THE BEASTS FROM THE DARKNESS

With my katana in my hand, I jumped and stood on the altar, trying to listen.

I could hear it. No… I could hear THEM. Their feet tapped gently on the stone floor, and the growls were low, and predatory. For the first time, I remembered my fire breathing power. Trying to do it just the way Maia had taught me to, I exhaled in the air, and was met with disappointment when all I did was huff into empty space.

They felt even closer now, and I gave off two more huffs, before a final one set off a flame that illuminated the whole temple and showed me what I was locked in here with.

Lions.

Nine lions.

For the first time, I got to understand how truly terrifying those animals were. From a distance, it appears majestic, even reminiscent of a cat, but when it comes so close that you can feel its predatory breath close to you, all you think of is how it can kill.

Even then, my katana felt like a trivial thing to fight a lion with.

One lurched forward, and before I knew what was happening, a might
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