Nik lay on the floor, staring at the smoking barrels of the shotgun the young idiot had dropped after discharge. Even at point blank range, it hadn’t killed him, only pissed him off. He could feel the skin squeezing out the bits of shrapnel and he gathered his strength to push himself to all-fours.Bits of fossil bones and gravel dug into his hands and knees, but the pain faded into the background while he gasped for breath.
You might have gotten away this time, punk, but now I’m gonna wear Kevlar.
Shifting into his natural form, Nik went hunting.
Never piss off a werewolf. I hope you enjoyed my little story and if you get a chance, please visit the other #FridayFictioneers' stories on Madison Woods' site. Thanks for stopping by and happy reading.
I'm thinking Nik is gonna scare the snot out of Mr. Shotgun when he finds him. :D
ReplyDeleteHi Siobhan,
ReplyDeleteWhoa, look out for Nik. He's a real badass. Unless that guy gets some shells loaded with silver shot. Your story is a worthy addition to the werewolf legacy.
Here's mine: http://bridgesareforburning.wordpress.com/
Love that last line, it explains everything and the lines before it lead up to it perfectly with the smallest of hints (skin squeezing out the bits of shrapnel). I enjoyed this.
ReplyDeleteDear Siobhan,
ReplyDeleteYou put together a very entertaining story from a bunch of bones. I love how you come alive when writing. I can see it, feel it, sense it and it rings in this piece. Well done.
Aloha,
Doug
Love how you tied the two stories together in a nice viceral piece. Great job as always!
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The pace on this was very effective, reflection gives way to recuperation gives way to revenge. Nice.
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Love the details, Robin
ReplyDeleteI agree with Sandra up there totally...This is a unique piece with the thrill of action there-in. As always, i give thumbs up for such a worthy effort.
ReplyDeletehere is mine:
http://seewilliams.wordpress.com/2012/02/24/moriah/
This piece had a lot of action and the narration voice was completely different from the "thought" voice. SOO very important. I loved it!
ReplyDeleteMy link is here: http://quillshiv.wordpress.com/2012/02/24/let-flow-what-is-left/
Yep, this is smooth as can be. And the warning at the end is just perfectly timed. I'm a fan. Go Nic!
ReplyDeleteMine's here this week: http://thecolorlime.wordpress.com/2012/02/24/to-starve-98/
It might not have killed him, but I would imagine it still hurt. I mean, even Terminators register pain. I wouldn't want to be in the shooter's shoes. He can't even throw the gun at Nik now!
ReplyDeleteBy the way, is this continued from a previous entry?
Not a continuation so much as another portion of a longer story. Not sure where this piece will fit in, but it might explain why Nik is such a hard-ass.
DeleteOoh, very interesting. I'm finding if I had to pick a paranormal character to read about, it's the werewolf. There's something primal about the man morphing into an animal that I just can't get enough of.
ReplyDeleteThen you'll definitely like my upcoming release from Siren in May, CC. It's all about werewolves. :)
DeleteThis was very smooth and flowed wonderfully. I loved it, Siobhan and also thought it was smooth how you combined the two prompts- seamless! Great story :)
ReplyDeleteThis is very cool and a great way of combining the prompts. This had a similar vibe to the 'Underworld' movie for me, almost werewolves meet Matrix. Sorry to use movie references; I intend this as a compliment :-)
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