moving now people, we have work to do!”
“Holy crap!” Tony’s exclamation cut Larissa off in midstride as she whipped around in surprise. During the entire time she’d been working with the young man, this was the first time she’d ever heard him swear. “Nara you’ve got to see this!”
Annoyed, she nodded for George Nordic to put Tony’s display on the main screen in the tiny control room as everyone on the team paused what they were doing to take a look. The screen momentarily darkened as Tony repositioned the robotic arm so that the light lit up more of the dark chamber, but a second later the fisheye camera lens was back in position. As light splayed out across the massive chamber, there was a low gasp throughout the control room as everyone’s eyes locked onto the large curved horns reflecting from the bull shaped heads on the humanoid shaped bodies far below. All of them recognized the inhuman creatures immediately. Minotaurs of legend perfectly preserved in what appeared to be a semi-clear quartz-like crystalline substance for all these centuries.
The Minotaurs were still frozen in place, locked in some titanic battle that must have started over three thousand years ago. In amazement, Larissa’s voice broke the stunned silence of the control room. “Bloody hell, we just hit the jackpot!”
Chapter Seven
Location Irlendria / Startüm Ironwolf:
Starfire’s first thought was to wonder why she felt so hot. It was as if she were burning up from the inside out. Her second thought was to wonder why she couldn’t breathe. Weakly lifting her head, she realized what was wrong.
Why would Momma leave her lying face down in the snow? Feeling light headed, Starfire sat on her knees bewildered. Her whole body felt terribly wrong. Looking down at her hairless arms and five fingered hands, she froze as the memories of the last twenty-four hours suddenly came flooding back to her. Tears streamed down her face as she remembered everything. The Pack slaughtered by demons. The sickening sounds of her littermates smashed to death against the rocks of Winter Heart. Mother hiding them under her ruined body as she slowly bled to death in the deep snow under the dead demon. The sadness was almost too much to bear!
For a second, Starfire felt like her heart must explode from the pain as she rose to her feet crying out in anguish, when her sister’s cry for help snapped her out of the feverish haze clouding her mind. Looking around quickly, Starfire’s eyes followed the gouge in the snow next to her all the way to the edge of the cliff where her sister hung precariously.
Running to the icy ledge, Starfire kneeled to help her sister when she heard the sounds of combat behind her. Whipping around, Starfire froze as she saw Startüm throw himself at the mass of Scourge charging onto the plateau after them.
The urgency in Startüm’s mind-speak brought her thoughts into crystal clear focus. Crawling to the cliff’s very edge, Starfire’s matted silver hair whipped about her face in the blowing wind as she reached out for her sister. Hanging over the side as far as she dared, Starfire wrapped her small hands under her sister’s thick furry shoulders.
Using all of her new form’s strength she tried to pull her sister up to safety, but Frostbrand was simply too heavy. Her twin sister’s transformation had turned her into a Werewolf. Their peoples’ largest most powerful fighting form, while Starfire had only managed her people’s weaker humanoid shape.
Crying out in rage, Starfire felt an unbelievable fury welling up inside of her as the magic inside of her responded to her need. Suddenly, overwhelming power flowed through her veins as the ice beneath her began to crack. This time, when Starfire reached for her sister, she easily pulled her up the cliff’s ledge without hesitation as power thrummed through her small frame. Quickly, she carried her
“Holy crap!” Tony’s exclamation cut Larissa off in midstride as she whipped around in surprise. During the entire time she’d been working with the young man, this was the first time she’d ever heard him swear. “Nara you’ve got to see this!”
Annoyed, she nodded for George Nordic to put Tony’s display on the main screen in the tiny control room as everyone on the team paused what they were doing to take a look. The screen momentarily darkened as Tony repositioned the robotic arm so that the light lit up more of the dark chamber, but a second later the fisheye camera lens was back in position. As light splayed out across the massive chamber, there was a low gasp throughout the control room as everyone’s eyes locked onto the large curved horns reflecting from the bull shaped heads on the humanoid shaped bodies far below. All of them recognized the inhuman creatures immediately. Minotaurs of legend perfectly preserved in what appeared to be a semi-clear quartz-like crystalline substance for all these centuries.
The Minotaurs were still frozen in place, locked in some titanic battle that must have started over three thousand years ago. In amazement, Larissa’s voice broke the stunned silence of the control room. “Bloody hell, we just hit the jackpot!”
Chapter Seven
Location Irlendria / Startüm Ironwolf:
Starfire’s first thought was to wonder why she felt so hot. It was as if she were burning up from the inside out. Her second thought was to wonder why she couldn’t breathe. Weakly lifting her head, she realized what was wrong.
Why would Momma leave her lying face down in the snow? Feeling light headed, Starfire sat on her knees bewildered. Her whole body felt terribly wrong. Looking down at her hairless arms and five fingered hands, she froze as the memories of the last twenty-four hours suddenly came flooding back to her. Tears streamed down her face as she remembered everything. The Pack slaughtered by demons. The sickening sounds of her littermates smashed to death against the rocks of Winter Heart. Mother hiding them under her ruined body as she slowly bled to death in the deep snow under the dead demon. The sadness was almost too much to bear!
For a second, Starfire felt like her heart must explode from the pain as she rose to her feet crying out in anguish, when her sister’s cry for help snapped her out of the feverish haze clouding her mind. Looking around quickly, Starfire’s eyes followed the gouge in the snow next to her all the way to the edge of the cliff where her sister hung precariously.
Running to the icy ledge, Starfire kneeled to help her sister when she heard the sounds of combat behind her. Whipping around, Starfire froze as she saw Startüm throw himself at the mass of Scourge charging onto the plateau after them.
The urgency in Startüm’s mind-speak brought her thoughts into crystal clear focus. Crawling to the cliff’s very edge, Starfire’s matted silver hair whipped about her face in the blowing wind as she reached out for her sister. Hanging over the side as far as she dared, Starfire wrapped her small hands under her sister’s thick furry shoulders.
Using all of her new form’s strength she tried to pull her sister up to safety, but Frostbrand was simply too heavy. Her twin sister’s transformation had turned her into a Werewolf. Their peoples’ largest most powerful fighting form, while Starfire had only managed her people’s weaker humanoid shape.
Crying out in rage, Starfire felt an unbelievable fury welling up inside of her as the magic inside of her responded to her need. Suddenly, overwhelming power flowed through her veins as the ice beneath her began to crack. This time, when Starfire reached for her sister, she easily pulled her up the cliff’s ledge without hesitation as power thrummed through her small frame. Quickly, she carried her
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