As the mantis exploded into a red mist of blood and rot, Merida jumped back before any of its remains could get on her clothes. As she landed beside Cerilla, she lowered her sword and exhaled, "Get back. I need to get rid of the mist."
Cerilla looked at her with a confused face as everyone else jumped back. "What? It's dead, right?"
Merida looked back at her and then turned back to the mist. "The bug was already dead when that thing came here. What I was fighting was the fungus controlling it, and that thing burst into spores when I cut it. That mist is full of them, so I'll have to drive them away."
Merida lifted her sword and stabbed the ground.
With a dark green flash and a wave of demonic magic, a crack opened in the ground. A tall demonic eagle with black feathers, glowing green eyes, and three talons emerged, glaring forward with fungus growing out of its eyes.
"Blow it away."
