Excerpt:
A scream rippled through the
emerald-green sea. “You’ve got to be kidding me,” Singleton groaned. I sighed
deeply, trying to remain composed. Another scream pierced our ears, this one
coming from a different direction. Within seconds the horizon was filled with
no less than twenty of the slug-like creatures traveling with chilling
military-style precision towards us. They were all swimming from different
directions, their eyes flickering in the distance.
“Hyles, leave.”
“No,” I said firmly.
“I'm losing too much blood as it is.
I’ll never make it back and who'll avenge my mother? Get out of here. I will
not watch you die too! Do it now, Hyles!”
“Would you leave me?” I challenged him, racking my mind for a course of attack.
I gripped my sword awkwardly in my hand
as I tried to keep Singleton afloat with the other one. “Hyles, just go or
we’ll both die.” The creatures were close enough for us to see their rattling
teeth. The combined effect of their screams was enough to shatter our eardrums.
“Hyles, go!” he said again. The creatures were no more than eight feet away,
and it was clear that neither of us was getting out of here alive.
Well well... sounds quite interesting! :)
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Hopefully you win the giveaway Ella.
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