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<span class="mu-i"><span class="mu-s">BZZ-AP</span></span>
A loud <span class="mu-i">crack</span> followed the noise. A sizzle could be heard next. Mary stood victorious, her houndly foe on the ground, defeated. It was clearly not dead... but it was most certainly incapacitated. You couldn't help but cheer her on. The celebration, however, was cut short. "Buchanan!!"
A <span class="mu-i">thud</span> to your left. Steele had been pushed back into the dirt, with the single remaining hound <span class="mu-i">still</span> fighting him and desperately trying to scramble up his smooth leather trunk to scratch at Steele directly. Steele thrust his shield forward as the hound tried, throwing the dog back into the tall grass (which, almost thankfully, had cushioned its blow). Your only remaining assailant was left in such a state upon returning to the battlefield that you felt a single touch would've knocked it unconscious.
Mary, her solo work done, trotted over to the pair of you and joined Steele on his left to make a sort of wall in the grass. All of you now had the hound cornered.
There was a tense silence as the mangled mutt glared at you with pure hatred. It didn't seem able to stand still. It was twitching, growling, snorting like an enraged bull. A pang of regret plucked at your heartstrings as you watched the rabid demon grip the dirt like it was holding on for dear life... only for that regret to fade into cautious confusion.
In the multiple weeks you'd spent at Shenanigan's Gulch, studying its habitats and the species within them, you had yet to see a single demon exhibit bioluminescence.
Despite that, you couldn't help but swear that this one seemed to be glowing.
>It could be some kind of last-ditch attack. Command Mary to down it while it's vulnerable and get this over with.
>Back away so that you can't see it and it can't see you, then return once you're sure it's safe. Part of you won't let you flee completely-- whatever the hell this is, you want to see it-- but you need to keep you and your party safe first and foremost.
>Don't move. Ask Steele and Mary to keep away, but remain rooted to the spot. Whether this is dangerous or not, you want a front-row seat to whatever this is and are willing to put yourself in danger for it.
