The stream of carnage gushed forth...
The head of a Dog snapped toward Obed.
Its nose holes flared wide, drawing in his scent with wet, rasping sounds. The creature's lips peeled back from its teeth, and that terrible growling-screaming noise erupted from its throat.
Then it lunged.
The chain went slack as the Templar holding it stumbled forward, caught off guard by the sudden violence of the movement. The Dog's body uncoiled like a spring, launching itself through the air toward Obed's throat.
Obed's good hand went to his sword, but he was too slow. The creature was already airborne, already closing the distance, its jaws opening wide enough to swallow a man's head whole.
Nero moved without thinking.
Gungnir materialized in his hand through the Soul Bond, and he threw himself between Obed and the Dog. The spear came up in a brutal upward thrust, catching the creature mid-flight.
