Sorry I've not updated for a long time. I'm doing a story-writing competition *crosses fingers*
Here you go!
Edaline ducks her head back. And she's just in time too. The beast roars and tramples around the pastures causing the other caged up animals to growl and grumble. She runs towards Grady and he hands her a thick, rough rope. Edaline receives it and knots it tightly, her fingers flying as she ties it into a lasso.
"Aim properly," shouts Grady as he jumps from one place to another to avoid the monster's gigantic feet. The underneath of them is edged with sharp spikes that threaten to pulverize Edaline. She swoops down as the beast turns to her instead and stares at her with its black, cruel pupils. The threat is clear: this monster will not hesitate to kill them, and if possible the other creatures in Havenfield too.
Edaline whips out her Imparter while dodging the creature's aggressive attacks swiftly. "Show me Alden," she shouts into the Imparter as the creature knocks the Imparter out of her hands onto the ground. Cracks form on the screen. Edaline curses. She rolls to the ground and reaches for the Imparter and failed. She grits her teeth and swipes for the Imparter again. This time she succeeds and Alden's face appears on the screen. The cracks on it makes Alden's face look distorted.
"What happened, Edaline?" he says, an anxious look on his face.
"There's a new creature that landed on our pastures. It's wild. Call help here," Edaline says quickly. They are losing hope. She needs help urgently. They need help. A single tear slides down her cheek. "Please." she whispers.
Alden nods grimly and his face disappears. Edaline let the Imparter fall to the ground again. It breaks into a million shards of crystal. She grips the lasso tightly, wiping the teardrop on her cheek quickly then stares up at the monster. Well, with or without help, this monster's going down. Sophie needs to see her and Grady alive. She needs to.
Edaline focuses on the rampaging monster, whose attention was focused on Grady and aims carefully, whipping the lasso around her head. Then when she is sure enough that she has the right position and momentum, Edaline jumps high, whips the rope outwards, and watches as the rope lands snap-perfect around the creature's thick reptile neck. Without giving a single chance for the beast to react, Edaline lands on the ground and pulls the rope with all her might. It tightens around the reptile's neck. It screeches as it stomps around in rage.
Grady grins and gives her a thumps-up as she gasped in exhaustion. "Come on, let's do this."
They chase the terrified creature around the yard, until it knocks its face into the tall fence that surrounds the Caveside(I can't remember what it's called) gate. It is dazed.
"Do you think we hurt it too much?" asks Edaline sympathetically, gazing at the knocked-out creature.
"Maybe. I hope not."
Grady boosts her up onto the reptile's back and she climbs up in ease. The creature's back is scaly and rough.
Edaline pulls out a pouch. She covers her hands with gloves and pulls out a ring of teal flowers.
She places it around the reptile's neck and quickly jumps off as the creature buckles and dozes off. "It's peaceful now."
Alden and Della rushes toward them. "Are you alright?" Alden asks them.
They nod. Edaline is dripping of perspiration. She decides not to mention that.
Della glances at the now peaceful monster. "That's quite dangerous-looking. The Council, I think, needs to be informed of that. Not that I'm saying you two can't handle it, but this creature's too aggressive. It can't survive in Havenfield."
Edaline glances at it too. But she feels pity for it. It's just an innocent little animal, just a little fierce, that is all. "Please. I want to take care of it," She pleads, looking at Grady.
He starts to shake his head, but then thinks and nods.
Alden sighs. "Fine. But it really needs to be reported to the Council. Even if they are not on very good terms with...us right now." He looks weary and tired, dark circles under his teal eyes. So does Della.
"We'll come back later," Della promises as they melted away in the light.
