The Dead Are Talking......Shhhhh

Chapter Four

Chapter four-- Kick A$$

The crowd cheered as the HellHound crept closer to my crouching figure. I was silhouted in a dark corner, waiting to pounce. I smiled slightly as he walked closer, each footstep sent a tremor under my feet. I wielded the blade and charged forward, letting out a ferocious battle cry that should have made the thing stop and just look at me. He didn't stop...but he did look at me. He looked at me with the purest hatred, I recognized his eyes. He was the one from the test before.

With fiery fury he raced towards me, I gripped the handle of the blade tighter and ran forward. As he lept onto my small body I braced myself.

Everyone thought I was dead. Escaped gasps echoed around the arena. I heard someone run toward me, it was Sarah.

"Someone help her!! Please!!" She begged.

The beast moaned and slid off of my body. I found myself drenched in blood, not of my own but of the beast. The crowd cheered and aplauded and Sarah flung herself at me.

"You suck, Shay Ryder!" She exclaimed.

I took a bow and looked at myself. I was drenched from head to toe.

Hanna stood near the door, a dark shadow passed over her face. I looked up slowly and pushed myself and Sarah out of the way.

A gigantic beast growled and rose up from its crumpled form. I whimpered lightly and shook my head. Allie and Dana rushed out, brandishing their knives. We clumped together, hatred put aside.

"What is this?!" I screamed at the head council member.

"The group test! Good luck ladies!" He exclaimed.

I looked up at him and scowled.

I took in a deep, shaky breath and advanced toward the beast. It flicked me aside as if I was only but a crumb. My body slammed into the wall, I felt something crack. A rising pain was radiating from my shoulder.

"It's a group test!!!" Sarah screamed at me.

I popped my shoulder blade back into place, standing up slowly Claire ran forward. She let out a high-pitched scream as the beast flicked her off to the side.

"Did you not just hear Sarah?!" I snapped.

I watched as Claire walked over to Sarah, a glint of uncertainty in her eyes. She stood by Sarahs side as they advanced slowly. I took a step forward and tested my shoulder, seeing if it was still able to move around. Yep! I walked slowly over to Hanna, forcing every bone in my body to reach down and help her up. Blood ran slowly out of her forehead. We walked slowly over to Claire and Sarah.

"So what's the plan of action?" I asked slowly.

"We find its weak spot and charge. Since you two seem to be the reckless ones you can find the weak spot." Sarah snapped.

I looked over at Hanna and held up my knife to the crowd. They cheered, Hanna held her knife up. Claire and Sarah followed our example. The crowd went wild, Hanna actually smiled at the attention and praise.

I turned and looked at the beast, he had a bored look on his hairy face. He was like a ten times larger HellHound. They were weak in the chest area but this one wore a chest plate. The face looked open except for the snout. I would say out best bet was to attack from all angles.

"Okay, I'll go for the chest. Hanna go for the left eye. Sarah you go for the right. Claire you will throw your knife, since it seems you have good aim." I ordered.

The three nodded their heads. I pointed at Claire and screamed "NOW!!!" She threw her dagger with extreme accuracy and hit in between the shield over the snout, she made it through one of the small cracks. The beast howelled in pain as the dagger that pieced his nose fell out and clattered to the ground.

"SARAH! HANNA! NOW!!" I screamed.

They ran foward while the beast was distracted, climbing the fur of his legs until they reached his chest. They tried desperately to clamber up the slippery breast plate. I followed quickly behind, trying my best to get to the beast's breat plate. By the time I arrived there the beast was howling in pain from losing its left eye.

"Good going Hanna." I whispered.

I heard something land hard on the ground, Hanna had jumped down. She seemed fazed for a second from the landing but rose on her shaky knees and walked over to Claire.  They stood smiling and hugged.

"IT'S NOT OVER YET GIRLS!!" I screamed.

They nodded their heads and waited while screaming at Sarah and me.

I clambored up the breast plate a little more and found a weak spot in the armor. The knife thrusted through the metal and pierced the beasts heart. It howled a sharp, high howl. Sarah stabbed the right eye and jumped down. She screamed at me to escape and jump while I still could. I took my chance and landed nearly five centimeters away from its big hairy paw.

The crowd stared in awe, I smiled and looked around. The head council member looked PISSED! I didn't think we were supposed to all succeed...in one piece.