away. It turned its head and looked at him, waving its antlers forward. As soon as Danny took a step forward, it dashed a few feet away. Once again it waved its antlers forward, pointing them toward an open field. It was trying to get him to follow it, so he picked up the pace and jogged over. The deer then began to trot and Danny chased after it. It soon became apparent that the deer wanted to run.
Danny felt energized and wide awake even though it was the middle of the night. It was the same energy he’d felt in the hospital, fighting the monster with abilities taken from the nearby insects. Something in his brain was attuning itself to the speed and power of the massive deer. The life force of the animal radiated outwards, flowing through Danny like ocean tides. He could feel the strength and power of its heart beating, his own heart quickening to match the rhythm.
They began to run together side by side, tearing through the trees recklessly. Faster and faster they went until the trees seemed to blur past. Danny had no problem reacting to the branches and bushes thrown in his way, he was reacting faster than humanly possible, ducking and leaping with superhuman skill. The red energy burned through his skin leaving ephemeral traces of red behind him. As he caught glimpses of the deer he could see its antlers had changed as well, glowing with neon red energy. They were bonded as one, sharing their natural life field while drawing on the life force of the very planet itself. Everything was alive and vibrant, the trees and grass seemed to shout their green and brown color from the darkness. A joy unlike anything he’d ever felt filled him up and he began to laugh and cheer as he ran. The deer felt it as well; he could tell from the way it was playfully leaping in front of him that it was happy too.
They ran over a hundred miles before they even came to a road. The deer leaped across easily but Danny was moving so fast he did not see the truck coming down the road in front of him. There was only a moment to react before he collided with the side of the truck so he did what the deer had taught him to do, he jumped. The big Mack truck seemed to move in slow motion as he left the ground, legs and arms flailing like a professional long jumper. The driver didn’t even have a chance to catch a glimpse of Danny before he hit the ground on the opposite side. In the blink of an eye he was gone again, a red streak the only sign of his passing.
Danny lost all sense of time and distance; the power inside him distorted his senses and his internal clock. Caught up in the moment, he had no idea how far he’d run when the deer finally stopped to let him catch his breath. He doubled over, laughing with joy, trying to breath between fits of laughter and exhaustion. The deer hopped around him playfully, its endurance far greater than his. Rubbing the deer’s neck, he could not help but be in awe of its massive size. As he leaned against it, finally catching his breath, he felt it tense up. The deer turned its head from side to side as it sniffed the air. Danny could feel it too. Something was coming, something powerful. The deer nuzzled his palm to say goodbye, or perhaps good luck, and then bounded off into the woods. As it went, the light went with it and the forest suddenly darkened. The energy he’d felt earlier seemed to evaporate away, leaving only an empty, cold spot within him.
VILDE CHAYA WE HAVE COME.
The ground began to rumble and the trees parted as four massive giant aliens surrounded him. They came from all directions and stood close to twenty five feet. As they pushed through the trees the forest seemed to push back, hooking into their white skin. The outer shell of the creatures tore easily, but they did not bleed. Fur and feathers sprouted out of the rips in the outer flesh, horns and ears and animal eyes burst from beneath the white outer shell. The skin peeled away from them like clothes
Danny felt energized and wide awake even though it was the middle of the night. It was the same energy he’d felt in the hospital, fighting the monster with abilities taken from the nearby insects. Something in his brain was attuning itself to the speed and power of the massive deer. The life force of the animal radiated outwards, flowing through Danny like ocean tides. He could feel the strength and power of its heart beating, his own heart quickening to match the rhythm.
They began to run together side by side, tearing through the trees recklessly. Faster and faster they went until the trees seemed to blur past. Danny had no problem reacting to the branches and bushes thrown in his way, he was reacting faster than humanly possible, ducking and leaping with superhuman skill. The red energy burned through his skin leaving ephemeral traces of red behind him. As he caught glimpses of the deer he could see its antlers had changed as well, glowing with neon red energy. They were bonded as one, sharing their natural life field while drawing on the life force of the very planet itself. Everything was alive and vibrant, the trees and grass seemed to shout their green and brown color from the darkness. A joy unlike anything he’d ever felt filled him up and he began to laugh and cheer as he ran. The deer felt it as well; he could tell from the way it was playfully leaping in front of him that it was happy too.
They ran over a hundred miles before they even came to a road. The deer leaped across easily but Danny was moving so fast he did not see the truck coming down the road in front of him. There was only a moment to react before he collided with the side of the truck so he did what the deer had taught him to do, he jumped. The big Mack truck seemed to move in slow motion as he left the ground, legs and arms flailing like a professional long jumper. The driver didn’t even have a chance to catch a glimpse of Danny before he hit the ground on the opposite side. In the blink of an eye he was gone again, a red streak the only sign of his passing.
Danny lost all sense of time and distance; the power inside him distorted his senses and his internal clock. Caught up in the moment, he had no idea how far he’d run when the deer finally stopped to let him catch his breath. He doubled over, laughing with joy, trying to breath between fits of laughter and exhaustion. The deer hopped around him playfully, its endurance far greater than his. Rubbing the deer’s neck, he could not help but be in awe of its massive size. As he leaned against it, finally catching his breath, he felt it tense up. The deer turned its head from side to side as it sniffed the air. Danny could feel it too. Something was coming, something powerful. The deer nuzzled his palm to say goodbye, or perhaps good luck, and then bounded off into the woods. As it went, the light went with it and the forest suddenly darkened. The energy he’d felt earlier seemed to evaporate away, leaving only an empty, cold spot within him.
VILDE CHAYA WE HAVE COME.
The ground began to rumble and the trees parted as four massive giant aliens surrounded him. They came from all directions and stood close to twenty five feet. As they pushed through the trees the forest seemed to push back, hooking into their white skin. The outer shell of the creatures tore easily, but they did not bleed. Fur and feathers sprouted out of the rips in the outer flesh, horns and ears and animal eyes burst from beneath the white outer shell. The skin peeled away from them like clothes
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