Nero tightened his grip on his spear, scanning the treeline. The tremors were growing stronger.
Then something emerged from between two massive oaks, and Nero raised a brow.
The creature was enormous, easily fifteen feet tall at the shoulder. Its body was vaguely ursine, covered in matted black fur that seemed to absorb light. But where a bear would have a single head, this thing had three, each one mounted on a thick, muscular neck. The heads were canine in shape, with elongated jaws filled with rows of jagged teeth.
Each head had beady eyes with milky white pupils.
The creature's legs were long, giving it an unsettling, stilted gait. Its paws ended in claws that looked more like curved daggers, each one as long as Nero's forearm.
"A Cerberus Variant," Arthur said quietly. "Grade C."
Jacob's expression shifted. He clicked his tongue then turned to Arthur,
"How do you want to handle this?"
