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It has been said that the Kijara Desert always gets to you. The heat is sky-high during the day and the winds bellow endlessly. In the winter it snows ever so slightly as the frost bites. The main nourishment found, was the slightly-deadly addictive Pasam*.
The mountains of Givoa lie to its northern border, and to the South was the sea. It took three days travel to get from one side to the next. A path created by the kings of Brigim and Filopia between the years 3,526 and 3,587 still ran around its sides.
The group was not allowed to use this path to reach the shore, FAST had strict rules on how one was to reach ship. No paths, was one of them.
They all took shifts, watching that no thief or creature chanced upon them. It was in middle of Brick’s shift, that he heard a howling close by. In the darkness it was hard to see, but Brick was able to notice six two-legged creatures.
He woke the others up quietly, and they each took out a prepared weapon.
“It sounds like the Dinfi tribe”, said Frid, “it is best if we don’t meet them”.
After 30 minutes, which seemed like a lifetime, and the sounds had died down, they went back to sleep, leaving Sag to watch.
That’s when the Dinfi pounded. Known for their speed and sharp teeth, the Dinfi were one of the rogue werewolf tribes that attacked every so often. Their Packs often consisted of five to nine members and they lived on their prey. It made no difference if it was an intelligent or non-intelligent creature, the Dinfi would eat anything that their mouths could bite and their stomachs could digest, although sometimes, they found out too late about the latter.
They leaped on Sag, immediately clawing at his chest. He had no chance and within seconds he was on the ground lifeless. Brick was the first to hit back, when they closed in on the tents. His Double-Headed spiked club tore into the flesh of the first attacker. There were five attackers, and their coordination was learned, with years of experience.
They dashed past Brick and were confronted by Frid, a werewolf like themselves. This did not stop them, as they had killed many werewolves amongst others, during their hunts.
Frid swung his ax. He was used to throwing it, but he couldn’t only kill one, he needed to keep it for protection. The one on his right was fast, he attacked Frid and hit him straight on his chest. Frid was losing blood fast, but he did not surrender, he swung the ax with a force, bringing it down on his attacker. It hit the attacker on the left shoulder. It also left Frid without a weapon. The attacker went down, as the other attacker came close to Frid. An arrow zoomed by and hit the attacker straight in the heart, sending it to its death. That’s when Frid made his final mistake. He went to the first attacker to take his ax, leaving the dead/dying other free. The second attacker still had some life in him, and he threw a knife at Frid, which cut through his neck.
Pho had been stabbed in the chest area, as she attempted to defend herself with a sword. Ponov had killed the last two with arrows.
The place was full with blood. Sag and Frid were dead. Pho was seriously injured. Brick and Ponov were the only ones to survive unscathed.
Ponov bandaged Pho, cleaning the wound and stitching it. None of them had the strength to talk about it. It was horrible and terrifying, but it happened, and two (new) friends had died. Ponov decided that he’ll take care of the bodies, while Brick should try to sleep if he could.
Brick awoke in the morning. The eSim felt different today. He hoped that last nights’ events were just a dream. They weren’t, and he noticed this the moment he walked out of his tent. Ponov was placing the final mounds of sand atop the corpses.
“How’s Pho?,” Brick asked.
“She’ll recover”, said Ponov, “but she has lost a lot of blood. We will need to carry her”.
“I hate FAST”, Brick said, “this happened because of their stupid rules”.
Brick was referring to the letter they had all received – Main roads are forbidden, the moment you leave your City/Town/Village, you may not use the main pathways of transportation. Travelling on these main roads will lead you to not being accepted into FAST. You must reach the ship “Zollast” by the 25th. Travelling in your group will be so and so etc.. (the names of those that you were to travel with). If you happen to get injured, locked up, and or anything else, that keeps you from reaching the ship on time, your Admittance is revoked.
“They don’t care”, Brick continued, “if you die, get stabbed, or whatever. If you don’t work the way they ask you to, you and your life are worthless to them”.
“It makes no difference”, said Ponov, “blame whomever you wish, it won’t bring them back and it won’t get us to the ship. If you want to grieve about their deaths, do it, but please, only after we made it on the ship”.
“Fine”, said Brick.
The tension was in the air, many words were left unspoken. They quickly packed and set out. The Sun beat down on them like a glare of a hawk, searching for its prey.
“You know they won’t let me on the ship”, said Pho, when she woke up. They had already travelled for a few hours, and were starting to wonder, if she would regain consciousness.
“Anybody that can’t do the basics, is considered as good as dead”.
“I have a plan”, said Brick, “as long as you recover and can walk a bit, we’ll get you on.
First I need to see the Ship, and then if it’s doable, we’ll get you on”.
*The Pasam (or Addict Pasam, as some refer to it), is a thorny, yet moist fruit. Its texture is sweet with a gush of yellowed water that springs down the throat like a caffeine rush. Many Kijara Desert creatures live off this treat. It has been known to be deadly for some, if eaten uncontrollably. It is said that if you eat one, it’s an underdose, but overdose on five, and you’d never see one again.
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