AUTHOR - RUSHI
BOOK - BRITANNIA
CHAPTER - 24
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Britannia walked forth into the deep Imogen forest, flanked by Bernice and Iris. They
all together are travelling throughout the mid-noon. They were not allowed to take
rest, the climate is chill and damp inside the jungle, but, there were certain dangers,
despite them all, Britannia walks along. Britannia said, “Girls! I think we‟ve to walk a 5miles alike!” Bernice sadly groaned, “Britannia! Please, can‟t we just take some nap?!” Iris too
supporting said, “Yes! Britannia! Bernice is right! Please”. Britannia could feel how they are
famished, but her mind isn‟t allowing some pity on them, she said, “you rotten garlic, what
are you speaking? Just now we‟ve entered the forest, we didn‟t even complete a one third of
the journey, and keep it in your muddy brains that this journey is protest and not a picnic to
cook and eat whenever we‟re hungry!”
Iris and Bernice gazed at Britannia. She walked without respond, they were still gazing,
Britannia then walked a few steps forward, then a few steps forward as they both are still
eyeing. She kept on walking while Iris and Bernice are standing at a place and gazing her.
“What‟d you say? Shall we go behind her?” said Iris
“Nope, go home, that‟s a better choice!” replied Bernice
“But what if she herself eats all the food!” said Iris
“You‟re right; we‟ve given all our food to her!”
“As they were heavy”
There was a hiss of python, “come on, let‟s go with her!” said Bernice, Iris pacing forward,
“Britannia! Please wait for us!” Bernice too shouted, “Britannia please”
Britannia yet not responding walked forth, both Iris and Bernice sprinted fast and clutched
Britannia,
“Hey girl why you didn‟t wait for us?” said Iris
Britannia smiled, “hey Britannia here! She smiles! Ha hah!” said Bernice, Britannia then
laughed barely.
Bernice noticed something strange bulging inside the cheeks of Britannia,
she asked, “hey, Britannia! What is that inside your mouth?”
Britannia said, “oh, it‟s just a..., a...,” she stumbled to speak further, “a....thing”, Bernice
looked bemused and she sighed to Iris, she puffed Britannia cheeks, and Britannia spits a
weird white thing, Bernice could see, it‟s chunk of cheese, “hey you filthy seashore shell!”
said Iris.
“I was exhausted that‟s why...” tried saying Britannia.
Bernice said “Is this is fair to thee thou great enchantress?”
“I admit, I was hungry so I ate some!” said Britannia, again both girls gazed at her, then
Britannia took out a mat made of jute from her bag and spread on the forest grass, and then
sat on it, “come on girls, let us have some snack!” said Britannia, Iris and Bernice cheerfully
settled onto the mat and they felt, on the sunlit of the forest, this damp cool jute mat gave
them a heaven-like feeling.
Britannia placed a box made of palms and there was a great lump of cheese, and then she
took a cake from her bag, and a bottle of whisky. Then they all served themselves, fed each other lovely, chattering humorous things, laughing chortling enjoyed the meal under the
blissful shades of jungle trees. Suddenly!
Britannia heard a crackling of shrubbery farther, she turned back, her view is dim, there
only brown trunks and emerald-green bushes, and she couldn‟t see anything else than that,
there was a sudden silence after the sound broke out. Everyone had no movement, the
crackles are louder and faster, and Britannia felt some vibrations of footsteps walking farther
by the ground on which she seats on. She asked gently to her companions, “listen carefully,
did you heard it”, “yes we!” said Iris, “yes!”Said Bernice, and the crackling is weird and
strange, it seemed as though penning a trap, then Britannia felt foliage closer now, the sound
is much louder than before, and she heard some hiss along with the flora sound, she could
only imagine a...., “it‟s the demon!” screamed she, suddenly they all stood up, and there
sprung out a weird animal and landed in front of them, it had burnt and most ugly scaly
skin, and had sharp moustaches like a cat, and had some horns on the face, it‟s a ghost, it
moaned,
Britannia and others slowly took their bag and Britannia first swooped the bag upon the face
of the demon, the demon seemed not responding, it just hissing air out from nose like
dragon, and gets closer, it‟s eyes are shiny and gold, it scales are filthy and ugly, then
Britannia screamed “Run!”
