I eyed the cloaked man, he was laying on the floor of the roof..... unconscious, it seems my blow wasn't enough to end him... good, whatever sorcery is at play here, his continued living is at my best interest, if wounding him was enough to get the Basilisk to grow to that size... I shudder to think what would happen when I slay him.
"You're going to sing for me," I said, "You're going to sing a splendid song for me when I butcher your pet, So don't die on me until then," This bastard will not die until I give him permission to do so, the amount of work I'll need to do tonight.... Let's just forget about it.
I crouch over and pat his body down for hidden items.... perhaps something will tell me of how he snuck into the city despite our many defensive measures. Nothing on his body.... I'll check his leather bag then, "Hmmmm?" I find a journal, a few jars of a..... strange fluid? and provisions, dried meat, water, bread and medical supplies.
"I can't read this..... I don't understand the texts..." I muttered, the words were a mystery to me, but thankfully there are illustrations, of Men, Werewolves and other strange creatures, a bestiary? is this person a hunter? Bah! I'll question him later..... for now I'll inspect the ja- "Ooof! that's smells foul!" I exclaimed, it smelt like rotten flesh and bile! yet..... there's something familiarabout its colour and density..... "Poison? Venom perhaps?" A Horrid realization comes across my mind! I quickly inspect my wound!
"Damn it!" Just as I Feared, the bolt was laced with this substance.... my shoulder is already starting to swell and the pain is setting in! This Venom is probably from the Basilisk.... if so, it won't kill me, their Venom is famous for inflicting copious amount of pain upon its victim! some even perish from the pain alone! "But I'm a Werewolf..... I'm stronger than those puny humans.... I can take it!" Steadily, I rise to feet and search for the Basilisk, after I slay it, I'll make an antidote from it's Venom!
"It's hell bent on devouring Maxie.... perhaps I can use this to my advantage.... somehow," I muttered, I'm sorry Maxie..... but I need you to play with it for a little bit, while I think of a solution, I bandage the cloaked man up and tie him up with some cloth and rope, "I'll be back for you,"
I can't brute force this thing, If it slashes me.... well let's just avoid that altogether, maybe I can lure it to a corner and have all the Golems crush it, it's seems rather stupid for a beast, surely it would fall for such a ploy, right? "If it doesn't.... there's always Baldur's soup!"
I chase after them! Macie seems to be leasing it somewhere..... to the guard quarters!? "Fool! Don't involve the others!" I screamed at no one, he can't hear me from up here.... We're already close, damn it! I have no choice but to raise the alarm.
I stop and howl, The others howl back.... good they must've heard, so does the Basilisk because it turns around and starts chasing me! I whirl around and make a break for it, the creature leaps into the air and flaps it's massive, fat wings trying desperately to reach me, "Uwah!" the wind pressure pushes me forward and back, almost slamming me to the floor.
The creature lands next to me, causing the building we're standing on top to collapse under its massive frame, the creature flails about in a panick causing the building to fall even faster!
"Ugh!" I moan, the pain is getting worse! it's starting to spread to other parts of my body!
KREEEE!
The creature screeches, raising from the rubble, its red reptililian eyes are red and hot, It was not going to let me die painlessly.
It lunged at me with a terrible speed that betrayed its frame, it's long beakless face stretched out, mouth wide open, it was going to devour me whole, when...
BWOOSH
A golem tackled to the floor, several others piled on top of them, 12 in total, the Basilisk thrashed about in a panick, trying to fling away its new oppressors! It destroyed 2 golems in its struggle!
"Men, you're sure lucky! a few more moments and I'd have to start practicing your Eulogy!" A voice... Maxie boomed, I turned around to ne greeted by....his shit eating grin, I felt an urge to smack him.
"Here," he said offering a hand, I accepted it, "Their not gonna hold him down for long any-!? whoa! you don't look so good, are you okay!?"
"I'm..... I'll be able to hold out, we need a new solution," I said glancing at the creature, it had destroyed 4 of the golems now, "Lucky for us the others are here.... Maxie, you still know how to perform 'Baldur soup', right?"
He eyed me dubiously, ".....Yeah, I don't think it's come to that yet though,"
"well, we have to finish this thing off quickly before it causes more carnage,"
"But-"
"Maxie! I don't have time! the pain is getting worse!"
"O-okay, I'll inform the others, but you can't participate! You're too weak now, you can barely stand!"
"....I know but-"
"If you die, Amari will kill me! You know she will! Just sit it out, okay!?"
"....."
"Okay!?"
"Okay! Just go already!"
He hissed at me before crossing over to inform the others.
GRISSH
Great, now two golems are left.... Hopefully Baldur soup will work, I won't be able to reach the pitch required to resonate with the others' deathly wails, hopefully, the 7 of them will be able to crush the Basilisk's insides with their concentrated attack! This will turn the creature into a bloody mess, too bad I won't be able to join in.
It's seems Maxie has informed them, because the others have formed a circle around the Basilisk, They're preparing to wail at it.
BWUTCH
The Basilisk destroyed the last of the Golems, and immediately the Others begin their wails!