Chapter 19: New Realm
Charon spun to avoid the blackened claws streaking towards his head, narrowly dodging as the dog-like beast flew past him.
He lifted the gray rock he had been using as a weapon, a sizable chunk of stone, and brought it down on the beast’s back.
A thunk followed by a low whine was all the confirmation he needed to know the creature was not going to threaten him any longer.
’Good, only a few more left.’
It was the seventh one he had taken out since he arrived at the River Acheron.
Barely a minute after his feet touched the sand, a pack of the creatures appeared. They looked like rottweilers, but skinnier. They were fast and had long claws, but broke easily.
Once they caught sight of Charon, they attacked, chasing him off the beach. Nearby, there was a tall jungle, green trees and multi-colored flowers bloomed to create a canopy that blocked most light from reaching the ground.
Luckily, the dogs weren’t very agile, allowing Charon to lose them in the dense foliage. Long vines and tall shrubs gave him the ability to climb up onto a large tree branch, hiding as the beasts ran beneath them.
He had then climbed back down and began tracking them, picking them off one by one. All it took was a clean strike, and they went down.
A howl alerted him to the next one.
’Okay, here we go again. Just like before.’
He had learned how to kill them, having had enough practice to know exactly how to approach.