Full Moon

[Archer]

I take a deep breath to steady my nerves, the scent that fills my nostrils all too familiar to me. 
The stench of warm blood surrounds me. It stains the grass, splatters the trees, paints the stones. 
There is a light drizzle of rain falling from the eggplant colored sky.
The only source of light is from the full moon above, the tree branches causing the moonlight to appear as lace on the ground.
The people of the Ark, probably Guards, litter the ground; their corpses staring with the stars reflecting within their empty gazes.
I had been minding my own business when the Guards ambushed me. There were only a few, but enough of them to cause a struggle. They probably saw me as a threat, being a Grounder and all, but I do not attack unless provoked.
Was I on their land? Yes. But do I recognize the land they have overrun as theirs? Not at all. Before they came, this was my home. 
Searching the bodies for anything worth taking, I notice something moving in the brush. I pause, waiting. Maybe one survived?
I wait, but nothing. 
Must have been a rabbit.
I go back to picking up their weapons, stripping them of anything I can sell or give to the poor.
That's when I hear it.
The cry of a man in pain.
I start toward the sound only to find a wounded Guard who attempted to escape.
The Guard recognizes me and the pleas catch in his throat. He closes his eyes and waits; waits for me to give the final blow.
His face is a mask of anguish, and mine mirrors it. 
Being a bounty hunter, I kill for a reward. Even then, I only hunt down those who deserve to be killed. There is no reward with the death of these poor men.
I step toward the wounded man, kneeling down beside him.
For a moment, I ponder taking my knife and slitting his throat.
Staring at his ashen face, I attempt to conjure the fury necessary to do so, but it doesn't come.
The enemy's eyes flutter open and meet mine.
I cannot look in the eyes of a young man terrified of death and feel hate.
"Please. End it." The man chokes out.
I nod and grab for my blade.

Adelaide Morgan

[Adelaide Morgan]

Living life to the fullest! Archer words: 423

Addy had been own walking around after sneaking out from Arkadia. She was tired of being stuck in the same place all the time. It was so very different compared to before they came down. Addy was free to leave as she please, she may not have but now it's all she wanted to do. She loved being in the woods whether she was alone or with one of the follow grounder she had met. She glances around the woods as she listens to the sweet sound of birds calling out all around her. She smiles to herself and walks further into the woods to look around. The woods always made her relaxing and calm her nerves when she over thinked something and she needed that. If it weren’t for the woods and how relaxing it is out there, she might not be here now. Coming upon a small creek she kneels down and dips her hands in and then splashed her face to cool her off. She sits on a tree not too far from it to rest before she hears fighting. She glances around her but spots nothing, not even in the distance. Standing up she walks quietly toward the sounds so no one can hear her coming. She stops behind a tree next to a bush and watched as a grounder killed some of the guards from Arkadia. She covers her mouth as she gasps and watched the grounder loot the bodies for anything useful. She hears the bush move beside her and looks down at the guard withering in pain. She could see he had lost a lot of blood as it is and knew she couldn’t save him. She wasn’t the best when it came to the medical area. Addy closed her eyes for a few seconds before opening them again only to see the grounder next to him. Placing her hands over her mouth she slowly begins to back away from them. She didn't want to die just yet but by the looks of it, she just might. She takes a step back and finds that a branch was in the way and it caused her to fall backward on her butt. She froze unsure what she should do at this point. She knew that not many people make it out of these scenario’s alive but she hoped and pleaded in her mind that she would. She may not have people back at Arkadia but she wanted to prove she was capable of living on her own. Surviving isn't always easy!

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