Chapter Fifteen: How to Kill
the Undead
The
ground beneath them shook and a large creature broke out of the forest and ran
straight for them.
Taller
than eight feet, covered in matted black fur and impossibly more foul than
Servo, the creature struck the barrier with incredible force. He howled as the impact burnt his hide.
Once
again, Annabelle felt the impulse to turn tail and run. The creature seemed beyond
comprehension. It had elongated hands
and feet, an ape-like face, and a dazed but malicious look in its black
eyes. She forced back her lunch of raccoon
blood.
“What
is that?”
“It’s
a sasquatch. That’s what the Indians
call it, anyway. The Master keeps a few
in his employ for the heavy work. It’ll
smash you up really good.” The men
laughed.
“We
need to leave, Roland.”
“I
want a closer look.”
“You’ll
do no such thing,” a familiar, comforting voice demanded.
“Eliza!”
Relief washed through Annabelle as their surrogate mother touched down behind
them. “The sasquatch are just one of
many unknown species humans know nothing about.”
The
creature smashed at the invisible barrier, setting off green sparks in every
direction. Servo and Beufus laughed as
the creature moaned in pain. Each time
his fist connected with the energy field, Annabelle flinched.
Eliza
remained calm, probably trusting the barrier to hold up. “Stronger than full
size werewolves, they usually live in the north-west in peaceful tribes. This one seems to be permanently mesmerized.”
Annabelle
couldn’t help it. With all her power,
she couldn’t stop feeling like a frightened child. She moved behind Eliza. Even her brother, for all his curiosity,
moved closer to them.
“Come. They can’t enter. Let’s return home. I need to teach you more quickly than I have
been.”
As
she escorted the children away, the men called out terrible things. Eliza gave no notice, but Annabelle saw
tightness around her eyes. Trouble was
coming, she was sure of that.
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