any option but to fight you, then charge on.” I said to him and he didn’t seem to be getting what I was saying, but I guess he thought that I had said some cruel words to him and that had agitated him and with the weapon of his which was a wooden mace which was having sharp metal spikes on them. For the moment, all I felt was running away from this situation, but what would happen if Prashant comes back and doesn’t find me back over here? That is why I have to be over here and have to fight him. If I die today, then at least he can find my body.

I smirked at that thought. I know that I am thinking absurd, but I know that I am in that situation only and I have to fight through this. I feel like a character in a game where the energy level is shown and I know that I have one life and he must have so many, so I have to be careful enough to make him lay down on his knees.

“Come on, I am ready to fight.” I said and he started to come towards me, but soon the walk turned into a run and the earth beneath me was shaking, but I had taken my position and was ready to fight him even if this earth tore open. I won’t leave until I accepted my defeat.

With his mace he attacked first and I dodged it and that made my injury a bit loosen up and, that I know, because I coughed some blood. I guess he knew that I was not healed properly even if I thought that I was alright. I have to dodge him as much as I can. Maybe that way, he can be tired and when I find the right time, then I can attack him. I made this decision inside me and my mind and heart agreed with me.

I started to dodge him again and again. One time I also climbed on the tree when he was distracted. I climb the tree smoothly. I am getting tired, but looking at him, it says that he is not getting tired at all and he still has the stamina to attack me a hundred times more. I sighed, you really are going to chase me till I die, aren’t you? I was relaxing because I was exhausted easily and I also coughed blood two times after the first time. I put my hand on the truck of the tree and suddenly I heard something being fallen off and when I looked behind, it was fruit and then I looked up and saw that there was monkey on this tree and he was throwing the fruit and when he looked at me, he hissed as if he doesn’t like the sight of me and would gladly alert my enemies about my whereabouts. I wanted to smack that money down but that I couldn’t do. Why? You may ask because it had already caught the sight of that giant and he started to hit he on the tree with his mace to bring me down, but I made it a little easier for him as I jumped from there to another tree and got down from there and he stopped hitting the tree and looked in my direction. I guess nobody is on my side today and I have to take care of him on my own.

He started to go and that game once again began, the dodging game. He was attacking me and I was dodging him and one time I got the chance to get behind him and with all the force which I was left with, I hit him on his leg, but he was thick skin. Nothing happened but made my strength go lower. He sure is something which is not in my hands at all. He was about to attack and I was ready to dodge and, in a flash, I was able to dodge my body, but my right leg got into action and got hit badly, which made me fall on the ground and pain inside me quantities from the previous scar and I coughed blood out and that was also in large quantity. This is so much to take in. He again lifted his mace to attack me and I was too tired to dodge it, but I tried to keep some strength in me and dodged it. I took a sigh of relief but everything in front of me started to get dark.

I was feeling Déjà vu. I know that I have experienced this before and I am again not afraid like last time, but all I could do is worry about my mother and Rohit and can, most importantly, Prashant. That dwarf giant again lifted his mace and was ready to hit me and I was ready to take it because, I knew that I couldn’t survive this anymore.

I smiled at him and was ready to take it.

I am really sorry that I can’t be further with you on this journey. I really wanted to go further in this journey but I guess I don’t have that much luck to get till the end. I am sorry that I have let you down. I really am sorry. Please complete this mission for me. It may make me feel at peace if you do this without me.

After that, I felt the hit on my shoulder and my conscious was getting away with my life.