Dododex
ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Of Kin
Act II: Blizzard
Chapter 14
Corvi saw it happen before it happened, and yet she couldn't stop it from happening. The sounds of crunching bone and spilled blood were sickening, and through it all the Infernal argent was laughing maniacally. She dashed into him, intending to pin him to the ground by the neck, but in midair he spun, flipping so that she was pinned. His talons closed around her neck, starving her of oxygen. Kald tried to come to her aid, but was immediatly pinned by the other two fire argents. "I'm impressed," said the argent looming over her. "Never seen a bird fly and react so fast ... other than me of course." He flashed a vain smile. "I'm Inimicus, second-in-command of Infernal Kin."
<I don't care> Corvi thought, trying to free herself. Everything had started getting fuzzy and if she didn't get out of this soon, she was going to die here. There was a shriek from the sky, causing Inimicus to loosen his grip for a second. It was all Corvi needed to break free. He was about to attack again when a blue and orange blur landed on top of him. "Get out of here," Sundown shouted to her. Corvi staggered to her feet, and flew towards Kald's captors, pulling them off of the commander. He rose fighting. Corvi, still hazy, turned to help Sundown.
She hadn't gotten two steps in before a shadow loomed over her. She looked up, seeing the giant foot of a rex rushing down towards her. She didn't have time to react. She was pushed to the ground, crushed. There was the sound of hundreds of little crunches, and searing pain shot through her chest and abdomen. Her lungs were flattened, and tears forced their way out of her eyes. Just before she thought it was the end, the weight lifted off of her in the shadow disappeared as the rex walked away. Corvi gasped, hardly able to get air into her flattened lungs. Her ribs were in pieces, and she thought one of them had punctured a lung. She tried to call out but couldn't make a sound. The dark fuzziness returned, and this time she couldn't fight it.
["Oh, snap!" - Corvi's ribs]
(Author's Note: That's the end of the story everyone! Tragic right? ... nah I'm just kidding, I couldn't do that to you guys, guys being the two of you that read this XD. Besides, we've still got two more acts to go! Keep your eyes peeled for Chapter 15! :D)
~CL1