Protector of Obidust

While she stood up and brushed off her pants she looked around to find a long brown nose like a horse with a pig snout sniffing her at her shoulder. Feeling its warm breath and hearing its soft inhales, she screamed. But her voice cut off before she could hit her highest pitch. The creature backed away and lifted up a fist as if her scream was held within it--its hands were human. The other hand grasped a thick staff. The rest of its body was hidden in a mud colored robe. The roots she had seen crawling inched their way into its crevices. One stood upon the creature's shoulder and one curled itself around it's long ear. She couldn't stop staring at the three horns protruding from the center of its brow. She stepped back, but the creature stepped forward. He threw his fist and a blue glow zoomed past her. She heard the tail end of her scream escape somewhere deep in the forest. Now it would be impossible for Sonna to find her...


"I am Chaka, Protector of Obidust," he said at last. The forest seemed to groan in response and she felt she was surrounded. "Your people's presence have disturbed our sacred ground. Come with me and I promise if you do not, worse things will meet you in this forest." ....

Obidust Forest

Eda's thick, purple hair whipped around her face as the monstrous groans kept growing louder. Her feet could not seem to keep up with her mind as she dodged through the trees in the thick Obidust forest. She had always heard stories about Obidust and knew she never wanted to discover if they were true or not; that didn't matter now.

Her hands met the chilly, damp ground. She turned around to see a large tree root that caught her foot.  She knew she was a great runner from all of those races with track and field club from school, so how could she have tripped? She grunted as she tried to get up but a creaking sound swept over her as the roots started moving up her leg.

 "%*@$!" She quickly yanked them off and jumped from the ground. The roots slowly crawled away with disappointment. The roaring groans still filled the air and no matter how fast she tried to run, it still followed. When she stood up and brushed off her pants she looked around to find....