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Athagon's Story part 8

*WHAM WHAM WHAM
Athagon, eyes blurred with sleep awoke.*
Still here, NEMESIS hasn't tried to boot me out of this program, at least.
*He smiled, glad of this one small condolence in this...  Place.*  But why am I awake?  *He looked over at the fire, which had long since died away, leaving a few glowing embers which cast thin red tinted shadows onto the walls.  Not surprisingly, after a few seconds, WHAM WHAM WHAM.  Dull thudding, over his head.  Snarling slightly, worried for his saftey, he pushed the boulder off of the front of the cave, expecting to see the same snow filled terrain, but instead stopped in shock.  Gone were the flat plains, the snow, the wind, the ice, the hail.  Rolling hills, flowers, a light summer breeze, hot sun, and a small stream was what met his eyes now. But how?  He had only slept one night...  And then he heard*

*WHAM WHAM WHAM*

Surprised, he ran up and hill and stopped dead and cold.  Only a few feet away were two men, humans, digging a pit.

"Bastard.  He deserved to die anyway"
'yah, i guess so.'  *the second man paused to spit*
'ja hear how he died?'  *The two men had a strong southern accent*
"naw.  s' bull-shite"
't'aint.  took a shotgun, blew away his wife and kids, then shoved it down his own neck'
"e shot imself?"
'naw, choked imself.  's a gonner'
*Surprised at this conversation, Athagon wondered why they didn't see or hear him*
Um, excuse me *he started, but was then interrupted*

"as i was sayin, he was a bastard.  meanest hunter i ever saw"

*Athagon decided just to walk forward.  He stepped into the sunlight, standing right in front of the two men*

'taint that true.  killed the biggest buck i near nuf ever seen!'

*Apparently they couldn't see him*

*But then, one of the men lifted a shovel, and swung it at Athagon's head*
 

"BASTARD!  I knew ya were here!"  *That was the last Athagon heard before he blacked out, and was thrown into the pit....*