Lahat ng Kabanata ng Home for Horny Monsters (Book 05): Kabanata 161 - Kabanata 170

The owl, using her clawed finger, had jammed the talon into the soft flesh of her orbital socket. With a yank, she pulled her eye free as light burst from her socket. She handed it over to Yuki."All my knowledge," she explained. "In exchange, someone must care for the forest children. Please..." she begged, blood now leaking from her beak.Bigfoot put her hands together and placed them on her belly, his massive hand covering both of them."I will guide them, sister owl." He stroked the feathers on her head. "I regret that I couldn't know you better. Now sleep and be one with the woods."Yuki took the bloody orb from the owl. Upon touching her fingers, it solidified into a crystalline sphere, which she tucked into her robes.The owl gasped for air, and then fell silent. Her chest fell one last time and an ominous wind blew through the clearing. The feathers blew off her body and filled the air, blinding Mike temporarily.When the wind was gone, so was the owl."Shit," he muttered to h

Tears of joy and relief sprang to her eyes, and she wiped them away before turning around and giving Death a big hug. This, of course, was a huge mistake. It felt like the air had been sucked out of her body upon contact, and he patted her delicately on the back like she might break. Each touch of his hand felt like a jolt to her nervous system."We beat them, we won," she muttered into his robes, then shivered. Her teeth were chattering now, and she stepped away from Death. "Shit, I'm freezing."No sooner had the words left her mouth did she see the cloud of condensation form in front of her and then disperse. Death always left her with a bit of a chill, but this was more than that."Um, Lady Beth?" Reggie looked around the living room. "Doesn't it seem far too quiet in here?"She looked around the front of the house and frowned. Someone should have come to congratulate them already...right?"Lily? Kisa?" She walked toward the office and frowned at the sight of a rat lying in the bou

"Whoever did this shall pay." Though he whispered, Death's voice penetrated her entire body like a maelstrom of nails. "THEY! SHALL! PAY!"His scythe slid from his sleeves and opened by itself before he snatched it out of the air. With agony in his eyes, Death tucked the chunk of slime into his robes and hefted his weapon. With a yell, he swung it into the sarcophagus, spearing one of the larger runes and sending a wave of hot magic through the room. Beth and Reggie fled as Death destroyed the vessel, the room awash in stray magic that made her feel sick to her stomach."Death, stop!" Beth tried to get close to him but was scared of getting hit by accident. "This doesn't help!""Ah, but it does, General Bethany." With a final slash, he cut the coffin in two. "For I am not only angry for Opal's sake, but for my own. You see, these runes were designed to hide the occupant from my sight and forestall their inevitable demise. Whoever was inside has perverted the laws of nature itself. For

"They aren't real," Beth said. "Not even here.""Of course they aren't real." Neferisfet's voice came from the ceiling. "This is just a taste of the greatness you could achieve with me at your side." The music started back up, but this time it was a pulse heavy beat. Beth shivered as the two of them came close. She knew they were just images, but the sight of the two of them only brought her happiness."It's been a long stretch, lass." Suly stepped behind her and started rubbing her shoulders. "Why not let us work some kinks out fer ya?"Asterion crouched down and picked up one of her feet, then placed it on his knee. He rubbed her ankle with strong hands that caused her belly to fill with fire."You're not going to fool me so easily," she muttered, yet allowed the illusions to pamper her."Come now, surely there's something I could offer you?" Neferisfet's hands appeared around Beth's stomach. Somehow, the sorceress was standing where Suly was. "I can feel the want inside of your ach

Jenny's laughter filled the room as the arm trembled, then cracked. Beth unfolded the fingers as Tick Tock slashed away at the statue, pushing it back until she could free the rat king."We have to free Death," she yelled, then moved toward the wall. "Jenny, try to get this thing over here. Maybe we can trick it into breaking down this section of the wall."Jenny cackled, and the temperature of the room dropped so hard that it took Beth's breath away. An eerie glow surrounded the guardian moments before it rocketed across the room, just missing Beth, to crash into the wall. The concrete cracked—but held.Beth ran up behind the statue and tackled it into the wall. One of its ears snapped off, and it spun around and cocked its fist. She felt a chill in her belly and ducked in time to avoid the blow. It came for her again, but that eerie glow surrounded it again and spun it around. The statue's fist connected solidly with the wall. Small cracks formed along its knuckles, but the cracks i