In_Darkness_Dwells
Date: 3/11/2024,
Categories:
Fiction
Horror,
Non-Erotic,
Author: Sage_of_the_Forlorn_Path
... brains like they were eating shellfish. Once finished, they dragged the bodies into the middle of town and piled them up into a bleeding mountain.
The citizens of Runa were doing their best to defend themselves, but the invasion was coming from all sides, and their weapons did little to stop them. A shotgun blast might knock these horrific ghouls on their back for a moment, but they always got back up. Their claws carved through the flesh of those who tried to fight back, spilling blood and entrails onto the ground.
When Sam, Volker, and the soldiers reached the town, they were immersed in a sea of fire and blood, as if Hell had claimed the land. "Fan out! We have to save everyone that's left!" Matei ordered.
The soldiers split up, running in all directions and trying to pick off the demons with their rifles, but bullet wounds only seemed to anger them. One of the demons charged, running on all fours and shrugging off the soldiers' bullets. It leaped over one man, slashing his face in the process and sending him falling to the ground, screaming in agony. The rest of the soldiers surrounded the beast, attacking it on all sides with bullets, bayonets, and rifle stocks.
Volker grabbed Sam's shoulder. "Come on, we need to get my notes, they're our only chance!"
They took off, running for the tavern, which was now in flames. As Volker rushed inside, one of the demons ran toward Sam. He swung his axe and buried the blade in the side of the monster's neck, but it ...
... seemed unhindered as it rode him to the ground. Sam pressed the axe handle to its throat, using all his strength to keep the monster at arm's length. Its fleshy jaws spread wide, and a mass of thorny tentacles reached toward his face. Inches from his eyes, he could see the small mouths at the end of each tentacle, resembling pits of teeth surrounded by flesh-ripping blades.
Terror gripped him, terror that not even No Man's Land had instilled. He had been told that Rathodor fed on souls, and these beasts probably did as well. Only now did those words bear true weight. At that moment, he understood what it meant for his soul to be devoured, for his eternal essence to become sustenance for this godless abomination. He’d rather burn to death than let this monster feed.
The beast grabbed his shoulders with its powerful grip, trying to pull him closer. His strength was failing, and he knew he would die in moments. Then, Volker rushed over with his shotgun in hand. He couldn't go for the head without risking injuring Sam, so he pressed the twin barrels to the side of the monster's spine and fired both rounds, ripping the beast in half. The wound failed to hamper its fury, and it let go of Sam so it could attack Volker.
It grabbed his leg to knock him off balance, then moved up to his head, with Volker mimicking Sam and using his shotgun to try and stay out of its reach. Sam got to his feet and swung his axe, burying it in the monster's back, but still, it refused to die. Again ...