[ Ben is worried for a split second that he is going to have to grab Julie and drag her away. He gets it. He knows that kind of fear that freezes you in place, and he can't blame her. Whatever those things are, they look fucking terrifying, and Ben hasn't even got a history with them.
But she starts to run, thank goodness, and Ben follows at her side, glancing over his shoulder back at the thing pursuing them. Maybe it will give up, maybe they will get in the clear soon...
Except he sees that it is gaining on them, and how can it move that fast when it looks so... tattered, so decomposed? He glances again and they're not gonna make it, he can see that they're not gonna make it. So he makes a snap decision, plants his feet and stops running - just for long enough to use his powers, open that portal and summon a rush of tentacles. They spill out of him, hardly less horrifying than the thing following them, and the impact of them sweeps the creature off its feet. For now.
Ben is running again before he even gets the portal closed properly, which hurts but he has been here before, knows it is pointless to fight these nightmare clouds, the only way is to run. Hopefully he's bought them enough time... ]
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But she starts to run, thank goodness, and Ben follows at her side, glancing over his shoulder back at the thing pursuing them. Maybe it will give up, maybe they will get in the clear soon...
Except he sees that it is gaining on them, and how can it move that fast when it looks so... tattered, so decomposed? He glances again and they're not gonna make it, he can see that they're not gonna make it. So he makes a snap decision, plants his feet and stops running - just for long enough to use his powers, open that portal and summon a rush of tentacles. They spill out of him, hardly less horrifying than the thing following them, and the impact of them sweeps the creature off its feet. For now.
Ben is running again before he even gets the portal closed properly, which hurts but he has been here before, knows it is pointless to fight these nightmare clouds, the only way is to run. Hopefully he's bought them enough time... ]