They certainly weren’t kept waiting for long.
First, it was the sounds, and then the sight of birds frantically taking off into the air from somewhere deep inside the jungle. Moments later, and moments since, an increasing tremor started spreading towards the feet of the rescue party.
Then suddenly, an enormous black thing broke through the jungle, heading towards the crowd.
The black beast had a pair of long, corkscrew-like horns. It had the looks of a mountain goat but its size was at least two horses’ bodies combined. Its muscles were so solid that no predators would be able to pierce through it. Most damning of all was the eyes of the beast peering at them— the eyes conveyed no more than incomprehensible animal hostility.
"What the hell is this bloody thing? The infamous Chimera?" The young sorcerer muttered under his breath in disbelief.