Seven Devils
Ruby dripping from beneath his nails as the bark from the tree gathered under them, tearing into his flesh when he slashed again with a might that left a gaping hole in its wake.
White fangs gleaming in the moonlight, when Clay’s body bent down fully into a crouch.
“That’s better. Now, take it down.” The voice demanded, rich like velvet.
Clay obeyed, dashing forward as pain prickled past his flesh. But as quick as it appeared, it vanished. Liberation falling in its wake as fur tickled the edges of his vision, rich ebony moving in a blur as a thunderous SNAP hollowed through the forest. Bark spraying into the air, leaves scattering on the wind, when the tree was broken clean in half. Four paw