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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BoldItalic" data-source="post: 6791737" data-attributes="member: 6777052">As they began to follow the road down towards the bridge, the ground erupted suddenly beneath their horses' hooves and their mounts screamed and bucked in panic. In an instant, both Clotbert and BoldItalic were thrown to the ground and winded.Rylnethaz wheeled on Mrrh as Fingers leapt nimbly from his pony. Before their horrified gaze, a huge monstrosity rose from under the ground, looking for all the world like a lobster crossed with a mammoth; its mad eyes glittering red in the sunshine and clods of earth scattering from its many-clawed limbs. Fingers slashed at an armoured claw that came too close and cut cleanly through it at a joint. A dark blue sticky liquid sprayed from the severed end of the leg as it sought for purchase on the ground, finding none.Drawing his sword, Rylnethaz fended off another claw with his shield, and struck high at one of the eye-stalks. The eye drooped and the light went from it but it was not enough. The beast had many more eyes and many more claws. One huge red claw, clacking shut within a hair's breadth of his head as he jerked back instinctively, continued its sideways swipe and knocked him clean out of the saddle.BoldItalic sprang to his feet and aimed his staff at the creature's head. There was a keening sound and the monster suddenly relaxed, folded its limbs and lay still - all except a rhythmic twitching at the end of its tail. "Do not touch it!" he shouted. "It sleeps for but a moment! Move away before it wakes!"They ran together up a slight hill and Mrrh followed his master but the other horses galloped away, scattering in panic. "Fingers," commanded Rylnethaz, "Ready that new bow you are carrying and on my command, start shooting at the creature as fast and as steadily as you can. BoldItalic, use you most damaging spell - fire or lightning as you will - at the same instant as Fingers' arrows begin to strike. Clotbert, aid them with your prayers. Does everyone understand? We must kill it quickly and suddenly before it recovers and comes after us."Rylnethax raised his sword, then cried "NOW!". Arrows began to fly with dizzying rapidity from Fingers' bow and, as they struck the monster, it almost vanished in a ball of orange and green fire that roared from the wizard's outstretched hand.It did not move again.</blockquote>

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