Dage wasted no time. He reached for his scabbard on the floor, and pulled out his sword. He followed her screams and scent. She was further than he’d thought. If she’d went for a walk she wouldn’t have gone this far.
Unless…before Dage could finish his thought. He came upon Zaya and a very strange looking creature. Zaya was face down on the ground and the demon was wrapping its tentacles around her body and squeezing the life out of her, like a boa constrictor. Dage rushed forward, and sliced off the tentacles in one swipe of his sword.
Zaya wriggled out of the lifeless tentacles. She breathed hard trying to catch her breath.
“Are you alright?” Dage asked not looking at her. His eyes were drawn to the demon, which was now sprouting tentacles to replace the ones he had cut right befor
