Black Birds by J. P. Rice

Author:J. P. Rice [Rice, J. P.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jason Paul Rice
Published: 2019-01-13T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

“HOLY SHIT, WHAT IS that?” Titania squeaked.

I jumped up out of my slumber, eyes glazed over with sleep. “What? Who? Why did you just yell?”

The dragonfly gestured with her head to the left. I rubbed my eyes and turned my head. Instantly, my pulse raced as I saw an alligator only a few feet away. Luckily, the Morrigan was already up and on it. In a crouched stance, she was about a foot away from the gator’s massive mouth.

The Morrigan backed up and slapped the ground, “Come on, you lil fucker. You wanna play?”

I backed up several steps to give the Morrigan enough room to operate on the slight incline. Peeking around, I didn’t see Justinian anywhere and wondered if he had gotten up early to relieve himself again. At any rate, he’d avoided this reptile that I could only imagine had escaped from the swamp.

The alligator’s jaw opened, and it hissed. No coffee necessary. My heart pumped out of control, as a mouthful of sharp, but crooked fangs lunged at the Morrigan’s outstretched hand. She yanked it back as the jaw snapped closed, missing her fingertips by only inches. I couldn’t see her face, but I was rather certain the Morrigan had a big smile on her face.

“Why don’t you just blast it with magic?” I asked.

She didn’t turn around. Feeling out the alligator, she responded, “That’s no fun. There’s a little spot right at the back of their head. It’s one of the few ways to kill them. Most do it with a gun, but I’m gonna use a knife.” She pulled a knife from a sheath on her hip and put the blade in her mouth. She bit down, freeing her hands and crouched into position again.

“Well, do you think you can keep it down, so we don’t attract all the guards?” I whispered over the hissing alligator. This crazy bitch was going to mess around and get us busted.

The Morrigan nodded with the flat of the blade stuck between her teeth and dangled her left hand in front of the alligator’s face, tempting the beast to make the first move. The gator took the bait and snapped at her hand. She jerked it back, narrowly avoiding amputation, and at the same time, she reached out with her right hand.

The gator’s jaw clapped shut, and she grabbed the side of its mouth with her thumb over the top and her fingers on the underside. My heart pounded against my ribcage as the reptile thrashed around, attempting to break loose. Face to face with the angry gator, the Goddess maintained her firm grip.

She moved in with her other hand and grabbed the other side of its mouth. The gator whipped its tail around, and it headed straight for the Morrigan’s face. She ducked at the last moment and avoided the pain. Mo chuckled, as the tail recoiled and slapped her on the upper arm. The gator scurried from side to side swinging its tail wildly.

I searched through the low-hanging branches for guards but found no goblins in the area.

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