Costly Obsession: Animalize by Sasha Pruett

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  The demon curled its leathery lips into the twisted, malevolent smile of pure evil. ‘So that is why the human meat did not shoot. It thought it had stopped him. It thought it had won. How amusing. I’ll crush that light; the gun will be of little consequence then. This will be such fun, but first...’ In a show of both strength and dominance, the beast slowly raised its arm and wrapped its claws around the leather straps, yanking the trinket from around its neck with one great jerk, then held it into the beam of light that its silhouette; and their failure, could be seen by all. It laughed at the pathetic attempt of these humans to manipulate its might, then flung the useless relic into the darkness striking the stone wall beyond just inches from Michael’s terrified face.

  Michael had witnessed the whole scene from his hiding place in the black abyss. Unable to move, to cry, even to blink. He could only look on in disgusted horror, broken and empty, and then he saw it, he saw the necklace dangling in the beam of Aaron’s flashlight and knew what the men were trying to do, and what he must do. Michael groped for the pendant that had nearly hit him and found what he needed, than began to pray, “God give me courage and strength help me to succeed, and if I should die I give my life to you now.” and then....