chronicles of eden - act I (9 page)

“How come you want that thing so badly?” she asked curiously. He stood up and smiled at her arrogantly as he held the staff tightly in both hands.

“I know all about witches and their use of magic, and how you need your magical focuser to use your power. Without your staff you-” he started before he was thrown across the room by the staff, crashing into a bookshelf with a cough as the strange magical item glowed orange. Daniel looked to the staff in his hands before it flew up with him and crashed them into the ceiling, then down onto the floor, then over into the table. The broken piece of furniture slid across the room with him, the table only having two legs on it and propped up at an angle. Alyssa watched with an amused smile as the table crashed into the wall and the two legs snapped off, with Daniel held against it by the staff that was holding him by the neck. The witch hopped over and looked at him with a coy expression as he struggled to free himself.

“You were saying, Daniel?” she asked with a laugh.

“But… how…” he coughed. Alyssa giggled then held out her hand, and in doing so the staff flew over into it. Daniel looked at her with bewilderment as she walked up to him with a smirk. She leaned over and rested her hand next to his head while getting close to his face.

“You know a lot about witches, Daniel, but nothing about me. When did I ever say the staff was my focuser?” she asked with a curious smile. Daniel looked at her with surprise then jumped a bit, the flashback of when she called out her staff from the flaming carriage earlier playing before his eyes.

‘Oh crap, I forgot. She used her magic then without holding that thing, which means… her focuser is something else.’

“You’re so cute, Daniel. I think I’ll keep you around for a long time,” Alyssa said gently brushing her hand through his hair. He looked at her with frustration then towards the window. Outside under the night sky rotting trees were seen in the moonlight, the forest that had once looked alive and well now dead and falling apart. Daniel looked to Alyssa then closed his eyes.

“I don’t want to hurt you, Alyssa,” he said simply. She laughed a bit then tilted her head with a curious smile.

“I don’t think you need to worry about that. Now, let’s get started shall we? And don’t worry, I’m not as young as I look, remember? You don’t need to feel bad about enjoying it as well,” she said before reaching down for his pants. Daniel opened his eyes then grabbed the witch by the shoulders, the girl watching with surprise as he threw her over to the side and into the bookshelf. She slumped against it then watched with amusement as Daniel pushed the chair over to her, the plush red furniture stopping short of colliding with her.

“Playing rough are we?” she said with a wink. The chair then launched towards him from her magic, the boy jumping over it then running towards her. She giggled then held out a hand towards him, stopping him in place with her power before lifting him up into the air. Alyssa smiled amusingly as she walked over towards Daniel, her eyes slowly moving down his body towards his pants.

“If you wanted it rough you could have just said so,” she giggled. Daniel thrashed about as he was held tightly in the air then bashed her in the face with his knee. She yelped as she stumbled back, holding her nose as the boy dropped down to the ground. Without wasting a moment Daniel grabbed her and threw her over onto the chair, the witch crashing into it upside down as it tumbled over. He then raced towards the window, grabbing a nearby broken chair and swinging it towards the glass. He struck through the window and leapt outside as glass dropped down behind him, rolling onto the grass then racing off into the woods.

From inside the house Alyssa walked over and looked out at the dark forest with a soft smile.

“I love it when you play hard to get, Daniel. Hee hee, I’m going to enjoy getting my reward out of you, and then some,” she said as she held up her staff, her purple eyes giving off a slight glow.

Daniel ran blindly through the dark forest, looking around franticly as he was breathing heavily. Nothing but dead and decaying trees were seen all around as the ground was cracked and dried up beneath his feet. Above there were no clouds as only stars could be seen in the night sky along with the moon.

“Oh man, where the hell am I?” he said worriedly as he stopped to look around. There was no telling where he was in the world, if he even was still in the human world.

“Ok, think think think. Where do I go now?” he urgently asked himself. Suddenly a vine wrapped around his leg and pulled him back, the boy looking back to seeing tangled vines erupting from the dead ground and ensnaring his legs and arms. He looked to see purplish eyes nearby in the darkness, the soft glows moving forward to reveal Alyssa walking up to him with a calm smile. She twitched her nose a bit then smirked at him.

