[Planet Edenia]
[High Ruler Enor’s Palace]
Eyes.
Judgntal eyes. Eyes full of disgust. Eyes scanning with horrible thoughts, desires, and wishes coursing through minds like flash floods breaking down weak dams made of old, rotting wood.
Scoffs, heinous words, feelings of anger and contempt were all but a few of what the Ethisians in the High Ruler’s Palace felt towards the two pink-fleshed, scaleless, bipedal creatures who were coerced to follow the ruler of the Ethisian race.
Jim and Anya could feel the eyes staring at them. They felt fear, fear for their lives, which could happen at any given second. Was Enor going to make a public spectacle and kill them for entertainnt? Or was he going to take them to a discreet location to finish them off once and for all?
’There’s only one way to find out.’ Jim thought while planning his and Anya’s escape plan.
At that mont, it was only he, Anya, and Enor. No one else was following them, so if they could just get to a desolate enough location, they could pin him down long enough, not to kill him, but to escape.
By all ans, they needed to escape and return to the Granians. They both knew they were in enemy territory. Their lives and freedom were not guaranteed, which made them even more fearful.
*SNAP*
Enor snapped his finger, and from nowhere, six High Grades appeared and surrounded the humans. They were ard to the teeth and ca equipped with large, bulky weapons.
Cleavers, crushers, and war mauls were so of the weapons they held in their arms, ready to swing at any mont.
"Your kind is a cunning species," Enor faced the two with a grin, "I’ve studied the other two humans and begun to understand your kind a little better. Humans have this thing where they’d rather die than be prisoners to people they loathe. You two are bloodthirsty killing entities that thrive on death. You have the power to take life any ti you please. Do you not think I already suspected you were planning to take my life and escape? You already tried with Commander. How predictable!"
The six High Grades, including Commander and his new partner Elenor, marched beside the humans while Enor led the convoy into the wilderness.
With no other choice, the two humans followed the High Ruler, completely unaware of where they were being taken to.
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[The Wilderness]
The sun shone aggressively in this particular part of the planet, making the air uncomfortably thin, dry, and hot. The ground was hot and painful to walk on, especially for the humans who were only given garnts to cover their bodies and nothing for their feet.
The hard, rocky surface covered with sharp stones pierced their feet, causing them to bleed with each step they took. They didn’t lose too much blood, but it was painful nonetheless.
’Where’s he taking us?’ Jim thought, but then noticed sothing. The deeper they ventured into the wilderness, the more uneasy the Ethisians beca.
Jim sensed paranoia from the High Grades. As they walked, they couldn’t help but look over their shoulders. They were especially alert, too alert for their own comfort.
They also gripped their weapons too tightly, almost as if they were waiting to use them on sothing. Even Enor grew anxious and beca even more cautious. Like his High Grades, he too looked over his shoulder several tis and even slowed his walking pace.
Seeing this, Jim began to slowly put the pieces together. If his hunch was right, they were either in dangerous beast territory or even worse...
’He’s taking us to see their Blood Mutants.’
From the ti they arrived in Akrina, Jim, Anya, Ace, and Cherry encountered countless Ethisian soldiers, and even so Granians and other species, who glazed the living hell out of the Ethisian Blood Mutants. Every encounter was about how the Ethisian Blood Mutants were far stronger than they were, how more powerful they were, and how difficult it would be for them to match them in strength or even catch up.
Eventually, the four Granian Blood Mutants had that image ingrained in the back of their minds. The constant comparisons got to them, so more than others.
"Anya," he whispered, drawing his counterpart’s attention. The female Blood Mutant sensed the sa paranoia Jim sensed earlier and began to understand what was happening... allegedly, of course. "I think I know where they’re taking us..."
*SNAP*
A light, snapping sound resounded from a distance. Already on edge, the High Grades and High Ruler Enor jerked and sprang into defensive positions.
Their sudden reaction confird Jim’s suspicions, and soon, he beca affected by it. However, it did sothing much worse than he thought.
’How strong must they be for the Ethisians to fear them this much?’
Commander doubted the two humans and even scoffed at their several exhibitions of "strength". Enor didn’t fear them one bit, and the other High Grades showed no signs of worry, concern, or fear at the sight of the two humans whose entire being revolved around them being bloodthirsty, killing specins.
None of that phased them, not one bit. But it was different when it ca to these Blood Mutants, the ones countless Ethisian soldiers spoke so highly of. They managed to build a reputation so horrifying that the Ethisians moved in fear. So just how strong were they that the strongest Ethisians shuddered in fear?
"False alarm." Enor breathed a sigh of relief. "Seems we let our paranoia get to us. Assu your positions. We’re almost th..."
In the midst of his speech, Enor felt the ambiance around him shift drastically. It started with the looks his subordinates etched on their faces, a blend of terror and cowardice. Then, two large shadows cast over him, which was sothing because he, an Ethisian, was a big creature.
Turning around, the High Ruler looked into the personifications of death. They weren’t the very things they feared, but were equally as horrifying.
’Holy sh*t.’ Anya’s body shook in utter fright. Her mind raced with a thousand thoughts screaming at her to run.
Looking to her counterpart, he too exhibited the sa reaction, and so did everyone else around them.
*ROOOOOOOAAAAAAR*
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