Rukwanah scrambled out of the dark tunnel and wiped of the slime and muck that was sticking to his overall. The device was deployed and he had only seconds before it would trigger a blast that could destroy entire cities. He started running towards his friends who were hiding in the nearby forest. As he came nearer he could see the fear in their faces as they stared back at him. Was it too late? He tried running even faster on the soft ground. He slipped. Even as he struggled to get up he could feel how a strong force was pulling him back towards the mound the cave. A glance backwards revealed that it had started.
Rukwanah send a short prayer to the gods before he was sucked back into the dark cave. His tiny body shot through the air. In a motion that was mere reflex his hands grasped at the black thorns growing at the entry of the cave. His arm jerked and was ripped out of its socket but he was taken no further inside. The small man knew that this was only the beginning though. The sucking force died down. Rukwanah saw his life go past his inner eye.
TSHOOOOOOOOOOhhh!
1 comment:
This is bloody brilliant! It took me a minute to figure out what was going on, but when the penny dropped, I loved it. Nice one!
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