Living through death

'It's a hit!' Mathew thought the second his attack connected with the monster.

He aimed the spell well.

It struck right between the two small limbs that kept the monster's eyes slightly above the rest of its body.

Sparks fell down along with several pieces of cracked chitinous armor of the monster.

A surge of blue blood spurted out of the hole Mathew's spell created right where the monster's brain should be.

But rather than killing it, the wound only agitated the crustacean.

"SCREEEE!!!" it made out a massive, annoying noise… only to jerk its body away from all those who tried to keep it in place.

First, it pushed Daria's shadowy form away, freeing one of its claws. Then, it brought all of its left legs together, crushing the stones that Carol conjured around its joins, freeing its movements once again.

'Not good,' Mathew thought, gulping his saliva down.