The Slig Chronicles

[AlexFili]

So Zaypher is now a traitor? From hero to villain, what a spectacular twist!
I wonder if the radiation exposure will affect him in any major way?

[Slig75]

Who knows
Part 2 of "Retrieval" coming soon

[Oddey]

Hooray is all I have to say.

[Slig75]

It was pretty late at night when I wrote the end of part 2, So it maybe a bit shoddy
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Retrieval (Part 2)

The trip was quite bumpy due to the numerous and various sizes of small rock in the ground. Admeet just eyed Zaypher while he held the dart gun in his hands. For extra security, a soldier was sat next to Admeet wielding a shotgun. “Keep a firm eye on them” said Zaypher to the soldier, “you never know what they might do”. The Soldier just nodded and sat back.

The trip got even bumpier when they reached very rough ground. Zaypher and the soldier tried to keep still and keep their guard on the two Sligs. Admeet knew that this was his chance. He elbowed the soldier in the face and tried to grab the shotgun. Zaypher lifted the dart gun at Admeet but Solister kicked Zaypher’s hand and the dart gun clattered out of the cargo hold. Admeet wrestled for the shotgun over the soldier while Solister used her hand cuffs to put the chain around Zaypher’s neck. Admeet punched the soldier in the face and the solider let go of the shotgun. However, Zaypher kicked Solister in the gut and she fell out of the cargo hold. Admeet leapt towards Zaypher and tackled him out of the cargo hold. Both fell out and rolled on the rough rock.

They were in a bad way. Zaypher couldn’t even move but Admeet slowly got up on his scratched legs; Solister lay unconscious. Admeet saw the shotgun lying on the ground near Zaypher. He walked over to it and picked it up. He then grabbed Zaypher by the arm and dragged him up and laid him against a large boulder. Admeet knew he was lost and faraway from help. His skills at surviving in the wasteland were now being put to the test. He needed to protect Solister and Zaypher but then another thing came into his mind; food and water.
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Hope you like it

[Oddey]

The way this is going, it sounds like it'll end great.

[AlexFili]

I like the way this is going!
"Welcome to the Jungle, we got fun and games..."

[Slig75]

"We've got everything you want, how do we know the name"
Thankyou

[Slig75]

didn't take me that long to do this chapter
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Chapter 5
Hallucinations

Since the disappearance of radiation in the underground sea, life had been slowly growing back. Small rivers were once again flowing through small woods. Admeet knew that if he headed towards patches of green on the horizon, he would find water and possibly food.

Admeet inspected the shotgun but realised that the cartridges were gone. He cocked the shotgun and nothing came out. He then threw the shotgun on the ground and walked over to Solister who was slowly gaining consciousness. “You okay” he said calmly. She slowly got up on her feet. “Yeah” she replied, “a little bit shaky, but I’ll do fine”. “We need to go towards that patch of green on the horizon” said Admeet, “We can probably find water from there”. “Okay, but what about him” said Solister pointing towards Zaypher. “We’ll shackle him” replied Admeet, “if we take those shackles off of you, I will shackle him”. Admeet walked over to Zaypher and knelt down beside him. He put his hand in one of Zaypher’s Leather pockets strapped onto his legs. “I thought you would do this” said Zaypher wearily, “You would be the hero...” “Shut up” said Admeet angrily picking out a key from one of Zaypher’s pockets. However, as he got up, he swore he could see a red Slig eyeing him in the distance. Admeet ignored this and turned around, but curiosity got the better of him. He turned around again but this time, the red Slig was gone. Zaypher chuckled quietly. “You never know what’s out there Admeet” said Zaypher. Admeet walked back to Solister and unshackled her. Then Admeet shackled Zaypher by the hands and vigorously brought him up on his feet. The trio started walking towards the patch of green.

