Barbarian Alien by Ruby Dixon

Author:Ruby Dixon
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Ruby Dixon
Published: 2015-07-09T23:00:00+00:00

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I scream in horror as Raahosh’s long body goes flying over the edge of the cliff, several of the creatures flying over with him. I rush to the side where he went over and look down. It’s at least a thirty foot drop and Raahosh is on his back, crumpled in the snow. One of his legs is at an odd angle and he lies atop a dead metlak. The others are strewn around him, not moving, and the snow is spattered with blood. I can’t tell if he’s alive or dead.

I can’t be alone out here. I can’t.

I can’t lose him.

Hot panic rushes through me. I only have one arrow left and there’s three of the creatures remaining, along with the young one that still frolics and plays in the snow as if this is all a game. I don’t know what to do. They continue to advance and I see wicked claws tipping each finger, and their furby-like faces look more and more ominous as they approach.

And they killed Raahosh. These fucking dicks.

My last arrow trembles in my hand and then I get an idea. I fling my bow aside and grab the metlak youngling as it frolics close, and I jam the arrow under its jaw and pin it against my body. A hostage is the only chance I have — but I don’t know if the creatures are smart enough to realize what a hostage situation is. They look vaguely human-like, but I could be all wrong. They could just stare at me and then come and rip my throat out anyhow.

But they cry out and stop when I grab the young one. It wriggles and squirms in my arms, and its claws sink into my arms, but I hold the arrow against its jaw, grimly determined. I take a step to the side, and they watch me, their eyes wild. They make weird crooning noises in their throats, and the one in my grip responds.

This…might work.

I glance over the edge of the ledge, desperate for a way down. I have to get to Raahosh. Have to. In my head, if I can get to him, I can save him. Let him know that I don’t really hate him, that I’m just confused and unhappy, but that his smiles make the world not so bad…

I pace against the edge, watching the other metlak-things as I creep around the cliff, looking for the way down. I spy something that looks like a footpath and head toward it, my hostage squirming and clawing in my scratch-covered arms. I look at the others, to see if they’re staying back. They hunch in the snow, watching me with predatory eyes. “Raahosh,” I call out, hoping he’ll answer and is fine, and my eyes are just mistaking things. But there’s nothing but silence.

I call his name desperately again as I slide down the steep path. “Raahosh! Please! Answer me!”

The ‘path’ gives out a short distance from the bottom and both I and my captive tumble the last few feet to the ground, only to land in thick snow.

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