《Project Burnout》Chapter 18: New Plan
Advertisement
Deja Vu struck Tomobi as he sat back at the river, the gift in hand. But things were also different. The day took over the night and his clothing was kept. A bucket was full and he knew what he had to do.
He had to lure the beast, feeling a sense of fear he focused on the gift. Placing it back on his body had the same sensation take over, his body felt ecstatic, he felt whole.
And knowing what would happen, he distracted himself to see what he could do with the bubbles. The smell of flowers bloomed around him, distracting him from the burdens within his mind.
“Aw he looks so cute with the bubbles,” Rookie and Kiorif were on the lookout from afar, with Rookie’s eyes glued to a pair of binoculars.
“Focus,” Kiorif held the only working gun, seeing a blur of what Rookie could see.
“Remember, you’re going to-”
“I know, tell you when to shoot. You're right, sorry. But it’s just that we don’t know if this is going to work. I mean, I kind of hope it doesn't,”
"Well it has to,"
Tomobi though still tried to focus on his bubbles, as he to grew more and more anxious about the mismatch plan. And the gift tried as it made bubbles that could swallow children, bubbles that could kiss a finger, bubbles floating freely, or even sinking into the water. The sense of a short-lived freedom in them felt unsettling familiar.
And a crackle of gravel supported this. Bubbles burst as Tomobi turned to see the creature, now in full daylight and with no others to interrupt.
Its black back could no longer hide it under the night and its fired belly now belonged to the sunlit stage, though slightly more drabbed than at first. But its physique still remained unchanged, with its spines and claws not exaggerated. Tomboi kept his breath steady and took a step forward.
Advertisement
'Oh it is here,' the creature sniffed the air once more, and seeing Tomobi it stopped its pace, cautiously looking about.
“Kiorif the creature is in sight, but it’s out of range. Should we change our location?” Seeing the creature for the first time, Rookie felt a trickle of worry as it opposed Tomobi.
“No, this is a good location as it is. We are relying on it to come to Tomobi,”
“But-”
“No, we are staying here,” Rookie bit down on her tongue, Tomobi though felt his heart hammering against his skin.
Not sure what to do he went to the bucket, the creature was just as skittish as him, it taking a step back as it quickly shot a look around. It was not welcoming as it was before, as with Tomobi’s newest step it snapped towards him. Seeing himself at his limit Tomobi lifed the bucket higher, the creature responded with its head raised, exposing its underside with a deep hiss slithering out of its opened jaws.
"Kiorif,"
"Hold,"
Tomobi's heart no longer hammered against his skin, it tried to fly out. But he still tried to follow through the plan, he tried to show what was inside the bucket. The hissing lowered, but it still kept its body high and its eyes were now on the bucket. Revealing a fish, the creature went for a step forward. But as Tomobi took a step back it paused and began to take another look around, sniffing the air.
'Wait it might find them,' Tomobi realising the creature was losing interest he began blowing bubbles towards it while he moved forward.
"Tomobi no," Rookie shot herself up and began to move.
"Rookie, what is happening?" Kiorif blindly left his position as well and followed her.
Advertisement
"He is moving towards it," his blood beginning to bubble, Kiorif sweared under his breath as he ran past Rookie.
Tomobi kept moving slowly forward, keeping a steady stream of bubbles to distract it.
'Just need it to get closer,' and the creature did so, wearingly taking step after step forward. Soon the two were close together, a space between them, but still close.
“Hey, are you hungry? Tomobi attempted to tempt it.
‘Really you’re asking that?’ feeling a knot in his own stomach, he got closer with what had the creature's focus. Its eyes glued to the bounty.
Offering the bucket, the creature gorged into the prize. And with itself now vulnerable Tomobi tried getting closer, soon by its side. His hands were drawn closer and closer to its body. And while a faint kiss with his fingers caused the creature to jolt for a moment, it soon accepted a full embrace from Tomobi’s hand.
Getting to feel it felt different to see it, despite its cold cruel skin it was like the fire painted on it, warm to his touch. He could feel the pulse and breath as it did something as simple as eating.
His hand did shift as it moved forward into the bucket, tipping it by the water. Turning to Tomobi, it returned its curiosity to him. Now it tried getting a feel, rubbing its scaled head against Tomobi’s body. Not knowing why, but Tomobi still felt obligated to do something. So copying the creature, he began to return the favor with a scratch to the side. A reward the creature had seemingly greatly enjoyed, a faint coo being sung.
Although this song was stabbed with footsteps entering the stage. Arriving was Kiorif and Rookie, both gasping for breath whilst focusing on the creature. Another incomplete repeat was to occur. The peaceful coo morphed into a monstrous snarl, the gun was raised with a pistol to support it.
