Among The Beasts And Briars Novels & Stories

"You need your strength." "You need it more," she said simply. Warmth spread through me. The burning faded a little. The pain dulled, but her face had gone pale. Before I could thank her, the ground trembled beneath us. Trees shook. Birds scattered. Out of the shadows, they came—huge beasts, half-human, half-boar. Wereboars. Their tusks were sharp, their eyes wild. They were slow, but powerful. One wrong move, and we would be crushed.

The rupture of the ward cleft further, a dark seam cutting across the golden pattern. The atmosphere of Brunschière trembled with it. Sparks detonated like mortal stars, showering on the cobblestones in front of the walls. The townspeople down below screamed, scrambling into shelters as the plague-beasts beyond attacked more strenuously, their claws ripping against the barrier with added ferocity.

Ronan's POV The wind roared across the open grasslands, bending the tall, golden stalks under its relentless force. Sparse trees dotted the expanse, their twisted branches reaching toward the storm-gray sky like skeletal fingers. The horizon stretched endlessly ahead, rippling with waves of shifting vegetation. At the center of it all, a black beast thundered across the plains.

The air was cold, carrying the scent of pine and something sharp and acrid – fear. She moved with a predator’s grace, silent and efficient. Every muscle was coiled, ready to strike or vanish. Her senses were honed to a razor’s edge. The rustle of leaves wasn’t just wind; it was a potential ambush. The snapped twig wasn’t just nature; it was an intruder. This wasn’t the soft, familiar world of the pack house, or the vibrant, sunlit forest she knew. This was a battlefield, a hunting ground, a place where the weak were consumed.

now. Its yellow eyes glowed brighter, and its lips curled back to reveal sharp teeth. I could hear its heavy breathing and could feel the vibration of its growls in my chest.“Stay back!” I shouted, my voice cracking with fear.The beast snarled, stepping closer. Its hot breath hit my face, and I knew I was out of time.I dropped to my knees, my heart racing as I whispered a shaky prayer. “If this is it... if this is how it ends... please, just let it be quick.”The beast lunged, its claws raised to strike.But then, out of nowhere, a sharp whistle cut through the air, followed by a dull thud.The beast roared in pain, staggering back as a spear embedded itself in its side.I blinked, my mind stru

CORA The massive iron doors of the fortress groaned as they swung open, and the cold mountain air hit me with a force that made my lungs sting. Liam and Cade didn't waste a second as they headed toward the stables, returning moments later with two Dreadbeasts that looked more like nightmares than animals. Their thick, matted fur was dark as pitch, and their eyes glowed with a feral yellow light that made me take a step back. I didn't know how to ride one of these things, so I had to tag along with Liam, and he pulled me up onto the saddle behind him without a word. I wrapped my arms around his waist, the leather of his jacket cold under my palms, and I tried to ignore the way the muscles in

Quelle looks at him, "I don't know how much I can take of this foolish." **** Bresia had concluded that Tabby and Emmie were lying about some warriors coming. She starts to leave when hundreds of armor creatures with swords and shields arrive and at a huge green and black beast that's half man. "What in the hell is that? Is that' Lucius and what kind of creatures are those?" she mumbles while stepping back.

I suppose it's probably for the best, I don't want him anywhere near this mess, if it were up to me he would have never been exposed to this whole other world. "Everything is fine." I don't even know why I'm saying that. I have three demons in my house and two of them are trying to kill me. "Go back to my room. Everything is going to be fine...." I don't even get to finish that sentence as Soliaire surprises me by finally driving his hand into my flesh, grasping my heart and ultimately burning me. I didn't see it coming because my eyes were sorely on Sky and that gave Soliaire the perfect diversion.

All I could do was watch helplessly and pray he would pull through. Grayson covered Alex as he dashed to Mason's aid. I noticed Austin had ceased shooting, probably out of ammunition by this point. The bush he crouched behind appeared to convulse. Then bam! If I had blinked, I would have missed it. Austin burst into the clearing as a gigantic grizzly bear. It amazed me as he ran to Grayson and Lucas's aid, swiping his deadly claws around like samurai swords. "You've got some explaining to do," Grayson berated Austin. Lucas growled in agreement.

If the suicide team content of trolls, traitors, werewolves, and some other monsters, the beasts were totally in a different league. It was so magnificent to see not only the griffins attacking other griffins, but there were also kitsune, a few wild dragons, and normal animal species such as lions, bears, tigers, wolves, hyenas, leopards, gorillas, lunatic mooses, eagles, crows and many more joined in. It was led by Cole and also King - the raven that was supposed to side with Alberu. In the sky, on the ground, the beasts were grouping coordinately into their own group and assisting the allies. At this point, Sabrina couldn’t help but view those beasts including the normal animals as intelli