Chapter: II: Survival Of The Fittest
<Shara sits at a cliff and ponders>
Shara: <thinks> There's still blood in my fur. Bah. Must be great to have a smooth skin where it washes off after just one bath ... like Katharina's ...
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Shara: <thinks> Not that SHE got any blood on her ... fucking coward. I bet she could've set them all on fire with her fuckin' MIND. But instead she crapped her wizard pants and ran away.
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Shara: <thinks> ... She probably never got in a real fight before ... grew up in a mage school or whatever ... What's she think she's doing travelling alone through this fucking world?! ... she'll get murdered sooner or later ...you gotta be STRONG ... not afraid to hurt or KILL if you want to defend yourself ...
<The next evening, it's getting dark, a bat flies by and kaws>
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<More evening panorama>
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<View of the jungle, the group has tep up a camp where Katharina sleeps, Shara is somewhere aside behind some trees, still awake>
Kshar: What's a "pussy"?
Shara: <smirks> Heh. You don't know what a pussy is?
Kshar: <serious> No, should I?
Shara: Eh, right, your "girls" don't have that ... forget it.
Katharina: I-I'm sorry but ...
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Katharina: ... c-could we please ... m-move on?
Kshar: Your first good idea ... after paying me, maybe. We should be far away when their comrades find them.
<Kshar gives Katharina a clap on her back, she tries not to vomit again>
Katharina: UGH! Urp ...
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Shara: Wait, you mean those bandits weren't alone?
Kshar: No, probably just a part of a larger group. I hope we can avoid more encounters like these ...
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Shara: Yeah, we can't always be that lucky ...
Kshar: And the "princess" will probably faint if she sees more blood. <grins>
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Shara: Harhar! Hah, yeah ...
Kshar: Tell me what "princess" means, Shara ...
Shara: Um, well ...
<Shara and Kshar start to leave, talking to each other. Katharina is still standing around and trying to cope with her nausea>
Katharina; gulp ...
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<Katharina notices the two are already pretty far away from her and she hastily tries to follow them>
Katharina: H-hey, wait ... ! WAIT FOR ME!
Shara: Hmh ... the snake's sword is crap, but I'd actually feel safer with a shield on my hand ... but I'm already carrying tons of shit.
Kshar: Why're you telling me that, Shara? You hope I'm gonna carry your crap? Next thing you break a leg and expect me to carry YOU ...
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<Katharina comes stumbling out of her hiding place, trying to pull herself together>
Katharina: <coughs> Ahem ... I'm ... I'm here ... I'm sorry I didn't help, but, eh ... I wouldn't have been a great ... eh ... help ...
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Shara: <wrinkles her nose> Ugh ... great ... you're back.
Katharina: M-maybe we could ... ohgods ...
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<Katharina stares at the bloodshed in detail>
Katharina: That's ...
Shara: What?
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Katharina: Ngh ... Irg ... HRRGHRL <she turns aside and vomits into a bush>
Shara: ... what a pussy.
Kshar: Well, I'm not gonna search her. If she's not here in 5 minutes, I'm leaving. Go look for her or something.
<He starts looting the forsaken's corpses>
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Shara: And what makes you think that I care if she comes along?! We two got along just fine, didn't we? Hell, leave some of that stuff for me!
<She starts looting, too>
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<Meanwhile Katharina is talking to herself, trying not to freak out>
Katharina: Ohgods ... Lhûn ... please protect me ...
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Katharina: P-please let me survive this jungle ... so much blood ... please protect me ...
Shara: <from afar> Hm, that'd be a nice armor if it hadn't had a giant hole in the chest ...
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Katharina: Lhûn ... alright, Katharina ... get over it ... you're a strong mage ... you're on a mission ... with two B-BRUTAL killers ... b-but they won't kill you ... only the bandits ...
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Katharina: Those were just bandits ... it's alright to kill them ... Th-they'd kill us, we kill them ... oh gods ...
<She buries her face in her hands>
Shara: Ngh ... well at least you came back at all ... Seeing you swing that axe is ... pretty impressive ...
Kshar: I was born with an axe in my hand, like most Drak.
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<Shara looks at the dead Drak forsaken>
Shara: ... that one, too?
Kshar: Probably. Heh. But he was slow as a drunk sloth.
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Shara: Well this guy here was a mage ... fucking bastard!
<She spits on the Human's corpse>
Kshar: Speaking of mages ... where's your human?
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Shara: The princess? Pah, probably hiding and crying 'cause of her ruined hair or something ...
<Katharina leans at a tree, sunken down, sobbing>
<Kshar and Shara stand back to back, bloodstained, and look at the dead forsaken>
Shara: <pants> ... that's all ... right?
Kshar: <huffs> ... Yes, that's all ... Not bad for a thief, Shara ... most just know how to stab and run ... you know how to fight.
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Shara: You know what "stab and run" is? SAFER! You could've at least TOLD me you wanted us to lure them out ...
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Kshar: I didn't have faith in your acting skills. But I like your fighting style.
<Shara grunts>
Kshar: You're pathetic.
Drak Forsaken: Grrr!
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Kshar: You think you're a warrior? You couldn't kill a turtle!
Drak Forsaken: SHUT UP!!
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<While they scream at each other, Shara sneaks up at the Drak from behind>
Drak Forsaken: YOU'RE the one who's always BACKING UP and DANCING out of reach like a -
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<Meanwhile, Katharina cowers somewhere out of sight but in hearing range, visibly disturbed and shaken>
Drak Forsaken: ARGHLRGH -
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<Shara pulls her bloody sword out of the now-dead Drak>
Shara: Thanks for the distraction.
Kshar: ... No Problem.
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Kshar: "Drak Warriors" ... pah. Give them a duel and they forget everything around them.
<Katharina is still freaking out and crying>
<The Human swings for Shara, she dodges>
Human Forsaken: DRAGON! We lost the upper hand! We should leave!!
Shara: "Dragon"? Seriously?!
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<She attacks him, he ducks away>
Shara: And what are YOU called? "Archmage"?!
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<The Human begins to cast magic in his hand>
Human Forsaken: Out of my way, dog!
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Human Forsaken: Next time - HEY!
<Shara grabs the hand before he can cast>
Shara: GOTCHA!
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Shara: No magic for you, fuckhead!
<She hacks off his hand>
Human Forsaken: AAAAAH!!
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<Shara continues to stab him through the chest with her sword>
Human Forsaken: UNGH -
<Kshar hacks at the Drak, she blocks with her shield>
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<The Drak swings for him, he dodges, she growls>
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<He shifts behind her and hacks the tip of her tail off>
Drak Forsaken: ARGH!
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<Kshar hits the Drak in the Face with the blunt side of the axe>
Drak Forsaken: You Fuck - NGH!
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Kshar: <grins> You're slow.
Drak Forsaken: I'LL RIP YOUR TONGUE OUT!!