The shaking caused Linda to lose her footing, but Hawk quickly leaned into her to keep her from falling into the street. She instead knelt down an held on to him to keep her balance...
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Tank ran back to see the large crack in the center of the street near what looked like Sasha and another dog keeping low to the ground, as well as the human and her dog even closer to him...
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The depths of the crack near Sasha & Bess began to glow orange, as sounds emerged from within of something clawing its way up...
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"What have you done?!" Charlie demanded as he braced himself with the shaking earth.
"Keeping you busy for the time being," Blight replied with a cruel smirk. "Sometimes, I believe hellhounds are getting too soft in dealing with the likes of you. And, as Red had immersed himself with deception, corruption, and business, I specialized myself in something simple yet truly effective...chaos, destruction, and death... And tonight, it will all focus on you, angel..."
"You lousy..."
"Name-calling does not win wars, Charlie B Barkin, and it won't save your friends any faster..."
"You keep my friends out of this!"
"Sorry. Your friends are deeply involved, and that is what I'll use to destroy you both..."