*Horus is at this point covered head to toe in tar, his hits are sluggish, and the dragon simply ignores him and turns towards the thing that hurt his flank.*
*Another beam of white energy stabs into the flank of the beast, and howls with rage. It stomps the ground, and spews another torrent of tar lightning. It roars at the treeline, and takes to the skies.*

*John keeps shooting his quad barrel as the beast flies off. He sighs with relief, and looks around.*
*From out of nowhere a heavily armored figure walks towards the duo. They have a strange looking tower shield with a exotic looking lance ending in a barrel. On their back is a large futuristic looking sword, and some form of compact machine gun. They walk directly towards John, who watches in awe, and punches him in the face.*

*The floating creatures watch silently.*