BLOOD LEGACIES

My body was numb, with wide eyes staring at the snake tail that almost bit my head off. But Grayson stopped it with just his bare hand, is that even possible?

The loud snarl of the Manticore brought me back, I noticed Grayson was using all the strength he could muster to keep the snake from going further, it continued hissing while the Manticore looked like it was about to rip us apart from its rage, I think we just enraged it more.

The snake cruised as well as Grayson... up in the air before I could blink.

"GRAYSON!" I screeched as I watched his body connect to the wall, glass, and everywhere else at a gait I can’t keep up with. So I responded sharply, I stretched my hand willing a table to slam against the Manticore, it was only a quick small spell I could do that does not require me to take off my glasses, I just hope it worked.

I think it did because the Manticore snapped his attention to me with its gleaming gold eyes that made a chill run through me. Suddenly it roared and I noticed that Grayson used his dagger to cut the head of the snake off, outraged. It fling Grayson off.

"Grayson!" I watched as his body spun out of the classroom and my breathing picked up, setting my eyes on what death looked like, making my very blood chill as I remained frozen. It sprang at me brazen, vicious, its claws striving for me and I knew very well that will break my flesh, and I will end up just like the guard outside, so I squeeze my eyes shut and my chest heaved as I awaited for the claw to grease my skin but nothing came just a whoosh of waft like something blew past me, it caused me to open my eyes.

I found the Manticore wailing, Grayson was on top of it, with a dagger deep in its neck, they both swished because of the Manticore’s cry of pain.

"RUN!" He barked at me applying coercion to the dagger to go deeper, blood spilled from the surge splashing everywhere. The hair spikes penetrated his skin but he didn’t flinch. "Emma!"

I move but not to his wishes, I have been told to run a number of times today, I left Dace and it was something I rued, seeing this monster before us I knew something must have happened to him and it made my blood pump as well as the adrenaline that flooded my body like a storm. I gripped the crossbow and luckily there was an arrow there, I pointed it to the Manticore, it was moving because of Grayson on top of it, so getting a clear shot was out of the question. I can’t even shoot this thing!

But I had to, I’m not leaving Grayson to his death.

"Brošom I mumbled as the arrow zapped out of the crossbow and slammed the head of the Manticore, it roared as the classroom jostled off it. The crossbow slipped from my hand as I covered my ears in pain, the sound was just too fierce.