Teaser Tuesday (6)

Happy Tuesday!! I am here again with another teaser from the story, "The Protected Bloodlines." Enjoy!

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The Mat’hool beasts shape-shifted into humanoid form, all except for Batu’s guardian, he dropped to the ground breathing heavily.

“What is wrong with him?” Batu asked jumping to his feet and rushing to his guardian’s side.

“He is badly injured,” Unis said, “to change into a humanoid form now would kill him. 

Batu fell to his knees and wrapped his arms around his guardian’s massive neck. He knew there was nothing in his medicine bag that could help his Mat’hool.

“Allah give you strength; I will not leave you here to die.”

Everyone was quiet for a moment, only the short, heavy breathing of Batu’s guarding echoed in the silent cold cavern. 

Siham stood up, “On the Taharan home world, I told you that I was not convinced of you and your people, but that is not the case now. You have all proven yourselves worthy by devoting your lives to your mission and to each other.” 

Siham walked over to the largest of the cave beasts, he passed his hand over its large bent head then called into the tunnel. Another cave beast came out. The Mat’hool stood up. Something about this beast was different. Nusa sensed it too. In fact, she could not sense this beast’s hakana at all. The feeling vaguely reminded her of another creature whom she could not sense. The cave beast walked over to Batu’s guarding. It sniffed Batu’s hand then touched his guardian. Immediately, it turned into a white luminescent fluid. It absorbed Batu’s guardian. The two beasts that joined the attack late also joined the fluidic ball growing in size. Aidil, Tajeej and Unis stepped up to the ball then turned into their liquid state and joined as well.

“They are Mat’hool?” Yuli asked.

Siham smiled, “Yes. They are. But these,” he said patting the beast beside him, ”are the cave beasts of Senora."