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CHAPTER 29: BEAST'S REINS
BEAST'S REINS
As the creature roars and bucks beneath you, your eyes dart around, desperate for anything that can give you an edge. Your gaze locks onto a length of rusted chain, half-buried among the debris. With no time to waste, you lunge for it, your fingers brushing the metal as the beast thrashes violently. You manage to grasp it just as the creature slams you against the chamber wall, the impact knocking the wind from your lungs.
Fighting through the pain, you loop the chain around the creature’s neck, pulling it taut with all your might. It bellows in rage, the sound reverberating through the stone chamber. The makeshift rein gives you a semblance of control, and you yank it toward the exit. The beast resists, teeth gnashing, but gradually its wild movements become more focused, its path aligning with your direction.
The bandits retreat further, giving you a wide berth as you guide the beast into the open. Ace watches with a mix of awe and disbelief, his gun still raised but now lowered slightly as he assesses the situation. The ground trembles beneath the beast's weight with every step, dust rising in clouds around it.
Suddenly, the chain slips in your hands, slickened by your own sweat and the creature's grime. Your heart races as you scramble to regain your grip, but the beast senses the slackening control. It lurches to the right, barreling toward the remaining wall of the chamber, which groans ominously under the impending impact.
With a final, desperate pull, you manage to redirect its course just as the wall begins to give way, stones tumbling into the dark abyss beyond. Your victory is short-lived, though, as the ground beneath you both starts to crumble, the chamber collapsing into a pit of darkness.
Fighting through the pain, you loop the chain around the creature’s neck, pulling it taut with all your might. It bellows in rage, the sound reverberating through the stone chamber. The makeshift rein gives you a semblance of control, and you yank it toward the exit. The beast resists, teeth gnashing, but gradually its wild movements become more focused, its path aligning with your direction.
The bandits retreat further, giving you a wide berth as you guide the beast into the open. Ace watches with a mix of awe and disbelief, his gun still raised but now lowered slightly as he assesses the situation. The ground trembles beneath the beast's weight with every step, dust rising in clouds around it.
Suddenly, the chain slips in your hands, slickened by your own sweat and the creature's grime. Your heart races as you scramble to regain your grip, but the beast senses the slackening control. It lurches to the right, barreling toward the remaining wall of the chamber, which groans ominously under the impending impact.
With a final, desperate pull, you manage to redirect its course just as the wall begins to give way, stones tumbling into the dark abyss beyond. Your victory is short-lived, though, as the ground beneath you both starts to crumble, the chamber collapsing into a pit of darkness.