Chapter 39

The force from the ascend alone could have decapitated any creature. but this one was sturdy and stubborn, holding on to life by a hairbreadth and a half-destroyed neck.

It roared at the top of its lungs, or at least it tries to, but rather than coming off as intimidating, the roar was reduced to a pained growl which did not affect the absolute monstrosity that was holding it by the neck.

"QRUAAAAAAAK!!!" the flying monstrosity let out the same sound as before, but instead of sounding like a shriek, this one sounded like a dragon's cry. While I've been thinking of running this whole time, the thought had been immediately thrown to the back of my mind the moment I found my entire body paralyzed, not only due to the cry but even before that it had been forced into a halt after my exhaust finally caught up to me.

In the same instant, the flying beast clenched its talons harder and pierced deeper into the skin of the creature it was holding.

Its figure shot up to the boundless blue skies, becoming but a dot within the cyan blue ocean littered with patches of white we called clouds.

For some reason, I felt a horrible feeling overcome me, one that was similar but a lot more toned down than the feeling I felt before Crystal's, my girlfriend's death as well as the death of everyone I ever cared for.

I remember feeling the same dread whenever I looked at my girlfriend's best friend even though it was a lot less noticeable.

After blinking a few times and squinting my eyes, as my vision had become enhanced I began to see what the flying creature was about to do with a clearance that I would have never been able to accomplish in my last life.

'If that hits...' panic overcame me, causing me to freeze and drop to the floor. A second later I found myself clawing at the ground with my remaining arm, trying my hardest to move out of the way before-

*Whistle*

*BOOOOOM*