The Onyx's Tadpole Offspring

The onyx had clearly not abandoned its pursuit and was strong enough to tear the elevator apart. Nick sent a golden battering ram of energy straight into the spiky vertex of three of the onyxs facets. The entire all crumbled from the concussive force revealing nothing but blackness beyond the report of one shot, then two rang out as madeline fired her mauser at the dark stone. After nick slammed the door behind them, nat king cole invited them to have a merry little christmas against a back drop of warm violins and cellos. A little maudlin, maybe, but cosy nick planted himself in the centre of the room and drank in the