As the green got closer by the minute, Solister was starting to struggle. Admeet was close to her side and Zaypher was by Admeet being held by the shackles. However, as Admeet looked over Solister’s head, he could see the red Slig again by a small lone tree. When Admeet went past a large boulder, the red Slig had vanished again. Admeet thought that he was having hallucinations, possibly due to how thirsty he was. He however ignored this again and carried on. By 10 minutes, Solister couldn’t keep herself up. Admeet had to help her up sometimes. But soon, they reached the edge of a small wood. They knew that there was a river flowing through it due to the noise it was making. They ran towards the river and sat down to drink. “I think we’d better set up camp here” said Admeet looking around the patch of woodland, “it’s getting late and we need to be up on our feet in the morning if we are to survive”. He found an overhanging boulder covered in moss and firmly attached to some rock, this would be a suitable shelter. Admeet unshackled one of Zaypher’s hands but then wrapped the shackle round a thin, but tall tree. He shackled both ends together so that Zaypher couldn’t escape. “You get some rest” said Admeet to Solister, “I’ll keep a look out”. “Ok” said Solister and she laid herself under the boulder and started to fall asleep. Admeet sat down and had his back against a tree. “They will be looking for you” said Zaypher trying to sit down. Admeet paid no attention to this and prepared for the long night ahead.

[AlexFili]

I love it. Well done with the story so far!

[Slig75]

Thankyou

[Oddey]

This red slig character is intriguing. Who is he, and where does he come from? Is he even real? Or is he like the G-Man?

[Slig75]

I see you've played Half-Life

[AlexFili]

@Oddey, I can't believe you don't know who he is!

[Oddey]

Thank you for killing his auro of mystery. It was begining to smell.

[AlexFili]

Shhhh! lol. Any information on where Solister trained, Slig75?

[Slig75]

We may find out in the next few chapters

[Slig75]

Sorry its so short, it does give a few hints though. Oh, and it was pretty late at night for me, so some bits maybe not up to standard procedure
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Chapter 6
Unwanted attention

Half an hour went by when Admeet heard a word from the helpless Zaypher. “They don’t want to kill you” he said. Admeet looked at him suspiciously. “They just want to use you as an advantage” he said. “And how do you suppose I would work for whoever you work for” replied Admeet. Zaypher looked at Solister, sleeping under the mossy boulder. “She is hiding something from you” said Zaypher smiling evilly at her, “a hidden past”. “Like I’m gonna believe that” said Admeet, “I have trusted her and she trusts me”. “I know her a lot more than you do” said Zaypher. Admeet looked at him suspiciously again. “She has been working for them all the time” said Zaypher, “She’s a spy like me. All she wants to do is get information from complex so her master can formulate a plan of attack against the complex”.

Admeet stood up and looked around for a suitable weapon. Suddenly, a spear pierced the ground by Admeet. He looked back to see who the figure was who threw the spear. The figure just smiled and ran off. Admeet just ignored this and grabbed the spear. “I don’t really believe in hallucinations” said Admeet as he threatened Zaypher, “which is why I tend to ignore those small occurrences. So do you believe in hallucinations?” Zaypher hesitated for a moment but quickly regained his confidence. “Well it depends on what you see” replied Zaypher, “in your case, you saw a blue Slig. And also know this, Solister is going to betray you and when she does, she will never regret it”. Admeet just stood back; confused. Then, he felt anger growing inside him. He threw the spear towards Zaypher. Zaypher braced for the final blow. Instead, the spear pierced the wood of the tree that he was attached to by the shackles. “You blatant liar” said Admeet coldly. He pulled the spear out of the tree and sat down where he sat before. He closed his eyes but held on tightly to the spear. Zaypher just sat down where he was and chuckled evilly and quietly. “He is ‘turning around’” he whispered to himself.

[Slig75]

Umm, hello?

[Oddey]

I apologize for my lack of commenting. I meant to at one point, but that must have gotten lost along the way. But I'm here now. Alex I can cover for as he's on vacation.

[Slig75]

so do you like the knew chapter

[AlexFili]

I'll check this out and comment ASAP Just got back from Spain!

EDIT: I really like the new chapters, can't wait to see what happens next. Zaypher's words were definately interesting!

