HER AND IT
HER AND IT
CHAPTER ONE- IT
It was dark and Lucy barely saw where she was going. She walked for few minutes and made a sudden stop. She walked outside the house because she heard movements coming from behind a tall tree.
She then started walking slowly towards the tree. Her heart started racing and her legs started shaking. Although this was happening to her, she never turned back.
With the help of the moon light, Lucy saw a shadow. She walked closer to the shadow and asked, "Who is there?"
Everything became quiet. The crickets, the frogs and the owls. It seemed as if the creatures respected the shadow and gave it a chance to speak. It was like an audience giving chance to a performer.
Lucy didn't turn back. She stood firm on the ground. She became quiet as she waited for the owner of the shadow to come out of hiding. She was scared inside but outside; she was as brave as a soldier.
She then heard growling and tree branches breaking slowly. The wind started blowing persistently. The tree shook. She started taking steps backwards and held her jacket tightly.
It came out of hiding and started walking towards Lucy. It walked in a way that creeped her. It walked like a human but it wasn't human. It's head faced down.
It was hard for Lucy to tell what it was because it looked weird. It had long claws. It had fur all over it's body but it wasn't a monkey. It had long ears like a tiger, but it wasn't a tiger. It had a long tail like that of a panther, but it wasn't a panther. Lucy couldn't see it's face because it was still facing down.
It stopped walking and stood where she was standing before she walked backwards. It started growling while it's head was still facing down. Suddenly the weather conditions changed and started raining. The creature turned around and started walking swiftly. It wagged it's tail as it walked.
Her mother came out of the house with an umbrella. She started looking for Lucy. Little did she that Lucy was behind the house.
Lucy continued focusing on the creature's movements. It suddenly got down and walked on four legs. By doing this it looked like a lion, except, it wasn't a lion ether.
Lucy's mother called out, "Lucy!" she was calling as she stood in front of the house. She continued calling Lucy. Finally, she heard her call and replied, "Coming mother!" she turned around and walked in the direction of her house. She walked for few seconds, then she turned to the creature.
The creature had glowing red eyes like that of a lumer. Lucy looked at it as she walked backwards. It's eyes suddenly turned green.
Lucy's mother called again. She turned around and replied, "Coming mother!" When she turned to the creature for the second time, it wasn't there.
CHAPTER TWO: SIGNS
Lucy ran back to her
mother. Her mother was delighted to see her. Tess handed Lucy a new warm
jacket.
"Time to go
inside dear."
"Alright mom,"
Lucy replied sweetly.
They both went
inside. Tess gave Lucy a cloth to wipe herself because she was very wet.
“Dear, also change
your clothes,” her mother added.
When Lucy went to
her room, she looked outside the window hoping to see the creature again. But
the creature was nowhere to be seen.
Lucy wondered to herself,
“What kind of creature was that? Will it come back?”
Lucy forgot that she
was instructed to change her clothes. She began doing something else and
eventually, she dozed off. Later, Tess entered Lucy's room, and found Lucy
sleeping in her wet clothes. She quickly made a fire in Lucy's room to keep
Lucy warm. She then changed Lucy's wet clothes while Lucy was fast asleep. She
could not feel a thing. She had a long day playing with her friends at the local
ground.
Early in the
morning, Tess woke Lucy, "Wake up! Wake up!" Lucy tried to act like
she was sleeping so that her mother could not disturb her. Tess walked towards
the bed and gently pulled Lucy's blanket. Tess stood with her hands akimbo
waiting for Lucy to wake up. She knew that Lucy was pretending to be sleeping.
Tess then asked with
a smile on her face, “Do you know that angels wake up in the morning?”
When she heard those
words, Lucy quickly opened her eyes.
“Good morning mother,”
Lucy greeted.
“Morning my angel,”
Tess replied as she gently pinched Lucy's cheeks.
