[Jacob]

Calen: "And then she got shooted!! And daddy had to pull her in tha car...!!"

The child was sat under a large Willow tree that flurished at the back of the Cropfields of the resident farmers. It was a quiet place that was hardly ever disturbed. Her legs were folded and she was sat telling the story that her mother told her as she made a Daisy chain. The listener was her new 'friend' and she told him everything and anything.

Voice: "Quite. And...did you see all this?"

The voice was inquisitive and somewhat suspicious. However, Calen being as young and naive as she was never really took any notice.

Calen: "Nopey. I was not here then, 'member?"

Voice: "Heh. No child, i mean did you see it...in your head?"

The child looked up and stared straight ahead as if looking at the creature that she was speaking to.

Calen: "Oh...umm, yu-huh. Some of it, t'was quite scawy."

There was silence and the sound of leaves rustling as the wind picked up, Calen looked out across the fields, watching as the Corn swayed like that of a Golden sea. The village seemed quiet and hardly anyone was out in the street.

Calen: "Why?"

A gentle pressure was apparent on her face as if the being was caressing her face with the back of its hand.

Voice: "Because its one of your gifts...A special something handed to you by divine deities. Nuture it, Kahn."

She raised an eyebrow and carried on with what she was doing.

Calen: "Well, what t'is my other gifts...?"

The beings hand seemed to stop stroking her cheek and move away, seemingly taken back by the sudden question.

Voice: "You will find out later...Trust me."

Calen stood, placing the Daisy chain on a protruding root that had taken its place on the surface of the soil. She then put her hands on her hips and made a frustrated face.

Calen: "Why later? Jus' tell me...pweeeeeez!!"

Voice: "I cannot, if i do...it may jeapordise your future and our friendship. You must understand, i cannot allow that to happen..."

She sighed and nodded, she couldn't be bothered to argue with a being she could not see, it would take too much time and effort and besides she would probably lose.

Calen: "Well, ok. I'm goin' now...you comin'?"

She made her way to the curtain of leaves and parted them, turning her head to ask this question.

Voice: "Yes..."

She then vanished as she slipped through the leaves and allowed the branches to close behind her.

***

The beast yawned and shook itself off. It had walked far and wide, hunting for food, looking for water. It was a Reptilian, a sleek black predator designed for running down its prey and sufficiently killing them. Scanning the area it looked for something to eat, for something to drink...anything would suffice it. And then it saw, saw the child...saw Calen. She was walking along a worn, traveller made track, towards a field of Corn and other crops. The hunter snarled. It was stood on a small mound that was situated infront of a large forest. Its eyes scanned the area, noting the quiet village and Berry trees scattered on the outskirts of it. Breathing gently it stepped forwards and was immediatly confronted by a mass of death. It shook its head, closed its eyes and grunted. Its head ached and the sharp, deadly claws on the beast retracted and unsheathed. It was an experience the creature had never felt before and as it looked up, through squinted eyes, it saw...saw the village burned to cinders. Saw the corpses of its Mudokon residents strewn on the ground, their bodies riddled with bullets. Saw the crops burned and oblitorated, the trees cut down, the soil raked up by some sort of vehicle and/or machine. Injin growled and backed away, knowing that this would, eventually, come true. And with a low bark he turned and ran into the forest, disappearing from all that could have viewed...

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