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Samuel was preparing for another charge by the dark creatures, when suddenly one of the new guard members, Ogava, burst from the crowd, already wielding his sword in one hand and his shield in the other. Ogava shouted, "Heronious prepare me as I vanish this child of evil!" and Samuel could see Ogava seemed to glow as he quickly rammed the creature with his shield and then slashed his sword through the creature's neck.

As soon as the grey head fell to the ground, Ogava had turned his back to the last creature, and walked over to Captain Dimas, making sure that he was alright. Ogava clearly hadn't seen the final creature that had just stood up. It noiselessly sprung towards Ogava's back, its claws pulled back and ready to strike. Samuel pushed off with his good leg, leaping into the monster with all of his weight, stopping it short of its unwary target.

The crowd quickly tried to move out of the way of the charging force, but several men were clipped and shoved out of the way. The creature lashed around with its claws, trying to strike at anything around it. One claw smacked a man so hard that he fell down and on the way back, it scratched another man, who also instantly fell to the ground. The other claw found its way to Samuel, scraping up his breast plate and nicking his cheek.

Samuel leapt back, trying to avoid the claws that were swinging around. He ducked under one that was aimed directly at his face and swung the hilt of his sword at the thing's face, just barely swiping it across the face. He looked back to Ogava and yelled, "Quick, use your sword! I can't do anything to it like this!"