I'm not sure if I should say "Yay!" or "Oh gods." because when a weapon strikes a monster, it can either 1. make the monster weak, or...2. drive it mad, more than before. (I know the monster did that previously, but I just want to restate it...) Strangely enough, Mr. Bull-Head did both. At first, it flinched and then it made an attempt to swing and hit anywhere and anything it could. Unfortunately, the tail hit Wyatt's arm; he cried out when it scraped the edge of his arm. Thankfully, it didn't pierce through. However, by the look of it, the thorn didn't do much harm to Wyatt's arm. From what I remembered however, I overheard an Athena kid talking about how the thorns of a Manticore could be deadly. It might even cause death. My eyes shifted to Wyatt immediately.

"Wyatt! Are you-" before I can finish my sentence I was almost thrown off of Mr. Bull-Head. Guess what? Being almost thrown off can be worse than being actually thrown off. Why? Oh, just, you know, I am hanging onto the upper region of one of its legs. The Manticore doesn't seem to be happy when I did that. (Maybe it was thinking: Seriously, what do I have to do for you to get off of me?) You don't like that? Well...how about this? I hopped onto its' back-side once more by doing a 360 degree backflip. Then, I raised my sword and pushed the blade even deeper than I did from previous.

The good thing is, the monster stopped releasing thorns out of his poisonous tail. I sighed in relief and jumped off of the furry monster. What should I do now... Quickly! I have only have exactly 0.2 sec- Ow! I looked at my left hand which is where the I felt the pain. A burn...when did I get a burn? Then suddenly I remembered. The fire caused it. The fire...I can use fire! I can set the Manticore on fire! Well, if I go with that option, the fire might devour the whole forest, and I would be the one who's responsible for it. Ok, here goes nothing… I closed my eyes and said, "Incantare: Templum Incendere!" Then, I opened my eyes and waited for the fire to stirr. Judging from how the monster is acting, it must have felt that something might be coming. Just as soon as I started to worry that my spell had failed, the fire burst to life as it danced its way around Mr. Bull- Head. Before it can react any further, I made the fire bigger so that it'll get a better chance of being burned alive. Exterminating things amused me for the majority of the time, but for some reason, it felt different this time. Maybe it's because I am anxious about being killed by the hands of the Manticore. I had a apprehensive feeling about it... I couldn't quite put my finger on what it is I am suspicious about.

Now...is there anything I forgot about- Wyatt! Oh gods, don't tell me he's dead... With that note, I sprinted toward Wyatt and helped him up. "Please don't tell me you're dying. I don't want to be the one who gets to report your death."

Wyatt stayed quiet. I frowned and shouted, "Wyatt! Wake up!" Maybe this was the fear I had...maybe- He groaned as if lifting his head and opening his mouth is as painful as being turned to a whale by Mr. D. "What in the world are you talking about Evelyn?"

"Oh good, you're up. Ok, now, I got to get you to the infirmary. Like, right now. Don't make any comebacks. Do anything you can to stay awake. If you have to, pinch yourself. Got it? Good."

Wyatt nodded at what I said. I scanned through my head - trying to think what spell can help with the situation. I mean, I can try to carry him home...but the monster drove us into the forest pretty deep. Confession time: I'm lost and I don't think I remember the way back. Once again, you can always rely on me. I sighed and looked down; just before I thought my brain stopped working, I spotted footprints. Footprints! I can use a spell that will lead us back to where we came from, by looking at the trail of footprints! "Ttatnuates Ttiow!" (It means "footprints back.") I hope this will work… Without meaning to, I squinted and sort of closed my eyes. I guess I was afraid that I mixed the spell up... (I was worried that I might have, accidently casted a spell that summoned giant lions.) A moment later, the footprints glowed bright red. I sighed in relief.