Jared felt a wave of nausea. The thing was hideous, far uglier than his fire unicorn, ugly enough that even the Celestial Devourer looked handsome by comparison.

Roar! The Ravenousor Wraith dived. Hundreds of eyes fired sickly green beams straight at the fire unicorn. The unicorn leaped Skyward, wreathing itself in searing flame, yet the moment those beams pierced the blaze, its forelegs sizzled black with corrosion.

“Jared, that monster eats away at spirits!” Flaxseed yelled from behind the vault’s stone door, clutching the magical item had just filched. “Your unicorn’s still too small, it’s no match!”

Jared’s heart sank. He swung the Dragonslayer Sword at the Ravenousor Wraith, but the golden sword energy vanished the instant it touched the black mist.

Ghostmask’s laughter drifted out of the gloom. “Pointless! A ravenousour devours everything. You and your pet are both going to die!”

The fire unicorn screamed in pain, its flames dimmed visibly, and the wounds struck by the beams withered before Jared’s eyes.

Seeing that, bit through his own tongue, flicked a drop of blood onto the Dragonslayer Sword, and barked, “Cleave!”