When Death Whispers

There was a crash and the sound of air being sucked out of a room, it was disorienting and the dark beings that followed moved with a speed that she couldn't explain at all.
Logan growled low in his throat as he pulled out a knife in his hands that he twirled briefly and jabbed them with ease that was frightening, and maybe just a little bit sexy which made her want him even more which was so awkward in the moment.
Jerking herself from the stupid thought and focusing on what seemed to be the most alarming the crush of bodies, the smell of blood and magic, burnt flesh filled her nostrils making her nauseous.
It was the ghouls again and this time they were in their numbers and ready to fight. Where were they coming from and how the hell were there so many.
In the last encounters with them they had come out in small numbers easy to count and manage. Easy to keep track of but now they seemed to rush in droves.
Bruce charged forward with a sharp roar his hand were partly transformed to claws that he used to slash at them and jabbed the monsters and they squealed black blood spilling from their wound. Aspen pulled her hand out from one of the creatures gut , blood falling to the floor and they crumbled falling and turning to black
" Shit " Logan cursed running towards Emily , Aspen had reached her stabbing one of the ghouls that tried to bite her and picking her up from the floor where she had collapsed.
" Baby girl you need to focus " she growled, and she hissed
"I feel –" she hissed, her chest tight with the air that he couldn't let go of or that wouldn't leave her
" Focus" Logan growled, coming to stand by her his face bunched in a scowl
" For God sake you need to be ready "
I gulped at the fear in my gut, although we had information about what this was it was still half baked at best and she had no idea what to do.
" stay by her " Logan snapped and her heart kept thumping rapidly.
" Stop that,concentrate on your battle not me" she muttered
There was no way she was going to let them get distracted by her,
" I need you focused " he growled,
" We're all focusing, this attack was not planned " she roared and she was right.
This attack had taken them by surprise or it had taken her anyway. She was shaking like a leaf, her fingers clenched worriedly and she stared into the trees
" You can do this, you have trained well enough that you can" Aspen said taking her hand and squeezing, she nodded and pulled away grabbing the sheathed blade on her coat pocket they stood back to back trying not leave each other as they slashed at the slimy bastards and watched them crumble to the floor black blood and all. They stretched their arm to scratch at them and they dodged. Couldn't afford to get a wound and definitely could not afford to be infected with whatever was in those teeth or nails.
Emily huffed struggling to regain her breathe as Bruce dropped one of them that had slipped past her, her grip tightened on the dagger in her hand.
She wondered if that was Finn plan to get them derailed, were they closer to finding the truth. Was that why he didn't want them to get to the pack.
She gulped at the fear in her gut,
There were many ghouls on the floor, dead eyes glassy and staring at the sky but still more of them poured out of the forest. Was there a portal or a place where they were coming from.
She glanced around the chaos searching for something even though she was not sure what exactly she was looking for face and then she spotted it a few feet away , dark curly hair, and for the instant of a moment a flash of gray eyes peering from the forest.
" Did you see that " she asked Aspen, and she shook her head
" See what" she hissed and Emily frowned looking away from the road
" I think, he's here. Finn, we need to find him" she stumbled and Logan gripped her arm
" You can't seriously think I'd let you go in there" he muttered and she hissed
" Well you're dumb if you think that I'm just going to let it go " she muttered and ran after the shadow
" Emily get back here " he roared
" Let's follow" Aspen mumbled, but she wasn't paying attention. She rushed in after the shadow through the thick trees and shrubbery branches tugged at her clothing.
" Where do you think your going princess" a voice growled a heavy broadsword falling towards her she dodged flitting away, she stood shakily her breath erratic.
She looked up to find a woman. It was a woman, the woman who held the sword was tall and slender which should have made it easy for her to sneak up behind her, wrapping her arm around her neck.
