Chronicles of Eden - Act 2 (58 page)

“What the hell are they?” a bandit cried out. The sisters giggled then held their swords out towards the men with cold smiles.

“We’re going to make you scream,” they said together in perfect unison.

Outside the large tent screams of agony and the sound of girls laughing were heard, with the dogs by the entrance barking and trying to run around while other bandits were gathering nearby. Sounds of tables and chairs being knocked around along with bones snapping and flesh being ripped caused alarm to grow with the crowd of bandits as dark patches of blood were seen splattering around on the walls of the tent from the inside.

“What is going on in there?” a man asked as he and another approached the tent. They opened the flap and peeked inside, right before a sword slashed through one from the head down to the groin, cleaving him in two with a violent spray of blood, while a large broadsword struck through the other’s skull with a slick crunch. The humans around the area jumped with surprise as the man that was sliced into two dropped to the ground while the other went limp and was held up by the sword going through his head. Slowly he was pushed back as Jovian and Jacqueline walked out of the tent, with Jacqueline then kicking the man she impaled off of her blade hard. His body tumbled into a wicked roll before crashing into the wall of a hut with a loud crack as the two girls slowly looked around at the crowd of bandits with cold smiles. Blood was dripping from their swords and naked bodies while they wiped some off of their mouths, their multicolored eyes having a cold gleam to them as they watched all the humans staring at them in shock.

“What the hell?” a bandit cried out. Jovian and Jacqueline giggled in unison as they looked around at the humans while the dogs kept barking from behind them. Jovian swung her sword back down behind her with a sharp spin, a dog’s yelp echoing out as blood splattered back onto the tent.

“Now that we’ve had our morning snack, how about a little exercise?” she mused playfully. Jacqueline giggled as she expertly twirled her large sword back in a sharp spin with one hand, causing another dog’s painful yelp to be heard as blood splattered onto the tent again.

“Of course, we need to keep our lovely figures after all,” she laughed with a cruel smile.

“Don’t let those bitches get away! If they won’t kneel before us then they shall die!” a man yelled out, with the encampment of humans then drawing their weapons as they tensed up. The sisters giggled with playful smiles while blood dripped from their blades then held their swords out towards the large crowd of bandits.

“We’re going to make you scream,” they said coldly in unison.

*****

Walking through the woods along a worn trail Jovian and Jacqueline had calm smiles on their faces from behind their masks, the two girls fully dressed again and casually wiping the blood from their mouths and cheeks with red scarves they had taken from the bandits. The girls wiped all the blood off of their faces then tossed the scarves away as they came to the top of a hill in the forest, both then looking back at seeing the bandit campsite further away as smoke was coming up from it. All throughout the encampment were the bloody remains of the humans and horses that had been brutally slain and ripped apart by the two girls. The humans had swords either in hand or lying about with blood staining most of the weapons, all having been ineffective at slaying the two girls as they both slaughtered every bandit that they could find without mercy or remorse. Even with the large group of armed humans attacking relentlessly, the two naked monsters just would not die no matter how many times swords and spears were struck through them. Inside the leader’s tent fire was spreading around the shelter while the bodies of the bandits were seen hacked and strewn all over the ground with blood dripping from the tent’s walls. The huts and stockpiles of supplies that the humans had were all ablaze as fire spread throughout the campgrounds, with the large tent then collapsing into a pile with smoke billowing up from it.

“That was fun,” Jacqueline giggled.

“It was good we undressed for that first, I dare say Daniel and his friends may have been surprised to see us return with blood soaking our clothes,” Jovian mused with a smirk. Jacqueline nodded then looked to her with a saddened smile.

“Still, I was hoping you and I could have had some fun on that stupid man’s corpse when we were done killing all the rest, I like it when you make me scream on the bodies of our victims,” she mentioned with a pout. Jovian chuckled and looked to her sister with a promiscuous smile, with Jacqueline then watching her curiously. Without another word Jovian shoved her sister over into a tree and pinned her there, kissing her deeply as they both closed their eyes in the embrace. The two girls savored the taste of their saliva and blood that was in their mouths while Jovian caressed her sister’s body, with Jacqueline offering no resistance to being held in such a way. After a while the kiss ended and Jovian bit Jacqueline’s lip playfully before winking at her.