Immediately everyone sprinted on as though a „get set go!‟ countdown blown at an athletic
field, the demon seemed pursuing adamantly, Britannia, Iris and Bernice everyone scuttled
even though not knowing where to go, they suddenly, before them landed one demon, and
when Britannia observed her surroundings, she came to know that there are many of such
demons, then Britannia and her both friends, bounded each other like a triplet atomic bond,
and each facing on opposite directions alike a compass, and Iris whispered, “oh my god! My
heart is going to explode it seems, what we shall do?” Britannia said, “wait, is there
something to divert these rotten peanut shells!?”
The animals are getting closer to them, eager to devour as though no feast like this here
after! Bernice whispered into the Britannia‟s ears, “hey! Brit! My mum used to say that these
jungle demons are lusting for meat!” Britannia said, “I think somebody has brought meat!”
Iris said, “Yes! It‟s me”,
Britannia opened her bag gently and took out a steak of pork, and screamed,
“hey boys! See
here I‟ve got something for you!” and all the demons began to eye the steak and saliva
oozed from the mouths, they‟ve been hungry to eat the meat, the demons walked on four
legs and they have been eager to devour the stake, they are gently closing towards the steak
making stinky exhales, and her hands shuddered severely, Britannia suddenly slanged the
steak far somewhere, and the demons sprinted towards it roaring, and moaning.
Britannia and her friends immediately sprinted out from the spot, they ran further distance
were the demons can‟t pursue them, but, they noticed her by, and began to pursue her on,
and she runs holding her life in her fists, there was a small cottage farther, Britannia and her vision is clear, seeking for refuge, she ran into the glowing farmlands, were corn shrubs are
high as though they block her vision, and Iris and Bernice too sprinted into the corn fields.
Britannia shoved all the corn shrubs by to clear her vision. The demons too sprung into the
corn fields. It is the small village called Freemarsh
There was bemusement, the corn fields are alike mazes, Britannia is alone and shoved the
shrubs to and seeing for the exit, she moved on and on, she suddenly heard, “Britannia!” an
ear piercing loud call from Iris, she immediately clear on the shrubs at the direction the calls
came. She pushed all the herbs of corn and moved further the direction, and the spot is dim
and the sunlight is reflecting green on the view. She walked further, the soil seemed muddy
and moisture, she opened a group of shrubs further, and there rumbled a demon like a
monster, and jumped on to clutch her, Britannia crouched by her legs and the demon missed
his aim and fell behind her.
She sprinted immediately and again she was bemused on which path to walk, suddenly
there are some footsteps, she was in terror, the footstep is gentle and there were the
vibrations underneath. The footsteps are getting close further, her head boiled like some
lava, she shivered in horror, the shrubs are moving as though somebody is walking inside,
the shrubs suddenly widened and there was a weird scaly pangolin like face, the demon!
Britannia toddled some steps backward in horror, and there was something hitting metallic
underneath her feet, she could see only a fine shiny hoe, as the demon is getting closer to
her, she clutched the sharp hoe, and with full force whammed into the neck of the demon
and he cried aloud and moaned, ugly pungent brown blood spilled off on her face, the
demon gasped and yelled barely uncomfortably,
Britannia wiped the ugly blood, it was muddy sticking and stinking barely, like an adhesive,
and she yakked in unattractiveness and sprinted out from the spot. Yet she was wandering
inside the corn fields and unable see what‟s further. She took some relaxing deep breaths,
and then again there was footsteps, and her hands are naked without weapons, she could
only imagine an ugly demon as for the footsteps, and the footsteps are getting closer, the
shrubs are moving as something is moving towards her, now the nearby shrubs widen and
she screamed aloud that a demon, there some more scream beyond Britannia‟s, she opened
her eyes and it‟s Iris and Bernice,
“Brit! We found you eventually!” cried Bernice and hugged Britannia.
They all hugged themselves after meeting, and then the place was calm, and Britannia could
see some smoke emitting out from a chimney nearby, “there! See the cottage!”
Britannia and her friends came out of the corn fields finally, and there are the demons
waiting for them, all three cracked into aloud scream that the farmer from the cottage came
out, after him came a boy, it is Elliot, he was busy chopping veggies, he strode out from the
cottage, and he moaned, “you bloody butter cheesy meatballs!”