Tess got a brush and began
to brush Lucy's long black hair. When Tess finished brushing Lucy's hair, Lucy
went outside and smelled the morning air. The air was so fresh. The morning sun
hit her cute face and Lucy felt alive.
She went to the neighbours,
door to door, greeting them with a big smile on her face. Lucy was loved by all
her neighbours. Each and every day, Lucy would go to the neighbours to greet
them.
Lucy had a friend by
the name of Frank. He was also Lucy's neighbour. He lived with his family about
four houses from Lucy's house.
Lucy and her mother,
Tess, were staying in a village called ‘Zeze.' They moved to Zeze village when
Lucy was a toddler. Lucy grew up in Zeze village. She knew the village from top
to bottom, left to right.
The both of them
lived a happy life. Although it was a village, they were very happy. At least
for some time.
After greeting her neighbours,
she went back to her mother and asked, "Ma! Are we going to the farm
today?"
"No... Not
today. Maybe tomorrow."
"What can I
do?" asked Lucy.
"You can clean
the house and I will do the rest."
"Okay,"
she replied.
Lucy started
sweeping the house with a broom that she made some months back. When Lucy
touched anything, it was like an angel touched it. Everything that she did
pleased everyone.
She finished
sweeping the floor and organizing the house. The house was clean and sparkling.
Her reward was to go and play with her friend Frank.
“Do not go very far!”
Tess warned.
Lucy and Frank walked
to a nearby play ground. At the ground, they found their friends playing hide
and seek.
“Can we join you?”
Frank asked.
"Yes,"
they all agreed.
“We will hide, and
Lucy will come to find us,” said, Angela, one of Lucy and Frank’s friends. She
added, “Count from one to twenty, then seek us. No peeking!”
They all ran to
their hiding places and stayed there waiting for Lucy to eventually find them.
They were very careful, they did not make any sound that would give away their
hiding place.
Lucy began
counting, "One... Two... Three... Twenty! Ready or not, here I come."
She ran quickly and aggressively after her friends, looking high and low, left
and right.
She found the first one hiding under a tree. The second one was
hiding under some bushes. Others hid behind big rocks and huge tree branches.
Although they all hid in good places that were almost impossible for anyone to
find them, Lucy found them without any difficulty. It was like she knew were
every person was hiding.
After she found
everyone, they all complained, "How did you find us so fast? This is not
fair."
"What can I
say? I'm talented," she smiled. "Your turn to count," she told Frank.
Lucy and her friends ran to hide while
Frank counted.
"One...Two...
Three... Twenty! Ready or not, here I come," Frank started looking for his
friends. It took Frank some time to find his friends.
He finally found
everyone, except for Lucy. She had found a good hiding place, no one had any
idea where she was hiding. Frank and his friends joined hands and looked for
Lucy. They looked everywhere for her, high and low but, they couldn't find her
anywhere.
It had been twenty
minutes and Lucy was still hiding. Frank finally gave up and yelled,
"Lucy! I give up! Come out!" Nothing happened. She never came out. All
of her friends got worried. They formed a circle as they were discussing some
ideas to help them find Lucy.
Ten minutes later,
Lucy jumped down from a very tall tree and landed in the middle of a circle they
had formed. Everyone was startled that they almost ran away. They stopped and
looked at Lucy, and then looked at the height of the branch where Lucy was
hiding, their jaws dropped. They stared at each other with their eyes wide open
that a fly could easily fly into the wide open eyes.
George, one of
Lucy's friends exclaimed, "Wow!” he continued, “You jumped down from there?
Weren't you scared?"
Lucy laughed and replied,
"Maybe I was. Maybe I wasn't."
Everyone praised
Lucy for her incredible jump.
Angela asked
curiously, “How did you manage to climb such a tall tree without being scared?”
Lucy replied, "My
desire to climb the tree was far much greater than my fear."
The sun began to
set. The sky had produced a spectacular ray of light. Everyone at the ground went
home.
