When Raegar and Selene landed on a final branch that led to the grasslands, the sight below snuffed out any hope. Spilling from the forest, the horde of Creatures of the Night surged toward the school's wall, a roiling tide of horror.
'Have the Runes been destroyed?' he internally asked himself.
The towering humanoid monstrosity led the charge, its frame and glowing sockets cutting through the dark like a beacon of dread. Behind it, Nightwalkers skittered on all fours, their burning eyes darting wildly.
Forest Giants lumbered with earth-shaking steps, getting even more excited as they closed in on the guards. Watchers twitched their eyeless heads, sensing the air. Hollowborns rushed along in a strange and creepy run.
Selene's grip tightened on his arm, her strained voice a whisper. ''They're heading for the school… Rae, what do we do?''
