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[b][u]Thaum: Bugtanical Gardens[/b][/u]

"Look out!" Xan cried, running towards them

"Whoa, whoa, [i]waah[/i]!!" Lisette screeched, dancing backwards to avoid the blobs of goo descending upon them. When she looked back, the giant millipede had compacted itself, then immediately launched itself forward.

"Estelle!" she cried, impulsively reaching out to tackle her friend out of harm's way.

She grabbed onto [i]something[/i] and wrapped her arms around it, and was immediately whipped sideways, causing her to drop the net; Estelle had already dived out of the way in the opposite direction, meaning that Lisette was now clinging onto the very end of its thick tail. 

[I]This is scary this is scary this is scary--[/i]

"Lemme go!" Lisette cried, clenching her eyes shut. Her palms were pressed against its tough exoskeleton, and she channeled a small amount of magical energy into her hands.

The force was similar to a beesting, and the millipede reared its tail upwards as if in pain, flicking Lisette off like one would, well, a bug. She somehow managed to land on the heels of her boots, pinwheeling her arms and falling onto her rear end.

The millipede was close to Dylan and the spider's position, but just needed one more push...

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[b][u]Thaum: Coliseum[/b][/u] 

Pandemonium broke out, and Selan was at a loss as to what to do or where to go. Fists, swords, axes, and whatever was available was being flung and flailed about. Even Jeff was quickly swept up in it, and a well-placed punch staggered him backwards in mid-sentence.

To add to the confusion, it seemed as though the beasts being used for the battles were somehow released, and before Selan could even blink, a giant scorpion scuttled forward, whipping its tail dangerously in the air. The audience members caught in its path were taken by surprise, and those who were uninjured quickly refocused their energy and their anger toward the massive beast.

“Jeff, you can’t take that thing down by yourself!" Robin called, walking briskly towards them. "I had Lil call Ruana. Don’t try anything drastic, hey? I am not stitching up your mangled hand again, you hear me, big boy? Maybe we should get you two out? Do any of you know the healing arts because we’ve got a room full of wounded back there,” She jerked her thumb towards the back of the Coliseum where people were being wheeled in left and right.

"Amy, can you try and help those people?" Selan asked cautiously, knowing that Amy hadn't been required to tend to so many people at one time since they started travelling together. "And I'll see what I can do out here," she said to Robin, who raised an eyebrow. Pick any one person out of the coliseum and they would easily outweigh and overpower the delicate-looking songstress, and many of the largest spectators were having trouble keeping the beasts at bay.

Selan retreated back a few rows to keep away from the fighting. She took a deep breath and began singing an aria, intending to imbue the surrounding people with increased strength that would aid them in subdueing the loose monsters. Initially, it appeared to be an ideal situation, for her magic seemingly had no effect on non-humans. But the new problem was that the din created by the shouting, screaming, and growling by both man and beast alike as well as the clanging of swords against the scorpion's exoskeleton made it impossible for those furthest to hear her. As loud and clear as her voice was, it was simply lost in all of the chaos.

"It's no use, I'd have to be right next to the scorpion for anyone to hear me," she called over to Robin.