Peony/Jareth/Pyr/Esther vs. Hashmal | COMPLETE
They threw all they had at the beast, that much was certain -- for the moment came when Peony could simply cast no more, and even her attempts to summon the spell Toku had taught her barely caused a tremor in the air around the creature.
As it continued raging against them, the moment came for a judicious retreat (and perhaps the presence of Pyr was all the more reason to withdraw). As others joined the fray, giving the creature something new to rage against, the four of them, exhausted and battered, pulled back.
Today's battle had not been won. But one thing was for certain: this war -- for that was how this was beginning to look -- was not yet over.