Chapter 694: Kitcher’s Fell (Part Two)
"De-de-de-demon!" Keller sputtered, stumbling backwards until he tripped over his feet and fell to the ground, landing in an undignified sprawl on his backside, staring up at the scaled, horned, twisted demon in horror.
"Khal’ix, nûn!" The demon said, sounding insistent as it raised a menacing fist.
"Young master!" Cabrin shouted, drawing a heavy-bladed utility knife from its sheath at his waist and dashing forward as fast as he could to put himself between the demon and his master’s only son. "Run!"
kārlum, zātpāra!" the demon snarled, stepping forward and lashing out with speed that felt impossibly fast for a mishapen demon as large as this one. One moment, it was still several paces away, the next, its oversized hand clutched a fistful of Cabrin’s cloak and tunic, effortlessly lifting him off the ground as the demon scrutinized him with greenish eyes with a serpent’s elongated pupils.
"Ik’khakra, u’drikh kє The demon snarled as it opened its mouth to reveal wickedly long fangs.
On the ground, Keller scrambled backwards on all fours, sliding his backside along the ground until he’d put several paces between himself and the demon beast before he flipped himself over and tried to scramble to his feet, dashing toward the sprawling farmhouse as quickly as his feet would carry him.
"Demons!" Keller shouted. "Demons in the night! Demons!"
Beside the campfire, Cabrin summoned all of the strength that was left in his old bones and sinewy body as he stabbed his knife straight at the demon’s broad chest. But even with all of his strength, the old man was far too slow, and the demon was much, much too quick for the knife to cross even half the distance between them before it seized his hand.
The demon’s hands were massive, twice the size of a normal man’s, and it crushed Carbin’s hand in a sickening -CRUNCH- of shattering bones. The old man barely had time to cry out in pain, however, before the demon struck with the speed of a serpent, pulling him close enough to bite into his neck with wickedly sharp fangs.