He knew that day would come, because it wasn't the first time. Silver Ash, closed the door on the floor after making sure Elira and Lyanna were already inside. Four months he had built that underground room for moments like this."Whatever you hear, never open this door, understood!" Ash was in a hurry, he didn't want that door to be seen."Come with us! What good does it do for you to stay outside!" Elira couldn't hold back her tears. Below her, Lyanna, their 10-year-old daughter just stood there without fully understanding what was happening."I'll come for you, I promise!" a kiss on the forehead and the door shut tight.Ash covered the door with a carpet just as part of the roof suddenly burst open. Roof tiles and pieces of wood rained down as the six-legged creature tried to force its way inside.Ash ran, dodging the falling debris and grabbed a small axe lying near the fireplace. The creature was the size of a full-grown bear, its heavy body landed right in front of him, making t

"Ah ...." Elira let out a soft moan, her eyes wide."Honey? are you alright?" Elira was confused, her husband had never torn her clothes just to ask for her touch.Ash usually started with gentle touches and cheap compliments that always made Elira laugh because she knew exactly what he was after. But the woman did not resist, did not interrupt.She only watched Ash, whose breathing had quickened and felt warm against her face. Both of Ash's eyes stared at her breasts with raw hunger, as if he were seeing them for the first time."Ah!" Elira startled again when Ash's hands suddenly reached out and grabbed both of her breasts.Ash pressed his face against her, sucking her nipple hard with a loud noise like someone slurping a bowl of soup. Elira winced, enduring the painful sensation."Honey, you're going to wake Lyanna next door with that sound."However, Ash did not listen, the man did not say a single word. Elira gripped the edge of the table tightly to distract herself from the pain

No one spoke for several seconds after Ash said those words.Then Jacker's laughter broke out, loud and sudden, followed by all of his men. Several of them bent over gripping their knees.Ash did not move, his eyes fixed on Jacker's face."You killed it." Jacker repeated the words between his laughter, then wiped the corners of his eyes with the back of his hand. "With what, kid? That thing didn't go down from bullets, it even crushed our iron cannon."He paused for a moment, his smile widening. "Did you shove your cock in until it choked to death?"His men's laughter grew louder. One of them squatted on the ground and several others coughed between their laughs."I drove a sword through its jaw," Ash answered flatly. "From below until it pierced through its head. The thing didn't get the chance to fight back."Jacker waved his hand, his laughter dying down. "Haha, damn. Alright, good enough for a joke, but right now I don't have time for your jokes, punk.""I'm not lying."Jacker's f

The bag wasn't large, only enough for a few changes of clothes, a pack of hardtack and one water bottle.Ash tied the drawstring twice, an old habit that wasn't necessary but his hands did it on their own. In the corner of the room, the bed was still as neat as Elira had left it that morning. The pillow on the left side still had a small indent at the center.Ash didn't look at it again.His small axe hung at his hip, the rest he left behind. The furniture, the farming tools, all the belongings he had gathered over ten years of living in Pinedale, all of it stayed where it was. He had no use for any of it."You don't have to go, son."Mr. Alton's voice, the village deputy head, came from the bedroom doorway. The old man stood with his hands at his sides, his hunched back looking heavier than usual. "This place is your home, Ash."Ash turned to face the old man. His expression was neither angry nor sad, only flat like the surface

The sounds of human activity could already be heard that early in the distance. Ash had just passed the last tree, leaving the territory of Mount Atmos behind him.The creak of wooden cart wheels over rocky ground, the snorting of horses carrying loads on the left and right sides of the road. The scent of wet earth and grain husks already drifted through the air.From the direction behind Ash, a heavy footfall sound came that was different from all of that. Ash glanced back briefly and saw a Lambiz walking along the rocky path.Its body was the size of a full-grown bison with thick fur that flared out around its shoulders and a large tail moving slowly to swat flies. Behind it, a thick rope pulled a wooden cart full of goods crates stacked almost to the height of a rooftop.Ash turned back to face forward and continued walking.A large stone gateway stood at the entrance to the city, its name carved at the top in letters that had already faded slightly from the weather. Blackridge.Be