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“I’m going to make it!”
**Sunny** It’s too easy! Think of a better way, fast!
Kimarya stopped suddenly, just then she heard whistling noises and saw the sharp two foot long black objects impale the ground where she would have been if she didn’t stop right then there. She immediately felt a cold sensation on the back of her neck all the way down to her spine before diving behind the nearest tree on her right and again hearing the whistling quickly followed by the sound of the tree on her back being stabbed into by the dark objects.
She got up and dashed between and around trees as she made a slightly longer but safer route full of obstacles for the flying beast, she was within 5 meters and the dark and sharp objects kept coming closer and closer to their mark.
Four meters away from the gorge before it nicked her left thigh causing a stinging gash that wasn’t particularly deep or able to slow her down yet, but it just the same started bubbling out scarlet blood. She considered stopping and faking moves but she felt that it would just land on top of her and begin to feed.
So she just lowered her head and ran even faster and at the very least not going in a straight line.
She got within 2 meters of the gorge before she noticed the ranged attacks were more and more infrequent till they stopped, but by that time she had over 10 cuts all over her body, some small, others not too small followed by the scent of blood.
Just then, she heard the Murder Crow’s horrifying call above her. Her head grew fuzzy and heavy as fear and panic started building up right away, it felt like she was running through water as the pressure built upon her head, every moment becoming heavier and heavier till she felt her knees were unable to bear the weight.
She heard Sunny’s voice yelling something to her but it felt so distant and far away that she couldn’t understand. She could only look up as she saw the Murder Crow hovering, its massive wingspan as it took its time to land. Its piercingly blue eyes focusing and looking into hers. She felt such pressure outside of her as well as a pressure within from the fear, terror and a panic that waited for the first vicious peck to finally come bursting out in a dreadful scream of pure and absolute fear originating from both her and Sunny.
She saw some movement in her peripheral vision before a body suddenly tackled her hard into the ground. She fully expected to hear and feel the tearing of her flesh but saw it was a young boy, seemed to be 13 years old. He had long black hair with patches of brown in random places, no facial hair, earing on the top part of his left ear, he seemed to be in panic yet with alert and weary eyes as he glanced at Kimarya and looked back at a gigantic Hyena thundering out of the brush who immediately raised its head.
It was roughly 6 feet tall when it had its head raised and with a body more than 10 feet long. It advanced at a slow pace making very threatening low growling sounds, that astoundingly they could even feel that low-frequency sound reverberating through their body and organs followed by fierce grunting at its prey and the newfound presence next to it, the hyena had several nasty cuts on its front legs and sides but it still powerfully stalked closer to its prey.
It continued to do so before its low growl suddenly became shrill whining as it realized the Murder Crow hovering unfazed in the sky, its eyes widened before it immediately turned tail and almost disappearing back into the brush. It was almost gone before a massive body crashed on top of it, you could hear its muffled and yelping scream as its head was forcefully pushed into the ground by the massive force before the Murder Crow’s beak came slamming down like an evil meteor into its neck.
Its scream intensified for a short second before it abruptly stopped, the Murder Crow turned around quickly waving its massive wing where six two foot long black glinting feathers were thrown at the two of them. Their inexperience made them so they weren’t even capable of escaping while the crow butchered the gigantic Hyena, much less capable of blocking or dodging this fearsome attack.
The boy stepped forward, knowing fully well that he didn’t have the ability to dodge he had a serious expression, the wind pushed out from him as a massive shape started to form around him, a fearsome snout materialized first then two burly front paws that swiped at the feathers.
It blocked four of them before the remaining two pierced deeply in the not yet fully formed body with shining yellow eyes, amazingly it was just like the Hyena!
The remaining two crushed through the hyena form making him fall backward and blood lightly escaping from his mouth and nose from the backlash of the defeat of his…. Ancestral Spirit Guardian form!
Apparently, it was after the Hyena’s death that he overcame the partial conquering of its essence and could materialize its form as his very own Ancestral Spirit Guardian.
The Murder Crow was already in the air once more as it rapidly closed in on its now two new meals and additions to its cacophony of death.
He got up, took something out of his pouch and with a ferocious expression as he swallowed it, the wind around him picked up much stronger than before as he made several rushed hand signs.
He was trying to do another forceful Ancestral Guardian spirit!
A booming sound came from his body, and the crow’s eyes dimmed and….merely stopped for a second!
The boy’s face immediately showed his alarm, panic, and disappointment. Knowing that it should have stunned it for a minute, enough to attack it like he did to the Bestial Hyena. His original strategy was to use his second pill to take more of its essence and finish it off before he saw the escaping Kimarya and tried to drag his troubles to her and get her help.
Unfortunately, he didn’t see that she was being hunted, not only that but it was a freaking Murder Crow! Although it’s young, if he knew he would have ran the other way and taken his chances with the Hyena, at least then he’d have a chance of winning!
Everyone knows that its certain death if you encounter the Murder Crow, its intelligence and strength makes it into something you essentially can’t make into an Ancestral Guardian Spirit.
He muttered “What awful luck!” before the Crow was almost upon them.
Kimarya finally escaped completely out of the lull of its true attack that incapacitated its prey. She knew that the gorge that might be her only chance, an unlikely ticket to save herself was just a meter behind her, she could jump in as the Murder Crow took down that kid in front of her. Her fist clenched before she ran forward when suddenly she felt some incredible pressure in build in her head. Is the crow using making its call of death? It can’t be, its beak is closed! She released a dreadful scream that was followed by a brilliant light.
She blacked out, all she could see was darkness till she heard a gruff voice, as if unused to speech.
“Good Job kid, you actually got this far before this great one had to save you, huhuhuhu.
Kimarya knew it was in her head and in shock replied: “Who the hell are you?!?”
**Sunny** Detected foreign entity
Initiating all expulsive and offensive measures.
CRITICAL FAILURE, UNABLE TO EXPULSE.
AHHHHHH!
Kimarya hears Sunny scream, it was the first time she heard her scream. She felt a terrible buzzing in her head and was petrified with terror at the understanding that whatever is in her head completely overwhelmed Sunny, her powerful Subconscious.
The voice sounded out again, “Don’t worry, huhuhuhu, I’m the good guy, call me… Satan…..”.
“Just kidding, everything is perfectly fine, Sunny is fine, just wanted to make a cool introduction. Isn’t that right Sunny?”
**Sunny** All systems are unchanged, we’re fine, but we have a putrid and uninvited guest in your head Kimarya…. it’s unacceptable!
Kimarya could hear the indignation in Sunny’s voice, especially as she ignored and didn’t respond to it and only cleared the situation up.
**Sunny** It for some unknown reason has as much authority in this body as we do Kimarya, it’s certainly not Draeneoy.
Foreign entity, leave immediately!
“Can’t do that, Bub. The only reason you even reincarnated together is because of me, so let’s calm down.”
“First of all, I’m not Satan, I am known as Sasquatch or bigfoot. I did it because I could tell you were a big fan, you were dying and other reasons… but yeah I chose you, Pikachu, to make my escape, huhuhuhu.”
Kimarya interrupted “That as pretty lame, now I definitely know you’re harmless and not Satan. Where is the Murder Crow and that other kid? Are you really a Sasquatch? Why are you in my head? What did you escape and why with me?” Asked the agitated but no longer scared Kimarya.
It questioningly asked “Lame? I thought it would be cute, anyways. You are both really about to get shredded by that nasty bird, but I took you into this separate space outside of the hold of time so for a short while you safe, safe enough to dare call this great sir lame! Relax as I explain some things to you, before dealing with that interesting bird.”
Myriad Dao 