na's

ging from my bite, but it wasn't pain that t

hey were bright glowing red. Li

. Some took a step back. Some looked confused,

them looked.

y knees buckled but not from weakness. Something was stirri

eth, and through the crackling ene

ARL

exploded in

red and golden mist, spinning and expanding, rippling like a storm in flame. Th

low, primal, and so deep it made the

e swirling light...

omething

aris

rse. Its body rippled with sleek, powerful muscle, every step making the earth quake. Its eyes

triking featur

its back. The feathers shimmered like gold under the sunlight, flicker

ir as they moved, and in tha

y powe

s creature their fathers told them a

lf. They exude confidence and an overpowering aura. On

ey didn't st

, silver-edged fangs. The air grew c

ard once, and t

nt of me. It was massive, winged, and growlin

etween the trembling men like a

oser," I warned, my v

ice, turning and bolting into the shadows

to die just yet,

his hand, but he didn't care. His jaw clenc

me. "You wo

st rose and fell fast,

y m

ward, a challenge

was all

n't let him

east

d. Her claws, longer and deadlier than any werewolf's, raked

sping, a spray of blood sp

d, another snarl rumbling from her thro

This... isn't over," he choked out. "I'll come f

ing himself into the woods, s

t watching

t seemed as though I wa

ed my chest. I staggered ba

my skin instantly went pale lik

ng wasn

in but it sounded..

turned his bloodied face bac

fro

in front of him

in and out of reality like

eyes w

to my

ad never been able to summon more th

han five minutes. My body would instantly feel uneasy, I'd find

ummoned beast was

ible as it was, I haven't mastered it yet. Five minutes was all I

sometimes it's wild. Earlier in the market today my eyes had acci

gan to chase me like I w

himmering like she would disapp

not yet,"

was t

before her body began to dissol

a man who had a devilish look on his face an