“You tease,” Jacqueline breathed out with a blush on her face.

“I promise I’ll take more time to enjoy you after our grand feast, I’ll even take you right on Triska’s corpse,” Jovian said softly as she gently brushed Jacqueline’s hair away from her face.

“You better,” Jacqueline purred.

“I promised you, didn’t I? I’ll make sure to bathe you in their blood and then clean up every square inch of you,” Jovian said with a twitch of her eyebrow.

“Jovian,” Jacqueline said softly as she tried to lean forward and kiss her again, being held back just enough by her sister who watched her with a coy smile.

“Jacqueline,” Jovian replied gently as she brushed her sister’s hair before kissing her again. The two sighed with delight before their kiss broke then smiled lovingly at each other. Their smiles then turned cold and dark as they glanced over to the remains of the bandit campsite.

“This little bloodshed should hold us over until we find that missing butterfly girl and child,” Jovian speculated.

“Once we find them this will be the best and bloodiest reunion ever,” Jacqueline said before they both laughed in perfect unison. The girls then walked off along the trail into the woods, holding hands while having calm smiles on their faces. The two made their way through the forest together while humming a gentle tune, both in unison as well, before coming out of the small trail and onto a larger path.

“This should be the way back to our dear friends, I hope they’re not too worried about us,” Jovian mused with a playful smile. Jacqueline looked around then giggled as she spotted a familiar white horse and caravan traveling towards them in the distance.

“How kind, they came to our rescue,” she said mockingly.

“We’re so lucky to have friends like them,” Jovian sneered with a laugh before the two girls started walking towards the incoming travelers.

Riding in front of the caravan Daniel and Triska were seated, with Triska holding the reins to Lucky while the other girls inside the cabin were wondering what had happened to the missing sisters. Daniel peered ahead then pointed at seeing Jovian and Jacqueline further down the path.

“Hey, I think that’s them,” he called out. The other girls looked to the front as Triska nodded with a smile of relief forming.

“That’s them, they’re ok,” she said as the caravan traveled along the path in the forest towards the two sisters.

“They’re ok? That’s a relief,” Specca said gratefully, with Squeak nodding in agreement with a squeak. Alyssa hopped up onto the front seat and looked to seeing the caravan and horse slowing down near the approaching sisters.

“They look ok to me,” Alyssa said curiously.

“Jovian, Jacqueline, are you alright?” Daniel called out as he and the two girls hopped down from the caravan. They rushed over to the sisters and eyed them over, the two girls appearing perfectly fine as they smiled kindly at the group.

“Hello again, yes, we’re alright,” Jovian reassured.

“Thank you so much for coming after us,” Jacqueline added.

“We thought bandits kidnapped you, what happened?” Triska asked looking around the area quickly.

“Yes, some rather unsavory men did take us away,” Jovian said with a saddened smile.

“Fortunately we were able to run away from them. We’re not much of fighters, but we know how to run for our lives when need be,” Jacqueline mentioned with a shrug and weak smile.

“You ran away from them? That’s lucky you were able to do so, we were worried we wouldn’t have been able to find you two before something bad happened,” Daniel said with a worried smile.

“Oh, you were worried about us? That’s so kind of you, thank you for that,” Jovian replied with a gentle smile.

“Yeah, we’re lucky to have friends like you,” Jacqueline giggled.

“Where are those bastards that took you like that? I’ll make them sorry,” Alyssa said with anger while quickly looking around the area. Triska rested a hand on her shoulder, with the witch looking up to her curiously as the teen shook her head with a smirk.

“No,
I’ll
make them sorry, you can’t use any magic today, remember?” she reminded. Alyssa gave her a dull stare before the sisters shook their heads in unison.

“No, please do not go looking for a fight, there were many bandits in a camp not too far from here,” Jovian pleaded.

