Zephyr crouched in the rafters of the church. There were three lickers. The last time Zephyr met one of these vile creatures he had nearly died struggling to defeat it. He had never even contemplated fighting three at once.
"Why do I get the feeling this is going to hurt a lot more than last time?" Zephyr muttered as he leapt into the main hall.
The lickers circled greedily, crawling along the walls. Zephyr caught sight of a long tongue in front of his face. He turned slowly, and as soon as he caught sight of the creature it pounced.
Reacting quickly, Zephyr drove his staff into the ground and threw himself horizontally in the air. When he was in the air, Zephyr brought up the staff as the creature slid underneath him. Twisting in the air, Zephyr landed on his feet, crouched low in preparation for another jump, if it was necessary.
Simultaneously, the two lickers leapt off the walls and pounced viciously, but Zephyr countered powerfully, string one then stepping back as he met the other creature in mid-air.
By this time, the first creature had recovered. Once again it pounced. Zephyr stepped to the side and brought his staff crashing down on the licker's head.
Another licker aimed for Zephyr's head whilst the other made its approach. Zephyr ducked under one licker and spun around, striking the other.
The airborne licker continued until it crashed into a chair.
The three lickers rose up slowly, shaking off their confusion. They still had greed lining their faces, but Zephyr noticed a flicker of resentment in the eyes of a licker as he stared it down.
This licker was in front of him. There was also a licker on either side of him.
Instead of attacking simultaneously, one licker pounced at Zephyr. Another pounced just after, but Zephyr's gaze remained locked with the licker in front of him. At the last moment, Zephyr crouched and struck the first licker. Unable to recover in time, Zephyr bravely deflected the second licker. As he looked up the third licker came crashing into him.
Zephyr was thrown across the room and smashed into the wall. Defeated, he lay there.
The lickers split up once again. Two leapt for the walls whilst the third headed slowly towards Zephyr. A bright light lit up the altar. Before anyone could react, a motorcycle crashed through the stain-glassed window that decorated the main hall and into the church.