Elian's POV
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"Duck!" Axel yelled, grabbing his shoulders and pushing him alongside himself.
Elian subconsciously closed his eyes as he fell on the ground, Axel placing his body over him. But the Beta didn't end there, getting on his feet and making a defensive stance for moon knows what.
[Daddy Axel to the rescue!]
Elian squinted, sitting up. When his eyes flicked to the window, however, a cold shiver ran down his spine when he saw the shadow growing larger by the second, the lights in the room flickering still.
That ain't no "shadow". That—
"Umbra beast." Axel snapped, stretching his arms wide enough to shield Elian from the thing's line of sight. "Creatures of darkness that can be created for a variety of reasons... Including hunting targets. Which I guess is you, Elian."
Suddenly, dark tentacles sprouted out of the shadow before shooting toward Axel.
