Hunt for Survival

Porcupine

Prashant

I looked at him and sighed. Though he is getting better, in the last few days he hasn’t once opened his eyes. I am kind of worried that maybe he is in a coma, but if he doesn’t wake up, then how is he going to achieve what he wants to achieve?

I keep on repeating that scenario in my mind. I know that to one of the things about my power is, when I am aggressive and want to save him, then my power also starts to get inside me to, but it isn’t that weird, but I don’t think so, until Shaurya pulls out his knife to both the the the the same and I need an emotion for use my power and I can’t recall how I had got this power.

I am also thinking about his dream and what happened that day. Even though he didn’t strike the third one, I guess just like it had happened in his dream, it all. He all repeated somewhat the same. He was able to dodge till he could, but when he got distracted he lost the chance to dodge.

Was he seeing the future that day?

I can’t tell, but whatever that was, he had warned him that he wouldn’t be able to survive a strike on him and that is what happened and he is in a coma now.

I hope that he can wake up soon. I don’t know why, but I am unable to bear this quiet environment near me. Suddenly, I smelt something and I quickly covered my nose. It was coming from outside. I went out but I didn’t see anything but the white smoke everywhere.

I have to be alert. This could be a trap as well.

And as I guessed, it was somewhat of a trap and in front of me there was a giant on whose back were so many spines like a porcupine. I saw someone coughing and when I looked at his hand my eyes widened. He was having Shaurya in his hand. He must have come over here to take him away from him. The fog which I had seen right now must be having something which could make me unconscious and that could be the chance for me to take him away.

I think that every living being in this place knows about Shaurya and they are just showing their power one by one to get Shaurya and it could only be possible if he is weak or he is dead. He is weak and this is the perfect opportunity for them to take him away and take away the deity knife. I am afraid that if we keep defeating everyone one by one, then one day the king will send a whole force at us.

I looked at him and was amazed after what I saw. At the next moment, that giant turned into a big porcupine, he was escaping and I. He had to stop him before he got away. I started to run behind him but he was fast enough that I think that we thought too much distance between us. I don’t know this jungle well and if I try to find a shortcut, then I think that I will be lost and I can’t take that risk.

I followed him and he stopped somewhere and put down Shaurya near a tree. I wasn’t able to catch his action at all. He looked behind and his eyes went on me and I think that he really knew that I was following him and either he wanted to battle with me and kill me so that he could take him away freely or, I don’t know. He transformed and became a giant once again and he ran in my way.

To save Shaurya, I had to battle with him and that was the only option from the time he had decided to take him away, and even if Shaurya wasn’t unconscious, then also, sooner or later, we had to face him and that, when I could, alone and that shouldn’t stop me, because Shaurya had also fought alone knowing that either he can live or die. This is a test for me where I can see myself if I can lie anywhere near Shaurya.

Come on!! My first fight and I hope that I won’t disappoint Shaurya.

His speed was so great and his actions were fierce. He is stronger than the previous one. I guess here not only animals reside as I thought, but also giants and each one of them has their own power.

This is going to be difficult, but I won’t give up. For Shaurya, I had to do this.

He was in front of me and he started with one of the punches. I dodged it. Either I dodge every move of his or find something through which I can attack him. But because his moves were so fierce and fast, I didn’t have so much time to think about my next move, but I focused on his move to dodge. Dodging is the best thing that I can do right now.

I heard the howling of an owl in the sky and that porcupine giant became a statue for a moment. I don’t know what had got inside him but it was like that he is facing his death over there only. This was my chance that I should l run towards Shaurya. I didn’t have that time to figure out why I was so afraid of that owl, but this was my chance when I could think about another move. Soon it is going to midnight and finding a place will be impossible in this dark where the moonlight is also barely coming.

I was almost near Shaurya when that porcupine giant jumped in front of me. It was like he was thrown in front of me and he was successful in blocking my way. This time when he looked at me, his eyes were in rage. I am sure that he is planning to kill me or tear me apart with his next move. I looked around and saw something shiny. I looked at the giant and he was about to attack me when I rolled off towards that thing and, good luck, I found a sword. I pointed the sword towards him. I don’t know if it could help me a bit also, but I have to join in this bet.

He turned his back and for a moment I thought that he was scared of this sword returning, but he proved me wrong because he was firing his spikes. This sword should help me dodge them. There was complete rain on those spikes. Each of the spikes was shining like a jewel, but this jewel in reality is dangerous and poisonous. I was in my defence mode and tried to dodge them as much as possible. One of them touched my skin and may have wounded it as well. I am afraid that maybe they will start to act up soon enough and this fight hasn’t reached its end as I had expected, but he has come this fight to come to an end pretty soon and that is utterly unacceptable.

The rain on the spikes ended and I guess it was over one hundred and luckily the poison isn’t acting up just now. I looked around and saw that I was surrounded by these spikes only. I held the sword in my firm hand and cut the spike. It was really easy and I looked at him and this time I wanted his end. I want him to die over here.

I started to attack him and he was also ready to attack me and in a moment what had happened I don’t know, but the sword which I was holding was no longer, he had broken my sword and I saw that it scattering on the ground. Should I feel sad that he had broken my sword? I don’t think so, because maybe somewhere I knew that he could have done this before but he didn’t. I threw away that broken sword and was again in the same position, but unexpectedly, he took me in his hand and I was struggling to get out of his hand, but he wasn’t letting me go and at that moment I also felt that the poison started to act up. I felt as if all my power was going and I was getting weak. I looked at Shaurya who was still in a coma. If he wins today, then he will surely take him away and I don’t dare to think further about what they will do with him. I again heard the howling of the owl and he left me immediately and I fell on the ground. It hurt. I tried to get up but it looked as if it was an impossible task. I somehow gathered some energy and forced myself to walk towards Shaurya, but in the midway I only fell down on my knees.

“ Your time is up, Porcupine.” I heard a voice which could belong to one of the older people, but on hearing his voice, he was old but wasn’t old from heart, he was an active one and I looked behind and saw he had a big owl and had also transformed soon enough into a giant and he was having wings behind him.

“I won’t be caught in your trap,” the Porcupine said. He was hell scared and that could be heard in his voice only. Maybe he is one of the things which could eliminate him. I looked carefully and saw that it was the tiger owl.

“You have helped someone who doesn’t deserve it and now that you have crossed your limit, then, according to the rule of the previous king's rules, you should be executed.” They have been talking in human language only and I thought that they must have some other language. I smiled. I am getting weak.

“He is not the king now. Don’t you remember why he was executed by the current king? He is the real king now.”

“He was executed for the wrong deed and what is the current one doing, greeding for power. Everyone who greeds about something will have a bad end and you also have greed inside you.” The owl said. Indeed, greed has a heavy price to be paid for. One who desires should know how to claim it, but if that becomes greed, even the wrong thing is appealing.

“I am not greedy, that is what I deserve and under you I won’t be getting one of those things.”

“Under me you could have got the life, but now you do not have that honor either.”

“Just stay away from me.”

“Too late to say this.” After that, I saw that they were fighting and that fight was a fierce one. After all, they are a match for each other and I was no match, but today I fought with someone who was no match for me. Do you think that I have done great today? I asked them in my heart, but my heart was empty. I am losing my sense. I fell on the ground and some of the mud which was on the ground entered into my mother and I coughed out some.

I have never really thought that I would find such an end or is it an end? I don’t know. I want to leave this to the future, but all I really want to do right now is to sleep. I am very sleepy and let god handle all the things which are going to happen in the future and that also includes whether I will die over here only or further.