An Old Feud

"If you want to survive, crawl into the water.." Said the red carp with his usual pleasantly deep voice.

Heimart and Roley looked at each other with worry and uncertainty, while Jerigh slowly grabbed the hilts of his swords in preparation for a fight.

Der, which was the most powerful amongst them, was the first one to to notice what was approaching them at a mind boggling speed. What he saw, was a large bird-like beast.

Without thinking twice about it, Der grabbed Heimart and Roley by their clothes, and jumped in the water before they could even react, while Jerigh followed him the very next moment.

Just as Jerigh's feet managed to enter the water, a multicolored blur flashed past him and the small patch of water where Heimart and the rest had jumped in.