a mere few feet apart the creature whipped its head around and the sight had a new wa

along the top of the head. Its nose was an empty hole in the front of its face and there was nothing to hi

crouched to the ground and my breath caught in my throat as a slash of silver arched through th

the shadow king. He stepped back and turned to the side and lunged forward with his sword again. And before m

A gasp escaped my lips and when the ghoulcat whipped its head to look at me I paled. Amber eyes turned to follow the

scramble backwards but my hands were bound and the ghoulcat was faster even if

e. Coils of darkness were writhing around the shadow king and the ghoulcat as they wrestled in the blood and

and on me with its stained claws heavy black armor landed on its back and both bodies

his heavy breathing and the king of the Thanatens wearily rose up from the d

only two souls left alive in this battle ground. Wet blood glistened

from all this blood. All this death that was beginning to overwhelm me. It smelled terr

, I was caught by hard arms covered in metal. "We don't - we don't ha

d flowers? Imagine that," he barked and suddenly shoved me away from

s just like you and the rest of your kind!" I lashed out

hose slits in his helmet and clenched his fists repeatedl

ing anywher

ne sent shivers all over my skin and I remembered the beast

d a fraction as he registered that movement. My heart rate w

rned away

ing hooves come from the opposite side of the carriage. A massive black stallion ca

h living shadow writhing around its sizable frame. It was terrifying

d with bated breath as the glorious beast came to a halt behind the king of shadow elves. He

turned and grabbed my hands, pulling me closer and tying the horse's rope to what wa

onto the stead. I gaped up at him in the saddle meanwhile he turne

arriage, casting shadows that seemed to have a life of their own on all of the bodies littering the dirt road in the middle of t

n duke. My carriage had been stopped and attacked. My soldiers and handmaidens had

the elves into two separate races of Sun and Shadow elves we've battled as if it was our main reason

history. What would the Thanaten king do with s

y cheeks, I started to realize how exhausted I was. It had already been well into the night when the carriage was attacked

ast was sapping the last bit of energy I had. The adrenaline was lea