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You look up at the Fiend, then at your teammates before you radio them, telling them that you're going to try something to even the odds against the giant. "Like what?" Balogh asks, just as the Fiend kicks at you. The five of you dodge the attack, and as you get up, you tell them to cover you while you make the preparations. "Fine…if you're not going to tell us, then it'd better be a good one," Balogh says, and the team moves in to engage the Fiend as you move back and start to gather the necessary power.

When your suit's engine begins to hum, you unleash your power upon the ground, causing it to shake wildly. The Fiend stops moving and turns to look at you, snarling in anger as it ignores the team and makes its way towards you. At this point, however, two giant hands made of earth and rock reach out from the ground and grab the Fiend's legs, holding it fast. It struggles to break free, kneeling down to pull on the hands grabbing its feet, and two more hands erupt from the earth, grabbing it and pinning it to the ground.

"Damn…that's a pitiful position to be in," Jax says wryly as your team stops to watch the Fiend struggle to break free.

"Wanna make it more pitiful, hon?" Ami says with a grin.

Balogh shakes his head and says, "Never mind that. Just beat the crap out of that thing while Dorn Wilton has it pinned!" The four of them rush in to strike at the Fiend, but you notice that the hands holding it down are trembling slightly. You don't think you can maintain your hold on the Fiend for long, you tell them.

A few seconds after you mention that, one of your hands crumbles to the ground, and the Fiend's right hand is now free. Fortunately for your teammates, the giant chooses to smash at the other hands holding it down. Balogh turns to the team and says, "Attack that foot," gesturing at one, and your team strikes hard at the held-down foot before backing away when the Fiend is free. It moves to chase after them but is now reduced to hobbling thanks to their attacks.

In the distance, you can see that Morgan is up to something.

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