Chapter 58: Ishir

I had just smelled the scent of blood when Ajax yelled for us. We all turned and began racing in that direction. I’m thankful that Zephyr diverted to Kano, taking the kids with her because I wouldn’t want them or anyone else to see this. I’m an animal, but even for me, this is violent.

I shut off my mind to Zephyr, hoping she won’t come looking for these images. The field looks like a slaughterhouse. It looks like an entire herd of deer, some foxes and who knows what else has been literally ripped to shreds.

I slowly walk forward, trying to catch the scents of what could have done this. It’s impossible to even say if whatever did this actually fed on these poor creatures or just ripped them apart.

“What do you smell, Ishir?” Avani asks me quietly.

The three of us, Avani, Cedric and I have seen awful death. When Zephyr was killing the shifters, we saw it, but not like this. Zephyr was quick, efficient, she made their deaths as easy as she could. This is pure violence, rage, possibly