Dododex
ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Creatures of Nightmares: Silent Funeral
Chapter 39
Astra swung her ice club tail at Bonebreaker. She expertly dashed to the side and then lashed at her neck. Biting down hard, Astra could feel her throat tighten up as blood soaked out her mane and onto Bonebreaker’s teeth.
GASH!
Astra groaned, and then slammed her paw into the ground. Icicles formed above them and began to fall down. Bonebreaker let go of Astra and weaved left and right, avoiding the icicles with ease.
“You rely too much on your ability,” Bonebreaker taunted her, “That’s what makes you lot weak.”
Meanwhile, the other wolves weren’t having as much trouble as Astra. Jane, Ridley, and Apollo were ganging up on one wolf. Backing it into a corner, Jane rammed her body into the wolf’s, and it went tumbling to the ground. Ridley slammed his paw into the wolf’s, and then Apollo bit at its ankles, spurting blood all over the ground.
Prince and Pax were fighting their own battles. Pax had a wolf’s neck locked in his jaws, and with a twisting crunch, it was dead. The wolf collapsed to the ground. Pax looked at the sight, his eyes squinted.
“I told you so,” Pax whispered.
“ARGH!” Prince shouted. Heads turned and they noticed one of the wolves had torn a chunk of Prince’s tail off. Prince limped to the side. Red swirls manifested around his body, and then a jet of water spouted from his mouth and hit the wolf. The wolf pushed past the water like it was nothing and lashed at Prince. Prince limped to the side, but the wound was really taking its toll on him. Pax muttered to himself, and green swirls manifested by his side. Time quickly slowed down, and Pax dashed forward, slamming his body into the wolf’s. The wolf went tumbling as time returned to normal, and the swirls on Pax’s body died down. Pax felt his heart churn, and he gritted his teeth.
“Let’s wrap this up,” Pax grunted. The wolf arose from the ground, but Pax quickly bit down on its neck and slammed it into the snow. The wolf flailed around helplessly, and with overwhelming strength, Pax jerked his jaws forward and broke its neck.
SNAP!
Blood coated Pax’s teeth. Pax looked up. A savage wolf was laying on the ground, under the mercy of the other wolves. Prince was shaking in the corner. His wound was healing, the effects of the Diplo’s Weed still kicking in.
“Y-You did it,” the savage wolf sighed, “Just finish the job.”
Apollo looked at the other wolves.
“Do we really have to kill her?” Apollo questioned, confused, “She can help us in the battle against Adira.”
“I suppose so,” Reign murmured, her wings tucked in, “What’s your name wolf?”
Before the savage wolf could speak, Pax had stepped up to her body and scratched at her face. The savage wolf let a howl of pain as the gash lay deep in her face. Pax scratched at her face again, and again, and again, until there was so much blood in the snow not even the incoming blizzard could cover its tracks.
Pax let out a huff, a little tired. He looked at the other wolves, too stunned to speak.
“We can’t show mercy,” Pax declared, “They can’t be trusted.”
“H-Haven’t you guys noticed?” Prince shook. All the wolves looked at him.
“Astra is gone!”
They looked around. Sure enough, Astra and the pack leader, Bonebreaker, was gone. The wolves attempted to look for pawprints, but there were none. The blood and snow had covered it all up.
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Trot. Trot. Trot.
A sniff.
“Crystal, I see two wolves in the distance,” Ember the orange Yutyrannus declared. Crystal grimaced.
“That must be them. Attack on my mark.”