Lucy realized that
time had flown by so quickly because they had so much fun. She grabbed Frank's
hand and ran. They were fast and careful as they moved in the green bush. The
bush was so deep that it would have been difficult for an ordinary person to
find their way home, but luckily, Lucy knew the village top to bottom, she knew
every shortcut which led to her house because she lived in the village for fourteen
years.
Frank and Lucy
arrived in the village before it was dark. Frank walked to his house, his
mother was also waiting for him.
CHAPTER
THREE: THE VISIT
It was now night and
the moon was out in the sky. It's light was spectacular. The villagers could
find their way around the village because of the moonlight. Some of the
villagers started a fire outside their houses. They sat down around the fire, the
elders told interesting stories to the young ones.
Meanwhile, Tess was
having supper with her daughter in the living room. They sat down on a green mat
made from vines. They had put candles in the corners of the house to light up
the house while they eat their food.
Lucy spoke, "Mother!
Today I had fun with my friends. We played hide and seek --- all day long. When
it was my turn to hide, I hid so well that they all gave up," she giggled.
Tess smiled and replied,
"That's good, dear. I'm very proud of you…"
As Tess was still
talking, a man barged in. He was wearing torn clothes. He was not wearing any
shoes on his feet. He wore a trousers that was held together by a rope around
the waist. His face was very worrisome. He panted slowly and quietly, as if he
saw something very scary.
"Mr. Anderson?"
Tess called out as she stood up in surprise.
She quickly ran and
got a chair and gave it to Mr. Anderson. He sat down quietly. Mr. Anderson was
Tess's neighbour. He was the one that was informing Tess of everything that
happened in the village. He was Tess's journalist.
Tess sat down next
to Mr. Anderson and questioned, “Why the surprise visit Mr. Anderson? Is everything
alright?”
"I have to tell
you something," he said quickly.
"Tell me,"
Tess insisted.
"I can't tell
you this in front of Lucy. It's quite horrifying," he cautioned.
Tess stood up and
got Lucy, she took her to the bedroom. Tess put a candle in her room. She asked
Lucy to sleep. She refused but her mother insisted.
Several minutes
later, Lucy fell asleep. She slept peacefully and innocently. When Tess saw
that Lucy was asleep, she got the candle and walked with it back to Mr. Anderson.
Tess made sure that Lucy was really sleeping before making her way back to Mr.
Anderson.
When Tess entered
the livingroom, she insisted, "Tell me now,” she assured him, “Lucy is
asleep.” She then sat down next to him and listened attentively.
Mr. Anderson began, "When
you came here ten years ago, I didn't tell you this," his face was sad and
worrisome.
"Tell me
what?" Tess asked anxiously.
Mr. Anderson began to
explain, "In this village we had ancestors
that guided us"
"Our ancestors
protected us from danger. They helped us. We would ask for anything from them
and they would give us more than what we asked for. Until..." His face
changed. It became like that of a disappointed person.
He continued,
"Some years back, some of our ancestors got angry. They divided into two
spirits. One set of spirit is called ‘Save’ and the other set of spirit is
called ‘Kill.’ Just as the names indicate, one spirit kills while the other
saves"
"The Kill
spirit grew stronger and stronger each month. The Kill spirit produced
something that our eyes have never witnessed. They produced an evil creature.
The save spirit tried to form a creature to defeat the evil creature. But the
evil creature was stronger. It killed the save spirit."
"The evil spirit
was instructed to kill all the people in the Zeze village. When we first saw
the evil creature; we couldn't believe it. We thought we were dreaming. The
creature has a long tail, It walks like a man but it's not human. It has fur
like a monkey but it's not a monkey. We call it ‘CLAWS,’ because of its long
claws."
"Claws comes
every after ten years in the night to feed on flesh. We survived because the
Save spirit formed a creature just like Claws. We called it ‘SHIELD...’ Shield
protected us whenever Claws attacked. But shield was weak. Ten years ago, we
tried looking for shield but we couldn't find him "
"Today I have
received news that... Claws is back. He was spotted three nights ago. He is
early this year. I suggest that you keep watch at night and don't go out for
any reason. This year I don't think we will survive, but it's better we try to
communicate with the Save spirit to help."
