Little snack on the road

Arja walked in the direction of the North. She had no other information, she would have to figure everything out by herself. She raised her head, it was the night and she admired the Little star.

She felt the need to speak to it while she was walking.

"You didn't see, Little star, but I died. This time you were not there for me, I couldn't see you for my last breath. It was the only time you were not visible, could you imagine that? How ironic is it? The rare times I don't see you something as big as me dying happens."

She sighed, Hagalaz was watching her in a very curious way as she spoke to the sky.

"I am there walking, going to kill humans just for another guy to not awake because he would kill my already dead friend.

All of this is so tiring, Little star, I swear. I was almost happy when I died. I felt relieved. I have so much of all this.

I want to join Typhon, I want us to rest in Rika's desert with Zuline and her tribe. I realized I want to die so badly now... "

She started to laugh, alone in the darkness on this desolate path full of ruins. There were trees, roads, and houses, everything was broken, ancient, and abandoned everywhere around her.

"I had a hard life, I always thought at least in death I would rest. Yshnaa didn't even grant me this. Did I offend her in some way? I wish to meet her one day for her to explain to me why she refuses me death.

She didn't bless me with a child, I lost the love of my life, I lost my life, my humanity, I am damned. Has she some personal grudge against me, do you know Little star? With all the girls in the world, it had to be all of this on me. I could simply die with the fall of the kingdom, Then, I had to meet Typhon, from all the men serving the organization it had to be him. I had to love him with all my heart. Seriously. I am tired, so tired. Maybe I should let this guy wake up and kill me after all... If he didn't threaten to kill innocents as he did in Faranza I would probably help him just for me to be sure to die..."

She stopped to laugh, she was talking for quite a long time watching the star and it seemed that the star was shining more than usual.

She whispered in despair.

"Little star... I wish to die..."

She was surprised, at this particular moment, she was sure that she saw the Little star turning red for a second. Like if the Little star was burning.

Hagalaz seemed to understand that Arja was in trouble and he placed himself under her hand. She smiled at him. Then her vision became blurred.

She saw the world differently, everything was tainted in red. She smelt some delicious meat scent. She couldn't resist it and she had to find where it came from. Hagalaz seemed to smell the same thing. They started to hunt together for the animal.

With the time living outside together, they were in perfect harmony when it was about to hunt some dinner.

They joined the forest near the path and followed some traces on trees. The smell became stronger and stronger.

They were already far from the capital and this zone was a part of the territory conquered by Jäwell in the past. It was less impacted by the ravages of the war as no fight happened there.

She was walking fast, she realized her steps were making no sound when she was hunting. She was like the wind, invisible, rapid, silent, and only the movement in the leaves could indicate she was there.

She felt tickling in her canines, she was excited. Then they found it.

It was a man, he fell and hurt his head on a rock. Arja didn't wait for a second, she jumped on him. Her hands were on his shoulders, sitting on his belly.

Her instinct led her and everything she needed to know was only natural. She placed her fangs on the neck of the unfortunate man. She drank all his blood, leaving him without life in the forest.

She felt his life in her veins, she was so much better after that. She was happy. She had a goosebump on her whole body, like a caress under her skin. Soon after an intense pleasure took her and her muscles contracted. She never tasted such a feeling before that. She wished for more, but sadly the man had nothing left.

She took the direction of the main path to go out of the forest when she heard someone screaming.

"Hey, you! What the hell did you do?! Are you insane?!"

That was a feminine voice, Arja turned, ready to drink the blood of someone else. The sensation of pleasure was so intense that she could take countless lives. When she saw the woman coming at her she realized something was wrong, she was smelling death. Hagalaz was ready to attack her but Arja made him sign to wait. The girl was furious, she had a large silhouette, which was surprising for Arja as she knew this region was touched by the famine and nobody should be well-being. The girl was also very tall, around fourteen years old. When she watched closely, she had red eyes lighting in the night. She was mad when she spoke.

"Who are you? Where do you come from? We don't let them rot like this in the forest there! I will complain about you to the chief. Who do you think you are to do this and let the others clean for you? Come with me immediately."

Arja didn't understand all but she decided to follow the girl. That could be very interesting. She had no idea what was happening at the moment. They arrived in a village. The girl knocked at a door and shouted.

"Chief! We have an issue with a traveler. Please, could you receive us?"