50 word Story Contest Week #15 - The Hunt

in #fiftywords7 years ago (edited)

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An unexpected sound. I looked around and saw the moving prey. One crimson arrow should be more than enough, I thought. I let loose. The arrow pierced right through him, leaving a trail of blood. He ended up on the ground, my triumph inevitable. But boy, how wrong I was...

This is my first entry. I saw a post by @literature-trail and could not resist entering one of his weekly contests.

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What was it that you shot

That's for the reader's fantasy to decide ;)