CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
“A bear!” said Simon, who had run behind my feet. He looked up at me with a smirk. “See? I told you there are bears here. Must be the bear that opened the cell. Probably marked this place as its territory, which is why it tried to rip your head off.”
I looked down at Simon in annoyance. “Simon, that isn’t a bear. Look at it more closely. Have you ever seen a bear like that?”
I was right. The bear emanated demonic energy, but even if it hadn’t, its demonic appearance would have been more than enough to give its true nature away. It was much bigger than an ordinary bear, with fur so black it looked like midnight. Its eyes were the same shade of red as its lips, while sharp, jagged teeth jutted out from the top of its mouth. Its muscles rippled underneath its black fur as
