Armas stared up at the great cat in the middle of the cavern in terrified awe. The beast was as tall him at the shoulder, all bristling fur and rippling muscle. The fangs protruding from the great jaw looked as long as his forearm. It growled, low and threatening, and Armas felt it in the pit of his stomach as the sound reverberated off the walls of the cavern. The strange magician was behind the great cat, held in the air by one of it's tails, the other twitching side to side.

[b]"Son of a bit..."[/b] Armas breathed.

The tail holding the man uncurled, dropping him to the ground with a grunt. Armas just had time to register the change in the cat's stance before it leaped at them. Armas dived to one side as hundreds of kilograms of fur and muscle came flying towards them, missing Edward by mere miraculous inches. The lantern swung wildly, casting crazy shadows as the cat slid to a halt on the stone floor. Edward was yelling something about a gun as it turned to face the women.

Constance a pulled a gun from somewhere, a blocky looking thing of hard grey metal. She pulled the trigger once - twice - as the beast leaped at her, the explosive roar of the gun echoing of the sides of the chamber and leaving a ringing in his ears. Luna dived to one side, and the cat swiped at Constance, sending her crashing into the cave wall with a terrible scream. The gun clattered to the floor, bouncing in his direction.

The cat seemed to pause, deciding it's next move and Armas went for the gun, dropping the stupid stick he'd picked up earlier. He wasn't much of a shot, but he knew which end the bullet came out of, a relic of shooting cans off the side of the fishing boat during lazy afternoons.

[b]"Grab them!"[/b] he shouted, indicating the magician and the injured Constance with the lantern, making the light in the cave dance wildly again. He pointed the gun at the cat praying it still worked after the fall and squeezed the trigger. He had no idea if it could actually hurt the beast, but hopefully it would convince it they were too much trouble. The gun went off with another terrific bang. [b]"Come on let's go!"[/b]