[Slig75]

Thankyou

[Slig75]

Only took me half an hour to complete this chapter. The end however maybe a bit off the scale. Oh well, ENJOY
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Chapter 7
Dragged off (Part 1)

Morning came and the three Sligs woke up to a bright sun gleaming over the landscape. “Hey” said Solister waking up Admeet, “It’s time to go”. Admeet hastily got up and immediately went over to Zaypher. He unshackled him from the tree but shackled his hands together again. He vigorously pulled up Zaypher by the hands. “That’s one way to wake up your prisoner” said Zaypher drowsily. “Shut up” said Admeet quickly, “We are heading back to the complex”. However, Admeet didn’t notice a couple of creatures surrounding the three of them. “Behind you” said Zaypher coldly. Admeet turned around and saw a creature leaping at him. Before Solister could react to this, she was pinned down by another creature. Admeet was also pinned down by the creature that leapt at him. Solister was dragged away by the creature. “Admeet” she shouted as she was dragged away into the undergrowth. Admeet quickly grabbed the spear beside him and jabbed it into the creature’s torso. It leapt back and Admeet gave it another jab in its heart this time. The creature stumbled about and fell down to the ground; dead.

Admeet pushed Zaypher towards a small tree and held him against it. “Did you order this ambush” he said angrily. “Hey, why would I set up an ambush involving two Dagger Roaches” replied Zaypher. Admeet felt even more anger rage through him. He punched Zaypher really hard in the face. Zaypher fell unconscious and Admeet left Zaypher for dead. He set of in hot pursuit after the other Dagger Roach.

Admeet felt lost in the small forest but the screaming form Solister reassured him that he was on the right track. Suddenly, he was pinned down again by another Dagger Roach. He tried to fight it of with the spear but this time, the Dagger Roach sunk its teeth into Admeet’s shoulders. Admeet felt poison surge through his veins from the teeth of the Dagger Roach. As soon as the Dagger Roach pulled its mouth out of Admeet’s shoulders, he stabbed the dagger roach in the leg with the spear. The Dagger Roach limped way with the spear stuck in its leg.

Admeet felt terrible now that the poison was having a full effect on his body. He had lost the trail of Solister and he was in a bad condition. Hastily, he stumbled away to the forest edge. He came out of the forest and stepped on the dry ground of the desert. His vision began to get blurry and he started to feel weak. He fell to the ground and breathed heavily. He felt confused and lost as his vision started to fade. Then he closed his eyes and fell unconscious.

Darkness flowed through his mind. All the things he felt before flashed before his eyes. Then out of the darkness came a blue Slig. “Wake up Admeet” the Slig said, “Your time isn’t over”. “Wait, who are you?” Admeet said through his mind. “Where you go is what decides your fate. There will also be time when your life ‘comes round’” the Slig said. Then the Slig walked back towards the darkness. “You still haven’t said who you are” yelled Admeet, “come back!” The Slig disappeared in the darkness. Then everything became real.

[AlexFili]

Sounds very interesting so far. I definately didn't expect that

[Slig75]

Thankyou

[Oddey]

Now this blue slig is definately like the G-Man, but slightly different at the same time. This fellow is my new favourite.

[Slig75]

Dragged off (Part 2)

Admeet slowly woke up with the blinding sun welcoming him. The poison had gone away but it didn’t go away that easily. He felt terrible and weak. He looked around to see where he was. He was still in the same position when he became unconscious. Lying beside him however was a small SMG. Admeet thought now he was definitely hallucinating. However, he grabbed the SMG and stood up. He could smell something and it was near him. He turned around and saw the same Dagger Roach that bit him eyeing him and ready to pounce. Admeet felt more anger and adrenaline surge through him. He aimed the SMG at the Dagger Roach and pulled the trigger without hesitation. The bullets pierced through the Dagger Roach’s flesh and wounded it. It screeched in pain and ran of towards its nest. Admeet saw this as an opportunity to find Solister. He followed the dagger roach to a large hole in a pile of dirt.

