Thread: Mysterious Jungle

Cocking a brow the naga warrior watched the female human wander around the jungle, it hadnt taken him long to find her since she hadnt wandered far. He half thought the woman was purposely searching for something until he watched her walk around the same bunch of trees seven times. He could tell she wasnt a threat just by watching how she composed herself. Even if she surprised him by attacking once he was seen he would still overpower her. Even so, a human was a human and he had to be careful. More often than not when there was one human there were always more to come. Since the warrior was confident the female creature wouldnt be a problem even though she seemed to be physically fit, just lost so it seemed. He tucked his spear tighter over his shoulder and secured it with a sharp tug on the long leather straps. Shifting his weight the warrior used the lower section of his muscles to push his long scaly frame forward. Although he was a large and lengthy creature he moved along the jungle floor silent and deadly. He wrapped himself around the base of a large tree and used his free hands to bring himself up and over branches that hung just over the head of the woman. Large leaves shuddered then fell from the branches as he adjusted his weight. His dark eyes narrowed down on the humans head. He figured if the woman saw or felt the leaves shed look up then the naga would have to slither all over the jungle to catch her once she got a chance to run, he heard scared humans could be fast and he was in no mood to take chase, especially if a free meal wasnt involved. Despite being a warrior he was rather lazy, but more eager to get his duties done and over with. Perhaps the leader would allow him to devour the boy? Being a constrictor type naga made hunting larger prey sometimes tricky but with weak prey like this creature hed have a full belly in no time. However, he knew this woman needed to be brought to the village. Hed have to fill his belly another day. Without wasting another second thinking about his next meal the naga lowered the end of his tail and in one lightning fast movement he wrapped it around the humans waist and pulled her up into the tree branch. His tail easily uncoiled itself from around the tree limbs as he lowered both himself and his lightweight baggage. Hitting the ground he was careful to keep the human above a level that would prevent twigs and other shrubbery from attacking her much smaller frame. The naga moved with such a fast speed and held the woman in a firm constricting grip that moving throughout the jungle was as effortless as breathing. Even with his great speed advantage the warrior hadnt made it back to the village before nightfall. Nocturnal creatures began coming out to stalk the shadows for unsuspecting prey. Depending on the type of naga they would often be out hunting but since the village was mostly land or cave type naga they slept all day and hunted at night. Deep in the middle of the darkened village the leader, an elder naga, coiled around a large campfire with other members of the village while they waited for the warriors to return with a fresh kill. Some murmured over the rumor of the human discovery the young naga stumbled upon. Ever since he was placed in the elders care he didnt shut his trap once and because of it, his innocent curiosity was beginning to tug on the elders last nerve. An aged naga female with ridiculously long slivery hair turned to look at the elderly male next to her. Perhaps we should wake the leaders ourselves before that human is brought into camp? Suggested the old woman. The male shook his head rather violently. No, I for one will not lose the few precious years I have left to feed those greedy His rude statement was cut off when a guardian naga blew the spiral horn to indicate company, which this time was one of their warriors and an unwilling human quest.