The Creatures

one and only

They groaned in the dark.
Max and Aria watched from behind the trees as they stopped in a clearing. They were horrifying.
Long, dripping snouts hung from their faces, below nonexistent white eyes. They were blind, but why see when you come from such a dark place? They dripped fat, and their blubber-covered bodies shook with each step. A mucus membrane coated their greasy skin.
Max and Aria cringed as two bulls rammed each other and the ground shook.
They were deadly. They appeared lazy, slow, but they were anything but. They could outrun any human.
They were killing machines.
They were Satan’s playthings come from the deepest pits of fiery hell.
They were the creatures.
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short story