Spider's Nest
After the spider woke up and looked toward Kalira and Torans, Kalira froze in place out of sheer fear. Torans quickly increased his size, grabbed Kalira between his legs, and started flying away with her. But during the flight and escape, the spider shot sharp webs toward Torans, hitting him and knocking him to the ground. Torans began to bleed heavily, and Kalira remained frozen. The sound was coming from between the trees.
Torans (in pain): Kalira, pull yourself together.
Kalira (scared): How can I face it? It's so huge! If okays were with us, he would have known how to get us out of this situation.
Torans (in a faint, painful voice): He won't always be here to help us. We have to move on without him now.
Kalira pulls out a small dagger from her pocket and points it toward the sound, not knowing which direction it's coming from. But after she gave up all hope of survival, she placed all her hope in this dagger.
The trees started falling in front of her, and the giant spider approached. She began to see its large head and its hair-covered legs.
The spider rushed toward her. She closed her eyes and pointed the dagger at it, hoping that everything would end now.
Strange Man's Voice (shouting): If you're here, you insect...
He attacks with a massive claymore sword made of blood and cuts off the spider's head with one strike.
He stands above the spider's corpse.
Stranger: I've been tracking this bug for a whole week, but it never left its nest. It finally moved… What a lucky day! (He looks down and sees Kalira standing in front of him, pointing the dagger toward the spider, frozen in place)
What is a child doing here? Did you lose your parents?! Were you planning to kill this bug with that tiny dagger?! (Laughs loudly)
Girl's voice from behind: You idiot brother, did you get it?
Brother: Yes, I got rid of it with one strike. Waiting here was the right decision! (laughs)
The girl looks down and sees Kalira injured and bleeding.
She hits her brother hard on the head:
Girl: You idiot! Were you bullying an injured girl? Is your head as hard as your stiff muscles?!
Brother: Shut up! I was just joking a little.
The girl quickly runs down to Kalira, grabs her hand, removes the dagger from her, and says:
Girl: You can let go of this now, you're safe, no one will hurt you.
Kalira (her face full of fear and tears): Save Torans, he's injured and bleeding badly.
Girl: (looking around) Where is he? Is he your friend?
Kalira points toward Torans.
Girl: Is that bird your friend?
Kalira: Yes, please save him, he got hurt while trying to protect me.
The brother approaches and sees Torans and says:
Brother: This really is my lucky day! Looks like I won't need to hunt today — I've found a big chicken ready to cook!
His sister hits him again on the head and says:
Girl: You idiot! He's the girl's friend! Let's put your muscles to good use and carry him to the village so we can treat him.
Girl: (putting a scarf around Kalira) Let's go, it's dangerous here. There's a village nearby; we'll take you there.
Then the girl carries Kalira in her arms, jumps quickly, and begins to move.
Brother (grumbling): Do I really have to carry this chicken with me?
He carries Torans on his back and starts following his sister. After nearly an hour of walking, they all arrive at the village.
A quiet village, full of people and children playing outside, with some wooden houses, and a large house in the center. The brother and sister head toward it, carrying Torans and Kalira with them.
They enter the house, and a girl says:
Girl: You're back, Lamity?
Lamity: Yes, I'm back. Prepare some medicinal herbs, cold water, and cloth quickly. There's a little girl with me who's injured.
The other girl quickly guides them to another room, and they place Kalira on the bed. She starts treating her wounds, cleaning them and applying herbal medicine.
Lamity: Will she be okay, Loni?
Loni: I don't know, I've treated everything I could, but her condition looks very bad... What happened to this little girl?
Lamity: I don't know either. When we went out to hunt the spider, we found her standing in front of it holding a dagger... Never mind that, there's something else you need to treat.
Loni: What is it?
Lamity: It's the little girl's friend… a rather large bird.
Then both of them head to the lower floor. When Loni saw the bird's bad condition, she immediately began treating him, wrapping him in medical cloths and cleaning the blood. During the treatment, Torans suddenly shrinks to his small size.
Loni, Lamity, and Lem (Lem is the brother, they are twins) are all shocked.
Lem (with a comically angry face): This stupid bird made me carry him all this way and tired me out, and he could've shrunk the whole time?! I'm going to roast him and eat him, just let him wake up!
Lamity: (hits him again on the head) Shut up and get out of here!
Lem (with a comically angry face): Damn you! I'll go find something to waste my time on.
Lamity (sharp glare): Get lost!
Lem leaves the house talking to himself:
Lem: She's scary...
Loni: Why are you always so harsh with him?
Lamity: I don't know, I'm not only harsh with him… He just does stupid things that always make me angry. What a dumb big brother!
Loni: It's okay, Lamity. He's just like that, but he's a kind person. Let's go back upstairs now and check on the girl.
To be continued...