The Dagger Roach scurried through the hole down a large tunnel. Without hesitation, Admeet crawled through the entrance of the tunnel. It only took around 3 minutes to reach the end of the tunnel and what Admeet saw was unbelievable. The Dagger Roaches had made a vast sanctuary in the ground. Many Dagger Roach Maggots were feeding on bits of flesh that the adult Dagger Roaches had found out in the open world. Admeet crept quietly around the main chamber. There were around 5 small chambers dotted around the wall. Each chamber contained a flesh pod and a nursery for the maggots. Admeet definitely knew that Solister would be in one of those Flesh pods.

He crept into the first chamber and opened up the flesh pod. The only things in there were some dead Zappflies and some Paramite legs. He closed the pod and exited out of the chamber. He then crept into the second chamber. He opened up its flesh pod and still no Slig. He exited the chamber and crept towards the third one. This time however, he found Solister lying unconscious at the bottom of the pod. “Thank god” Admeet thought as he picked Solister up. Suddenly, the cries of some maggots in their nursery sounded. Some adult Dagger Roaches came to investigate the noise. Admeet turned around and saw some adult Dagger roaches surrounding him. “Not this time” Admeet said to himself. He aimed the SMG at the first Dagger Roach and pulled the trigger. The Dagger Roach shrieked in pain as the bullets carved through its flesh. Admeet ran for it, carrying Solister on his shoulders.

More and More Dagger Roaches were following Admeet. The Cries of the Roach Queen inside the main chamber could be heard as well as the stampede of the Roaches following Admeet. He hastily crawled through the tunnel and shot out of the hole. Admeet and Solister tumbled to the ground. The dagger roaches came out as well. They were about to strike when they were shot to death by something. The other surviving Dagger Roaches scurried back down the tunnel back to the nest.

Admeet looked up and saw Zaypher holding an assault rifle. “Hello Admeet” He said. Other Sligs, holding various weapons, were aiming at the two Sligs. “Thanks for leaving me for dead” said Zaypher. One of the Sligs hit Admeet with the butt of his gun. Admeet fell unconscious and he was dragged away to a half-track truck. Zaypher and the rest of the Sligs jumped up into the truck cargo bay. Admeet and Solister were shackled to the floor of the cargo bay so this time they couldn’t escape. The truck drove off.

[AlexFili]

I wonder what exactly these Dagger Roaches are... and what plans that Zaypher has for Solister and Admeet? Only time will tell

[Oddey]

Or rather the next chapter will.

[Slig75]

Sorry for being late. I don't have enough time to write with exams and coursework getting in the way. The right times only come out in little pockets of time. Anyway, here is chapter 8
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Chapter 8
Travel delusions

The truck drove at a steady pace over the rough surface. Zaypher and the other Sligs sat quietly, minding each other’s thoughts. A few minutes later, Admeet woke up. Zaypher this time ignored Admeet and kept quiet. Admeet was able to look out of the cargo bay and survey the landscape. However, there was no use escaping as he was firmly held to the floor by the shackles.

As the sun slowly started to go down, the truck neared its destination. Admeet just kept surveying the landscape. Admeet thought he could see a medium-sized, burnt out camp fire and a few ruined tents. Admeet felt puzzled by the recent hallucinations. Then Solister woke up with the after effects of Dagger Roach poison surging through her. However, she just lay there, not moving a muscle.

Then the truck arrived near the tent surrounded by the orange rocks. Admeet and Solister were unshackled but then held at gun point. “Move it” said one of the Slig soldiers. Solister jumped out of the truck looking very upset. Admeet tried to reach for her but he was hit in the chest with the butt of one of the soldier’s guns. “Move” the Slig said. Admeet quickly jumped of the truck. He was grabbed hold by the wrists by one of the soldiers. Zaypher lead the soldiers and the prisoners to a manhole. “Stay here” said Zaypher to the soldiers, “I’ll inform the general that Admeet and Zaypher are here. In the mean time, keep an eye on them”. Zaypher opened the man-hole cover and stepped down the ladder. Admeet didn’t dare speak as he may be beaten by the soldiers. He just stood there looking at the nearly tearful Solister. Admeet felt one tear slide down from his eye. It stopped sliding at the rim of his goggles. He felt the certainty of defeat flow through his mind.