Elliot slanged the 1 feet tall butchery blade at the demon‟s neck, the skin tore and brown
ugly blood boomed out, another demon sprung upon Elliot, while uncle is dealing others, Elliot reached for something, Britannia threw hoe at his arms, and Elliot clutches it, the
demon pressed Elliot‟s chest with his paw and roared at his face that terrible odours of
saliva spilling on Elliot‟s face, he immediately rammed the hoe into the bowels of demon,
and the belly was torn, dark stinky the bowels leaked out of the demon‟s belly and he fallen
down with agonies yells, Elliot stood up and wiped the ugly sticky bad saliva, all the
demons quitted the place barely panicking,
Bernice said, “Elliot! You‟re here? Thank god he chased the demons!”
Iris said, “How are you here guy?”
Elliot replied with a smirk, “That‟s actually mine question!”
He continued, “Welcome to Uncle Napolini‟s farms!”
Britannia said wiping sweat on the hot sunlit, “oh yeah! Your mum said this when we visit
your home”
Elliot, “where you‟ve been to grouping?”
Britannia, “we‟re on an errand to Ganglion, would like to collaborate us?”
Elliot said with a groan, “oh, sorry girls! I can‟t!”
Bernice asked, “What is that busy you are?”
Elliot replied, “My uncle has just gained much harvest, with the advance he got he was
having a profit feast tonight! Would you like to participate?”
“No we must...” Britannia came to speak, but Iris and Bernice cackled in excitement,
“Oh yeah we are very glad to have participation in your feast Elliot!”
Britannia grin diminished and her face turned gloom and green
Elliot smiled and he welcomed them,
“I too was glad to know you are at the feast!”
Bernice said, “Elliot is we having pork there?”
Iris said, “I want sausage and cheese”
Elliot chuckled in shy and spoke, “girls don‟t worry! I‟ll ask uncle and set up whatever you
like!” he continued, “hey Brit! What‟d you want?”
Britannia was dull and her face had no activeness, she spoke weakly, almost despaired
looking at sky with red damped eyes, “no fellows, you enjoy the feast, but I must go now, a
burden is upon me, glooming my day, and a lot of tough adamant and hard work is needed
to remove that shit burden!”
Iris said, “oh yeah, sorry Elliot, we must go with Britannia now!”
Elliot spoke, “what Britannia? Please, attend the feast for at least my satisfaction!”
Britannia said, “Thank you for inviting, but Heracles will be waiting there! I must go now,
sorry for my absence! I apologise!”
Bernice said, “Oh! I completely let slipped this! Sorry for our absence too Elliot, we are
apologising, we too are collaborating Britannia on her journey!”
Elliot‟s face turned helpless.
Britannia said turning aside showing her back, “you don‟t need to apologise, I mean you
aren‟t coming with me! Attend the feast; I‟ll be on my way!”
She gently quits, Bernice screamed, “hey Britannia! Will you go all the way alone? It‟s
dangerous to walk lonely in the jungles!”
Elliot said,
“Don‟t torment her for my joy, you too accompany her!”
Iris said, “ok Bernice, let‟s go with her, sorry Elliot we can‟t attend the feast!” said she.
Britannia said, “No! Don‟t come with me, I‟ve told that I can survive the journey without a
male companion, but did I? That‟s why I want to prove myself, ok? Don‟t worry about me!”
Bernice said, “Hey girl, have not you lost your nerves? Nor have you thought we‟re happy
without you? We‟re coming with you, come on Iris, never mind her words; we have all
rights as her friend!”
Iris said to Elliot, “Elliot please apologise us, we‟ve to go right now!” Iris and Bernice hold
both their hands and walk behind Britannia,
Britannia shouted,
“Please! If you say that you are my friends, then leave me alone, if you
truly worry without me, now leave me alone, if you have love upon me, leave me alone
then, or if you doesn‟t have any of that I mentioned, be my companions then, but I doesn‟t
mean that you must worry here without me, I ask you to go and enjoy, I scolded Elliot very
much thinking he was a.., something like one who attracts girls, If I attend the feast for his
satisfaction, that too means that I am attracted to him, so, let me go!”,
And Britannia quits the place with a heavy heart, leaving her pet dencaco there and instead
bearing the burden of the stone, not having a chance to attend her fellow‟s meal, and both
Iris and Bernice are mute and Elliot too spotted some change in her behaviour, and her
friends will be attending the dinner, there would be many special varieties, and without
Britannia now everything would seem dull and tasteless..
