No, no, no.
That can't possibly be right.
They couldn't leave the caves.
It must be a creature she hadn't seen yet.
But the pale skin… The red eyes…
It tilted its head, a grin forming wide, revealing… yep, a pair of fangs.
This one wasn't naked. Was it really a vampira? They seemed to just let it all hang loose for some weird reason…
It took a step in Nova's direction. Her heart stumbled. Her breath caught in her throat. She hadn't fought one properly. But they were deadly. Confined in the caves for a reason.
"Nova?" Yoa's voice snapped its head back and before he walked around the tree it zipped out of existence in a blur.
Blinking hard, she searched again, but only shadows settled over the woodland and the goosebumps settling over her flesh as a reminder that this ordeal had been real.
"Did you see that?" Nova whispered, her voice tight as she reached for him, hand curling into his bicep, eyes still trained ahead.
