"Hey, hey, there is no way we can fight something like this with technology." Victor pressed his forehead to the hoverjet's cold window, a horrified look fixed on his face as the truth settled in. Outside, the Blood Dragon loomed through the shuddering darkness, its hide a living furnace of red seams and pulsing veins.
His blood-red eyes caught the creature's glow and tightened, as if something inside him knelt of its own will. His resolve thinned, crumbling before the urge to fight could even take shape.
Earlier, before the monster showed itself, when they had taken position to strike under cover of darkness, Adyr's voice had cut through the radio on a bed of heavy static and interference.
He gave the order to cancel the mission. The words were clear enough to obey but vague enough to confuse them. Even so, they were soldiers, and they withdrew from the area.