When Mr. Anderson
finished talking, he stood, Tess walked with him to the door. He walked out of
the house and left.
Tess was very worried.
She thought to herself, “Lucy loves going outside at night. How am I going to
explain this to her without scaring her?” She thought for some time and
concluded, “I will think of something by morning.”
She quickly locked the
door thoroughly, looked outside the window, locked it as well and walked to
Lucy.
Lucy was a girl who
loved exploring things. She loved moving up and down. She never feared
anything, big or small. She stood firm. But this time, Tess was worried because
Claws was not an ordinary animal but a spirit.
CHAPTER FOUR:
AT THE FARM
Early in the
morning, the rooster clucked. Everyone woke up and started their day. As usual,
Lucy ran to her neighbors to greet them.
Few villagers went
to see their crops at the farm. Others went to fetch water. Others stayed home so
that they can take care of their houses and chickens.
Meanwhile, Lucy went
to her mother and asked, "Mother, aren't we going to the farm today?
Yesterday you said that we would go today,” she reminded.
Tess replied,
"We will go as soon as we eat breakfast." Tess was preparing Lucy's
favorite food, Chicken soup. She enjoyed having chicken soup in the morning.
Lucy agreed and went to do other chores.
As soon as Tess
finished preparing breakfast, she called Lucy. When she heard her mother
calling, she ran quickly. Before running to her mother, Lucy was feeding some
of the neighbour's chickens.
The aroma of the soup
was so good, It filled the entire house.
Tess was amazing cook. Her soup looked very appetizing.
When Lucy entered
the house, she exclaimed, “Wow!” They both sat down on a mat and ate their
breakfast.
When they finished
eating, Lucy took the plates and cleaned them up. Tess was now preparing to go
to the farm. She had forgotten to tell Lucy the news she received from Mr.
Andrew the previous day.
They got all the
tools that were needed; a hoe, an axe and a rake. They even carried enough
water to drink and food to eat. They started walking. Their farm was quite far,
it took about two hours walking.
Lucy and her mother
were used to walking to the farm. They knew that if they were lazy, then there
was not going to be any food on the table. They had no other option but to
ignore the distance and walk.
They had three farms.
The first one took two hours to reach it, the second farm took three hours and
the third farm took four hours. That meant that it took an extra one hour to
reach another farm from the current farm. All the three farms were in the east
direction.
In the first farm,
Tess planted vegetables. She planted medicine in the second and third farm.
From time to time they went to the second and third farm to check on it. To
make sure that the medicine are growing as they are suppose to.
When they arrived at
the first farm. Lucy saw that the vegetables had grown well and were ready to
be harvest.
"Mother, the
vegetables have grown. Is it time for them to be harvested?"
Tess replied,
"Yes it is dear." Lucy smiled, Tess continued, " You start
harvesting the vegetables and I will remove the weeds."
Tess and Lucy
started doing their tasks. One harvested the vegetables and put them in a
basket, the other removed the weeds and throw them away. When Lucy finished
harvesting the Vegetables; she helped her mother.
After two hours they
finished their work. Tess decided that they should go to the other farms to
check on them. They packed up all the tools and were on their way.
As they were
walking, Tess remembered what Mr Andrew told her the previous day. She thought
of a way to tell Lucy.
They came across a
flat rock. Tess told Lucy, "Let us rest here." They had put the tools
down and sat on the rock. Tess looked at Lucy and started talking:
"Princess, this
is the last time you and I are coming to the farm."
"Why?" she
asked.
"Lucy, when we
get home. As soon as the sun sets, you should also be inside."
"Never go out
in the dark" She cautioned
"Is there
anything wrong?" Lucy asked.
