Atonement
Dreams of a better time is all Henderson has been having now. He awoke to the low growl of alarm coming from Shadow Grim's throat. His vision a blur as he reaches for his rifle after waking up. His hand grabbed at air, as he reached. The creature howled as its tongue whipped the ceiling, splintering the wood above its head.
"What the fuck..." Henderson dragged out as he watched the creature.
A shadow moved quick like a large arrow it rammed into the creatures chest, causing it to tumble and tumbling with it. The growling, hissing, and the animalistic wails of pain rang out during the scuffle. Where did this thing come from? What was happening outside that was so bad that the alarm blared? It was apparent that The Colonel's secure location just became unsecured.
Amongst the broken glass dry wall and wood, Henderson crawled to his riffle. This hulk of a creature crashed through his office window like it was a paper bag. The three LK that were outside his door rushed in to their deaths. The swiftness and deadly instinct of this creature was to much for them. Their crushed torn and broken bodies lay bleeding out in The Colonel's study.
Shadow Grim went flying into the wall with a whine of pain. His black coat, slick with blood. The creature whipped its head and its tongue followed, lashing the wolf as it staggered to its feet. It whipped its head again and its tongue lashed Shadow Grim, but this time a sickening cracking sound rang out from the wolf followed by a howl of pain.
Roaring Henderson fired, pouring on the bullets. This only brought the creatures attention towards him. It lashed its tongue again, whipping Henderson's shoulder, causing him to lose his rifle as he screamed in pain. The creature tackled Henderson then, its blood dripping from its wounds onto his uniform, cold black and thick. Its tongue licked the face of the Colonel as it retracted into its mouth. Henderson wished that the dream of hunting wild turkey with his son was real at this moment.
Teeth tore into flesh, ripping, tearing, shredding. Blood flowed out of the vice like grip, and the creature screamed in agony. Shaking his head, Shadow Grim ripped and pulled at the throat of the creature, as the colonel fought free from under the mass of the black tongue invader.
Henderson quickly stood, drawing his side arm. The creature jerked its head back pushing the young wolf away. Instantly the creature was to its back, This time pinned by the Colonel. The .45 caliber semi-automatic pistol coughed eight times into the beasts left eye in rapid session.
The beast shook and convulsed, swinging its arms during its fit of pain. The creature knocked Henderson from its chest to the ceiling. Instantly Shadow grim was on it as it lashed its tongue in an ark screaming, he grabbed hold of the thick long black whip of a tongue and severed it from the jaws of the creature. The creature began to convulse again rolling this way and that waving its limbs in a crazed like state, kicking and swinging at the air.
Henderson grabbed his riffle and took aim at the creature as he stood beside Shadow Grim. Together they watched this weird sight till the creature finally ceased movement. For good measure the Colonel emptied his clip into the beast. Looking over to Shadow Grim, Henderson frowned.
"Drop it!" The Colonel said sternly. Whimpering in reply, Shadow Grim let the long slithering tongue, drop to the floor.