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ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion

Of Kin

Act III: Griffin

Chapter 16

Griffins. Silvermane had never seen them up close, until now. He, Riot, and Kald stood on the northeastern beach facing Far's Peak. Even at this distance, the shapes of griffins soaring around the mountain were unmistakable.

"What's the plan?" Riot asked Kald.

"We need to stay low. The sky is too open, the griffins will spot us immediately. Stay under the trees."

Silvermane felt a lump in his throat. He'd heard Far's Peak was notorious not only for griffins, but for gigas as well. A few of the snow argents had been talking about it before they left, how Griffin's Kin used to be as large as the other flocks before they were massacred by a giga.

They trudged through the thick foliage, keeping their eyes open for raptors and allos. Silvermane looked back at the island in the distance. Dead Island, they called it, one of the most dangerous places they knew of. If it was the most dangerous, Far's Peak had yo be a close second.

Riot froze suddenly, spreading a wing to let the other two know to stop. "What is it," Kald asked. Riot shushed him. "Listen."

There was a sound like whistling wind getting louder and louder, and a flash of gold dropped from the sky. The ground beneath them shook and the air had been clouded with dirt and dust.

"Griffin!"

[Is it griffin or gryphon?

By the way, you'll hear mention of this giga massacre a few more times. I'm considering writing a short spin off story about it, so when this one's finished, I'll ask if anyone's interested in reading it and decide if I'm going to do it.]

~CL1