Altercations

Three of the blood thirsty hyenas are running in the frontline of the group, Amari charges towards them. When in distance he kicks the one in the middle of the three to where it came from. The other two run past him and head for Apollo.

''Two of them are coming in front of you!'' 

Apollo swings his staff aimlessly in front of him, that causes the hyenas to stop at a distance being cautious of the weapon. Amari runs to help him but is followed by the group of hyenas running in full speed. 

''Follow the sound Apollo!''

''What?!!'' He keeps swinging the staffs.

''Follow the noise they make!! Use...ears!!''

When Amari finally reach the ones that are trying to attack Apollo. He grabs the two back legs of one of them and uses his full strength to swing it against the other hyena that's next to it.

After using one hyena as weapon to hit the other one, he sends the one he's holding the direction leaving them both crying in pain. Apollo is still swinging his staff aimlessly but Amari stops him by grabbing the staff mid swing.

''Apollo!! Focus!! Use your other senses!!''

''My other senses?'' 

''More are coming!''

''My other senses?'' he whispers to himself.

The images of his mouth, nose, ears and hands come to mind.

''You're right! My other senses!!'' 

Apollo relaxes his body and stands in a fighting stance; he cancels out his thoughts and focus on the external noises. He starts to hear the footsteps and breathing of the two hyenas Amari beatdown. The hyenas keep their eyes on Apollo and focus on him as a weaker prey.

Apollo patiently waits for them to attack, and all three of them have a standoff. After a long and quiet standoff, both hyenas start running towards him from different directions. He hears their footsteps getting closer and closer. He takes a deep breath and confidently waits for them to be in close range.

When in close range he swiftly swings the staff and hits the one on the left in the face and follows with a powerful swing to the one on the right. The hyenas slowly retreat in sense of danger, one of them starts laughing.

Amari returns to where Apollo is holding a hyena's jaw and one leg. Amari returns to Apollo is, his body is covered in blood including his face. He has a scary look in his eyes. The hyenas start laughing and retreating when they see Amari, they finally run off intimidated by the look in his eyes.

''Amari... is that you?'' 

 ''Yes... let's get going.''

''Are you sure? you sound tired.''

''Yes, Nana is our priority.''

''Okay.'' 

They continue with their journey.

...

''Please!! I haven't done anything!''

Nana pleads for her life to the man while she is held to the guillotine. The man is sitting on a stool next to her and in patiently waits.

''Please... I'll pay you gold if that's what you want.''

''Could you shut up... I don't care about your gold...

Your death is inevitable''

''PLEASE!! NO!!''

Nana tries to get herself free but can't.

''Move all you want; you just fasten your death.''

Nana cries and tears pour down her face, Lewis takes a cloth and puts it in her mouth to keep her quiet. He gets back to his stool.

...

The boys finally get free from the dark side of wood and are finally exposed to a little light coming from the stars.

''There's a river ahead, we should clean ourselves there.''

The head to the river and Amari cleans his face and his wounds on his arms.

''How come your senses are so high?''

''Why do you want to know?'' 

''Because you're like a wild beast, you are everything I want to be, and I want to know how you became like this.''

''You want to become a wild beast?''

''Yeah...''

''Why would someone want to be that?''

''Because I think it's cool.'' 

''I'm sorry but I can't help you.''

''Why not? Come on Amari, I would clearly be as strong as you.''

''Isn't being a human better?''

''No... I mean, being human is cool, but having your senses, I'd be on a different scale.''

''I don't know how I have my senses; I've had them for as long as I can remember.''

''Wow... does that mean you were born with them? You're so lucky.''

''I wouldn't call it luck... it's more of a curse.''

''What? what do you mean, a curse?''

''Nothing you should be concerning yourself with.''

After Amari finishes with the cleansing the blood of him, they start moving. They walk back into the woods. They walk for a while and the sky becomes clearer as it starts to be morning.

''Can we rest a little here for a little?'' 

''Why? Apollo, we have to get moving...''

''I know, I know. I'm just hungry, thirsty and tired.''

''There's nothing we can eat or drink here, so we should get moving.''

Amari carries on and Apollo runs after him. 

''Hey... can I ask you something? And please answer me.''

''Okay...''

''What did you mean when you said your gift was a curse? I've been thinking about it this whole time and I can't think of it being bad.''

Amari sighs.

''When I was slave... my senses were out of control, I could hear the screams and cries of people being tortured day and night, I never slept. I could smell the corpses of humans and animals. My eyes would be in pain when I was out in the sunlight. These senses... tortured me for most of my life.''

''I... I didn't know.'' 

''Apollo... I never knew the happiness of life until I met you guys, and I always appreciated you for that.''

''Amari...''

Apollo gets quiet keeps and pain of Amari is on his mind. His friend was suffering on his own and he didn't know how to help him. 

''Amari, I'm sorry.''

''For what?''

''For what you've had to go through, I'm sorry I couldn't help you, when you've helped me so much!" Apollo bows his head, feeling embarrassed 

''Don't feel sorry for me, I'm strong... I can take care of myself.'' 

''But... Amari.''

''I don't need anyone's pity.''

''Amari...''