rips apart wood door

The door hammered again , a booming drum of death , then the thick wood split down the middle . Through the crack , Ahiliyah saw a writhing blackness and flashes of metal teeth reflected the light of the armory’s torches .

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Gnarled black fingers reached through the crack , grabbed the wood and yanked , ripping away fat , splintering chunks . “ Archers , loose ! ” Bowstrings thrummed . Two arrows stuck in the wooden door , and two went through — a squeal of pain answered . The black hands vanished for a moment , then reached in again , furiously ripped free huge chunks of wood . The shield walls wavered . Poller , in the front - center spot on the left wall , stood , his skin white as an imbid flower .

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Aliens: Phalanx, Chapter 37