As Drescher was preparing in the air, he could see the beast in the distance, looking their way. Just then, some mage perhaps looking to make a name for himself walked out of the town in front of some 15 soldiers, casting spells at the beast. As the beast charged their way, a flash in the air appeared. The beast paused like hitting a wall, growling but blowing hot, foul air over those men. The mage and his companions turned to skeletal remains, the bones themselves shifting and rearranging, before melting too, the flesh already bubbled off the bones, collapsing to the ground.<br/><br/>The beast seemed unable to walk<em>far</em>from where it was though, something holding it in place. Beast, only few such things existed, but they were practically<em>siege weapons</em>for the Forces of Enthropy. Whatever it was, it was the town's advantage it was there. Perhaps it was the distance from the<em>borderlands</em>as well as the<em>old crater</em>. Afterall, the rumors were the beasts only appeared in those regions, which also made sure that nobody wanted to stay in those borderlands for too long. Ironically, some of the best cities used to once stand where the crater now lay.<br/><br/>It was also in that crater's direction that the great sage was said to be.<br/><br/><hr/><hr/><br/>Almir's blade struck without any warning, the thug seemed to be overwhelmed by the sudden strike as Almir was in the air, the blade skewering through a blackened eye and bursting through the back of the thug's skull. There was a brief jerk and the thug collapsed, leaving only one, occupied with Hanali, still standing. The thugs were being taken down fast, and the gateway was glowing. It was seemingly small, but widening littel by little as the ox walked to it, pulling the wagons little by little to its frame.<br/><br/>Cidan lay on the ground, gutted, perhaps still alive, but in a rather harshly torn shape. It was uncertain whether he lived or not, but the damage done to him was bad enough to question it.