>>5781556The Komodo stands before you, just as deadly as when you saw it massacring your group and ripping Isaac in twain.
[Hopeless, DC to survive 99]
Before you can ask how it found you all or how it snuck up on you despite your senses, it races forward in a flash and swipes at you.
Surprisingly, despite your small Aura and how unprepared you were, you don’t end up disemboweled. It merely breaks your Aura.
The force throws you back and you skid in the sand.
“PICARO!!!” Coco screams before unleashing a barrage of firepower right in the Grimm's face, which it easily deflects by using his prehensile bone plated tail to act as a shield, all the while still slowly stalking toward you.
You manage to stand up with a lot of strain. Your muscles are burning, your arms are all scratched up and you are sure at least one rib is broken.
The Komodo appears almost amused at the sight of you struggling to stand up, slowing his steps even more to give you a shot at stabilizing yourself.
You do so by using Promised Return, but you can’t stay stable without it supporting you.
You think this is it. This is how you die. Of all the ways you imagined, dying because you tried to save someone’s life is definitely the most noble. Maria would be proud if you ignore how now you are a liar who can’t keep a promise.
You chuckle and look at the Grimm with an amused face. “So… you gonna do this or what?” you say to it in a mocking tone.
The Grimm suddenly stops and looks at you, its expression turning foul. You chuckle, assuming it wanted you to die with soiled pants, you remain calm however.
It’s your time, nothing to cry about. It is what it is.
You take a look to Coco-
Coco!
The Grimm notices the realization dawning in your face and looks to the defenseless people. Only one of them is cut in half, but that won’t make a difference in the end.
The Komodo appears to sneer and turns slowly to them.
A vision, clear as day, The Komodo-
<span class="mu-i">No! I need to stop it!</span>
You can’t, you are beaten.
<span class="mu-i">I don’t care!</span>
“Hey!”
You foolishly decide to fight it. Roll 1d20+<span class="mu-b">99</span>