" You really should not have come here " she mumbled and Emily tried not to choke as she gripped her sword emptying her mind so she could remember what exactly she was doing here.She stilled and then in one swift motion lodged her elbow into her gut once then twice, the woman huffed and let go , she swerved around turning to face her
" You can't get closer than that," she hissed looking at her, the woman smiled
" Whose gonna stop me" she asked and Emily grinned
" Me" howling a battle cry she struck at her but she blocked the sword pushing her away
" Your father should have joined us when Finn asked him too, he called for your family and was declined" she growled striking again, Emily stiffened
" How do you know my father, who are you. Where is Finn, " she asked and the woman laughed
" Our king would never come here " she hissed and Emily huffed.
" Finn is no king and I think we both know that " she mumbled and the woman hissed offended
" You stupid whore" she roared charging at her and she slide away from the attacks climbing back to her feet almost immediately , Logan got to her brushed into her sending her spinning across the forest floor. She rushed to him and he stood there breathing harshly, Bruce and Aspen still seemed to be fighting badly
"I'll cover you" he said and proceeded to do just that,
Emily knew that they had to get close enough to her to wound her, and she told him as much so he knew what exactly they were doing, he looked torn as if he wasn't certain what to do
" Can you wound her " he asked breath heavy and she hissed
" If I can get close enough" she muttered he took a deep breath
" Then let's get you there"
" If we can capture her we can interrogate her " she muttered
" she knows something about my father " she muttered he looked to her and he nodded
" Let's do this " he hissed
She could hear the chaos behind them, it was a rush of bodies pushing and pullings and as the ghouls screamed and fell to the floor their voices sounding almost too thin, she slipped past the fallen ghouls and the snarling one that were still alive and trying to fight at them, she was edging closer to her blade raised , when Logan was tossed into a tree and fell to the floor , she roared and reached for her to stab her but she was batted away as well, she rose from the floor and rushed to stab her again
" Nice try girl " she spat striding towards her she swung at her and she raised her hand to stop but the woman, hit her slapping her soundly, she crashed to the floor heaving, her sword dislodged from her hand.
She scrambled backwards she'd be damned if she died here before her job was done spinning slightly she kicked at her hitting him in the knee, she grunted falling to her uninjured knee
" I'll enjoy killing you slowly" she gritted pulling herself upward,
" I'd like to see you try" she hissed moving toward her, she tripped her over and leaned over her pressing her hand over her throat
" Where is my father" she asked
" You think this will scare me" the woman spat. Emily roared
" Will you still think I'm funny," she punched her face over and over again her heart clenching as warm blood spilled out of her mouth and nose to the floor on her face every where that she had skin, blood touched in splatters and drops.
" Tell me where my father is " she roared tears leaking down her face.
" Go screw yourself"
It was sudden but a strong gust of wind pushed her off the woman and she landed on the floor, she patted the ground looking for her sword, as a voice stuttered
" I'll kill you, I swear I will" she roared trying to slashed at her.
She twisted away knife in hand and jumped her stabbing her in the thigh dragging the knife down till it tore flesh and reached for bone.
She grabbed her hair which had little strand free of the plait she pulled into. She moaned in pain and grabbed Emily and slapped her again and again blood filling her mouth with it's metallic taste.
" now die human" she grunted bending over her.
Emily closed her eyes and she grinned
" I'm not so sure about that" she whispered
" Then you are a delusional one " she replied arm raised and dagger poised to strike,
" I said die" she roared
" No you die" Aspen grunted and shoved the dagger into her shoulder,her eyes widened in surprise and her breath falling in a stutter as she crumpled over and fell to the dirt floor. Emily scrambled off the floor as she heaved a breath, she rose to her feet looking around her breathlessly
" Thank you" she mumbled
" Don't thank me yet" she muttered breathing too hard as well.
" We need to send this things back to where they came from" she said . Emily looked behind to where Logan was struggling to still be in his feet and Bruce seemed overwhelmed as well
Then she heard it the noise of footsteps and a loud roar across the forest that seemed to echo over the long distance so that it felt like the whole place was vibrating.
The first ghoul fell to the floor, black blood spilling over the ground painting the grass and soaking it deep and through, she stilled
" Who are those " she hissed and Aspen laughed
" Thank God" she said softly
" It's the Golden Fang pack" she hissed and gestured for her to join the fight
" Let's do this "
They rushed into the melee and joined the fight.