“Hitting a girl in the face? That’s not very gentleman like,” she said with a laugh.

“You’re not a little girl, you’re a 72 year old witch,” he said with discontent as the vines pulled him down to his knees then down onto his back. Alyssa giggled then hopped over to where he was struggling to break free from being held down on the ground.

“Actually, 72 years
young
,” she corrected.

“Why are you chasing me anyway, you just had four men give you what you wanted,” he said shaking his head. Alyssa smiled amusingly then looked down to herself as she wiggled her hips.

“Yeah, but they didn’t give me their seed in the right hole. That happens a lot to me actually, I’m starting to think my butt is just too cute for men to resist. Besides, you seem lively and energetic, I’m thinking I could get a couple of kids out of you easily,” she said looking back to him with a cute smile. Daniel growled then tried to yank his arms up as they were held tightly to the ground by the twisting green vines. Alyssa smiled softly and hopped down onto his lap, straddling him and looking at him with a gentle gaze.

“Just relax. I won’t hurt you; I’m not some sadistic monster like others that are out there. You’ll enjoy it, I promise. I have plenty of experience after all,” she said tracing a finger along his chest. His arms and legs were held down tightly as the boy struggled to move at all. She giggled then tilted her head a bit curiously.

“Oh c’mon, a sweet adorable girl like me and you don’t want to do anything? You’re a human male, act like one. C’mon, just go crazy, I won’t mind. If anything it’ll be more exciting,” she giggled as she bounced up and down on his lap.

“Sorry, but this isn’t at all how I envisioned my first time to be,” he said with a grunt as he continued to try to break free from his restraints. Alyssa looked at him curiously as she held her hand out, her staff leaving her grip then floating up. It struck down into the ground as the she tilted her head a bit the other way.

“First time? This is your first time?” she asked. She blinked then looked him over.

“How old are you?” she inquired.

“I’m only eighteen years old,” he said with discontent. Alyssa shook her head with a saddened smile.

“I’m so sorry you’ve had to wait so long, Daniel. I’ll be sure to make it extra enjoyable for you, this time and every time afterwards,” she said with a purr as she leaned in closer to his face. He growled then looked to her with narrowed eyes.

“You disappoint me, Alyssa,” he said discontent. She looked at him with a curious smile as she sat up, her eyes slowly moving down towards his waist.

“Aw, how come?” she asked sweetly as she scooted back with her eyes looked down at him still.

“I had hoped you wouldn’t be like those other monsters out there, that you and your kind could be real allies of mankind,” he said closing his eyes. Alyssa glanced up to him as she rubbed her hand down below on his crotch, nodding and smiling sweetly.

“I’m so sorry, Daniel, here, let me make it up to you,” she said with a sultry voice. Daniel kept his eyes shut as he looked away, his arms and legs tensing up as he tried to pretend he was anywhere else.

‘I can’t believe this, not even one day and I’m already some monster’s personal breeding stock. You’ve got to be kidding me!’

He waited a moment then slowly peeked back over. His clothing wasn’t being removed, he wasn’t being forced into any carnal acts against his will, and there wasn’t a sound being heard all around.

Except for Alyssa’s breathing which was ragged and quiet. She was staring ahead into the woods with wide eyes as she trembled in place. Daniel looked to her curiously as she seemed to be frozen in fear.

“What… what are you doing?” he asked cautiously. She was sitting on top of him still, her hands about to have grabbed his pants, and her mouth was quivering while her eyes stared at something. However she wasn’t looking at Daniel at all, rather she was looking past him over into the woods. Daniel blinked then slowly turned his head to see what she was looking at.

From the dead forest around them in the darkness low growls were heard. Slowly shadowy figures approached them and were seen in the moonlight. A pack of wolves became visible as they slowly approached them, their eyes narrowed as they growled loudly. Their fur was black with streaks of gray on the underside while their fangs and teeth were bared. Daniel looked at them with a growing sense of fear then over to Alyssa, the witch staring at them with fright. He watched her shake then looked back to the five wolves that were starting to get closer.

“Alyssa… what are you doing? Use your magic on them,” Daniel said in a hushed tone. He looked back to see the girl still staring at the wolves, frozen in place as she trembled.

