Aesir willed and his sword acted as an assist as it went straight for the bird's other wing.

*Caw!*

The eagle screamed in pain. Manila ran straight for it. And mounting it's back, she delivered a crushing blow to its neck.

*Caw!* It screamed again. However, she did not stop for a bit and after the fourth blow, the eagle passed out.

Derek and Aesir stared at her in surprise as she slowly stood from the eagle's back. She made fierce eye contact with Derek and then looked away.

Aesir turned to Derek with a brow up, and Derek raised his hands in surrender, "what I'm innocent. I swear!"

"Of course you are." Aesir smiled and walked away.

Manila began work immediately. The plan was to use the bird as a distraction for the scorpions so that they could pass.

The best way to do this would be for them to make sure that the beast could no longer pick up flight.

Manila was unsurprisingly skilled at this. She cut out the feathers of the beast.

Aesir and Derek also joined her and helped. Soon eno