The Ultimate Host

Cross, Sarah, Jesse, Orion, Lucia, Akashiri, Charlottle, Jagger, and John arrived in the Junta village. The Junta Village was a ghost town. Cross was confused. " What the hell is going on here?" Where are the people?" As soon as he stepped forward, he accidentally stepped in a circle of rope, A.K.A., a trap. " Oh shit." Suddnely the rope wrapped around his two feet and started pulling him deeper into the village. Cross!" shouted Sarah. Everyone began chasing after Cross. Cross sharpened his fingernails and managed to slice the rope to ribbons. He stood on his feet and sighed. As soon as he looked up, he saw that they were surrounded by Junta warriors who were equipped with bows and arrows. The Junta people were all over the place. Cross widened his eyes and placed his hands out. Even though he could make quick work of the Junta people, he wouldn't. They didn't seem like bad people. They were just protecting their land. Cross and his friends were standing on private property.

Cross looked into one of the windows in the huts and saw a child who looked frightened for her life. Cross looked up again on top of the nearby cliff and saw a Junta warrior who wore full Junta body armor and headdress made of a sabretooth skull that had chicken feathers attached to it. He also had two armored sabretooth's by his side. The Junta warrior and the sabretooth jumped down from the cliff and started approaching Cross. Cross started slowly backing up. " Wait, wait, wait, we don't want any trouble." We were just passing through. The Junta warrior pulled out a spear and started slowly walking towards Cross along with his two armored sabretooth. Just as Cross was about to decide to fight, his friends and family came by his side. They would always have his back no matter what. The Junta warrior let out a loud screeching battle cry that made the other Junta warriors let out the same screeching battle cry as well. The Junta warriors jumped down from the roofs and surrounded Cross, Sarah, Jesse, Orion, Lucia, Akashiri, Charlottle, Jagger, and John.

" Shit, it looks like we're outmatched," said John. He had a huge smile on his face as if he was excited to fight. Sarah stepped in front of Cross and unclenched her fists into her hands. She placed her hands up and said: Everybody put your weapons and fists down. These people are doing the right thing. They are just protecting their sacred land. Cross was confused. Sarah what the hell are you doing?!" Sarah totally ignored Cross, approaching the Junta warrior that wore the headdress. " We come in peace." The Junta warrior understood. He instructed the other Junta warriors to stand down. He grabbed his headdress off his face and reveal his face. It turned out that he wasn't a man but a woman, who had red war paint covering the front of her eyes. She was the 46th chieftain. Her name was Cara. Cara was a born warrior whose people lives over her own. So you people aren't from The Royal or Industrial Elven Empire?" Sarah was surprised to see that Cara could speak perfect English.

No." We are just travelers." Cara nodded. " Well, I hope you and your friends can accept our apology." Please stay the night." Everyone come out!" Every Junta tribe member who was hiding in the huts came out. In all, there were 500 Junta people. Originally there were over 10,000 Junta people. However, after The Golden Age War, the population was drastically cut down. The Junta children came out of the huts with toys and beads. The children gave the beads to everyone except John who rudely refused to wear bones. Cross noticed this huge change in John's attuide. Ever since he returned he was behaving like a total asshole. Cross noticed something else. He had a strange marking on the back of his neck.

Hours later...

Nighttime had fallen over the Junta village. Cara had the other Junta people prepare a feast. Every night the Junta ate enormously. Cara and some of the Junta warriors would hunt and come back with anything they hunted. Their appetite consisted of fruits, troll meat, sabretooth, bugs, slugs, snakes, snails, wild horses, vegetables, mushrooms, and sometimes even fish. They mostly made their weapons and fishing rods out of the bones of the animals they killed. They would only suck out and eat the fatty bone marrow of the animals and monsters they hunted and ate from time to time. Tonight the meal they were eating they were eating a combination of troll meat and roasted carrots. Troll meat was tough and surprising sweet so the Junta people didn't need to season the meat.

Troll meat lasted for over six months. Everyone was eating the troll meat except Akashiri who was only eating the carrots. He had bad experiences with troll meat in the past, Troll meat gave him so much gas he could barely walk. Cara saw that Akashiri wasn't eating. " What's the matter?" You don't like troll meat?" Akashiri sighed. " Yeah, I don't. It gives me gas." Cara started shaking her head. " That is because the person who cooked the meat for you seasoned the meat. You aren't supposed to season the meat. It's naturally seasoned." Go ahead try it." Akashiri looked over at Cross. " Yeah, Akashiri try it!" It's good!" It's salty then it turns sweet and melts in your mouth like butter. Akashiri pulled his plate of troll meat forward to use c.h.e.s.t and used his bone knife to slice a piece of his troll meat off. He stuck his bone fork in the meat and shoved the fork in his mouth. He took the meat off with his teeth and began chewing it up. The meat was hard at first, but it turned soft and tender like tenderloin steak after a couple of chews. Akashiri swallowed the meat and smiled. He hadn't smiled in ages.

He began devouring his troll meat like a savage. After everyone ate their troll meat and carrots, they were full. But Cara or the other Junta people weren't. Alright, everyone!" Its's time for dessert. Cross was the only one who wasn't full. Dessert?" What's for dessert?" Blueberry pudding cake!" The Junta people began cheering. As the blueberry pudding cake was about to be served, suddenly the air was filled with screams. Cara instantly stood off her chair and ran to where the center of the screams was coming from. Cross, Sarah, Jesse, Orion, Lucia, Akashiri, Charlottle, and Jagger followed behind her as well the other Junta warriors that sat by the huge dining table. The screams were coming from the entrance. Five Junta warriors and three armored sabretooth's had been slaughtered by Victor. Cara grabbed a spear off the ground. " Who the hell are you?" Victor removed his sword out of the armored sabretooth and gave Cara a serious expression. His quickly flashed red.