“Alyssa? Alyssa, do something,” he urged. After a pause he then looked at her with wonder as she seemed unresponsive to his calls.

‘She’s scared… she’s scared to death of them.’

“Alyssa… let me up. Hurry,” he quietly yet quickly said as he looked back to the wolves, knowing the pack of wild animals wouldn’t have much trouble taking down a bound human and a catatonic young girl. Daniel pulled on the vines as much as he could with his arms as he tried to sit up.

“Alyssa… c’mon, snap out of it. Hey, wake up,” he urged as he tried to get up. The green vines around his limbs still held strong as the witch continued to stare with wide eyes at the wolves that were growling at them. Daniel yanked with all his strength as he heard the snarls and growls of the wolves drawing closer. Alyssa continued to stare with fright, not moving or saying anything as she watched the animals slowly close in.

Daniel looked to see the wolves howl before charging at them with wild snarls. He thrashed about then looked to the witch with urgency.

“Alyssa!” he yelled out. With a powerful pull of his arm he managed to rip out one of the vines around his right hand, just as a wolf raced over and tackled the witch to the ground. Daniel watched as the wolf pinned her down, the animal snarling in her face while the girl stared up at it with fright and wide eyes. Her arms were limp to the sides as she remained motionless, seeming to be in a state of shock as she didn’t even scream.

“No!” Daniel shouted as he saw the other four wolves close in on him. He reached into his shirt and pulled out his dagger, swinging it around at the wolves with a loud yell. They backed up and circled around him as they saw this prey was livelier still. He looked to see the wolf on Alyssa as she stared up at the animal with shock, the beast roaring before it reached down to snap at her throat.

Without even thinking twice about it Daniel threw his dagger at the wolf, the blade flying through the air and striking into the shoulder of the animal. It howled as it stumbled to the side while Alyssa continued to stare up with wide eyes.

“Alyssa, run!” Daniel yelled out as he looked around at the wolves. The wounded animal tumbled about as it tried to get the blade out of its shoulder while the other four wolves snarled at the boy and eyed him closely. Daniel growled then grabbed the vine that was holding his other hand down still and pulled with all his strength. It started to give before a wolf ran forward and snapped at him. He swung his fist blindly at it, the wolf easily dodging around then lunging at him. It bit into his arm and snarled as Daniel yelled out in pain, feeling the teeth of the animal digging into his flesh. He bashed the wolf’s nose with his head, the animal whimpering as it stumbled back, and then grabbed hold of the vine again. He yanked the strong weed out just as the other wolves charged in, his eyes looking around quickly as the three other predators snarled loudly at him.

“Dammit, get away!” he yelled out, reaching over towards the staff that was standing upright in the ground next to him. He grabbed hold of the base as the wolves raced up and tackled him to the ground. One of them bit into his shoulder while another snapped at his arm, the wolves drawing blood and snarling viciously as they sunk their teeth into him. The third wolf snapped towards the his neck, its mouth coming to a halt as the human held the staff in front of him just in time. The wolf’s jaws clamped down on the staff as it tried to push down on the boy, growling and snarling loudly as the other two kept holding their jaws on his limbs. Daniel yelled and thrashed about, the two other wolves being knocked off as the boy pushed the third off of him.

“Damn you… I said get away!” he yelled as he swung the staff around and knocked one away with a whimper, then swung around again and just missed another. Daniel swung the staff wildly, the skull of the ram just missing the wolves as they kept their distance from him. He looked over to see the wounded wolf tumbling around as the dagger dropped from its back. It snarled wildly then looked to the boy, more focused on the one that attacked him than the girl who still remained motionless on the ground. Daniel looked around to see all five wolves circling him as he swung the staff to keep them at bay.

“Filthy mutts, you’re not taking me down without a fight!” he yelled as he swung the staff again. He looked to Alyssa then to the wolves around him, wishing he too could use magic as she did. Or at least get the vines around his legs to let go.

“Alyssa! Snap out of it!” he called out to the witch. She just continued to stare up in shock, her mouth quivering as she trembled a bit. Daniel looked to her then to the wolves again.