Murim Recurve Chapter 25
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The rain had stopped but the clouds still completely covered the sun. They were thick to the extent of blocking out all sunlight, keeping the land dark. Like leaves falling during autumn and petals being blown over by gentle winds, eye clusters flew around aimlessly.
Each eyeball was the same as a human eye in size, but their appearance sent chills into one. In place of the lens was a tiny mouth through which a red, forked tongue peaked out occasionally, like a snake's tongue. Reddish projections were visible on the sclera, the optic nerves abrasively dandling about from its back.
While forming a cluster, the optic nerves held each other tightly, transmitting messages in such a manner. They seemed weightless, moving about with the gentlest of winds. The moment the wind grew in strength, they formed larger clusters, increasing their weight to tide through.
Numerous such clusters moved about like a wave, powerful enough to topple a hill. Screeches resounded amidst them from time to time, a sound that resounded when the wind passed through their clusters.
They didn't possess any vocal cords to make the sound. Just the pattern of their eye cluster was like a flute the produced the screech when the wind passed through. The cloud formed by the eye clusters soon approached the Burkurel Ju Clan's Western Settlement.
A significant portion of them just moved past while a smaller portion that had been flying at the bottom zoomed over, finding a couple of beasts roaming around the streets in search of something. Their approach caused numerous screeches to resound as the beasts below were startled.
The moment they noticed the shadow looming over them, they condensed colourful radiances in their mouths before shooting them forth at the sky. Some of the radiances hit their targets, obliterating the eye clusters.
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Even the ones that missed flew high before hitting the greater portion of the eye cluster, luring them over. The beasts had reflexively closed their eyes before began shooting forth elemental breath attacks.
The eye clusters soon reached them, creating screeches as they revolved around. Some Kalha extended their optic nerve and wriggled them after touching the beasts' skins, making them shudder. They created numerous screeches that resounded in the ears of the bests and made their heads spin.
But no matter what, the beasts refused to open their eyes. They stuck to perceiving their opponents through smell, brandishing their claws to kill the eye clusters. But, they were slowly losing control over their selves.
The sound interfered with their judgment, making their attacks sometimes miss their targets. The smell caused their bodies to feel weak, their limbs trembling as time passed by. And finally, when the eye clusters were killed, their blood and body mass spilled on the beasts, causing the skin underneath their fur to shudder.
The attacks of the Kalha were the most potent through sight. But, they were able to affect their targets as long as the targets perceived them, through any form. Such was their frightening nature. The beasts continued to attack, even shooting forth all their breath attacks until they ran dry.
A faint scent mixed into the air followed by the death of the eye clusters, causing the beasts to tumble with every step like they were drunk. Of the beasts, one was a Punou, swatting a cluster of three Kalha with its tail, shattering them into pulp.
But, the moment it did so did its body lost all manner of control, plopping to the ground. It felt an itch in its eyes, rubbing its head in the fur on its forelegs. But, the itch continued to grow, irritating it while making its body feel weak.
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The Punou continued to rub its head on its foreleg before using the claws on its right to scratch its face. It didn't even seem to feel pain as it punctured its right eye. When it retracted its claw, its right eye came with it. Without even realising it, the Punou scratched its left eye, soon plucking it out too.
It then felt the itch disappear as it opened its eyes, displaying two ghastly holes through which leaked blood. From the eye cluster, two of the nearest Kalha flew towards it, seeping their optic nerves into a hole respectively.
They seemed to form a connection within, soon taking the place of the Punou's eyeballs. Now, they were its eyes. But, the Punou seemed to have lost all semblance of sanity as the two Kalha controlled its body.
It made a couple of jumps before dashing across the streets, unleashing a series of cackles that were the signature cry of a Punou.
Among the other beasts, one was unable to endure any longer, feeling its sense of smell had dulled out. It opened its eyes to gaze at an eye cluster positioned right before its face. It went into a daze, sitting on its forelegs like a person as it used its claws to dig out its eyes.
Similarly, two Kalha occupied the spot of its eyes, controlling its body. The beast realised its state, crying in despair as it watched its body be controlled by the invaders. It still retained its lucidity but lacked the sanity of the body.
Soon, all the beasts in the settlement fell under their control. The animals had fallen prey right at the beginning itself, losing their sanity after their first bite attack.
A faint sound of thunder resounded from above, instantly making all the eye clusters shudder in fear. The Kalha controlling the beasts and animals began to attack the doors of each house, trying to break into it before the rain started to fall.
The beasts used their tough bodies to ram into the doors, creating mild dents after each attack. But, the doors proved to be quite tough too, unrelenting under the attacks. The Kalha had no other choice but to make use of the beasts with no regard for self-harm, breaking bones to break the doors.
