Thanks. Just a note, Chapters 1-4 were written a few months ago. Every other chapter will be written as soon as I come to publish it. Hope you continue to like it!
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Chapter 4: Caught in a trap
"Don't move... Don't move an inch, whatever you do...". Magnus was watching Riley, his eyes staring open with a mixture of fear and tension. Riley was half-stuck in a gigantic Paramite web. This was the nest of the Paramite queen, and it seemed like it could return at any moment. Magnus touched one of the ends of the web, starting a small fire. "I'll try and guide it to the sides of the webbing, don't get burned". Riley nodded nervously, suddenly they heard a Paramite hiss from nearby. "Darn it, we'll have to get going fast". Magnus hurried over to Riley, burned away the remaining section of web and took her to the exit.
Riley and Magnus were both panting, trying to catch their breath. "That was pretty intense, I don't think I'll move for a while", Magnus clutched his chest. Riley nodded, she heard a noise, "What was that?". Magnus stood up, "It's Ulric's call, and we’d better go and help him".
Ulric was in a bit of a tight spot. He was cornered in a chasm with three adult Scrabs closing in on him. He didn't seem to be able to escape. He looked at the scenery, trying to think of something to use. It's a good thing he kept his spear with him. He knew that using the spear in close-combat would just end up with the spear getting broken. He threw the spear at the closest Scrab, a direct hit in the Scrab's chest. The other Scrabs charged at him. He moved at the last second, one of the Scrabs running into the wall and hurting itself. The other Scrab made sure that Ulric couldn't escape, by blocking the exit. The Scrabs were now on either side of him, trying to make him panic.
Ulric knew his only chance was to get out of here, he bolted for the exit. He approached the Scrab and kicked it in the jaw, before following up with an uppercut. The other Scrab ran towards him and gave him a nasty wound down his back. "Aaah!", Ulric yelled and fell to the floor. He gave an emergency howl to let the other hybrids know he was in trouble. The other Scrab was moving closer and closer. The Scrab was about to move his head down towards Ulric's body, but Ulric kicked out with one of his robotic legs. The Scrab was annoyed with this and kicked Ulric across the room. Ulric's back was injured, he wasn't going to get up in a hurry. The Scrab howled and moved towards Ulric. The Scrab stopped in its tracks. It looked to the side, only too late, to see a fireball moving towards the Scrab. The heat obliterated the Scrab in an instant.
"Ulric pal, you alright?", Magnus nudged Ulric. "Ow, I could do with some help". Magnus lifted Ulric up to his feet, "My back's killing me, support my weight". Magnus grabbed onto Ulric's shoulder, helping him to maintain his balance. They headed towards Riley, "Oh man, is Ulric okay?". Magnus nodded, "He's got some nasty injuries... let's call the others". The other hybrids were walking when Lorn raised a hand, "Wait... I think I can hear Riley and Magnus, let's go". The hybrids ran in the direction of the howls. Inna ran towards Ulric, giving him an embrace. "Hey hey, not so rough Inna... My back's in agony here!". Inna smiled, "Well, you haven't changed. Come on then, let's get you back to camp". Inna and Magnus supported Ulric from both shoulders now.
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