"Let us just
say, it's for your own safety," Tess replied with a smile and kissed Lucy
on the forehead. They had harvested enough vegetables for themselves. Tess
didn't want to return to the farm because Claws.
They rested for
twenty minutes before they continued their walk to the second farm.
When they reached
the farm, they did their tasks quickly. They did not waste any time at the
farm. When they finished their work, they went back home.
CHAPTER
FIVE: THE PLAN
Two days had passed
in the ZeZe village. No villager went to his or her farm. They had gathered
enough food for themselves. No news was heard about Claws.
For the past few
nights, everyone changed their schedule. The villagers slept during the day and
stayed awake during the night. This was to make sure that Claws doesn't
surprise them.
Tess went to visit
Mr Andrew. He was seated near the lake close to the village on a stool. When
Tess sat down next to him, he didn't notice her. He was deep in his thoughts.
The view of the lake
was spectacular with the sun above them. Tess left Lucy playing with Joseph.
She was told not to go anywhere except the bathroom.
Tess tapped Mr
Andrew on the shoulder. He was startled by the tap.
"Sorry, I
didn't mean to startle you," she apologized
"What can I say?
You need to be alert during these times," he said.
"Mr Andrew, are
we going to survive?" she asked.
"I can't lie to
you. I don't know if we will survive or not," he replied.
"Tell me more
about this Claws," she insisted.
"It is an evil creature that feeds
on human flesh. It only comes out of hiding in the dark. No one has ever seen
it's face. It feeds for ten days and goes away for ten years. Then the same
thing repeats itself."
"It has only
been six days, right?" she asked.
"Yes. Sadly it
has only been six days," he agreed.
"Can't we just
ran away from this village?" she asked.
"We are 135
people in this village. Unfortunately, we can't all make it," he replied.
"But surely we
can do something. Can't we escape in the night? Tess asked curiously.
"We can only do
that if we see Claws in this area. If we go without seeing Claws, we might just
find it in our way. Then what will happen? We will all die."
"So you mean to say that, we will
escape as soon as we see Claws here?" she asked.
"Yes... There
is a village far from here. It's called Zulo. If we manage to ran away from
Claws, then we will go to Zulo," he assured her.
"Alright"
"Tess, I suggest that you start
packing. I will see how many people I can engage in this attempt. We don't know
when Claws will come. It is better if we are ready to go. It has been six days
already... The last days are always dangerous."
"Okay. I will go and start
packing," Tess went away.
CHAPTER SIX: THE ESCAPE
The sun was about to
set in the ZeZe village. Everyone in the village locked themselves inside their
houses. No one made any fire outside. They all sat and watched the doors and
windows. They tried making the village look deserted.
The creatures of the
night started producing their natural sounds. The frogs started croaking, the
crickets started chirping and owls started hooting. They made noise for about
five minutes.
As the villagers
were thinking of how they were going to survive, the creatures of the night
were now quite. The wind started blowing persistently. The people in the
village were quiet. They were all scared
because the wind was not blowing in a normal way. The wind blowing
persistently meant that Claws was near.
Later, they heard
growling. This time the growling was very loud that everyone in the village
heard it. When one of the villagers looked outside the window, he saw Claws
walking towards them. It's eyes were glowing red. It's tail was wagging
vigorously. The dogs barked at the creature, all the four dogs were killed by
Claws while the villagers watched helplessly. The villagers that witnessed the
death of the dogs were scared.
Lucy was sleeping
while her mother was still packing. She also saw what happened to the dogs. She
knew that it wasn't safe to stay in ZeZe village anymore.
"Wake up
Lucy!" she said as she sobbed.
Lucy woke up and saw
her mother, she asked, "What's wrong, Ma?"
"Wear this
jacket, We are leaving this village now," Tess said. Lucy quickly got up
and wore the Jacket her mother gave her.
"Claws is
here!" the villagers yelled. Everyone started panicking. While others were
running for their lives, others were being killed by Claws and fed on their
flesh. There was screaming in the village. People died like flies.
