There was not a chance of going back. She had only heard of the centuries old dungeon which was named the naked tomb. Everything that happened here was real and a trainee had to defeat several beasts in order for the door to be opened.
Maria's heart pounded hard against her chest. She hadn't expected a Kraken to be assigned to her, she expected something smaller. But the mystical dungeon never paid attention to preferences.
Slime trailed along the floor as the creature walked towards her. It roared loudly, sending a gust of wind in her direction that almost threw her backwards. The stones and pebbles on the ground shook as it approached her.
Maria's hand let go of the sword in shock and the sound of the clanking metal reverberated through the room. The beast was 20 times her size. It had a skin that looked like it was forged from steel. Its head contained five horns and on its face were five orbs, aligning with each of the horns as eyes.
It raised its feet in an attempt to crush her. She narrowly escaped and its huge leg dug into the ground, breaking the entire concrete.
"Help!" Maria screamed as she turned towards the girls who were standing above her.
"Quick, climb the ladder!" Jada shouted as she threw a ladder into the dungeon.
Maria placed one leg on the ladder. Her second leg had barely stepped on it when the beast grabbed the wooden ladder and flung it away. Maria held onto the ladder and hit her body hard against the wall with the ladder crashing against her chest.
She coughed out blood as she sat helplessly on the floor. The girls were screaming and Jada paced around restlessly, knowing she was going to be in deep trouble if she called the guards and informed them that a student was in the naked tomb. Jada didn't expect for Maria to be assigned such a huge beast.
She had to choose between her job or letting a student die. The beast lunged towards Maria, ready to tear her to pieces. One of the girls threw a metal at it, distracting it. It hissed and turned towards the girl, but she was out of its reach.
Jada dashed out of the room, knowing that if she allowed a student to die, it could spell more trouble for her. She rushed towards the guards and fell at their feet.
"The naked tomb is open and a student is stuck there."
The men assembled themselves and rushed towards the scene. The only entry was through the top where the girls stood. Maria was already lying in a pool of her blood. The girls had been trying their best to distract the creature from hitting her by throwing items at it.
"How could you let this happen?" Alpha Reynolds, who heard the news, barged into the room and grabbed Jada by the neck.
He released her from his grip and jumped into the dungeon, landing on all fours. The guards and armed men had also gotten into the dungeon. The room wasn't going to close until the beast was killed.
"My daughter," Laura cried out as one of the men managed to carry Maria out of the dungeon. Her body was soaked in blood and the veil was torn from her face with several claw marks tearing into her skin.
She was carried into a room and a physician was called to attend to her.
The men hurled arrows at the Kraken, but its skin was impenetrable. It flung some of the men to the side, causing them to fall to the ground. They regained their stance, ready to attack.
"Everybody, shift!" Reynolds commanded. The sound of bones cracking were heard while the flesh of the men grew thick, breaking out of their clothes.
They howled loudly before attacking the beast in their wolf form.
The alpha gave commands as he and his men tried their best to bring the beast to the ground. They fought hard, but the kraken stood strong, putting their efforts to waste.
"Alpha, nothing is working." One of the men mindlinked Reynolds. It seemed like their attacks were making the beast stronger.
There was only one way to defeat a kraken. They had to destroy its central core which was like its heart. A glowing red ball between its five eyes. But it was impossible to get there.
Reynolds snarled and moved towards the beast. His claws elongated and he lunged towards the face of the beast. The Kraken shook its head in a vigorous manner as he tried to throw Reynolds off his body.
The wolves circled around the beast, digging their canines into it to cause more discomfort.
Reynolds supported himself and bit into the red glowing mass on the beast. The Kraken snarled in pain and moved backwards. Reynolds reinforced the bite with his claws as he dug into the soft red mass on its body.
The beast stumbled backwards and crashed to the ground. Its eyes closed and the bronze carving on the wall translated to "Defeated."
The Alpha and his men shifted into their human form and climbed out of the dungeon with their naked bodies covered with sweat, blood and slime.
A male servant stood at the corner and handed towels to them which they wrapped around their waists.
"Jada!" Reynolds bellowed. Jada scurried into the room while bending her head. She knew she was in huge trouble.
"What were you thinking? Were you trying to kill my daughter?" Reynolds questions while pointing a finger at her.
"I'm so sorry sir. She's the one who insisted and I never knew it would be a kraken."
"No one enters there again." He warned sternly.
"Yes sir." Jada responded, grateful that he hadn't stripped her of her position of being a tutor.
He left the room with the towel wrapped around his waist and proceeded to where Maria was without even washing the dirt off his body.
Laura rushed to her husband's side immediately she saw him. She buried her face in his arms and cried into his chest.
Reynolds moved towards Maria. Her fair skin had taken a purplish hue, making it darker than normal. Her eyes were also shut. His eyes widened as he looked at the physician who didn't say a word.
"What's wrong with her?" He questioned.
"I'm so sorry sir." The physician responded.
"I said what's wrong!" Reynolds shouted as he banged the table loudly.