The impact threw Inez backwards. Her back slammed against a tree trunk harshly, and pain lanced through her veins. All the breath was knocked out of her lungs as she slid down the trunk and hit the back of her skull. The world started to spin as her magic began to recoil violently inside of her like a snapped cord.
The creature, whatever it was, started to howl.
And this time around, it was not just Inez who heard him or felt his presence; everyone did.
Levi stared at the thing only for a few seconds before muttering a furious curse under his breath; he then shifted mid-motion as his lycan burst forth. Ally followed, and so did Matt. Maybe it was the terror of facing such a thing, but their transformation was quicker than ever. Henley and Morrineth also followed suit. Several black and brown masses charged at the amorphous, just as Greta pushed Inez and Selene behind her and raised her hands in the air.
Ancient symbols started to burn on her palms just as she began to draw old pack wards.
But it wasn't enough.
The amorphous lunged forward; one massive limb slammed into Fenric and sent him crashing through two trees like he was a paper man. Matt barely dodged the attack of the amorphous thing, but he was not as fortunate, as the thing was quicker than they had anticipated. It slammed its claw on Matt's head and sent him rolling on the ground. As the thing moved, it left nothing but scorched earth in its wake.
Selene watched her pack mates getting hurt and struggling in her wheelchair. For the first time, she felt frustrated with her own helplessness and inability to help her pack mates. However, even if she felt helpless, her legs refused to move. No matter how hard she struggled, she couldn't do anything and only made her wheelchair sink even further into the wet ground.
"Stop," said Inez as she pushed herself up, her vision blurring. Her heart was thundering painfully as she took in the chaos in front of her. The fear, as well as the dawning realisation, was etched across every face as they realised how wrong they were.
They believed her now.
But it was too late.
The creature then turned to look at Selene as if realising the weakest link in the chain.
"NO!" screamed Inez as she realised what the thing was trying to do.
Something snapped inside her, and before she could stop herself, she ended up using her siren powers. She didn't sing, but she still commanded.
The air surged as an invisible force slammed into the amorphous and drove it back. The sound of flesh tearing echoed in the air just as the forest answered Inez's rage. Branches started to twist, roots started to erupt from the ground, and a few birds came twittering, pecking the amorphous wherever they could get a place. They all tried their best to ensnare the beast, even though its form was —well, liquid or maybe it was smoky. Inez didn't know, as it was in between the two forms.


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