*Kryzen*
I stiffened as screams pierced the peaceful night like a knife through paper.
Briella whirled, and I followed her horrified gaze, grabbing onto her wrist when contorted creatures seemed to materialize from the darkness. They were eerily similar to the one we encountered in the forest on our way there.
They were large and hideous with dark scales and pointed faces. I jumped in front of Briella, shoving her behind me as the creatures approached.
I cursed under my breath as a few more appeared behind the others. They were snarling, revealing sharp, pointed teeth as they crouched low, their blood-red eyes focused on us.
“That huge protective shield would prove useful at a time like this," Roy said from my side. He had my sister tucked behind him as well.
“I couldn't protect all
