Celeste's POV
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Soon, screams and panicked yells echoed through the night.
"Vein Beasts!"
"They're in the academy!"
"The professors! I–I can't—Ahh!"
Chills ran through my very soul as the crowd scattered around us. Willow clung close, holding my right wrist when ghastly roars and screeches followed the students' cries.
Then I saw one—
—A Vein beast.
This one walked on all fours but had tattered membranous wings sticking off its forearms. Its head was elongated, with a snout ending in a beak-like mouth full of jagged teeth.
Well, fuck...
With a piercing screech, it moved in a blur, swatting students out of its way. From this angle, it seemed like it was heading toward Willow and me.
My heart slammed against my chest as I stumbled back, pulling Willow along with me. The creature's blazing red eyes locked on me, focused and determined as it slashed and pecked through students before they could move out of the way.
