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Shapeshifter Isle instalment #13; by Munfy
Topic Started: Jun 22 2013, 05:59 PM (272 Views)
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"Ugh morning already" I say aloud crawling out from under my jacket I'd been using as a blanket for the past week, everyone at camp seemed to be to distracted talking about home and these strange dreams some members had been having, so I figured I would go one a little "camping trip"

I knew there were goats and coyotes living on the island already as the group had already had dealings with the two, so I set out to see what else might be calling this island home.

I brought a small folding knife and a makeshift axe with me as well as some smoked goat that I figured no one would miss,i had set out in a North East direction from camp and every day out was the same thing, spend about half the day walking and breaking trails than the second half building a small debris hut I would bed down in after searching the area for food and water, I snared the odd rabbit, and caught a glimpse of a few herds of wild boar or feral pig, but never risked a confrontation instead making a mental note to inform Rashido and Wild when I got back. The first day out I spent most of the night listening to Black Ice practice his tree climbing but after that day I had moved far enough from camp that I was completely undisturbed by the group.

The debris huts did a pretty good job of hiding me from the fauna of the island and keeping me warm at night. So after boiling some water and having a small breakfast I decided to set out for one more day before returning to camp. The morning started normal enough I collected my things and set out, about an hour into my walk I came across what looked like a fresh campsite in the distance, I droped low to the ground and pulled out my knife not knowing what to expect as I approched I could the breeze carried down a smell I was very familiar with burning tobacco, I had ran out of smokes about two weeks ago and that smell made me want to break out into a sprint, with a deep breath I calmed myself and moved up closer to the camp I could now hear footsteps and someone coughing, I droped as silently as possible into my stomach and began inching my way towards the sound through the thick underbrush.

About 15 minutes had passed since I'd found a suitable hiding spot and right when I was about to call it a day slink away and head back to camp I saw him.

"Red you beautiful son of a bitch" I yelled as I burst from my hiding spot. Spining around as quick as anything with a large stick at the ready "Don't you ever do that again, I pull you from the water and as pay back you try to give an old man a heart attack!" He scolds. We sit down and he starts the fire back up lights me a smoke and passes it to me, I take a long inhale and start speaking smoke escaping with every word "What on earth is an old man like you doing this far from camp by yourself?", " 55 isnt that old I'd could still show you a thing or two" he quips back. He was right at 6'3 and 260lbs he was a big man he towered over me and was probably twice as thick, he pulled me from the water when I was knocked senseless during the accident and we'd hit it off after that, he'd been a woodsman all his life and it showed, we sat joking around the fire for most of the morning before we decided to pack up and head back to camp, "Oh I almost forgot!" He blurts out "Wait here" he says before walking away, about five minutes later he comes back leading a goat back with some makeshift rope tied around its horns. "I found the girl about a day ago" she seemed to have a bum leg and had obviously fallen behind the rest of the herd. "Did'nt take but five minutes to catch her, but god she kicks like a mule" he said rolling up his sleeve to show me a large hoof shaped bruise on his upper arm obviously sustianed while wrestling her to the ground.

"We gonna eat her?" I ask. "No no not yet any way gonna keep her for now you know something of a camp mascot" he chuckles. "What ever you say big fella" I say while blowing smoke rings. "It shouldn't take use more than 3 days of strait walking to get back to camp, and I'v got some small camps that should still be in fine shape set up along the way" I mention casually as I crush my smoke into the fire pit. "Sound like a plan" Red responds. We head back towards camp making good time and chatting about how are respective "camping trips" had gone turns out he'd started out following my trail but had over shot me by setting camp later in the afternoon and had completely missed my debris huts along the way.

When we finnaly returned we were suprised to find a huge feast of irish elk that had been killed a few days ago and a couple newly injured group members as well as hearing about those that had passed, in all the comotion of filling us in on what had happened and the still on going 2 days feast no one really seemed to notice the small pen me and Red had made for our new little friend.




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Munfy
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Not very long but its been awhile since iv done any creative writhing hope its acceptable any input is greatly appritiated.
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Wild
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I like your writing style, and creating a path for potential domestication was great as well as introducing a new character, very good
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Munfy
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Thanks I really like novels with alot of detail and try to imitate that some what in my own writing, hopefully once I get back into the hang of writhing my chapters will get longer
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Sectotl
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I like the more laid back feel of the chapter, nice writing!
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Fishfreak
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Agreed a good piece of writing, I like the fact that we have a goat now B-)
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Fishfreak
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Btw Rashido you need to add this red guy to the survivor list.
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Munfy
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Would be interested to hear rashidos opinion
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Wild
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same here
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I really enjoyed this! I will add Red to the roster ASAP. Makes lots of room for plot development.
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