Archive for ‘March, 2010’
Eight hours had passed. For Lexx, it might as well have been an eternity. Most of that time had been spent battling dice. A few of Riley’s toughest dice, then his own, then more of Riley’s. None of Damian’s dice had been obedient enough to do as they were commanded. Blood had been spilled, his [...]
Skate suddenly whipped her head back and emitted an ear splitting screech. For a lesser creature, that sound would have shocked their senses enough to cause temporarily paralysis. It just made Lexx’s ears ring. Then, Skate arced her neck and brought her head down at Lexx, parting her jaws in a mock attempt to bite [...]
Lexx leaned forward as the huge dice’s head slowed in an overly controlled manner behind him. He felt a rush of air as her jaws snapped shut, dozens of teeth sliding against each other perfectly in place. Everything seemed to be happening so slowly that Lexx missed Skate’s right forelimb lifting until it slammed down [...]
Before Lexx had time to realize what was going on, Skate’s tail whipped around his right leg and jerked him upright. Pain shot through Lexx’s knee as it was twisted and pulled. Smaller jabbing sensations rippled through his thigh. The injury there had almost healed and now the new muscle connections were being strained.
Lexx tried to control his movements as he was whipped around, with little effect. He tried to fold his wings, but they were too heavy and cumbersome against the pull of the air and Skate likely wasn’t aware of just how fragile they would be when tossed around like she was doing. A small tear [...]
Skate did as Riley predicted and snapped her tail, sending Lexx flipping through the air. He hit the smooth floor with a loud crack, rolled several more times and then slid on his face a few more feet. Riley could swear he saw a tooth go flying into the air from the impact. Lexx groaned [...]
Blood. Lexx stared into the growing pool of blood beneath him, dimly aware that his nose had been broken and jaw cracked. A droplet of blood from the end of his nose made the pool ripple almost hypnotically. Lexx was mesmerized and had an overwhelming desire to stop trying to get up and just lay [...]
Skate didn’t see the attack coming. Lexx lunged at her head, swinging both of his wings underneath her jaw. Her eyes bulged in surprise and she instinctively jerked her head up as high as she could, carrying Lexx with her. The force drove his wing talons deeper into her jaw, latching them firmly into the [...]
Skate stopped shaking her head for a moment, emitting a low rumbling roar of displeasure. Lexx swung himself toward her neck and dug into a new position. Confused, Skate shook her head and stomped, hoping to dislodge Lexx before he scratched her hide up any further. Riley watched the scene unfold from his safe spot [...]

