hehe...poor Rettick.
Here's the second chap. I bet you are wondering..Who the heck is Tok? *grin* if you have read my earlier fics you would know....*mischievous grin*
Chapter 2
Tok rested by the lakeshore, exhausted. He had just managed to reel in Deep Water Spiny, one of the biggest and most difficult fish to catch. He had fought with in for nearly an hour and was nearly dragged into the lake several times. He was lucky his pole didn't break...as this kind of fish was notorious for snapping poles and breaking fishing nets. The reward for catching one is great; not only can one feed several people, but also its
meat was very tasty.
After regaining his strength, he gathered up the Deep Water Spiny and the rest of his catch and was about to head back when he heard something coming. He froze...sniffing and listening intently. He held his fishing pole like a staff...as it was the closest thing to a weapon he had at the moment. Something emerged out of the bushes and the now adult Tok’s eyes widened in with shock at what came out of the bushes:
In front of him was a crossbreed very similar to Spider...only...bigger...much bigger, a good 10 ft in height, green skin with silver eyes. This creature had actual horns along with the spines on its back, two small ones on the back of his head, two on its shoulder blades, and two more at the base of its neck. The spines only went from the base of its neck to the base of its tail. It also looked thin, like it hadn’t eaten in a while.
The crossbreed looked at him with a blank look on its face, drool constantly dripping off its chin, and started moving toward him. Tok took a couple of steps back...intimidated by the crossbreeds immense size, he remembered how easily Spider could swat a slig if he really wanted to and he didn't want to find out what this one could do. The crossbreed sniffed at his catch, grabbed it with its jaws, and started eating...bones and all.
"Hey!" Tok said, a bit annoyed, "It took me all day ter catch those!"
The crossbreed just continued eating and after a very short time finished. It then spotted the Deep Water Spiny and made a move toward it.
"I don' think so! I spent an hour bringin' that thing in and I'm not 'bout ter let yer take it from me!" Tok screeches as he whacked the creature on the snout with his fishing pole. The crossbreed let out a startled yipe and bolted, almost knocking Tok over with it’s tail as it spun around, disappearing back into the underbrush. Tok...not taking the chance that it would return...grabbed the last of his catch and sprinted back to the village....
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