---
Chapter 15: The Hidden Threat of Moonfall Lake (5)
Scene: A Fight Past the Limit
(Garon crashes into the ground, hard. Pain shoots through his ribs. His vision blurs. Blood drips from his mouth as he struggles to breathe.)
> Garon (panting, trying to push himself up): “Damn it…”
(The Terracrocs don’t hesitate. One of them stomps forward, its massive shadow looming over him.)
> Garon (gritting his teeth): "I can’t… move fast enough…"
(Before he can react, the beast’s tail swings—!)
BOOM!
(Garon barely manages to roll, but the shockwave alone sends him skidding through the mud.)
(Magrion leaps in, roaring, slashing at the Terracroc with burning claws—!)
Stolen story; please report.
CLANG!
(The attack barely scratches its armored hide.)
(The Terracroc retaliates, jaws snapping forward—!)
> Magrion (roaring in pain): "GRAAH!"
(The beast clamps its jaws around Magrion’s shoulder and hurls him into a rock with terrifying force—CRASH!)
> Garon (eyes widening): “MAGRION—!”
(Stalacera charges in, ramming the second Terracroc with full force—)
THUD!
(The impact sends a shockwave through the battlefield, but the beast barely stumbles before slamming both its claws down onto Stalacera’s shell.)
> CRACK! (Faint fractures appear on Stalacera’s armor.)
(Stalacera roars in pain as the Terracroc forces it down into the mud.)
> Garon (panting, fists clenched): “No… They’re too strong…!”
(The battlefield is pure chaos. The once-strategic fight has turned into a one-sided slaughter.)
---
Scene: No Escape, No Openings
(Garon tries to stand up, but his body refuses to move.)
(He can hear Magrion breathing heavily, flames flickering weakly around him.)
(Stalacera is still pinned under the massive Terracroc, its legs twitching.)
(The Terracrocs aren’t even tired.)
> Garon (gritting his teeth): "We can't… keep this up…"
(The first Terracroc slowly turns its glowing green eyes toward him.)
(It steps forward—mud splashing with each heavy stomp—and raises its massive claw.)
> Garon (eyes narrowing, defiant): “Tch… you’re really trying to finish me off, huh?”
(The claw comes down like a hammer—!)
(Garon rolls to the side—barely avoiding instant death. But he doesn’t make it far before—)
CRACK!
(The second Terracroc’s tail slams into his stomach, sending him flying backward—!)
(Garon smashes through a tree before hitting the ground with a sickening thud.)
> Garon (coughing, blood dripping from his lips): “…gh—!”
(His body won’t move. His vision is spinning. His ribs feel like they’re broken.)
> Garon (thoughts slowing): “I… I might actually…”
(The Terracrocs are closing in.)
> Garon (mind screaming, body failing): "MOVE, DAMN IT!"
(Both beasts raise their tails, preparing to end it.)
---
Scene: The Breaking Point
SYSTEM NOTIFICATION (Faint, Glitching):
>>> [WARNING] [WARNING]
>>> [NEW ABILITY ACTIVATED..........]
> Garon (panting, smirking weakly): “Hah… What? now.”
(The Terracrocs prepare to strike.)
To Be Continued...
---
