For the First Time in a Long, Long Time

I stared blankly as my mind processed the young man's words. "Are you crazy?" I finally shouted as I raised my hand. Flames danced on my fingers.

"You're crazy!" Joshua replied, his eyes wide open as he grinned. "Look, there is only a single one!" He laughed.

In the meanwhile, the snake attacked Vincent, who barely rolled out of the way of its massive twin tails. I gritted my teeth. I was sure there were more of them. 

"Hey!" Erik shouted. "Shut up Joshua. We're moving towards the river." He nodded at me as I stood there, stunned. "And someone please kill this god damned thing!" He shouted.