My Cerberus Girlfriend

Book One: Chapter 33

Roger and the Cerberus stopped near the street from the alley. The place was a complete mess. Cars tipped over, buildings smashed along the cracked concrete, and phone line poles collapsed while sparkling bolts. A broken fire hydrant shot water into the air near a crushed public bus crushed. On the other side, a large pile of concrete rocks covered a body with a hand sticking out. Nobody else was in sight, and only the rain was the only sound through the entire breeze.

The city probably evacuated when the sea monster attacked. Roger hoped most of the people could escape as fast as possible. But not everyone was lucky.

"What a massacre," said Cilla in a gloomy tone.

A sharp roar rumbled from a short distance. It sounded like the giant creature was close.

In the sky, four combat helicopters flew over the sky.

Katina glared at them. "What the hell are those?"

"AH-64 Apache assault helicopters," Roger explained. "They are flying machines used by the army."

Katina smiled. "Bitching!"

Gunfire and explosions echoed behind the ruined buildings. Roger couldn't see the action, but he knew the copters were attacking the creature. It roared in the gunfire.

"Those human machines can't kill it," said Labda. "But we have a better chance if we can find higher ground, equal to his height."

"His?" Roger asked.

"Yes, the Cetus is male. Did you notice?"

Roger shrugged. "I couldn't tell..... It has no genitals."

"It's in him, but thank god we can't see it," said Katina, shivering.

Cilla looked around. "Where can we reach the high ground?"

Down the cripple street, Roger spotted a very tall building, standing out from the other city structures. Tallest of them all, covered in glass and silver metal frames around its circular form.

Roger pointed his finger at the skyscraper. "There! The Salesforce Tower should match the creature's height."

Labda stared at the tower and smiled. "Perfect! We need to move there now."

The Cerberus kneeled down on all fours next to Roger.

"Hop on, we can move faster this way," said Labda.

Katina rolled her eyes. "Not again."

Cilla giggled. "I like him riding on us!"

"Oh, grow the hell up, Cilla."

Roger climbed onto the Cerberus's back and wrapped his arms around Labda's neck. They dashed down the street toward the skyscraper.

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About ten blocks toward the center of downtown, Roger and the Cerberus approached the Salesforce Tower. The rain calmed down, although the sky remained gray.

Roger jumped off the Cerberus's back and rushed toward the glass door below the tower. He pulled on both metal doorknobs, but the door didn't bunch open. Someone must have locked it before leaving the city.

"Shit!" If Roger has a master key, getting inside the tower wouldn't be a problem.

The Cerberus approached behind him and stared up at the tower.

"How about we climb up?" Katina suggested.

Roger looked up. "I'm..... Not comfortable with heights."