Norbert looked towards the chimera as he rolled his shoulders, feeling the muscles on his back shift, ripple and stretch. Shaking his head around, confirming the helmet was still in place and not moving around his head or obscuring his vision, Norbert strolled towards the creature, taking a breath with every step, knowing he had all the time in the world.

Looking at the creature, Norbert wondered if there was anything these monkeys had left; remembering the increase of creatures, he was sure that they wouldn't even need to use this thing after the bison were meant to kill him. Sadly, the numbers just worked in his favour, mostly getting in their way.

Norbert continued to walk forward, the chimera following forward as well, slowly trotting towards Norbert. The three heads fighting amongst each other, Norbert wondering what they could be fighting about. Dismissing the thought that would only further distract him, sizing up the chimera again, forming a plan of attack in his mind.

Seeing the pile of animals he had already cut up, Norbert headed towards the tiger's body; being the oldest No, Robert flexed his fingers again, wanting to end this in the next engagement with the illusion. Turning to the side, he saw the monkey with the staff staring at him intently, not wanting to miss a single action that Norbert made.

Waving towards his fans, the monkeys rousing to an uproar at his friendliness to them, Norbert looked back at the chimera, the creature seeing an opening and bounding forward. Norbert locks in on the creature; not wanting to miss anything from the three heads, Norbert moves forward.

The lion swiped at him again, Norbert spinning to the left, letting his blade drag along the creature's side, going up in an arc, aiming for the snake's head as it struck his body again. Seeing his intention, the snake abandoned the attack, the back leg coming for Norbert, hitting him off balance as the snake moved its body away from the blade. Only a single white scale from the creature flew off.

A single dot of red on the entirely white creature. The snake instantly hissed at Norbert before checking its wound, the lion head roaring at the snake as it moved its front shoulder-blades, letting the wound ripple; Norbert saw blood stream down its leg as it continued to move forward, twisting around to face him again.

Norbert ran forward again, the lion pawing at him, stopping his forward movement. Norbert dodged the swipe to the side, the sword in the air going down. The blade's edge plunges into the chimera, only making it halfway up its stomach in height, the beast too tall for Norbert to cut the creature cleanly in half.

Lowering his blade through the body, feeling it slide as it hit a rib and continued forward, the blade making it out the other side as blood rained down, splattering Norbert as he stepped backwards, his skin already becoming sticky with the blood, going into every nook, cranny and orifice it felt like.

The lion turned around, looking at the wound Norbert had made on the right side of its body, the goat looking down as well, extending its tongue to lick the wound before bleating out at Norbert.

Norbert ran towards it on its left side, wanting to finish seeing the creature in pain. The front of the chimera's body twists around, wanting to keep track of Norbert. Its hind legs were lagging. Norbert watched as the tears in the body got longer and longer.

Rushing forward on the left, causing the illusion to rip itself even more, Norbert leapt into the air, seeing the surprise of the goat that he had come so fast. Arching the blade underneath him, spinning himself around a well with the force, Norbert continued the cut.

ROAR

Norbert continued flying into the goat's head, crashing into it, the sword knocked out of his hand as he tumbled to the floor. The blade skidded away from him. Norbert ran the blade, watching the lion styling and the goat bleating incessantly.

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Picking up the blade, Norbert threw it like a spear at the lion, thankful that it hit, smashing into it as it finally quietened. Catching up with his weapon, taking out the blade as he looked at the rest of the illusion, breathing out a sigh of relief at having completed it.

Poking the lion's portion with his boot, confirming it wouldn't wake up and try and attack him, Norbert listened for the sound of the rest of the illusion falling to the floor.

After several seconds of not hearing anything, Norbert looked towards the creature, mouth agape in amazement at what he saw. The illusion was standing on its hind legs as two arms came out of the creature's torso, the goat head looking straight at him with the snake slithering around on the ground.

Rubbing his eyes to confirm what he saw, slapping his face once, the illusion still existed. Seeing its breath coming out of its nose as it breathed down on Norbert, the two plumes of wind spiralling around, kicking up the dirt on the ground before dissipating.

Swallowing, Norbert looked at the two arms, reminding himself of the lion's arms sitting right in front of him but had the hair on the rest of the goat. The only similarity is the paws of the creature.

Looking at the back, Norbert saw what the snake's head had been doing. Placed behind it was one of the creatures that Norbert had killed previously, the tiger still sitting there, the rest of it that Norbert hadn't taken before now finished off.

Nodding his head, now believing how it came to be, he wondered which was the first segment to start this journey of devourment. He looked down at his sword again as he kicked the lion again, confirming that the creature was well and truly dead.

Stepping onto the lion, his bare feet squelching on the body, thankful for the skin to keep it primarily intact until he stepped off it, the ground slick with blood as it stuck to the bottom of his feet.

Rubbing them against the ground as he walked, Norbert watched the goat stop puffing out, and the snake stopped eating, looking towards Norbert. Seeing a trend forming, Norbert stood still, getting into position as he looked towards the creature, utterly dwarfed by it now on its hind legs.

He was waiting; the goat grew impatient as it stepped forward. Norbert balanced on the balls of his feet as the goat shuffled towards him, becoming increasingly comfortable walking upright as he looked at the creature no longer shambling but walking confidently, wondering if it would have been better to rush the chimera.

As it came closer to him, craning his neck higher and higher to remain looking into its bloody eyes filled with revenge. Norbert stayed where he was as the chimera came within his range. Moving the sword forward, aiming for one of the legs, the goat came down. Its front legs aiming for Norbert as it lowered its head.

Disengaging, Norbert jumped, jumped, and the creature smashed its head into the ground. It was surrounding itself in the dust; Norbert charged forward, not wanting to give the illusion a chance of recovery.

The energy bursts through his body, his sword swinging before him as the snake's head appears, launching itself from the dust. Norbert continued forward, aiming too low to hit the snake as it came for him. He was changing the sword angle, dropping the blade as he hit the snake's head away with his fist, feeling some of the venom land on him, his skin sizzling before stopping.

The pain shot up his arm as he continued into the dust cloud. Swinging wide, Norbert only hit the air as he saw the turbulence he created, moving the dust around him and swinging wildly again; Norbert tried to hit the legs of the creature.

As the dust dissipated, falling towards the ground, Norbert realised he was alone. Looking around, Norbert saw the illusion, feasting on the bison meat, looking, and seeing another two already being cleaned up by it.

The illusion was more significant than before; Norbert saw it having two hooves at the front, swapping it out for the paws previously. The muscle now on the breast rippling through its hair. As Norbert gulped at the size, nearly half as big as it was before, Norbert needed to jump to do any damage.

Looking down at his sword, wondering if it would be enough to damage something this big, Norbert swallowed and nodded in agreement before running towards the illusion. The snake's head looked towards him before finishing its meal.

He was charging forward, Norbert leaping into the air, screaming out with his sword to the side, ready to swing it.

BAM

The hoof came towards him, and unable to do anything to change his position, Norbert was hit away, clutching onto his sword as he rose into the air, finally landing.

He was hearing the screams of the monkeys around him. Shaking his head as the world swam, something wet leaked underneath him. Looking down, Norbert saw he had landed on several monkeys, now mush underneath him.

Feeling like he could vomit, or he would if he had eaten anything substantial recently as he moved off the stands, walking on the rows and rows of benches before dropping back down into the arena.