Jasmin and Avery have nowhere else to go. Those men had already cornered them. Jasmin believes they are from a different barangay on the other side of the bridge. Emy grabbed a stone and hurled it towards the boys.
"Don't come any closer," Emy said.
The men laughed. Emy threw stones again, and Jasmin joined in. The men retreated.
"We will ensure that the next stone we throw hits you. Leave now." Emy said.
"Nobody's leaving!"
They all turned to the water and saw a creature slowly rise from it. The men were stunned as they looked at the beast. Devin, Avery, and Reed stopped running. Reed and Devin immediately teleported and approached Emy.
The men were even more frightened by what they saw. The creature's soldiers climbed the rock. The men retreated. The creature leader looked at Avery.
"Now, man, I will take those three men in exchange for the human lives here."
"What? What is it saying?" Jasmin asked.
Creation is hard, cheer me up!