Behind the shadows, chapter 1,The Jungle of Hulm, part 1

Chapter I

The Jungle of Hulm

She was running, running fast.

Why did he do that? Why, why, why?

Irina was running, she was running from something that was no longer bearable. The question came again and again in her in mind chasing her.

Why did her father do that to her, they use to be so close to one another. But he had to put here in the horrible place were they use her like a slave. Making her work from sun rise to sun set in the field under the burning sun.

"Why?" She said at loud "Why?"

A squirrel coming down a tree look at her in wonder. But she couldn't care less. She wanted to scream.

I have waited long enough him. Her anger was building up. I thought that he loved me! But no! He had to leave me I this strange place. ME! Irina Til' Illan, daughter of Edwin Til'Illan, Princess of the citadelle, Left here!

Irina didn't actually care much for any titles. But still this was to much. Irina stopped; she was in the middle of her and did pay attention that she was in front of a dark forest.

I'm good at fighting not farming

Irina was an excellent sword fighter, and not many bay or girl of her age or even older could say that had beaten her in a duel. Like her father, she had a gift for fighting. Thinking Of her father made her mad all over again. Her decision was made, she was no longer waiting. She was running away.

"No one can stop me or let them try!"

Saying this, Irina started running.

In her hurry to get away she took no notice that she had enter the dark jungle of Hulm. It soon grew darker and Irina realized the mistake she had made. She had entered the jungle with no food and very little water. Plus, she had only a dagger for protection.

"I hope I won’t have to fight a tiger or an elastic bear,” she murmur to herself.

She had no idea why elastic bear were called that way. She hasn't care before, but at this moment this small detail seem really important.

At this point Irina felt very small and alone. Which in both cases was only true. Irina was 5'3”, which was small for the average hight. She had long black hair that came to the middle of her back, and her almond shape eyes were of a deep green.

As she looked around she notice how hostile the forest look. The trees were wide and tall; their trucks were almost black. The leaves were of a dark green or of a dry blood red. On the ground unfamiliar plant grew. All of them had thorn of different kind and size. No bright flower like in any other forest, all was dark.

" How lovely" she said sarcastically.

The sound of her own voice comforted her. The jungle was silent deadly silent, but Irina could feel the presence of all kind of different creature of darkness. She knew that she had to cross the forest; it was the fastest way to reach Fael, her mother country.

Besides, the farmer and his man would never thing of coming this way to look for her. They would never guess that she had dared to try and cross the jungle of Hulm.

And probably for a good reason

And probably for a good reason she thought. I can do this she tried to convince herself. But it was no use the darkness of the forest took all hope of crossing out of her. It was to late to turn back now, she had to continue.

(to be continue)

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frenchyrude
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Thanks!!!! That always nice to hear. I don't hear that often. Ya I do try my best. Thanks for reading my story. :)

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thething912
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Your English is quite good. You do have a few grammar errors though. I suggest that you have someone edit it before posting. Plus, that will help with your English grammar. (= Hope that helps.

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kittykat
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I'm going to point out the grammer errors first. ^_^ My corrections and comments will be in bold since the colors hate me.

Why did he do that? Why,why, why??? [There isn't a space between the first comma and the second "why." Also, I really don't think 3 question marks would be nessesary, one will do.]


Why did her father do that to her, they use to be so close to one another. But he hed to put here in the horible place were they use her like a slave. making her work from sun rise to sun set in the field onder the burning sun. [Third sentance, first word isn't capitalized and needs to be.]


"Why?" She said at loud "WHY?"

A squirrel coming down a tree look at her in wonder. But she couldn't care less. She Wanted to SCREAM.

[Last words in both paragraphs shouldn't be capitalized.]


i have waited long enough him. ["I" needs to be capitalized.]


Irina didn't actully care much for [add "a" between these words.] title. [Change the period to a comma and make the "but" lower case.] But still this was to much. Irina stoped; she was in the middle of her and did paie atantion that she was in front of a dark forest.


Like her father [comma ^_^] she had a gift for fighting. Thinking Of [Don't capitalize "of."] her father made her mad all over again. Her decision was made [Comma] she was no longer waiting. She was running away.


It soon grew darker and Irina realize [realized, not realize] the mistake she had made.


This one was a little farther up.
"No one can stop me or let them trie!" [It's "try," not trie.]


Plus [comma] she had only a dagger for protection.

"I hope i wont have to fight a tiger or a [an, not a] elastic bear." she murmur to herself.

She had no idea why elastic bear were called that way. She hasn't care [sorry but it's cared] before, but at this moment [comma] this small detail seem really important.


Which in both case was only true. [you said both, which means your going to have to say cases instead of just case]


As she looked around she notice how hostile the forest look. ["the" needs to be capitalized] the tree were wide and tall; their truck were almost black. Their [I think it would sound better with the word "the" instead] leaves were of a dork [lol, dork green? Dark green. ^_^] green or of a dry blood red. On the ground [I don't think that's spelled correctly... -->] infamiler plant grew. All of them had thorn of different kind and size. No bright flower like in any other forest, all was dark. [<-- that whole setance doesn't really make sense...]


[first word of every sentance needs to be capitalized] the sound of her own voice conforted her. The jungle was silent deadly silent, but Irina could feel the presence of all kind of different creature of darkness. Irana [<-- I think it would sound better with "she" instead of the name. Oh and, wasn't her name Irina?] know [knew, not know] that she had to cross the forest; it was the fastess [fastest] way to reach Fael, her mother country.


Beside [I think you mean, besides, add comma after that word, too.] the farmer and his man would never thing of coming this way to look for her.


i ["I" needs to be capilized.] can do this [put a comma after "this"] she try to convince herself. But it was no use [needs a comma] the darkness of the forest took all hope of crossing, [doesn't need a comma ^_^] out of her. It was to late to turn back now [needs a comma] she had to continue.



Now to the impression it gave me! ...Um, well... It wasn't the greatest things I've read so far. It was okay. Why is she running from these people? What did they do? Why is she trying to get her mother land? What happened to her parents? Does she know anyone? Wait, wasn't she talking about someone else in the beginning? ...But then in the end she was talking about herself.

Overall, it was sort of confusing, the whole plot that is. The description was great though. :D I liked how you described her feelings and her attitude throughout the story.

Well, anyway... I guess that's it. ^_^

-kittykat



Human minds are more full of mysteries than any written book and more changeable than the cloud shapes in the air.
— Louisa May Alcott