Chapter 9- Fucked

Call me whatever you want....a coward? Well fuck yeah! I'm not gonna die attempting to protect everyone.

I raced towards a grotto nearby not turning back even once.

What ensues if the teachers can't eliminate the beast?

I didn't even want to speculate the outcome.

By the time I got to the grotto, other students who had ran after me also arrived panting hard. One of them, sat beside me sweating profusely.

'Smart move.' He said

I glanced at him for a while.

'Thanks!'

I eventually said though I didn't really feel so good about being the first one to run away. If we should possibly outlive this, I worry I may be incapable of facing them boldly because that one action may have tainted my little pride for life.

I returned my concentration to the conflict outside the grotto. The teachers were now charging at the beast simultaneously, yet it was only bruised and didn't sustain any fatal injuries.

Agnar seemed a bit too weak especially since he held the title of a legendary punisher of a well renowned family. It looked somehow off as though some force was restricting it from fulling utilizing its power. Still it managed to deal fatal blows on its prey, which I presume are my teachers.

We watched in horror as Agnar snapped off one of the male teachers hands munching it without resentment. The teacher shrieked in agony as blood splurged out painting the other teachers and the beast crimson. Using its claws the beast slashed the teacher's stomach open, drawing out his intestine. Some students began throwing up in the cave, and even I withheld the urge to join them. Two more teachers dropped dead, both murdered painfully.

End of Carla's POV.

As the battle continued, the beast showed more and more strength taking its enemies head on without pity. Agnar inflicted pain on them with every strike.

By this time all the students including Carla were sure there was no hope of survival. They all trembled imagining how the beast would take their lives one by one.

Just then something caught Carla's eyes.

"Shit!!" Carla cursed. The other students followed her gaze and as well froze in shock. Not too far from the battle scene lay a baby wrapped in a white shawl. The youngling was placed on a picnic mat beside a brown basket with food. One would guess the child's parents may have fled on seeing Agnar. The problem now was getting the baby without the beast noticing since even the teachers were yet to notice the child's presence.

Carla tried to divert her attention from the baby, but her conscience kept screaming at her and finally she succumbed closing her eyes.

The next moment she was seen racing towards the baby. Another student following her from behind just in case she needed help with the child.

Carla picked the baby up and was about to return back to the cave with the other student when two heads rolled to her feet. One without eyeballs the other with half of its skin peeled off.

"Arghhhhh!!!!" Both students screamed. Just then a huge black shadow with large wings engulfed them from behind. They both glared at each other shaking with fear. Slowly Carla turned backwards meeting the red bloodthirsty eyes of Agnar. Once again her survival instincts kicked in.

"Runnnnnnn!" She screamed taking off.

While they dashed away from Agnar, it occurred to Carla that if they should return back to the cave, the beast would uncover their hiding spot and slay them as well as the others.

"Hey!" She yelled to the boy running beside her.

"What?"

"You should take the baby and run to safety while I distract the beast."

She said hurriedly.

The boy looked at her like as though he's was going to object but instead took the baby cradling her close.

Carla turned left racing away from the cave yet the beast kept chasing after the boy and the baby.

'Damn it!' Carla halted. 'I need to gain its attention.' she thought.

"Heyy pussyy! Over here come and get me you motherfucking bitch!" She screamed.

Agnar paused and turned towards the source of the voice.

'Oh crap! I think I might have over done it.' Carla thought once again for the hundredth time running for her life.

If Agnar was angry before, currently it was incensed. The surroundings darkened, lightning striking towards her path.

Boom!!

It struck sending mighty shock waves that sent Carla flying into a huge rock, hard!

"Aahack"

She coughed out blood wincing in pain. Two rib bones were broken, and her left leg was twisted inward.

In short, Carla leaned on the rock unable move.

She could see the beast drawing near and near until it was face to face with her.

She grinned shutting her eyes. "At least I got the baby to safety."

She muttered.

Agnar boomed opening it's mouth as flames of fire shot out towards Carla.