Wisp Hunting Chronicles: Chapter 1: Getting Ready

Everything in town was starting to die down as night begun to fall. The street lights turned on as the sun was settling for bed and the moon just waking up. The moon was in a waxing crescent shape tonight, making itself somewhat hard to see. The stars were also out since it was a very clear night with no clouds to be seen. 

 

Clover was getting ready to go wisp hunting tonight with her lycan stryx, Lucien. She was very excited as she was stuffing prepackaged snacks and homemade ones into the pockets of her backpack. She grabbed her sleeping bag, pillow, and other essential packing stuff as well. She walked to the back of her house carrying the items and went out the back door. She hurried down the steps and followed down a much worn down dirt path as it led to the stalls where she kept her stryx and their gear. 

 

She put the stuff down outside of the barn like building before she went inside to see if she could find Lucien. She hoped that she didn’t miss him waking up. She made it to his area and noticed her giant bat sleeping in. 

 

“Phew….” She said aloud as she opened up his stall. 

 

Lucien’s black wings were wrapped around him as he was sleeping upside down on a big natural looking perch that Clover has installed in there for him. She walked over to him and gently touched him hoping to not spook him. He flinched and made a murr like groan. He unwrapped himself and groggily looked at his Rider. He let out a big ole yawn exposing his teeth and stretched out his wings. Clover chuckled watching him and said “I think tonight is a good night to go wisp hunting….what do you think Lucien?” 

 

He heard wisp hunting and he was totally “awake” now. This was one of his favorite things to do. He chirped with happiness as he got down from his sleeping spot and pranced in place on the hay that was below. Clover chuckled. “Alright, alright, wait here.” She walked off to go get his saddle, reigns, and other tack on him so that he is protected and easier to control if he got to excited. 

 

Lucien then opened the stall door, which is no hard task for him, and waiting for Clover outside so that she can fit him for his gear. She suited him up and they were ready to go. She put her sleeping bag, and pillow tied to Lucien’s saddle so that it won’t fall off during the flight. She double checked and made sure everything was there and she soon mounted him “Alright, let’s go!” she said with a very large smile across her face. Lucien was happy too and he bounded off towards the open space and he slowly opened up his wings so that he would be able to take off easier. 

 

Clover and Lucien were off on their wisp hunting adventure tonight. 

 

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They have arrived to an area that suspected to have some odd number of sightings of wisps. Lucien shook his fur when they landed to release some tension since he is unsure of what to expect since this was a new area to hunt in. Clover reached down slightly and started to pet the left side of his neck a bit to reassure him that it is okay. He nervously licked his lips a bit. The surrounding trees were very dense so this hunt would have to be on foot with some low gliding when it’s possible. Lucien’s eyes flickered as he saw a flash of blue dart through some trees. The black and indigo lycan was very higher focused on the small blue dancing flame as it was trying to keep its distance away from him. Lucien was determined to get this little wisp caught so he kept on pushing himself toward breaking branches as he went.

 

“Whoa!” Clover quickly tightened her grip on the reigns as Lucien was swiftly weaving in and out of the trees chasing after this whirring ball of light blue flame. Lucien ended up getting pretty close and tried to catch this flame in his mouth, but he missed. Clover then caught on to what was happening and she ended up grabbing her net in hopes to try to catch it! Clover swung her net in hopes of catching it but it turned out the wisp out smarted her and turned at the right moment making her miss. Lucien growled a bit as he sharply turned making Clover lean hard to the right, almost making her slide off the saddle but she held on with one hand as she swipped the net again at the wisp. Clover looked and the wisp was in the net and she quickly made sure it could not escape the net.