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She is too slow, I realized with horror, but we have to make it, no choice, the only desperate thought was beating in my head.

As we reached the cleft, I pushed her thus both adding her some acceleration and attaching direction to her movement. She flew into the crevice like an arrow, and I turned around. The beast was running at breakneck pace yet came to a dead stop the second it saw me standing on the way, daggers in my hands. Now it was standing opposite, growling.

“What now, you stupid rubbish? Never seen anyone fighting you back?” I shouted. “Wanna try once again?”

It growled again, teeth bared, and I could hear real menace in it.

“There is a way here!” Elcha’s voice came from behind.

“Elcha, run as far as you can, don’t look back,” I shouted over my shoulder, never taking my eyes off the monster. That moment, on my right, with my side vision, I could notice some more movement. And as I turned my gaze I froze. Another beast was emerging slowly from the bushes, its eyes glued to me.

“And you?”

“I’ll catch up!” I said slowly, trying to keep my voice stable. And there I had a click in my mind, I won’t catch up with her, no way! I won’t even leave this place now. Ever!

“Ricka! You crazy! I’m not leaving you here!” she was not just panicking, I could hear she was nearly crying.

“Elcha, just leave!” I shouted at the top of my lungs still never taking my eyes off the beasts. “Leave now!”

I could hear quick sounds of two feet running over the stones and getting lost in the distance.

The monsters were grinning and growling, yet did not dare come any closer, just standing there with their tentacles stretching forth.

Only then I could see they were different. The one I already knew was black as ink, while the other one had a slightly whitish mane. But the pattern on their skins was the same.

I wished I had not left my bag behind, Nargara’s special action elixirs would come in handy indeed.

My heart was nearly jumping out of my mouth, but at the same time I felt some strange and frightening calmness inside. The main thing was to stretch the time thus giving Elcha a chance to go as far as possible.