“Where’s the dimensional gateway?!” Izzy yelled at the Gryalth as she hit him in the face. They were standing in a pile of dead Gryalth.

“I don’t know.” It spat out blood and tried to bite her

She hit it again.

“I’ve been wandering these caves for years. I know how you things operate. I know somewhere down here, it's the gateway you’ve used to get in your initial troops and reinforcements. Now, either you can tell me where it is, or you can die.” She stared at the alien in the eyes as she spoke.

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“What if you both died? That seems like the best option.” A new figure had entered the cavern.

Izzy couldn’t see where it was, but she felt the searing pain of the fireball that ignited the air around her. She would find them next time.