“We don’t want any of you getting hurt, please, let’s just get out of here as fast as we can before they come looking for us,” Jacqueline begged with her hands held together. Daniel looked around the area then to his friends with a shrug.

“I say we get out of here while we can, there’s no sense in picking a fight with them if there’s so many. We have Jovian and Jacqueline back, no need to risk our safety trying to fight those bandits now,” he reasoned. Triska nodded slowly while Alyssa rolled her eyes before looking to the sisters with a small smile.

“If I was free to use my magic I’d insist we go after them, but since my power is being saved for Daniel tonight we’d better not risk it, we wouldn’t have much to fight them with like this,” she agreed with.

“Hey, I’m more than ready to fight some cowardly bandits, we’re not defenseless without your magic you know,” Triska snapped at her.

“Right, keep telling yourself that,” Alyssa giggled as she started skipping playfully back to the caravan.

“Dammit, Alyssa! Don’t start that crap again!” Triska yelled out as she marched after the witch. Daniel shook his head with an amused smile at them then looked to the sisters with relief.

“Anyway, we’re just glad you’re ok. C’mon, let’s get out of here,” he said kindly.

“Thank you, Daniel,” the sisters said together in perfect sync. They started walking towards the caravan before the boy glanced back to the sisters with a small shrug.

“You both should stay closer to us from now on, we don’t want something like this happening again,” he mentioned. The two girls nodded while watching him with hungry eyes behind their masks, their gentle smiles doing well to hide their true nature.

“Yes, you may be right about that,” Jovian said with a small smirk. Jacqueline giggled and glanced to her sister, the raven haired girl returning the look as they approached the caravan and the others.

“Yeah, you never know who might have their eyes on you out here.”

In the world of Eden, there was very little that compared to the power of love. This feeling, this emotion, could bring out a side of someone that you never knew existed within them. It could be the driving force that helps motivate them to do the most extraordinary things in life. If the love was strong enough then nothing would keep them from those they desired. They could become a skilled swordswoman, dedicated to protecting the one they loved no matter what. They could see the good they had within themselves and pull away from a life of darkness and isolation. They could feel like they could do anything for the one they loved, even if it meant risking their own life in doing so. They could feel safer and happier with their loved one, so much that nothing could possibly turn them away.

Or they could be blinded by their love and become a dangerous monster.

*****

Running along a trail stretching out over a few gently rolling hills Lucky was pulling the caravan at a brisk pace, with Triska and Falla sitting on the front seat while keeping a sharp eye out for Luna and Emily. Inside the cabin Daniel was looking through his monster book while Specca sat next to him and Alyssa on the other side, both girls looking at the entries with curiosity and also gently holding onto the boy’s arms. Sitting across from them Squeak was watching the two girls with a dull expression, seeing as Specca’s tail started to slide back behind Daniel while Alyssa was carefully snuggling up against Daniel’s arm. Next to the ant girl Jovian and Jacqueline were seated on pillows while leaning back against some more that were propped up next to the wall, both sisters remaining silent as they just slowly glanced around at everyone from behind their masks.

Up front Falla kept looking around nervously while her hands were fidgeting together in her lap, with Triska glancing to her and noticing the butterfly girl having trouble calming herself.

“Falla?” she asked with a small amount of concern for the girl.

“What if we missed her? What if she’s back there somewhere in trouble? What if… what if she got eaten by those damned monsters out there?” Falla whimpered while shaking her head. Triska looked at her with a curious eye as the monster grabbed her hair and tried to steady her breathing.

“You don’t know her like I do, she can’t survive out there without me, she needs me,” she said desperately.

“You really do care about your sister, don’t you?” Triska asked softly.

“Of course I do, who wouldn’t care about their own sister?” Falla barked out at her. Triska nodded slowly as Falla looked around again while holding her arms around herself.

“She is the
biggest
pain in the ass, and has ruined many chances for me to get pregnant by now, but dammit, she’s my sister, I love her. I really wish I didn’t at times, but I do. The stupid girl wouldn’t last a day out here without me, she needs me,” she said nervously. Triska gave her a small smile while tilting her head slightly.