Chapter 213 - 210
Adam looked down from his mount. The ground was littered with the charred remains of the giant crocodiles. Those that had been in the river had already fled. He patted Alpha’s neck a gesture of approval. "Good work" he said. "Let’s rest here for now."
He dismounted and Alpha immediately began to feast on the roasted crocodile meat. Adam looked around for a comfortable place to rest. He found a large flat rock that was still warm from the residual heat of his fire attack and sat down his mind already turning to his next steps.
He was free he was in a powerful new body and he had a means of transportation. The world was his to explore but first he had a debt to collect. Void Gold and Silver. They would pay for their betrayal.
The scene shifted.
Ricky’s search party was now deep in the jungle. The air was thick and heavy the sounds of the familiar outer forest replaced by the strange unsettling calls of unknown creatures. They had been searching for hours but they had not found a single footprint not a single broken branch to indicate that Adam had passed this way. A sliver of doubt began to creep into Ricky’s mind.
What if he never came this far he thought his hand unconsciously gripping the handle of his axe. What if he’s just hiding somewhere in the village angry and resentful. He had no idea where his son could be and the not knowing was a torment worse than any physical pain.
Suddenly Edward who was walking point several yards ahead froze. He raised both his hands in the air a silent urgent signal that every hunter in the village knew by heart.
Immediately Ricky and all the other men dropped to the ground melting into the undergrowth their bodies becoming one with the shadows of the forest floor. Edward’s signal meant one thing extreme danger ahead.
Anastasia’s face was pale her eyes wide with a fear she had never known before. She was a hunter yes but she had never ventured this deep into the forest. The air itself felt different here charged with a primal predatory energy.
A short time ago she had wanted her brother dead. Now a crushing wave of regret washed over her a guilt so heavy it felt like a physical weight on her chest.