Sensing her prey’s pain and fret, the woman’s lips stretched into a wicked smile, revealing a set of decayed grey teeth, amused with the futile attempts of the fly trying to escape her creatures’ grip, her chest rose in victory and pride, for she knew that the prey she got this time was not like any other.
This particular prey had something particular about him, he was a young man, full of life, he smelled so manly, so sharp and masculine, exactly the way she liked them, she was getting very tired of the boring intruders who would have been already dead, this one was the change she was craving, but there was something else about him, something palpable even from such distance, dark like her days, sharp like the canines of her pets, and cold like the depths she lived in, the thought of the rare combination made her mouth water with all the things she planned to do to her little toy after she is done asking him questions and feeding her curiosity.
Eren
The safe ways were the shortest, ones that never took far, and his was a long one that obliged him to take all the risks.As if the inside of the mountain was made of a giant bubble where he could breath, Eren welcomed the air inside his lungs, taking long and deep inhales, not caring about the vile woman who clearly enjoyed his misery.“You survived the dive! I am impressed!” clapping her hands few times, the woman continued with the same proud attitude “Fascinating, isn’t it!” she gestured with her hand around the place, Eren ran his eyes around the empty cave, unable to detect the fascination the woman was talking about, it was but a large dark cave, filled with random unmatchable items, ones which were probably stolen from the destroyed ships that dared to cross the forbidden sea.“And beyond! How can I breathe here? And how come the cave isn’t filled with the seawater?”“That is my doing, even tho
“Keep on switching positions, the ones in the back, move forward, take the positions of the ones in the front, don’t lose focus!” Henry marched the board with wide, quick strides, his voice authoritative and strong so none of the crew would miss his orders, even though not everyone was willing to follow them.Looking back at the back of the ship, Henry wondered if the shadows’ lord was still alive, it would be a miracle if he was, and since he was on his way to fight the Gods, he doubted he could prey for a miracle.Henry looked at the faces of the crew, wondering if he would see them on the returning sail, if he would be on the returning sail, and if there will be one in the first place, it was one of those rare moments where he felt the urge to lock himself in a room and just fret, panic, away from everyone else.Henry was never a coward, however, he wasn’t the reckless kind who would throw himself in the way of danger out of hero
Resuming his movements, Henry gave the crew more orders, warmer and more encouraging this time, talking to each one of them individually and giving them something to hold on to while telling the leaders of the other ships, using the skill of the shadow demons, to do the same, it was all to keep the soldiers focused on the presence by preventing them from being lost inside a labyrinth made of their own thoughts, their own weaknesses and fears.“Your Grace, here!” answering the call, Henry walked towards the center of the ship, where a little crowd formed around one of the soldiers, judging by his lost expressions and their worried ones, the human king understood that the soldier, who was a young demon, was under the effect of the fog.Standing in front of the soldier, Henry wondered what should he say to him, he was but a boy, fifteen years old at best, his thin built and pale skin indicated that he was an ice demon, the shadow demons were larger, some
Meeting the ruby eyes that held not just the unshed tears, but the undeniable missing, lodging, and joy, Henry forgot all about his royal status, years of etiquettes' lessons were long gone the moment he saw her face, with all the emotions he was feeling inside his own heart reflected on it.He didn’t bow down courteously, nor did he take her hand to kiss the back of it, he didn’t give her the warm smile which used to be the way they greeted each other, nor did he bother with greeting words, there was no need for those, for their eyes said all that needed to be said and more.A distant memory flashed in the human king’s mind, making him mentally laugh at himself, back when he was a child, he acted like the perfect young prince h
Rima was the first one who sensed the approaching danger as she was the strongest demon with the purest blood in the united army, however, even with her absolute intuition and fast reactions, she couldn’t act time to protect others from the ferocious assault, and in a matter of seconds, the golden shore turned into a bloodbath.Henry on the other hand, felt completely lost and shaken, as if a whole appeared under his feet, he didn’t even know how it all happened, one second, he was observing the armies as they arrived one troop after the other and began to form their lines, the water was calm, the sky was clear, the golden sands shone with a warm glow under the strange light, the forest looked strange but peaceful, however, right in the next second, the sky was hidden behind with thousands if not tens of thousands of
“Most of them managed to escape!” A young handsome man in golden armor spat out with utter disgust, his eyes narrow and focused on the far shore where the boats disappeared behind a veil of darkness and fog.“Doesn’t matter, judging by the way they escaped, they won’t be able to survive the mirage, it was quite the experience!” another man replied nonchalantly, a smug smile plastered on his face.“But what if they did? What if they returned? more prepared this time?” the first man spoke, his thick brows pulled into a deep frown, his jaw clenched firmly, and his thin lips pressed together, he didn’t like the fact that some lowlifes managed to escape, but what annoyed him the most was the way hi
How was this even possible? Mao wondered, trying not to focus on the vivid pain he was feeling, for he didn’t mind the pain as much as the fact that he let his guards down and walked straight into a trap.He was shocked, but mostly furious, at himself, and at the bastards who tricked him, and while nothing but a thin sheen of ice appeared on his exterior, the cold was spreading inside him, reaching his every organ and nearly turning it into an ice block if it wasn’t for the divine blessing he carried inside of him which allowed his body to resist the vicious and silent assault, his eyeballs were immobilized inside their sockets, his blood was hardly keeping it warmth, and his lungs felt as if they were being ripped from within. Glaring at the demoness who was looking back at him with a mixture of fierceness and tiredness, Mao couldn&
“Come feed!” Rima looked at Henry with shock and disbelief, perplexed as to why was he asking her to feed on the man who was fidgeting and trashing in his hold, trying to free himself from the human’s clutches, his amputated arms dissipated into ashes while new ones were in the process of forming, the battle was nowhere near done yet Henry was asking her to feed? Rima couldn’t see the purpose behind Henry’s demand, nevertheless, she couldn’t deny the fact that she was very tempted to go and sink her teeth in the man’s neck, suck every drop of the thick blood dripping out of his neck, so warm and inviting, tickling her senses with it rich smell, it was different from human blood, she thought, this one held more power in it, more life, just what her drained body needed.Howeve