The fall of the Kraken

Kristina had thought of countless scenarios upon the reappearance of the Kraken. She knew even if they fought, the casualty would be too severe. Thus, she was prepared to fight it on her own and order her men to flee as far and as fast as they could. 

Never in her muddled mind had she ever considered the Kraken retreating. What was going on? What happened? There were so many whys and hows and whats, but all of those series of questions halted when she heard a cough and grunt. 

"Blergh! Ah, goodness… I feel dizzy—" Claude threw up, coughing in between. He crawled on the concrete ground, his entire body was drenched and covered with sticky fluid. Meanwhile, Stefan was grunting as he pulled himself to sit up. 

Deep lines appeared between Kristina's brows, darting her eyes between the two. Disbelief filled her countenance while her thought bubble overflowed with question marks. 

"You two…" So these two were what fell near her. "... how?"