Blood Red - Excerpt II

She jumped over roots and dodged branches as the pit of her stomach hissed with rage. All she could see was her namesake when she darted towards the end of her grandmother’s territory. As Red ran to the end, she caught sight of a opening to a cave. It was tall and gray with ambiguous intentions, harboring a criminal in its silent caves. She bit back a growl and ran inside, unsheathing her sword.

She was about to yell, but remembered that she had given the Witch her voice. In fuming silence, she walked deeper into the cave. As she walked, the darker and darker the cave became. When the cave was completely covered in darkness, that’s when she heard it; a wolf’s howl.

She gripped her sword tighter, keeping it close to her left. Her right hand went to the wall as she followed the sounds. The closer the noises were in her ears, the more light began brimming the edges of her eyesight. When her hand had lost the safety of the wall, she was greeted with a hole. Red kneeled to look what was outside of the entrance.

Scanning the area, she saw the grey tuff that only belonged to Big Bad. She gritted her teeth as she watched his shoulders move, devouring his dinner. She slowly moved out of the hole and kept her sword from hitting the floor. As she was climbing out, Red heard the beast growl. Cursing inwardly, she quickly rushed to hide behind a heap of bones, shifting her weapon to both of her hands. As the enlarged wolf sniff and growl, the girl kept her breaths short. This was all in vain as Big Bad smashed her porcelain cover.