He was sitting in the midst of a forest fire, watching monsters battle one another. Half-human, half-wolf, they fought each other as if instead of reason they had only madness left. They gnawed at their opponents, falling under claws and fangs themselves. The grass was red with blood. Guts hung from the branches. The flames hissed, licking wounded heads and arms.
A terrible growl rang out.
Ash jumped to his feet, shivering like a leaf in the wind, and tried to tame the flames, but in vain. The element didn’t want to obey the weak mage, whose hands were shaking as if he was suffering from a deadly fever.
Another roar came, closer and louder than before. Ash raised his head and came face to face with a giant beast. Its muscles were visible even under the thick fur, and its fangs were t
