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Macha's Journey - Chapter 147

Published at 13th of November 2018 10:29:05 PM


Chapter 147

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The jungle was unusually silent and it left the hairs on the back of Tyr's neck standing on end. They had been in the western jungle for almost two weeks now. Zlatica and Valentina were scouting ahead while the rest of the guild remained in the shadows.

Tyr watched over Zlatica's body while she sent her consciousness out to search for magical traps. While she did this, Valentina searched for the physical traps that could have been laid. She and Zlatica had known each other for years and joined the Obsidian Dragons when it was still a new guild.

Valentina sniffed around, her long snout helped her to sniff for smells that were not associated with the jungle. She had found a few traps and deactivated them. This area was heavily armed but because she was a cynocephaly, she had an easier time finding the camouflaged traps. As she scouted around, she tried to seek out the freshly turned earth, the smell of people, and chemicals. After clearing the route, she headed back.

Meanwhile, Zlatica's consciousness traversed the jungle, she slithered around, able to see patches of magic. All magic gave off an aura that could be seen if you looked closely. Although she could not disarm the traps, it was her responsibility to know where they were so the group could avoid them.

She was sleep deprived but was determined to do a thorough job. Earlier in the week, she had missed one and five people died from an explosion. Captain Tyr did not say anything, but the guilt ate away at her. After she finished, she slithered back to her body but noticed a small troop of Toowoomba soldiers headed their way. They appeared to be kids, barely hitting puberty. Regardless of their age, she knew they would have to kill them. Things like this made her sad.

Hurrying past the soldiers, she returned her consciousness to her body. After a moment, her eyes fluttered open and she saw her friend, Valentina kneeling down beside her. Without making a sound, Zlatica used the hand motions they adopted while out in the field, "





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