the pressure of what was coming. I had one more in place, and then I was going to have to cast some real magic. This is what I had been training for, right? To go on missions. You know, save the cheerleader, save the world type of stuff. This was my first chance to get it done. Why was I so scared?
The thumps and scrapes from the freezer started to grow louder, making it hard to concentrate. I tried to push that noise to the side and focus on what was going to be coming my way. Each of my shields continued to fall as whatever was coming continued down the hallway. I filled the hallway with flames and then sent the wall of fire screaming in the direction of what was coming. I stumbled back as I felt someone else dispel the flames.
“Inspector, I think we have a big problem.”
“Yeah, I noticed.”
Casting a furtive look over my shoulder, I noticed a huge claw had scraped its way through the steel door and was scraping and pulling against the outside. Its continued frenzy of activity was starting to shred the steel door. “Maybe we have an even bigger problem. There is someone coming down the hall, and they were able to deflect the spell I cast.” I continued to move closer to the inspector, angling away from the freezer while keeping the opening to the hallway in front of me.
The inspector cast a quick glance my way. “Think you can handle the freezer?”
“No, but I can try.”
“I guess that will have to do.” As he finished talking, he moved away from the freezer and raced toward the hallway.
I moved across the room, keeping an eye on the freezer door. The large claw continued to rip at the hole it had started in the door. I wasn’t sure what I could do to slow it down. My first thought was to seal the door, but the thing had claws that could rip through steel. All it would do was buy me some time. Calling on my gift, I melted the steel door into the frame, hoping to make it harder to open. The claw pulled back from the hole, and a milky white eye looked out at me. A hideous noise somewhere between a growl and a gurgle escaped from the hole.
What in the hell was that? I cast a quick look over my shoulder only to see the inspector flying through the air and back into the room. He came crashing down onto one of the steel medical tables. He rolled over it as it fell, and somehow ended up back on his feet. Then the table flew across the room at the hallway. Right before it would have hit the dark-robed figure, the table flew to the side, imbedding itself into the tile wall. The scraping noise behind me grew more insistent, and I noticed with horror that the hole had grown big enough for the beast inside to fit its head through.
Two milky white eyes turned in my direction, following my movement. The head was scarred, and the fur had been removed in places. Huge staples seemed to be all that was holding the misshapen head together. All I could think of was that this was my first look at a werewolf, but somehow it was twisted and wrong. I knew for certain I didn’t want that thing anywhere near me.
I heated the hole it had made, causing liquid steel to drop around the creature’s neck. The fur singed and even caught on fire in a few places, but the beast never cried out. Slipping its head back inside the freezer, it attacked the door violently again. This time the creature’s claws ripped through the heated steel as if it was butter. Note to self, when battling something locked in a separate room, in no way should you weaken the integrity of the door holding it back.
The Lycan launched itself at the hole, and it made it halfway through before the steel stuck into it enough that it was trapped. Its front paws swung violently at me as if willing itself closer. The huge white eyes focused on me and me alone. I felt terror grab my heart. My first instinct was to turn and run, but if it got free, I would be dead in an instant. A quick look confirmed the inspector still had his hands full behind me. I tried to
The thumps and scrapes from the freezer started to grow louder, making it hard to concentrate. I tried to push that noise to the side and focus on what was going to be coming my way. Each of my shields continued to fall as whatever was coming continued down the hallway. I filled the hallway with flames and then sent the wall of fire screaming in the direction of what was coming. I stumbled back as I felt someone else dispel the flames.
“Inspector, I think we have a big problem.”
“Yeah, I noticed.”
Casting a furtive look over my shoulder, I noticed a huge claw had scraped its way through the steel door and was scraping and pulling against the outside. Its continued frenzy of activity was starting to shred the steel door. “Maybe we have an even bigger problem. There is someone coming down the hall, and they were able to deflect the spell I cast.” I continued to move closer to the inspector, angling away from the freezer while keeping the opening to the hallway in front of me.
The inspector cast a quick glance my way. “Think you can handle the freezer?”
“No, but I can try.”
“I guess that will have to do.” As he finished talking, he moved away from the freezer and raced toward the hallway.
I moved across the room, keeping an eye on the freezer door. The large claw continued to rip at the hole it had started in the door. I wasn’t sure what I could do to slow it down. My first thought was to seal the door, but the thing had claws that could rip through steel. All it would do was buy me some time. Calling on my gift, I melted the steel door into the frame, hoping to make it harder to open. The claw pulled back from the hole, and a milky white eye looked out at me. A hideous noise somewhere between a growl and a gurgle escaped from the hole.
What in the hell was that? I cast a quick look over my shoulder only to see the inspector flying through the air and back into the room. He came crashing down onto one of the steel medical tables. He rolled over it as it fell, and somehow ended up back on his feet. Then the table flew across the room at the hallway. Right before it would have hit the dark-robed figure, the table flew to the side, imbedding itself into the tile wall. The scraping noise behind me grew more insistent, and I noticed with horror that the hole had grown big enough for the beast inside to fit its head through.
Two milky white eyes turned in my direction, following my movement. The head was scarred, and the fur had been removed in places. Huge staples seemed to be all that was holding the misshapen head together. All I could think of was that this was my first look at a werewolf, but somehow it was twisted and wrong. I knew for certain I didn’t want that thing anywhere near me.
I heated the hole it had made, causing liquid steel to drop around the creature’s neck. The fur singed and even caught on fire in a few places, but the beast never cried out. Slipping its head back inside the freezer, it attacked the door violently again. This time the creature’s claws ripped through the heated steel as if it was butter. Note to self, when battling something locked in a separate room, in no way should you weaken the integrity of the door holding it back.
The Lycan launched itself at the hole, and it made it halfway through before the steel stuck into it enough that it was trapped. Its front paws swung violently at me as if willing itself closer. The huge white eyes focused on me and me alone. I felt terror grab my heart. My first instinct was to turn and run, but if it got free, I would be dead in an instant. A quick look confirmed the inspector still had his hands full behind me. I tried to
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