Scholomance 8: The Devil's Academy by Logan Jacobs

Author:Logan Jacobs [Jacobs, Logan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-01-24T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

“Backs pressed against each other,” I ordered under my breath. “Have your familiars nearby, and keep your eyes open. Remember, these creatures can’t see you, but they can hear and smell you.”

“That’s right,” Revna panted before she notched an arrow in her bow. “We must fight as quietly as possible. I know it sounds challenging, but do your best not to shout or scream.”

Everyone gathered in a circle, and we all had our wands pointed out in front of us. No one said a word as the croaking, shrieking, and cackling grew louder, but I knew fear was in the air. As the seconds painfully ticked by and the cave-dwelling creatures drew closer, I thought I could smell something foul and decaying in the air. It reeked of rotting flesh, mixed with the stench of something sour and long dead. I quickly realized the closer these cries grew, the worse the smell became, and it was growing more and more difficult to breathe.

Then a shrill shriek suddenly echoed through the cave, and it was louder than anything I’d ever heard before. The sound made me want to crouch down in agony, but I knew I had to keep my stance and remain upright and still. Blood pooled down my ears, and my hand shook as the sound resounded a second time, but I refused to falter or cower back.

“Keep a sharp lookout,” I quietly reminded everyone when the sound died. “I can feel one of them lurking nearby…”

I thought I could see a figure moving in the shadows out of the corner of my eye, and when I gently craned my neck, I spotted something wedged in the rocks and crawling like a cockroach in between the cracks.

I didn’t have to ask Revna what the hideous creature was because I already knew.

It was an ice wendigo.

The deadly creature had a long, slim, and bony body, and its back legs were extensive and hunched over at the knee as it crawled. At the end of its fingertips were great black talons, and they looked as sharp and as long as daggers. The beast’s skin was pulled tightly over its bones, and its flesh was sallow and gray. Large, bulging, glassy eyes protruded out of its skull, and its mouth was lipless, bloody, and tattered. When it sneered, only pointed, rotting teeth were exposed, and thick yellow drool seeped from the corners of its mouth as it sniffed the air.

I knew it could smell us, and no matter how quietly we breathed, it only drew closer and closer. It was nearing me in particular, and when it opened its mouth, the scent of its foul breath washed over me like a cloud of poison.

Before it had a chance to shriek and alert the others, I whipped out my blade and stuck it right through its wide mouth. Then I pushed with all my force and made sure the end of my weapon went right through the back of its skull. It

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