His footsteps remained silent, a skill he’d acquired over the many years he’d been hunting. Had it not been for all his experience in dealing with wild creatures, the boy would have more than likely died long before reaching this moment. Ten down, only six more to go.
The guiding light of the Sacred Blade had brought him here, similar to the arena in which he fought Kuromori, only this chasm had been created by the gods themselves, forming naturally-A rift in the earth. Wander looked skyward, the pale blue skies void of clouds, the skyline blocked out only by the edge of the cliff he’d been standing on not an hour ago.
Three times had he fought with his foe in the flame temple that lay concealed at the bottom of the chasm and three times was he forced to withdraw due to his injuries. He flinched slightly, gingerly bringing a hand to his side where he’d been impaled only a week ago.
Battered, bloodied and bruised but not broken, Wander had no choice but to press on with his journey. Injured or not, it didn’t matter. All that did was granting his beloved another chance at the life which was so wrongly stolen from her.
As Wander walks the path he’s walked a few times before the sound of pebbles crunching underfoot sets him on edge. He hadn’t made the sound, and it had been much to soft to have been the Colossus that ruled this part of the lands.
He sheaths the Sacred Blade silently before crouching low to the ground and pulling his bow from over his head and preparing an arrow. There was no mistaking it, the footstep had been that of another human that walked these Cursed Lands and only one group of people knew the way to these plains.
The crunch of rock and dirt could be heard again and again. If they were trying to sneak up on him the most certainly were doing a poor job of it. Remaining hidden behind a nearby boulder Wander called for the newcomer.
“Lest you wish to be shot where you stand I suggest you reveal yourself and be quick about it. There are worse things in these lands than being shot with an arrow”