The moment a door was opened, a large portion of the eye cluster headed inside, filling it to the brim. They continued in such a manner, blasting open each door to hide within the house. Among them, a serpentine beast slithered towards the house Re'Kha had taken refuge within, using its massive head to slam at its door.
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When Life Stands Still (bxb)
[participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge] The world came to an end very unexpectedly. A scientific invention gone wrong. The virus spread through a being that was being modified and experimented on. Within two month the human population on the earth reduced to a mere 35%. The rest?? Cold, Unfeeling, emotionless, and dead walking corpses. This is the beginning of hell on earth. Ash Kage (20):Has a very guarded personality. He doesn't easily let others too close to his heart. Doesn't know how to really hide his expressions. Has a very valued unique ability that everyone seeks during the apocalypse. He made one mistake which turned his entire life into a living nightmare - he pushed Rhys Grant. After one life of torture he is reborn but the moment he is reborn is still after he made the mistake.Is he fated to go through the same hellish life again? Rhys Grant (23):Was part of a gang so has lots of fighting experience. Becomes one of the major figures of the northern base. The kind of person who hates you until death if you cross him but loves you to heaven and back if you are dear to him. Stubborn as a bull doesn't listen to anyone once he makes up his mind.Hates Ash Kage. Remembers his past life and still hates Ash. This story is also published on Wattpad. Disclaimer: this is a BL story that means both the main characters are boys. Its also tagged as 18+ so be warned. This might not just include sex but also violence, gore, abuse and rape because that's how a real apocalypse is. If you are uncomfortable with that I advice you not to read. And finally, I haven't decided if the ending is a happy one or not so don't expect me to change the plot just because you want a happy ending.
8 75Shadow in the Snow
To live in a circus, to run away to one; this is the dream of many. The shining lights and the music and the cheering of the crowds are appealing to some. How little they know! This is the story of two brothers who were raised in a circus. One, a slave to the Master -- his most brilliant performer and a boy of pure white who has never been allowed to see the sun, nor feel the grass beneath his feet, nor the touch of rain upon his skin. The other, a slave to his brother -- a guardsman, trapped there not by chains but by love and loyalty. When fate proves unexpectedly kind to them on an otherwise cruel day, they find themselves free along with the girl they have been raised with and must find their way in a broken world, all the while being hunted without pause and without mercy. The Master has lost his prize. He is determined to reclaim it.
8 213El Dorado
Eighteen-year-old, Caden was close to finishing his fourth Ph.D. and ready to work in space as a space miner. He knew he wasn't exceptional and needed to show the United World Council (UWC) that his ideas for a new use of nanoengineering could not only advance UWC's agenda but also make him very rich. After the advent of high-level, AI and the last Cyborg war, each citizen of the UWC provided an APRIL (Artificial Personal Research Intelligent Library) to each person. The dummied down AI was injected into every recorded birth with nanobots to help integrate with the government-controlled Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality. After finally getting permission to work with Virtual APRIL coding, he dug into this project only to get frustrated time and time again. He decided to work on the project in the real world and see if the software worked better. Through unforeseen circumstances and accident forever changed Caden's world. What happened to him? Where is everyone? Is he even still on earth? Join Caden on this new adventure in El Dorado. What will Caden do to survive? What would you do?
8 61through the screen - kim namjoon
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8 143Professor
■ Re-editing this book ■Professor Maxwell Jr. Vanderwalt joins Al'Burdene High to teach English. Little did he know, he would fall head over heels in love with a 17 year old, Jennifer Winston, unexpectedly. The age difference is a huge problem for society (10 years his Junior), especially Jennifer's jealous boyfriend, Gabriel Augustus, who tries to prevent Max from furthering his affections for Jennifer.At first, she thinks it's a crush until a sinister past reveals it's more than that. Will Gabriel be able to protect Jennifer on time?______________________________*Since July 2015*
8 97HEIWA ─ Inumaki T.
❝ LOVE IS THE MOST TWISTED CURSE OF THEM ALL.❞🖇 there's no room for mistakes when you're cursed to weild powergiven by a god. but what happens if you encounter an inexperienced mess of a sorcerer who's better than you?• ────── ✾ © yua-giri[ gender neutral ! reader ][ updates : COMPLETED ][ status : COMPLETED ][ impressive rankings : 72 # panda - 06.15.2120 # zeninmaki - 07.24.2144 # satorugojo - 07.24.218 # inumakitoge - 08.22.2175 # yuta - 02.01.221# zeninmaki - 03.04.21 ][ EDITED : 04.05.22 ]
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