The Flash: Eyon Of The Speed Force

Chapter 6 - Inside The Speed Force Part III

The First Velociraptor attacked with a ferocity that shook Axxel to his core. He almost stood at attention to offer his neck to the creature, but at the last second, he dipped low, grabbing the creature by the base of its neck and lower stomach, tossing it over his shoulder and nearly twenty feet away – directly into the ocean.

There was a moment of silence, albeit the splashing in the water was rather loud.

Judging by the way the First Velociraptor struggled to remain above the water, it was obvious the creature could not swim. Axxel almost felt a bit bad for his would-be attacker; after all, drowning was not a nice experience – he had, of course, experienced such a thing before.

Still, Axxel didn't have time to enjoy the minor victory.

He was blindsided and rammed into the ground by the Second Velociraptor, which was much wilder in comparison to the first. The white froth bubbling from the creature's mouth was possibly the origin of all the rabies variants that would ever exist.

Axxel knew a frightened animal was a dangerous animal, but this particular Velociraptor acted as if it had died once before, and was unwilling to return to the depths of hell. He resolved to kill the Second Velociraptor first.

Better to get rid of such a dangerous enemy.

Just as Axxel was about to regain his balance enough to push himself up from the ground, the Third Velociraptor leaped into the battle, opening its maw in preparation to take a chunk out of his head.

Actually, the creature's maw was so large that it would take a bite out of Axxel and a chunk of the ground. Luckily, he was quick to raise his arm, blocking the attack to his neck, but instead, the Third Velociraptor sunk its teeth into his humerus bone.

"Ahhhhrggghhhh!"

Spittle flew in all directions as Axxel shouted to the heavens in pain, shaking his arm relentlessly to get the creature to loosen its maw, but it never did. Perhaps, it wasn't even capable of releasing something it had already bitten.

Thankfully, Axxel's body was tougher than a normal human's so his hand was not ripped off as if it was a chewing toy because that's definitely how the Velociraptor was treating it.

BANG

BANG

BANG

BANG

Until now, Axxel was relatively calm in the face of danger, but the wild appearance of the Velociraptors invoked a primal sense of dread in his heart. He could fight Soldiers with flinching... he could fight gods without flinching... he could fight super-humans without flinching.

But fighting cybernetic Dinosaurs inside The Speed Force just felt a bit out of his comfort zone. Axxel grew desperate, using his free arm to punch the Third Velociraptor over and over again, not letting up even as his hand bled.

When the punches did little to convince the creature to release his arm, Axxel gouged into its eye sockets, sinking his fingers as deep as they could go. It was a savage battle of rage and might, and as deep as Axxel's fingers sunk, it obviously wasn't deep enough.

The creatures didn't die... they simply became even wilder.

The Third Velociraptor clung to Axxel's arm like a dog to a bone, magnet to a piece of metal, and, quite literally, a dinosaur to its prey. And soon, the Second Velociraptor joined the fray and attacked Axxel's free arm, sinking its teeth into his flesh with determination to never let go.

This was a coordinated attack, only moving in for the kill when the creatures were sure Axxel would not retaliate – not fast enough, anyway.

Despite the razor-like teeth that had sunk into his arms, Axxel was most concerned about keeping his feet in perfect condition since it was the greatest asset a Speedster could possess, even if he wasn't a Speed Force Speedster as yet.