<div align="center">(https://www.desktopbackground.org/download/1280x900/2010/07/25/53938_hydra-fantasy-art-armor-artwork-warriors-swamp-wallpapers_1600x1120_h.jpg)</div><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 24pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: impact;"><span class="bbc_u">The beast of the Nova Marsh</span></span></span></div><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: andale mono;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><tt class="bbc_tt"><br/>The beast of Nova Marsh was unaware of the four heroes that approached that allowed them time to prepare their weapons and spells to make the fight more into their favour as best they could. With a few bullets dipped into poison, Ahava slightly out of focus from the rest of them and all of them enhanced in speed and attacks they were ready to face their foe. <br/><br/>Ahava took the first steps forward, shouting and splashing her hand in the water to draw the creatures attention. It worked. The large form of the Hydra moved through the mist and noticed it's next meal before a loud bang broke the stillness of sound in the swamp. A bullet from Takeshi found one the creatures head sending it down and crashing into the water. One down, eight to go.<br/><br/>With the beast still approaching the paladin, Risti summoned the mental fortitude to call forth five missiles of energy that struck a good number of heads that gave pause to the creature. It wasn't quite stunned in place but it was shocked to find itself in that much pain. The large form of Seobahn's avian form took to the air, observing the marsh from below as she turned in and charged herself towards the back of the Hydra. Two sharp talons come crashing into the back of two heads, forcing them into the water and then both remain unmoving.<br/><br/>The beast continued forward and lunged it's six heads towards Ahava, a quick side step to the left, and then to the right, duck, stepback, a graze off the armour and a parry from her sword. None of the heads found their mark against the woman but the response came with more success. A wide swing helped sever one the heads while another thrust that was carried through due to the momentum of the first swing helped drop another. Four heads remained. <br/><br/>Takeshi found his shot aimed true once again, resting the barrel of his pistol on his wrist and another clean shot through the head, dropping another before taking another shot thanks to his enchanged speed. This time taking out one the eye, and life of another, leaving only two remaining. The two heads seek Ahava once more but her swift footwork proves better for one head but the other caught the movement and turned it's head to meet her form. Biting, to only find a hollow version of Ahava. Her blurish form saving her from injury this time. Because of that spell, the Hydra brought it's head too close for it to react to the overhead swing from the paladin, severing another head that just floats away in the waters.<br/><br/>The last head was left to Seobahn. With a quick crack of her wings she lifted up and onto the back of the Hydra, her hind claws sinking into the flesh to gain purchase upon it, while her front two claws sink themselves into the side of the last reaming head. The sounds of a cracking skull could be heard as the beast went still in her talons before the weight of the creature just fell into the water to remain still forevermore. <br/><br/><br/></tt></strong></span></span></div>