Chapter 72: Sahadow-Marked

Freya's POV

I was surrounded by swirling blackness.

A loud, guttural snarl chilled me to the bone. The luminous eyes of the monster, if it could be called that, were fixed on me as it stood a few feet away. Tendrils of black mist curled around its limbs as its twisted body altered.

Then it lunged.

"Freya!" As he pushed me away, Finnick's voice echoed.

The creature's claws slammed into the earth, inches from me. The stone began to break because of the impact. Debris and dust flew.

Dorian was on his feet already, sword up. His blade sliced into the creature's side as he struck quickly.

It flinched just a little.

In a cold, strange movement, it turned its head to face Dorian. Then it attacked in a flurry of motion.

Just a second before, Dorian rolled away as the creature's claws raked the earth where he stood. Under his breath, he swore.

"It's not dying," he said firmly. "It is similar to—"