The Surface — Chapter III

The feathered beast raised its head to roar, rushing towards Jasper and Hookfang, rushing past them, screeching as it fell in the trench. It tried scrambling up, but its claws could not hold. The creature shot quills, narrowly missing in its anger. Just then, the claw of a great crustacean, a Karkinos, grappled the Yi Ling, dragging it into a nearby pool. Happy with their narrow escape, Jasper crawled away on eight small legs, Hookfang following.