Our Reality ( After The Haunted FF~EDITING)

Chapter 12: Eerie Footsteps Pt. 2

Song: Nightcore Sarcasm By: Get Scared

( A/N You don't have to listen to the song. I just listened to it while I was writing this chapter. I tend to think that I have horrible taste in music, and I'm probably right. )

( Mia's P.O.V )
The creature's eyes were glowing a crimson red and it had almost a crazed look in its eyes. The eyes pupils were narrowed vertical, almost like cat's. It snarled at us, exposing its teeth. Its teeth and claws looked as if they could pierce deep into ones skin, and they most likely could. It had a large tail and it stood on all four legs, and their skin was a navy purple, close to the color black, but not quite. Extended scales had popped out from its back and legs. It had a strong and muscular posture. It could definitely run fast.

"Please tell me that, that's the only one down here..." I muttered.
"I really doubt that...RUN!" Grayson yelled. That was all I needed to here, and we both took off running. I looked back and saw the creature was running, but Drake hadn't moved.
"Drake! You're gonna get yourself killed!" Grayson yelled.
"Just go! I can deal with it!" He called back. Grayson looked back at me and then at Drake. The creature was getting closer and closer.
"You better not die!!!" Grayson shouted back. He took me by my wrist and we took off running.

( Drake's P.O.V )
By the time that Grayson and Mia had left the creature was able to catch up to me and pinned my to the floor, its claws digging into both my shoulder blades. I groaned in pain. It opened its mouth to bite me and I kicked it off. I quickly took out a piece of paper that was shaped like a rectangle, trying my hardest to ignore the pain. I was mostly able to, but I still cringed. The creature shook its head, as I was doing this, and lunged at me again. I was to dodge it, but it turned around and hit me on my face with its tail. I held the paper rapidly out in front of me and chanted a word that would stop it.

"Annullera!" I called. ( A/N I used google translate)
The paper started to glow as did the four-legged creature. Soon both the paper and the creature became shards of the color of raven black.
'I knew it.' I thought. "Black Magic. Of course." I muttered.

I held onto my shoulders tightly and began walking towards the direction that Grayson and Mia had gone. I gingerly reached for my backpack and pulled out some bandages and a potion of regeneration that Grayson had bought at the inn. I patched myself up and drank the weird tasting potion. I put the half full bottle into my bag and walked at a faster pace.

( Grayson's P.O.V ) -FINALLY-

I took Mia to a somewhat safe place that was far enough from the creature we saw. That was definitely no nightcrawler. 'Drake better be alive.' I thought.

"What WAS that?!" Mia whispered-yelled, as she was panted from all the running.
"I don't know! Drake had better be alive. We should go back!" I stated, turning around. Mia grabbed the collar of my jacket and pulled me back.
"What is it?"
"Drake told us that he could deal with it. We should wait here. You need to trust him Grayson." I looked back from where we had sprinted away. Then back at Mia, then back at the hallway. I sighed.
"I trust Drake."
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A while has passed since our encounter from the monster. Me and Mia watched each-others backs, as we awaited Drake's return. We stayed exactly where we were.
"Where is he?! He better not be dead!" I inquired.
"It has been a whi-" Something cut Mia's sentence short. Something more like...a growl.
We both froze instantly in place. We both slowly looked at where the noise came from. There at us, was another creature, except with golden eyes, ready to lunge at us. It started dashing towards us. I raised my sword to strike it and it came on top of me. I was pinned to the floor by it.

"Grayson!" Mia shouted. I stabbed it chest and it cried out in pain. I dragged myself out from its grip, yet it didn't die. I stared at it for a couple of seconds.
'Wait...is that...a Panther?' I thought. Mia raised her bow and shot its neck. She then helped me up.
"Are you alright?" She asked.
"I'm fine."