"Stay close!" Garrick's voice thundered over the deafening growls.
Seraphina nodded, her blade shimmering with light as the creatures circled them. Dozens of shadowy figures, their eyes glowing like molten embers, crept forward. Their movements were jagged, and unnatural, like broken marionettes pulled by an unseen hand.
One lunged. Garrick met it midair with a fierce swing of his sword, the impact sending sparks flying. The creature screeched, its form flickering before dissolving into ash.
"Focus on the eyes!" Seraphina shouted, her voice strained. She spun, slashing at another, her blade slicing through its head. The creature burst apart, its embers floating briefly before fading into the dark.
But for everyone they struck down, two more seemed to take its place.
