7 Chapter 7 Higher IQ (1/2)
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”What does that mean?” he wondered, peeking out from the debris hill blocking the entrance.A small creature he recognized from earlier was sniffing around where the dead snake had been.Its bone tail waved back and forth, held off the ground by a stump.His eyes roamed over its soft tan fur, and he wondered if he could figure out how to tan it.It would be nice to have a soft bed.
Reminding him a lot of foxes, he itched to attack it to find out just how soft its fur actually was.
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”Improve, how?”The itch was growing, and he unconsciously scratched his arm.
The creature drifted closer, and he saw that it had a whitish tinge over its head, that made it look almost like it was wearing a bone faceplate.Sneezing, the bone fox lifted its head and stared him in the eyes.It had beautiful steel grey eyes. Before either of them could react, it heard something, and darted off.
A flying bike entered his line of vision, making almost no noise.The Josagn hunter studied the ground, jumping off the bike to get a closer look.Pulling his knife closer, he prepared to attack.
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”Great,” he thought, not really paying attention.The alien had just stepped close enough for him to reach.
Surging up out of the debris, he sunk the knife into its belly.The beak opened and it gave a slight squawk, before crumpling in on itself.He jerked it up, making sure to pierce the heart, before allowing it to slide off his knife.
”Wait,” he thought, as he ran back through the words of the bracer.”There is no way in hell I am going to have a PMS on my arm.”
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”Yeah, that's fine, I just don't want to handle PMS. God, I've had enough of that for a lifetime.”
He looted the body, then dragged it across the clearing, perching it against a tree that had those little black beetles with fuzzy antennae. Backing away, he watched as they swarmed over it.Shaking his head, he stepped back a few more feet and watched them strip it to the bone.He knew bugs were horrible!
Turning to the bike, he smiled.Time for a joyride!
Jumping onto it, he studied the controls for a moment, then turned it on.
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Opening the port, he wiped the blade of his knife in the edge.