To the top

My calloused fingers were slipping off the side rails as all my strength was drained already but I did not dare to stop climbing.

The ladder was shaking and rattling with the power of the monster following me. Its gruesome grunts continued to remind of the danger I was in and at the same time it made me move with a further urgency.

Suddenly, the steps stopped and my hands had nowhere to climb anymore. I looked to the top and there was no escape.

The grunts approached quickly. Then sharp claws ensnarled my ankle, pulled me down and —.