09-21-2022, 03:00 PM
As the last of the horde plunged to their deaths, the hungry fire lizard thing was deprived of its dinner. It was as big as a crocodile, and Jay barely noticed its proximity until it was nearly within ankle-biting reach. Or in the case of its huge maw, within leg snatching reach.
The magic stretched his skin from the inside out, and on he hurled everything he could think to craft at the fire croc. Unsurprisingly, balls of fire bounced off its thick hide without damage. Razor sharp blades of magic barely left a dent.
It was charging now, eyes fixed on a crunchy human. Jay threw up a wall of air to at least deflect the beast, but he knew even if he plopped it into the lava, it would crawl right back out again. Behind him, Nox was wrestling in his own head. Torture twisted his face.
Jay wanted to go to his friend and dispatch the final creature for him, but the fire croc was relentless. It already found its way around the edge of Jay’s shield and was on the charge once more, but this time it had eyes for the other human. One now collapsed to the ground. Apparently easy pickings. Jay recognized the lure tempting Nox to end the pain. He had to get to him before he did something about it.
How the fuck do you kill this thing? Jay put himself between Nox and the predator, and hurled a wad of air at its head. The force of the throw knocked it back a few steps, but it shook out its senses and charged again.
Jay threw another wad of balled up air, but the strain made him see stars. He could only make the boulder so big, never being the best at manipulating those types of forces. But it was enough to flip the beast its onto its back. Like an overturned turtle, it struggled to right itself and Jay bought a few seconds.
He rushed to Nox and basically manhandled him by the collar to his feet and all but dragged him to the crevice they’d crawled through to reach the cavern. “Not today, brother,” he said and all but shoved him through.
That left Jay the last thing between the fire croc and their escape. He was done with air, though, and plunged the rest of his strength into the earth. Pulling down the cavern was probably going to crush them both with it, but he could think of no other way to stop the creature except to crush it.
The magic stretched his skin from the inside out, and on he hurled everything he could think to craft at the fire croc. Unsurprisingly, balls of fire bounced off its thick hide without damage. Razor sharp blades of magic barely left a dent.
It was charging now, eyes fixed on a crunchy human. Jay threw up a wall of air to at least deflect the beast, but he knew even if he plopped it into the lava, it would crawl right back out again. Behind him, Nox was wrestling in his own head. Torture twisted his face.
Jay wanted to go to his friend and dispatch the final creature for him, but the fire croc was relentless. It already found its way around the edge of Jay’s shield and was on the charge once more, but this time it had eyes for the other human. One now collapsed to the ground. Apparently easy pickings. Jay recognized the lure tempting Nox to end the pain. He had to get to him before he did something about it.
How the fuck do you kill this thing? Jay put himself between Nox and the predator, and hurled a wad of air at its head. The force of the throw knocked it back a few steps, but it shook out its senses and charged again.
Jay threw another wad of balled up air, but the strain made him see stars. He could only make the boulder so big, never being the best at manipulating those types of forces. But it was enough to flip the beast its onto its back. Like an overturned turtle, it struggled to right itself and Jay bought a few seconds.
He rushed to Nox and basically manhandled him by the collar to his feet and all but dragged him to the crevice they’d crawled through to reach the cavern. “Not today, brother,” he said and all but shoved him through.
That left Jay the last thing between the fire croc and their escape. He was done with air, though, and plunged the rest of his strength into the earth. Pulling down the cavern was probably going to crush them both with it, but he could think of no other way to stop the creature except to crush it.
Only darkness shows you the light.