“Tomobi, move away from it,” Rookie kept her focus on the creature, which snapped at them.
“Wait. If I can-”
“No more Tomobi,” Kiorif’s voice was solid and rough.
“I get that things had changed but we’ve got it. Now we need to finally deal with this thing,”
It had seemed that the creature had agreed, with a bellow erupting as it took a step forward.
“Now move,” Kiorif now took a step forward, a gun cocked. It had all led to this.
“WAIT,” The creature pushed Tomobi to the side, both soldiers were aimed, a gunshot was heard with a moment of silence. Most importantly, the outcome was not one that was planned.
Advertisement
Getting Hard (Old Version)
(Old Version - Currently undergoing a heavy reboot. Check it out here Getting Hard (Rise of a Tank) | Royal Road.) Herald Stone had a dream. A dream to become unkillable in an MMORPG. He was one of the top tank players in the MMORPG he was playing but due to an unfortunate event, he had to give up playing. Twenty years has passed since he had that dream. Through the years, he has attained success through his hard work and genius and became a respectable lawyer. Who would care about a childish dream like being unkillable in a game? Herald Stone would. Herald Stone does not fail at anything. Herald Stone fulfills his dreams, EVERY dream, even childhood dreams that most people would laugh at. Presented with an opportunity to play in Nornyr Online, Herald sets out to fulfill his dream.Join Herald Stone in becoming the hardest to kill player in Nornyr Online. Join Herald Stone in GETTING HARD.
8 230The Unknown Goddess: A Naruto Fan-Fic
Life is unexpected after all. Unexpected and mysterious. You never know what could happen. Even so people have certain expectations. Things in the line of reality. Things that could actually happen. Simple things. Like being a doctor when you grow up. Or winning the lottery. Becoming the president. These are all things that are within the line of reality. What isn't in that line is waking up in a forest in the middle of nowhere with short term memory loss. Even more impossible is finding out that you went from 15 years old to 5 years old. The impossibilities keep on going. Not only did she wake up in a forest, find out she was five and suffered from short term memory loss,she somehow stumbled upon the gate to the leaf village. The line of reality had completely shatte red ~~~~~~~~ Soooo, I have this story posted on webnovel by the same name and image, feel free to check it out over there if you wish. I also have the same user name and profile pic.
8 339There Is No Story Here
There is no synopsis here. There are no genres here, any genre you see is a figment of your imagination. There are no tags here. Edit: There are no reviews here so do not bother scrolling down expecting any. Edit 2: There are no stats here either so do not click on that thing down there that says statistics or you will be in for great disappointment. Edit 3: There are no edits here, if edits are what you see, you might be crazy. Edit 4: There are no rhymes here either, any rhymes you notice are false misconceptions.
8 110Endless Expanse Online
Wolfgang "The Wolf" Mariconn finally retired so he can spend time with his family and enjoy his twilight years annoying his kids and spoiling his grandchildren. He had everything planned out until something didn't go as planned. Cancer..and the only way he might save himself is by doing something he promised his kids he would never do again. Now Wolfgang has an offer from the owners of Endless Expanse Online to help him with his health problems if he decided to play the game again. ****I do not own the Pic, I did not create it. All credit of the PIC/Art goes to the original creator****
8 141Why The Hell Not
Sweat started to form all around my body as the pain consumed me. It was 9pm and this had to be the worst wave of heat I've ever experienced! My body ached as the flames traveled from my core, spreading to the rest of my body. I hate heat, every type of heat, but mainly this one. Heat, in my pack, is a bitch! The second you turn 16 your heat starts. Then for the rest of your life you get a heat cycle once a month, as if having a period isn't bad enough. The heat happens right after your period, leaving you 2 weeks of peace as a woman if you find your mate your 16 years of life! If you did not find your mate at 16, when you turn 17 it will be every 2 weeks! Your period is still once a month, thankfully, but the heat cycle directly after your period is the strongest! Leaving you ONE week of peace...unless of course you don't find your mate by the time you turn 17. If you are unlucky enough to not have found your mate by the time you are 18, then yes it will be EVERY week! Leaving you NO peace!!Basically the longer you go without finding your mate, the more heat you will go through. If you're 20+ then it could be EVERY hour! Once you find your mate it goes back down to once a month, thankfully. Lucky, or lucky for me, I'm 17...meaning I've gotta deal with this every 2 weeks. This one in particular is the worst one yet! I grabbed the water on the side of my bed and tried to fix my dry throat.......
8 65Orphan | Vkook
" I just want a family.. I don't want to be alone anymore " - Taehyung
8 153