Sword Sirens by Edmund Hughes

Author:Edmund Hughes [Hughes, Edmund]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-01-01T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 28

“Kerys!”

Ari sprinted for her, knowing that there was no way that he’d close the distance before the slime was able to. He saw Kerys scream and attempt to run. One of her feet slipped on grass, dampened from the dense fog as it was, and the slime slithered toward her.

It moved across one of her legs, pulling the limb into its own body with a viscous, sucking sound. Kerys screamed and tried to punch it with one of her hands. The motion only resulted in her hand also becoming stuck within the slime’s gooey, blue form.

Ari reached her after another second and made a desperate attempt at pulling her out. It was like trying to free a person from thick mud, except with an additional, sucking force counteracting him. Kerys was screaming, and Ari felt like doing the same as he did what he could and watched his efforts come up short.

The slime had absorbed all of her except for her shoulders, neck and head when Ari reached the point where he knew he needed a change of tactics. He took his sword in both hands and cleaved at the monster with a vicious strike.

The blade cut into the slime halfway before coming to a stop. Predictably, Ari found that he couldn’t pull it loose with any amount of strength. He groaned through clenched teeth in frustration, taking a step back.

“Eva!” he shouted. “Change back!”

She did, in a flash of light, but the slime still had one of her legs absorbed into its bulk. Kerys was up to the neck now, and she was desperately turning her head from side to side in an attempt to slow down the inevitable.

He needed a plan. He needed an idea, even, something he could act upon to keep his friends from getting killed. Ari briefly considered submerging himself into the slime to try to fight it within before recognizing how insane and reckless it would be.

He looked toward the forest and noticed a tree jutting out at an odd angle that was directly in front of the slime. Ari didn’t have time to stop and consider whether it would work. He rushed into the forest, climbed onto the half-fallen tree trunk, and began to swing from one of its branches.

The tree was nearly uprooted, and with each movement, Ari could feel it coming further loose from the ground. The slime was moving forward at a slow pace and would be directly under where he needed it in mere seconds. Timing was of the essence, but he didn’t have much margin for error. Kerys was coughing, and he could see that the slime was about to suck her in far enough to cover her mouth completely.

“Arrghh!” Ari threw all of his weight against the tree trunk and felt it snap loose completely. The tree threw him into a tumble as it fell, smashing down in a direct hit against the slime’s oozing bulk.

Ari landed in the river. He found his footing against the slick rocks and hurried over to the bank.

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