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The icy bolt smashes through your hastily constructed shield-spell and strikes your left hand, spinning you to the ground: lose 4 ENDURANCE points.

Your Magnakai Discipline of Nexus thaws your frozen fingers and saves you from sustaining permanent damage. But when you struggle to your feet, you find yourself confronted by the creature and its slavering horde. Quickly you unsheathe your Kai Weapon as they race forward and attack.

Shom’zaa Agarashi & Commander: COMBAT SKILL 50 ENDURANCE 55

You cannot evade this combat—you must fight these creatures to the death.

If you win the fight, turn to 324.