07-12-2018, 12:50 AM
Hayze had been walking for hours. He had left Tiburon out of frustration and just kept walking. He was frustrated with himself mostly. How could he have been so careless on that bounty? Surely the authorities were looking for him back in town. It was the right move to leave. At least for a time. He hoped his father wouldn’t find out how poorly he was performing.
He knew he was drawing close to a town. At least, he hoped he was. He needed some food. It was late evening although Hayze had only been awake for a few hours.
He glanced down at his shadow who was sort of leading the way. It wasn’t following a straight path but would veer off and hang out in the shadows of trees occasionally. It hadn’t said a word since he woke.
“What is it?” The shadow asked, suddenly stopping and coming near him.
Hayze had been distracted but apparently his shadow was able to feel the sense that he now noticed in his head. Something was near. He felt it pulling him. Or more accurately, telling him which direction to go. His shadow obliged quicker than he and zoomed away. Hayze followed at a slower pace. He couldn’t remember the feeling of childish curiosity that he had banished to his shadow.
He found where his shadow had stopped. It was in front of a... something. A translucent shimmering oval. He had never seen anything like it.
“Wow, this thing is cool! Touch it!” His shadow said excitedly.
Hayze sighed, but for the sake of experience, he approached the oval. He reached out and lightly touched the surface. Nothing seemed to happen. Suddenly, against his will, he took a step forward through the shimmering surface and his surroundings changed.
“Damn it, you idiot!” He yelled at his shadow for making him take that step. His first thought was that he was now in the fey realm. He didn’t know much about it but he knew he didn’t want to be there. He quickly looked behind him to see the forest through the oval. But he realized there was someone else here.
He looked again at his surroundings, then at the woman... butchering a deer.
“Where am I?” He asked, not know what else to say but fearing the answer. His shadow had, out of reflex, moved directly beneath him, out of sight.
He knew he was drawing close to a town. At least, he hoped he was. He needed some food. It was late evening although Hayze had only been awake for a few hours.
He glanced down at his shadow who was sort of leading the way. It wasn’t following a straight path but would veer off and hang out in the shadows of trees occasionally. It hadn’t said a word since he woke.
“What is it?” The shadow asked, suddenly stopping and coming near him.
Hayze had been distracted but apparently his shadow was able to feel the sense that he now noticed in his head. Something was near. He felt it pulling him. Or more accurately, telling him which direction to go. His shadow obliged quicker than he and zoomed away. Hayze followed at a slower pace. He couldn’t remember the feeling of childish curiosity that he had banished to his shadow.
He found where his shadow had stopped. It was in front of a... something. A translucent shimmering oval. He had never seen anything like it.
“Wow, this thing is cool! Touch it!” His shadow said excitedly.
Hayze sighed, but for the sake of experience, he approached the oval. He reached out and lightly touched the surface. Nothing seemed to happen. Suddenly, against his will, he took a step forward through the shimmering surface and his surroundings changed.
“Damn it, you idiot!” He yelled at his shadow for making him take that step. His first thought was that he was now in the fey realm. He didn’t know much about it but he knew he didn’t want to be there. He quickly looked behind him to see the forest through the oval. But he realized there was someone else here.
He looked again at his surroundings, then at the woman... butchering a deer.
“Where am I?” He asked, not know what else to say but fearing the answer. His shadow had, out of reflex, moved directly beneath him, out of sight.