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Sha struck next, sliding under its leg and carving a glowing rune onto its ankle. The rune flared and detonated, sending the creature stumbling.
Azhara tossed a net of her bag onto its back. It moved like dancing nightmares.
Naaro emerged from the shadow of the beast's own tail and stabbed two daggers into the soft spot between scales. The basilisk hissed, its movements were slowing down.
Akayoroi leapt high and landed atop its back, thrusting her blade straight into the spine. A cascade of magma burst from the wound, igniting the net and causing an aura explosion.
Kai summoned a vortex of compressed aura in his spear tip. He leapt, turned mid-air, and stabbed the tip into the basilisk's chest / heart.
The creature screamed in pain.
It flailed, tail swinging wildly. But its movements slowed further. Blood sizzled on the rocks. Its blue flame dimmed.
Kai landed beside his girls. His breath was ragged. His aura flickered.
"It is not dead yet," Akayoroi said.
