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Zach
I thoughtI heard someone calling me. “Raven? Is that you?”
My voice was swallowed up by the darkness around me.
Shaking my head, I kept walking. It felt like I’d been walking for hours. How long had we been in here?
All I was doing was walking in circles, feeling for walls or people or god forbid the creatures making those horrible sounds. Making fire would be stupid. It would draw the monster to me, but it was tempting. The sinking darkness was starting to make me feel a little bit like I was at the bottom of the sea. And not in a good way. Like in the cement shoes kind of way.
My breaths grew shorter and I had to force myself to inhale and exhale slowly, calming myself. It was so claustrophobic in here. I knew we were in the gym. I knew the room was huge, but it didn’t feel that way right now.
I took another step and my foot slipped on something, sending me landing on my back with a thud.
I groaned. “Fuck”
Aching and a little dazed, I rolled to my stomach and set my hand in something wet and warm.
And slimy.
It was either drool or shit from whatever creature was roaming around the room.
I had to swallow down the vomit that rose to my throat as I wiped my hands on my pants. When I got out of here, I was going straight to the shower.
Maybe I’d bring Raven with me when I found her. I kept telling myself that staying positive would help get me through this faster and there was nothing more positive than thinking about Raven naked.
The thought didn’t last long, through, as my feet stepped in another pile of something wet. Immediately back in the present reality, I side stepped, hoping to be free of whatever this substance was. I tried to breathe in through my mouth, afraid of smelling the goo that was all over me.
A low rumbling growl sounded from behind me, the sound making my bones rattle. I froze.
Whatever had left the fluid all over the ground was behind me. And there was no amount of breathing in through my mouth that would cover the stench of death and fire breathing down my neck.
Fear and adrenaline spiked and I knew I had two choices. I could run or I could turn and attempt to fight an unseen monster.
Running was probably the smarter choice. But sometimes I made stupid choices.
Slowly, I turned around to face the beast.
I could smell it, the rotting, putrid scent as it breathed its warm breath on my face. The creature was waiting for something. For some reason, it wasn’t attacking. It didn’t make one of its shrill cries. It was just standing there.
This was my chance. If I could take it down, Raven and the others had a shot to get out of here unharmed.
Fire was my best weapon. It came to me easily and it was reliable. Quickly, I called to my magic, igniting my hands. The flame rose, for a moment I could see the horrible monstrous face of the creature.
It had a huge head like a giant but the teeth were like those you’d expect to see on a tyrannosaurs rex. Its long, lanky limbs were capped by fingers and toes with massive claws. Between its naked legs was a tail lined with spikes. The creature was hideous and horrifying all at once.
Extending my hands, I commanded my fire to release. Instead, it just fizzled out.
Quickly, I called the fire again. Once again, it illuminated the monster then died before I could do anything.
It was as if the magic was being pulled away from me. What was going on?
The creature growled again, the same low rumbling that felt like someone had the bass on way too loud. It made my teeth chatter and vibrated in my bones.
There was no way that was a good sound.
I had no weapons. I had no magic. The monster in front of me was twenty feet high with claws that could take down a yeti.
I turned and I ran.
