THE BLUE FEATHER THE BLUE FEATHER | Page 162

153 THE BLUE FEATHER “SSSSSTTTTUP!” It buried itself deeply in the broad chest of the leader of the oncoming Gigantoraptors. Ronú shot an arrow, but unfortunately, the trajectory was too high for a certain kill. Bardala lowered her bow, and thrust forward with her powers, using precious second to guide Ronú’s erratically aimed arrow into the breast of the next killer bird. The third bloodthirsty predator was only a short twenty meters away, when Tital’s razor-sharp broad head found its mark in the heart of the third Gigantoraptor. “THHHHUPP!” Even then, it was too close. The size and weight of the beast propelled it forward, and would certainly have crushed one of the group of archers. Bardala and Tital both were forced to use their powers to direct the now tumbling body of the G-Raptor over their heads. It came to a crashing halt only five meters behind a terrified little Lentito. Meanwhile, Zorin spotted a fourth raptor angling in from another direction. He sighted his deadly Barnett Predator AVI crossbow, and nailed the savage creature in mid-stride, forty meters out. It dropped in its tracks with a “TTTHUDD!” It slid forward for another five meters. “Is that all of them?” Tital yelled out, while rapidly scanning the area around them carefully. “I do