As the beam came down, I rolled to the side narrowly avoiding being crushed, unfortunately the kitbag wasn’t as lucky and was flattened instantly. Bits of plastic water bottles and broken chips from burst packets flew everywhere and I shielded my eyes as bits of chips hit my face.

I took a deep breath and looked up at the ceiling. The roof started to break apart and what appeared to be large translucent red fingers made from light curled around it.

Whatever it was slowly prised the rest of the roof open, pulling it apart as easily as if it was peeling through the skin of an orange. Sections of roof iron and debris fell around me as I stared incredulous at what I was seeing above. The fingers began to glow pink and emit light rays, pulsing and throbbing as they made their way further into the roof cavity of the gymnasium.

Strangely transparent, I could see through them to the dark red sky beyond. They seemed to crackle with vibrant pink energy sending sparks cascading down upon me.

As the roof continued to break open, a large head with two dark sets of eyes came into view and peered down at where I lay. Reaching in, the fingers opened to reveal the gigantic palm of a giant hand.

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I scrambled to get to my feet, but the creature grabbed me, wrapping its fingers around my entire body and squeezed tightly. Gasping, I tried to scream but nothing came out. With my arms pinned to my sides, I kicked frantically as I felt the electricity from the creature crackle around me.

It squeezed tighter, until I couldn’t breathe at all. I fought as hard as I could, my legs working overtime to kick my way out of its grip but it was too strong. The edges of my vision started to blacken and I felt a strange dizziness take hold.

Suddenly a loud crack filled the air and a lightning bolt flew through the sky hitting the creature between its top set of eyes. It cried in shock and loosened its grip. Another bolt struck it in the same place and it let go of me, choosing instead to use its hands to try and block the attack.

I fell to the floor and landed awkwardly on my feet, taking in ground shock to my ankle on my right leg. Screaming in pain I fell to my knees and curled into a ball grabbing my ankle and holding it tightly.

Above me, the creature was hit with more and more lightning bolts sending massive waves of energy through the air. I felt them wash over me like warm pulses, the static electricity from them sending the hairs on my arms and the hair on my head on end.

Roaring through a mouth that opened in the middle of its body, the creature dripped with ooze and fragments of what appeared to be some kind of glowing radioactive green coloured bile.

It took a step back then launched forward again, trying to grab me.

Another bolt hit it and it recoiled from me, stumbling backwards out of my sight.

I took my chance and got moving.