As the massive Beast of Burden rumbled across the open expanse, carving a path beside the wide river, Northern soared overhead, scanning the terrain for potential dangers.
He wasn't disappointed. As he had suspected, threats lurked in every direction. However, none of them seemed eager to make the first move. The Beast of Burden was in constant motion, and the predators watching from the shadows did not appear to be in a hurry to rend their flesh.
The immediate danger had already been dealt with—a Catastrophic Maelstrom, an entity so massive it could rival mountains, had lumbered toward them. Half of its grotesque form was encased in writhing tentacles, which propelled it forward with unnatural speed.
It hadn't posed much of a challenge.
With a brief exchange of strikes, and using Echo sparingly, Northern had erased the creature into nothingness.