James flinched when he heard the sonic boom, jumping backwards on instinct as the sound had hurt his ears. But it had 'woken' him up from his careless attitude and now he saw a large mass heading his way.
Pointing his blade at the advancing creature he let loose a fireball the size of his head towards the creature. As soon as the fireball was launched the blade's redhot glow diminished and he now begun retreating backwards without turning his back on the creature.
[i]"What the hell is that thing?!"[/i] He thought in a panicky tone as another rune, a dark blue one, now begun to glow dimly. He kept his guard up as he kept a close eye on the creature, ready to try and block or deflect any attacks which came his way during his retreat.