[At first, Dark is frankly alarmed at the bright flashes of what he assumes are magic. But when the attacks are aimed at his enemies, he stops worrying. With only one hand constraining him now he manages to finally escape the creature's grip. He's generally not one to risk his neck for others, but it's not like some other bit of the tower is any safer than this one. Besides, that one last dead hand will pay for even thinking it could try to attack him.
He drops to the floor, rolling in front of Sollux and jumping up with a shout, his sword swinging up to slash at the monstrosity repeatedly. It stops advancing and turns, retreating. With it's head out of reach, Dark Link can no longer harm it, so he turns to shout at his savior.]
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He drops to the floor, rolling in front of Sollux and jumping up with a shout, his sword swinging up to slash at the monstrosity repeatedly. It stops advancing and turns, retreating. With it's head out of reach, Dark Link can no longer harm it, so he turns to shout at his savior.]
Kill it! Kill it before it gets back underground!