The Pretty Prince and the Beast King
The Scholar sat cross-legged on the frozen stone, his eyes rolled back, his fingers digging into the stolen Aethelgard data-pad until his knuckles bled.
"I have to... I have to find the frequency," Aradaa gasped. His voice was a jagged rasp, vibrating with a metallic hum that wasn't human. Blue static sparked along his collarbone, singing the hair on his neck. "Kaelor, shut up! I’m in. I’m almost in."
"The wolves are at the mouth! Aradaa, move!"
The first Neon-Wolf lunged through the green haze of the gas. Its body was a sickening blur of chrome and synthetic muscle. It didn't growl; its throat emitted a high-pitched radio whine. The creature’s red optical sensors locked onto Aradaa’s throat