I ran straight toward Zariah/the dragon/whatever the fuck he was, stumbling as Karthus easily opened the hatch and lunged toward me with his sword in the air. Out of the two beasts near me, the dragon had proved himself the least likely to kill me. I screamed and Zariah jerked, then my world exploded in a haze of heat and scales. The dragon bellowed his fury at Karthus, who backpedaled so fast it would have been comical had I not been half-convinced I was going to die. Something hard and sharp seized me in a vice grip and suddenly I was floating—no, I was flying. The hatch opened and Zion
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