The Final Feast

Chapter 24

They landed and One turned around to see if the net of jaws had worked. The wolves and reptiles tore through the swarm, but more were coming out, more than One had anticipated. The plan depended on the majority of onycs staying in the cave and killing each other, but it looked like most of them had followed Corvi out of the cave and right into a King-sized feast. One watched in horror as a group of Máng Nù snatched wolves and her thyla from the ground, either tearing into them in midair or dropping them on the ground, breaking their legs. Goon quickly came to their aid, leaving the other reptiles to fight for themselves. The yuty roared and a few of the onycs backed off a little. Corvi dashed into the fray to help them, pulling injured wolves away from danger.

The rexes and Jet were faring much better than the smaller mammals, but as more of the bats left the cave they too were becoming outmatched. Mars fell, and then Mercury, both using the last of their energy to snatch down as many bats as they could. Jet, however, was still standing, dashing from side to side. The confused bats rammed and bit into each other while trying to catch him. The allo disappeared into the forest, leading the majority of the bats away. One turned around to check on the wolves, but instead found a Máng Nù bulleting towards her face. In a flash of black, it was pinned to the ground, screeching and hissing. Corvi stood over it, her talons crushing its head until it stopped squawking. One looked up. The forest had grown strangely quiet.