Chapter 9:

Raptors

Bastion


The scattered bodies on the street left Liam-31 in a state of terror. 

Smelling the rotting flesh of their torn skin from far away, Liam-31 went to take a closer look at whatever could have done this to these people. Observing one of the bodies of an adult male, he was able to recognize that their body was ripped into two, dried blood all around their body as their guts were seemingly gone, most likely eaten by the creature that killed them. Observing the other bodies of the dead civilians, it was apparent that a mimic had killed this group, their bodies torn into two with blade-like wounds piercing through their skin. 

Liam-31 came to the conclusion that these people had been ambushed by a mimic disguised as one of their own, but he still was not able to discover whether the mimic was in the area or not, as the blood from the bodies was dry; seemingly days old. 

Liam-31 discovered that one of the men in the group was carrying a backpack full of rations, which was piled on the ground and ripped open, containing numerous amounts of cans and packets full of food. Realizing that these people must've been from the camp that he was heading towards, Liam-31 began to sense dread as the mimic could have been making its way towards their camp.

Just as Liam-31 was about to leave the bodies, the emerging sounds of a raptor's screeching put chills down his spine. Looking towards the sky, he was able to see a single raptor heading towards his location, seemingly following the scent of the dead bodies surrounding him. He knew that the raptor must've already known that he was there due to their eyesight, but still he hid away into one of the buildings in an attempt to ambush the raptor.

Moments after fleeing into one of the buildings surrounding the bodies, Liam-31 heard the loud flapping of the raptor's wings, as its large body rested on the street, moving towards one of the bodies on the floor.

Watching the raptor feed on the dead body was horrifying. It's massive beak was able to fit the whole body in its entire mouth, as with a single gulp, the body of the human was no longer there, as the raptor continued to feast on those remaining. 

Shocked at the creature's ability to eat so many humans at once, Liam-31 prepared to wait until it had finished devouring the bodies, knowing that the raptor would soon enough become full and would be unable to fight back. 

The raptor had finally finished consuming the bodies, as it began to rest on the ground in order to digest the amounts of flesh it had just eaten. Realizing that this was his prime opportunity, Liam-31 quickly ran out of the building with his shotgun in hand, as the raptor immediately let out a high pitched scream, attempting to flee from the area.

Liam-31 was just barely able to shoot its head, as its body came tumbling down from the sky, a large thump could be heard around the area. The raptor let out another high pitched screech, before its last breaths slowly fell silent, its head oozing with blood. 

Looking closer at the raptor was Liam-31 truly able to see what type of hellish creature he had come across. Its claws were almost the size of his whole body, even as Liam-31 was 195 centimeters. If Liam-31 hadn't waited for the raptor to become full, it would have been easily able to clench his body into its claws and drag him away into the sky. 

Its beak contained several rows of sharp teeth, each the size of his middle finger. If he hadn't been wearing his armor, its sharp teeth would have turned his body into chunks of flesh to consume. 

The raptor had no signs of feathers on its body, instead its scaly skin was coarse and rough in touch, as Liam-31 put his hand on its body, its skin scratching away at his fingertips. 

Suddenly remembering that the raptor had let out a terrible screech, Liam-31 was only able to listen in horror as the loud pitched screeches of several raptors heading toward his direction, realizing that the raptor had called its flock to its position. 

It was already too late for Liam-31 to find cover inside one of the buildings, as he saw the raptors dive downwards, their claws wide open ready to grab his body into the sky. Liam-31 had no other choice but to confront the incoming danger, as he equipped his auto rifle, preparing to shoot at the raptor's heads.

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