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Thorin marveled at the magic of his allies yet it was Kael's blinding incantation that truly gave him the opening he needed. He charged in, hammer in hand and a roar in his throat. The beast wailed about wildly as his sightless eyes betrayed him. Thorin leapt and swung with all his might. The blow connected solidly with the beasts knee causing the bone to shatter under the strike. The monster howled in pain and fell to it's now ruined knee cap. Thorin followed up with an upward swing that connected with the jaw of the beast. The blow was titanic in it's raw power. The beast fell back in a heap, it's face in the dirt. Thorin stood behind it ready to strike again should it move. It was then a sickening sound began to eek it's way out of the creatures maw. The sound of a laugh, hampered only by the now swollen jaw of the monster. It slowly pushed its self to its clawed hands and knees as it turned to look at Thorin for the first time since the fight began.

"Impressive monster slayer... but you will need more than that if you wish to kill me. Fail... and I shall eat your heart before I gorge on the pretty one."

The realization that the beast spoke shook Thorin to the core and that moments hesitation was all the time needed for the beast to charge and close the gap. Thorin had no time to bring his hammer to bear and instead had to drop the weapon or be caught within the gnashing jaws of the foul beast. The monster snarled viscously as it tried to bite into Thorin's body yet the strong man kept the beast at bay by holding it's upper and lower jaws at arms length with his own two hands.

Thorin Balderson and this beast of darkness were now caught in a deadly wrestling match that would end in one of their deaths. Yet it was the quip about the pretty one that gave Thorin a strength the beast could not contend with. The Slayer of Sleipnir gritted his teeth in determination as he growled with exertion.

"Tell me... monster...How you plan to touch her... WHEN YOU'RE DEAD?!"

With rage in his voice Thorin unleashed a savage flurry of blows. Heavy right handed punched rained down onto the beasts face and eyes to disorient before finally Thorin allowed the beasts maw to open and miraculously step foot within. He put his boot on the bottom jaw, pinning it to the dirt before grabbing the upper jaw with both hands. Now a dead lift for the ages, Thorin roared out with raw power as he used every ounce of strength in his body to open the beasts mouth far past it's breaking point. Tendons snapped and bone shattered beneath his power. The beast let loose a gargled groan of agony before it gave way completely and the monsters head cracked back at a sickening angle, ending it's life. Thorin tossed the now dead beast aside with disgust.

"This one had no idea of whom he faced..."