Fenrir didn’t hesitate and bolted, taking large strides across the white expanse. Snow flew into the air with every stop it took. Each movement aggravated Cristian’s injuries, but he gritted his teeth and held his tongue. The wolf bounded into the forest and past the dead trees as white breath left its maw. Cristian glanced back occasionally for any signs of pursuit and saw nothing.However, he refused to let his guard down. After being caught off guard and losing his legs, he refused to also lose his life.Soon they burst through the other side of the forest. Suddenly, something erupted from the ground, and Fenrir barely avoided the creature bursting forth from the snow. Cristian’s eyes widened in horror at the frost worm staring down at them, or rather, its mouth was pointed towards them, as it had no eyes to see.What was it doing there? He had never seen one in the area before. If he had known, he would have made sure to avoid it completely. The only thing worse than a frost worm

The moment the event was over and everyone started leaving, Cristian knew it was time to face the music. With a sigh, he slowly walked towards where he knew his family was. Each step felt like he was being lead to his execution, and given the new changes, it might very well be. When he finally found them, he saw that they were huddled together with grim expressions on their faces. None of them seemed to notice his approach until he was just a few feet away. That’s when his father spotted him and marched over to him.A punch square to the face knocked him flat off his feet, and his father barked, “You dare to show your face here. How dare you do this to the family.”Cristian licked his lips, tasting blood, as the small wolf snarled at his father. He brushed a soothing hand over its fur to keep it from acting rashly. Gritting his teeth, he sat up and stared at his so-called family.While he might not have been punched in the last life, it was still the same words. They would continue to

Every beast summoned through the summoning ritual always had some kind of ability or power that made it unique. A mouse summoned through the ritual could have the power to read minds, though this kind of matchup was quite rare. The power a beast had usually correlated with their nature, so a snake would likely have a poison-related power. They also typically only had one ability. The more powerful summons could have more than one, with the highest ever heard of being five.Cristian had dreamed of having a dragon as his companion even though he knew the chances were slim. His family had summoned relatively normal animals with decent abilities. His father and mother had a lion and lioness as their partners that could control fire.Considering Fenrir was the great beast of the end, he expected something great, but he could have never imagined what he heard next.[Given my current state, I believe the best option is to lend you my powers.]“...Excuse me?” he blurted out.[I can’t exert th

“What the hell is going on?” Brayan demanded, panting heavily as he stared at the white walls surrounding the group.“How the hell should I know?” Aidan shot back as he leaned against one of the walls that he had tried to punch a hole through only to hurt his fist instead.Jeanine nervously nibbled on her thumbnail, staring down at her phone, as she tapped frantically on the screen. It continued to reiterate that there was no phone signal and to move into an area with coverage.“Why? Why isn’t it working?” she muttered, unable to tear her eyes away from the screen.Katie watched all of this play out and tugged at Jagger’s sleeve, asking, “Jagger, baby, what do we do?”Jagger’s grim expression didn’t falter, studying the scene before him. He hadn’t expected this to happen when he brought his gang to bully the greatest disgrace of the century. When Cristian had summoned his beast, everyone had been shocked. Everyone knew that there was always a light show during the summoning. The brigh

“We’re here,” Katie said as they stood in front of the driveway to her home.Cristian took a moment to study the place. It was an impressive house with three stories and two fancy cars parked in the driveway. He was certain that the backyard was just as impressive, but it didn’t matter much in the end. What he was after was the money, not the property. Even if he somehow got his hands on the deed, there was no way he could sell it before the apocalypse started.“Before we go in, I want to make something clear,” he said, resting a hand on her shoulder.She shuddered before tentatively asking, “What?”“You are not to let them know about what happened between us. If I see any hint that you might sell me out…” he trailed off, letting her fill in the blank.Katie gritted her teeth and said, “I understand.”“Good. Now ladies first,” he said, indicating for her to go first.She glared at him before walking down the driveway to the front door. Katie rang the doorbell, and the door swung open.