The bolt of lightning struck through the body of the third thug, and a loud scream rose to the air as the spell struck through his form, shaking him, leaving him barely standing, the thug burnt and shaky after the lightning shock went through him, but as he trembled there a louder shout was made in the direction of the village. The beast might have been roused from its rest, but at least there was no signs of it coming, at least yet.<br/><br/>The dragon knight's blade struck cleanly, the charge ahead with the blade. The thug was trying to reach over to Almir, not paying attention to Brand, but that proved a critical mistake as Brand's sword slashed through the guts of the creature, splattering what remained of the twisted creature to the ground. What might have been humanoid once, was full of greenish ooze that's purpose was perhaps best not thought over too much. The creature was literally cleaved in two its uppre half slumping slightly against Almir, dead between the Knight and the rogue.<br/><br/>Skewered and cleaved, the corpse was in a very bad shape but at least it was finally still.