Mr Andrew knocked on
Tess's door. Tess was scared to open but Mr Andrew assured, "It's me Mr
Andrew." Tess opened the door for him.
She started crying as
she saw how many people died outside. She said, "Mr Andrew, isn't it time
to leave?"
Mr Andrew agreed,
"Yes, that is why I am here. We are waiting for you outside. We are going
to Zulo village, we are about thirty villagers who might survive today."
Tess quickly held
Lucy's hand. They went outside and ran north. After meeting with the other
villagers, they continued heading north.
Little did they know
that Claws already saw them leaving the village. It continued killing and
feeding on the villagers that remained behind.
CHAPTER
SEVEN: IN THE JUNGLE
The villagers that escaped started
rejoicing. Lucy started looking for Joseph in the crowd. She looked everywhere
for him but she couldn't find him.
When she went to her
mother, she heard a voice, "You see that I'm also good at hiding."
When she heard this, Lucy was filled with joy again. She knew the owner of the
voice.
She turned around
quickly and saw Joseph with Mr Andrew. She ran to him. Tess tried to hold her
back but Mr Andrew assured, "I will look after them." Tess agreed,
she let go of Lucy's hand.
"You are
here," Lucy said.
"Yes..."
Joseph replied.
"Where is your
mother?" she asked.
"I don't
know," he replied with a sad face.
"And our
friends? Where are they?" she asked.
"I have only seen George and Agnes. The rest I
don't know," Joseph replied.
Mr Andrew
interrupted, "Forget about what happened back there. Focus on the place we
are going. It is much better than the place we left."
The villagers walked
in one group. The men walked in front and behind while the children and the
females were between the group.
They walked for one
hour and decided to rest. They sat down gently without making noise.
Mr Andrew stood up
and explained, "There is a chance that we might survive today. If we
follow some protocols that will be explained, then we will be fine. As you
know, we are going to Zulo village. We might reach there in two days time. The
first thing is that we should not make any noise. Two; We should be together at
all times. No one should leave this group for any unnecessary reason. As for
the food, we have to share the food until we reach our destination. " The
villagers agreed to share the food and water.
Later that night.
The men stood and kept watch while the women and children slept. They didn't
make any fire because they were afraid the fire would lead Claws to them. They
kept themselves warm by wearing warm jackets. It was a very cold night.
Meanwhile at the
ZeZe village, Claws finished feeding on the villagers and was on its way to the
rest of the villagers. It stood up and walked like a human while following the
scent of the villagers.
When it was about five kilometers away from
the villagers; It climbed a tall tree and sat on a branch. It had night vision
and powerful magnification. It saw everything and everyone like it was near
them.
Lucy had a hard time
sleeping in the bushes so she just sat quietly and peacefully whilst leaning
against a tree. She watched her mother sleeping. It looked at Lucy for quite a
long time before it left.
CHAPTER
EIGHT: HER AND IT
Early in the
morning, the villagers woke up and continued their journey to Zulo village.
They were very excited that they had made it through the night without been
attacked by Claws. But they knew that sooner or later it would surely get to
them.
The villagers walked
quickly because they knew that there was no better opportunity of escaping from
Claws than in broad daylight. They walked as fast as they could.
During lunch time,
the villagers sat down in groups of five and shared the food among themselves.
They rested for a while and continued walking.
The sun was now
setting, the villagers sat down. Mr Andrew passed out an announcement, "My
fellow villagers. This is the time when we need to work together. If we survive
today, then before the sun sets tomorrow we will be in Zulo village. But if we
don't, then..."
He looked at the
children, they had fear and tears in their eyes. He then told them to keep
watch and stay quiet.
The moon was above
them. The villagers saw nothing but tall trees. Everything was quiet and
peaceful.
At midnight, the
wind started blowing persistently. The frogs
started croaking, the crickets started chirping and the owls started
hooting. The villagers knew that Claws was near. They started panicking and
sweating.
