A New Batch?      

[Lancelot]

AaArRgH!

A loud shriek made me look over at Rodrick and his group. It was not even a minute that I was fighting with the two skeletons, but Edgar was already dead, pierced by the many bone tentacles. 

Lilian was flat on the floor like all her bones were gone, and she was turned into melting flesh. Her once beautiful face crumpled and sagged like an old woman 

While Rodrick was standing with half HP, sword pointing at the monster. 

This wasn't looking any good. 

I stared over at Soarsie, and she was still inside the cocoon of her shadow. Her body was obscured by a veil of darkness that seemed to writhe and pulse. 

I never knew that these two minutes would be the longest two minutes of my life.