Chapter 214: The Hunt Begins!
Kai smiled, his hand shooting up. "Easy, friend," he said calmly. "I was too scared to show myself."
As he stood up, Kai saw a young woman with dark eyes and a slim figure perched upon a thick branch of a tree and looking down at him. The moment she saw him, Kai noticed her tensed shoulders relax. "Come out in the open," she said, her tone demanding, "and show me your Items."
"Now, that's an absurd request, my friend," Kai said, smiling. "Are you sure you want to make a commotion here?"
An eerie silence lingered between them, as both parties seemed to be wary about the dark jungle. The woman then climbed down and approached him. Kai followed the gesture and stepped out of the bush.
"How did you find me?" Kai asked as the woman eyed the swords on his waist.
She said nothing but looked over his head. Kai lifted his head and raised his eyebrows. High above in the darkness, he saw two eyes. And then, little by little, the thing to whom these eyes belonged came down. It was a green spider-like creature, with red mandibles and a horn on its head.
Kai recognized it. Spinarak, he recalled the name. An arachnid Pokemon.
The Pokemon was hanging with an almost invisible thread of web attached to some branch lost in the darkness. It landed on the tree trunk near them and rattled its mandibles.
Suddenly, both Candidates sensed a vibration. Their Tablets were shaking, but neither tried to look away from the other.
"Well, I have always been a curious one," Kai whispered, and took out the Tablet from his backpack, ignoring the shocked expression on the woman's face.
Isn't he afraid that I would attack him? She thought.