Madjay guards are stabbed and struck and thrown to the ground, as a small of army of men attacks.

  Mostafa leads them in a wild charge, with Ziyad running behind.

  Horses and swords and camels come in small waves towards the half buried temple.

  The freed family members and friends with Mostafa charge with swords and spears and farming equipment and anything sharp they had around.

  Priests are stabbed and Madjay surrounded and sliced to the ground.

  Bomani runs to the entrance, angry.

  A swarm of angry young men run towards him.

  He kicks through them, grabbing a sword from one ane stabbing the others, in one big march forward.

  The Archer spits on the ground angrily, and looks at his temple.

  Only I will destroy it.

  The beast moves completely out of the shadows.

  The crocodile really looks like a low dragging dinosaur. It is mass upon mass. It’s tail would break a man in half.

  It’s head the size of small boat.

  Suddenly, Amen's ropes are cut free.

  His display starts to reload before him.

  He is still weak, but life levels and stamina start to slowly creep back up.

  Amen turns to see Ziyad in the pit with him, tearing the ropes off.

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  Amen realizes something, as his radar and chatter all start coming back. Lines are formed around the crevices and darkness around him that he cannot see.

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  I cannot do this alone. I never could. I had to before. But not now.

  "Cousin," Ziyad says, smiling.

  Amen embraces him, and his points keep coming back. The red dot goes away.

  He is no longer maxed. He's barely functioning. But he is back.

  Amen and Ziyad then turn.

  Ziyad's mouth drop.

  "WHAT IS THAT?!"

  The bred and inbred and experimented upon crocodile snaps at Amen, trying to scare him. It's tail swings and dents the pen walls they are in.

  "I thought you saw it!" Amen yells to his cousin.

  "No. I wouldn't have helped you! I immediately regret it."

  Amen's display tries to reload.

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  "Take this sword," Ziyad says, handing Amen a fancy blade and pushing his brother in arms towards the beast from hell.

  "That won't do anything! Load!! Load!!!"

  "What are you talking about load? A bread loaf?"

  "No! Load! Nevermind. I'll tell you one day."

  The beast snaps its huge man sized jaws.

  Amen and Ziyad slowly back up.

  They look up and see the priests of darkness clapping and cheering on the top of the pen.

  "Will you all shut up?!" Ziyad yells.

  "Who is with you?" Amen asks.

  "Mostafa and all his friends, and anyone who hates the Madjay."

  "Is Aziza safe?"

  "She is. I promise."

  "Thank you. Tell me. Where is Mostafa and his friends you speak of?"

  "Too busy getting killed," Ziyad says back.

  Suddenly, those friends emerge and start stabbing and pushing the priests into the enclosure.

  The crocodile immediately jumps and leaps and begins tearing at the new food falling into the pen.

  The ones who tortured and angered and made the beast are torn to pieces as they scream for mercy.

  Mostafa appears and sees the beast.

  "WHAT IS THAT?!" Repeating Ziyad's line.

  "Get us out of here!!!" Ziyad yells in response.