Tess held Lucy
tightly. The villagers got sticks and were ready to fight Claws. The men formed
a circle, were the women and children stood inside the circle.
The frogs, crickets
and olws made noise for about five minutes and they all became quiet. The
villagers heard growling coming from behind a tree about thirty meters away
from were they were standing.
Claws came out of
hiding and started walking slowly towards the villagers. All the men stood and
faced Claws. As usual, it's face was facing down. The wind continued blowing
persistently. Women started screaming, children started crying, others fainted.
The villagers knew that, that was the last time they would ever see the moon.
It continued walking towards them slowly.
When Lucy saw Claws,
she told her mother, "Ma! This is the creature I saw some days back. I
just forgot to tell you." Tess looked at Lucy, there were tears in Tess's
eyes.
"Don't cry, Ma,"
Lucy comforted.
Lucy quickly walked
out of the crowd and walked towards Claws, her mother tried to hold her hand
but Lucy's hand slipped through Tess's hand. Her mother ran towards Lucy but
she was held back by Mr Andrew.
"Lucy come
back!" Tess yelled. She tried fighting Mr Andrew but Mr Andrew was too
strong.
When Claws sensed
that someone was walking towards it, Claws stopped walking. Lucy also stopped
walking.
Claws slowly turned
his head up and looked at Lucy. The villagers were shocked to see Claws' face
because no one has ever seen his face. It's face was hideous. It had long tasks
like a mountain tiger. It's eyes were glowing red.
It started walking
slowly towards Lucy. It had that creeping walk that terrified the villagers.
Lucy didn't run
away, she stood firm on the ground and
stared at Claws. It's head was bending slowly left and right. Claws stopped
walking and stood in front Lucy. It growled at her.
While Claws was growling;
Lucy's eyes suddenly turned white and glowed. The villagers didn't see her eyes
because she was facing Claws. They didn't Know what was happening to her.
When Claws saw
Lucy's eyes, it knelt down. The villagers were surprised after seen Claws
kneeling down before Lucy. They wondered why he was kneeling.
Claws said in a
deep and scary voice, "Master." The villagers were terrified to hear
Claws speak. It was the first time to hear Claws speak.
Lucy started
speaking in a more scarier voice. She was not the one controlling her speech,
"Go back to where you came from. Do not trouble these people," She
commanded.
Claws replied,
" But if I go, I will starve."
Lucy continued,
"You have killed many people in the village. These are the only people
remaining."
"Why do you
care about these people?" Claws asked.
"Leave from
here!" she yelled.
Claws started
growling loudly but Lucy yelled even more, "Leave!" Her voice was so
loud that the ground shook, the trees were almost breaking. Claws stood up and
climbed a tree. He jumped from tree to tree and was out of sight.
After seeing what
happened, Tess ran to Lucy and stood in front of her. Tess saw Lucy's eyes
glowing. She was terrified.
Lucy said, "I
can see that you are scared. Never be afraid,"
"Lucy, what is
happening to your eyes?"
"I'm not Lucy,
I'm Shield. Your daughter is fearless. That is why I chose her. She is the only
one capable of taking risks. People in your village died because they had fear.
If they didn't have fear, I would have helped them. Tell your fellow villagers
not to be afraid of anything. And do not
speak to anyone about your daughter's transformation." Lucy's eyes quickly
changed to their normal form.
Tess asked,
"Lucy, is that you?"
"Yes Ma!"
she answered sweetly, her voice was sweet again.
Tess hugged Lucy
tightly and said, " My brave little girl."
When everyone went
to Lucy and asked why Claws ran away. Tess replied that Claws was full and he
will never trouble the villagers again.
"What about the
scary we heard?" The villagers asked.
"I don't
know," Tess replied.
In the morning, the
villagers continued their journey. After walking for hours and hours, they
finally saw Zulo village. They all rejoiced.
END