*My Eyes widen as I turn my head. To my right and staring at me, A huge, 10 foot long Manticore crouches, ready to pounce. Before I can react, the beast pounces on me, pinning me to the ground. I struggle with the beast for a good thirty seconds. He manages to slash me a few times with this claws, but I drive one of my swords deep into his chest. He screams and real's backward. I take the operatunity to send a fire-bolt into its chest, which explodes and burns it. I then quickly roll out of the way, barely dodgeing him landing down on me. It screams as it notices the others of our party. Turningly wildly, he flicks his tail at the group, sending razor sharp spikes at each of us, except for me as Im bleeding on the ground.*