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“This fucker is playing with us,” Ojore yelled.
“Everyone, be prepared for this thing to come out!” Askold shouted.
Like a fierce storm, a silver stream of wet flesh erupted from the water and surged toward Seda. She fired her magic at it. Purple lightning erupted from her palms, but she missed the object, hitting a nearby tree instead.
Feich quickly stepped in front of Seda after her failed shot and sliced through the tip of the flesh with his claws.
Their ears were filled with a loud, grinding roar.
The air thickened as a slippery nightmare emerged from the water, its pulsing silver form now visible.
The monstrous creature, with eight long, waving tentacles, let out another deafening roar in the purple glow of the darkness. It slammed its limbs into the river, sending icy water crashing into the group. It had a single, opalescent eye and a snapping beak at the center of its face.
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The Corvids soared into the air and began attacking the beast. They scratched at it with their long claws, causing red blood to trickle into the rushing water. Their strikes were precise and swift.The beast shrieked and reached out to grab them, narrowly missing.
Askold and Benny used swords to cut into the massive tentacles extending onto the shore, causing more thick blood to gush out.
Blue light flashed out, and Ojore transformed into a massive brown bear.
Askold did a double-take as he thrust his sword into the creature’s tentacle. Ojore charged forward, biting down on the slick limb and tearing off a thick chunk.
Seda gathered her strength once again. She concentrated her anger over Kalon’s theft and unleashed her furious storm on the beast’s round, gelatinous head. Lightning hit it, sending electrical shocks rippling through its soft, silky skin. Its limbs jerked outward, and the electric current traveled through the surrounding waters and onto the snow on the shore. Askold, Ojore, and Benny scrambled onto a log as the purple electricity nearly struck them.
“No, Seda! Not with the water!” Ojore yelled.
She didn’t know what to do since her only weapon was her power. She looked around for something to use or grab, and her eye caught a pointed stick in the snow. She picked it up and held it as she’d seen the others grip their swords, sturdy and poised for action.
The beast’s screeching grew even louder now, clearly pissed off by Seda’s magic. It ceased its convulsing as it narrowed its eye on her. It flung a tentacle in her direction, and she prepared her stick to defend herself.
Feich quickly swooped down from the air and slashed at it, but the beast didn’t flinch from his strike. It wrapped its tentacle around Feich, squeezing him tightly.
Feich immediately went limp and vanished. The beast pulled its tentacle toward its beak and snapped a few times, biting itself in the process.
It roared in anger.
With loud caws, Roya and Ferona swooped down from the air, clawing at the beast’s face and eye. The beast squinted and flung its tentacles around itself. They almost got hit by the flying limbs when a roar echoed from above.
As Seda looked up, she saw Elco come into view, and she let out a relieved scream. He made it back safely and was able to help!
Roya and Ferona moved out of the way as Elco narrowed his angry, red eyes and charged down from the sky, opening his mouth to blast molten fire directly into the center of the monster’s face.
With a screech that pierced the air like a blast of metal, the beast’s body burst into flames, burning like oil-soaked wood.
A large plume of snow fell onto Seda from the tree above, and she quickly scrambled out of it, watching as the monster’s skin was engulfed in flames.
Elco soared back into the air and spun around, preparing for another attack.
With a loud thud, the monster’s body hit the shoreline, reduced to a charred mass. The air was filled with the smell of burnt fish, mixing with the smoke.
Everyone froze and looked around, unsure if the fight was over.
