skin was cold to the touch and her body stiff and hard. It was her grandmother’s death all over again. Squeezing her eyes shut, Lúthien wrapped her arms around her mother’s shoulders rocking back and forth on her knees. “Ma’ma … Ma’ma … Ma’ma …” Lúthien tried to cry out for help, but only choking sobs came from her mouth, each one painfully racking her body more than the next as she moaned in anguish. In her heart, she knew no one could help. Her mother was already dead.
Lúthien didn’t know how long it took her mind to start functioning again. Wiping her tearstained face with the back of her hand, she froze suddenly realizing that most of her mother’s lower body had been ripped apart!
“Hhhuuurrrggghhh!” Turning green Lúthien heaved the contents her stomach as she saw the bloody gnawed pieces of her mother strewn across the marble floor in front of her when she became aware of loud feeding sounds filling the room. Eyes wide in fear, Lúthien looked up in horror.
“Aaaiiieee-“ Lúthien’s blood curling scream cut-off in mid-shriek as she fell backward over her mother’s mangled body, eyes bulging at the corpse-white creature covered in blood sitting before her. In the beast’s gory hands were the mutilated remains of her cousin, Princess Amaurea Celebrindal. Unbelievably, she watched the creature rip Amaurea’s still beating heart from her shredded chest. Again loud smacking sounds filled the still room as the monster shoved the bloody morsel with relish into its fanged maw. Finishing off the chunk of flesh with a loud slurping gulp, the creature’s guttural voice suddenly broke the silence.
“Ahhh, you have no idea how long I’ve waited to taste her succulent flesh.”
In terror, Lúthien crawled backward until her back clanged against an armored leg. Looking up in shock, she saw one of the King’s Ironidium Knights standing at attention. Lurching to her feet, Lúthien tugged at the Knight’s armored shoulders shrieking.
“Kill that monster!” Looking back once more at the humongous creature ripping her cousin’s face off with its teeth, Lúthien cried out in anguish as she screamed into the Knight’s shiny visor. “What’s wrong with you? That beast killed the Queen and is now eating my cousin. Why aren’t you killing …”
The words suddenly died on Lúthien lips as she noticed the full complement of the King’s Guards standing at attention around the room. Staring at the unmoving Knights a cold shiver ran down Lúthien’s spine as the creature’s grotesque guffawing laughter rang out behind her.
“Your mother’s screams of terror tasted so sweet.” Licking a leftover chunk of gore from its claws, the beast continued hauntingly. “You know she begged for me to spare your life until I ripped her heart out.” Standing to its full height of nine feet, the creature smiled wickedly. “How could I do that when I’ve waited so long to taste your sweet flesh? I just hope you taste as succulent as you look.”
Seeing the confused look of horror on Lúthien’s face, the monster’s guffawing barks of laughter echoed throughout the room. “What? Don’t recognize your loving father?” Still laughing, the creature’s corpse white face suddenly began transforming. A second later she saw her father’s reflection looking back at her atop the beast’s mutant body.
“Nnnooo!” Springing to her feet, Lúthien shook the shoulders of the Knight as the monster’s horrible laughter echoed around the room. “What’s wrong with you?” Running to the next nearest guard, she screamed into the Knight’s armored face. “Why aren’t you helping us?”
“You can scream all you want, but it’s useless. They only listen to me now.”
Spinning around, Lúthien backed up fearfully until she felt the cold stone wall of the library pressing against her back. Shaking her head in denial, she watched the beast close its long clawed hand into a fist of triumph.
“I now
Lúthien didn’t know how long it took her mind to start functioning again. Wiping her tearstained face with the back of her hand, she froze suddenly realizing that most of her mother’s lower body had been ripped apart!
“Hhhuuurrrggghhh!” Turning green Lúthien heaved the contents her stomach as she saw the bloody gnawed pieces of her mother strewn across the marble floor in front of her when she became aware of loud feeding sounds filling the room. Eyes wide in fear, Lúthien looked up in horror.
“Aaaiiieee-“ Lúthien’s blood curling scream cut-off in mid-shriek as she fell backward over her mother’s mangled body, eyes bulging at the corpse-white creature covered in blood sitting before her. In the beast’s gory hands were the mutilated remains of her cousin, Princess Amaurea Celebrindal. Unbelievably, she watched the creature rip Amaurea’s still beating heart from her shredded chest. Again loud smacking sounds filled the still room as the monster shoved the bloody morsel with relish into its fanged maw. Finishing off the chunk of flesh with a loud slurping gulp, the creature’s guttural voice suddenly broke the silence.
“Ahhh, you have no idea how long I’ve waited to taste her succulent flesh.”
In terror, Lúthien crawled backward until her back clanged against an armored leg. Looking up in shock, she saw one of the King’s Ironidium Knights standing at attention. Lurching to her feet, Lúthien tugged at the Knight’s armored shoulders shrieking.
“Kill that monster!” Looking back once more at the humongous creature ripping her cousin’s face off with its teeth, Lúthien cried out in anguish as she screamed into the Knight’s shiny visor. “What’s wrong with you? That beast killed the Queen and is now eating my cousin. Why aren’t you killing …”
The words suddenly died on Lúthien lips as she noticed the full complement of the King’s Guards standing at attention around the room. Staring at the unmoving Knights a cold shiver ran down Lúthien’s spine as the creature’s grotesque guffawing laughter rang out behind her.
“Your mother’s screams of terror tasted so sweet.” Licking a leftover chunk of gore from its claws, the beast continued hauntingly. “You know she begged for me to spare your life until I ripped her heart out.” Standing to its full height of nine feet, the creature smiled wickedly. “How could I do that when I’ve waited so long to taste your sweet flesh? I just hope you taste as succulent as you look.”
Seeing the confused look of horror on Lúthien’s face, the monster’s guffawing barks of laughter echoed throughout the room. “What? Don’t recognize your loving father?” Still laughing, the creature’s corpse white face suddenly began transforming. A second later she saw her father’s reflection looking back at her atop the beast’s mutant body.
“Nnnooo!” Springing to her feet, Lúthien shook the shoulders of the Knight as the monster’s horrible laughter echoed around the room. “What’s wrong with you?” Running to the next nearest guard, she screamed into the Knight’s armored face. “Why aren’t you helping us?”
“You can scream all you want, but it’s useless. They only listen to me now.”
Spinning around, Lúthien backed up fearfully until she felt the cold stone wall of the library pressing against her back. Shaking her head in denial, she watched the beast close its long clawed hand into a fist of triumph.
“I now
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