Knights vs. Monsters by Matt Phelan

Author:Matt Phelan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2019-03-24T16:00:00+00:00

Magdalena and the Rabid Rapscallion

Hector and the Fingers of Fear

Bors and the Boarish Beast

Erec and the Eel of Misery

Mel and the Oozing ’Orror

The night was nearly over, and the monsters, sensing the dawn, had begun to retreat.

Erec chased a nasty-looking goblin through the village, finally cornering it by a wall and slaying it.

A candle burned in one of the homes nearby. The door was wide open.

“Greer,” breathed Erec.

He approached warily. There was not a sound from inside. Sword ready, Erec slipped in. He rounded the corner that led to Greer’s bedchamber.

Greer was lying in bed, asleep. And a rail-thin, pale figure with a bald high-domed head, pointed ears, and wide eyes was leaning over her. Its lips parted, exposing two long, sharp fangs.

With a ratlike squeak, the fiend bit Greer on the neck.

“Oi!” shouted Erec.

Strangely Greer did not wake, but the creature looked up, a trail of blood dribbling down its chin.

Erec lunged, but the monster held up one hand, its long, spidery fingers outstretched. An invisible force threw Erec back. He hit the wall and collapsed to the floor.

Erec rose, but the creature smiled and raised its hand once more, pinning Erec against the wall. It raised its hand higher and Erec lifted off the ground.

The fiend hissed at him, waving its hand to the left and dragging Erec in the same direction. Erec was powerless.

He scraped along the wall until he reached a mirror that hung there. The creature halted. It tilted its head.

Erec followed its gaze to the mirror. There was no reflection, which seemed to baffle the creature as much as it did Erec.

Taking advantage of the distraction, Erec pushed off the wall with all his might and broke the spell, landing squarely on the monster.

It squealed as they scuffled. Erec got a few good punches in. He grabbed the creature by the collar and—

Poof!

The fiend was gone. A bat fluttered in its place for a moment before darting out the door.

Greer moaned softly as she woke. When she saw Erec, she sat up with a start.

“What are you doing here?!”

“There was a . . . It—it was biting your neck!” stammered Erec.

Greer reached up to feel the two little bite marks on her neck. She drew her hand away and stared at the blood on her fingertips.

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