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[ He took a deep breath, recanting a quick story about how he was conscripted as part of an effort for the town of Salva to clear out monsters from their mines, so they could resume operations. He was one of the few who made it deep enough inside to find the source -- a two-headed dragon!
He was doing so well in the fight until some others came along and distracted him, and made him turn his back on the enemy. After something that was halfway between a flash and an explosion, the foe vanished, and he thought he was victorious, but... ]