The first creature lunged at Darius's throat.
He dropped beneath its claws and swung his blade toward its side. Steel scraped against blackened flesh, producing a shower of sparks. The creature barely reacted. It twisted in midair and struck him with its hind leg, sending him crashing against the broken wall.
Pain shot through his shoulder.
Darius rolled before the creature could land on him. Its claws tore through the dirt where his head had been, leaving deep marks in the ground.
He scrambled to his feet.
The creature looked like a wolf that had been stretched and twisted by an invisible force. Its limbs were too long, its jaw split wider than normal, and pale light leaked through cracks in its body.
A Grade 2 Enhancer, perhaps stronger.
Darius had seen one transform from a dead h
