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At first they are distant specks but they are moving towards you at high speed and soon you are able to distinguish details. You give an involuntary gasp: the creatures have oily, purple-black skins with slickly matted feathers; their eyes protrude like two swollen bruises from the sides of their heads and their cry is hoarse like the ringing of a cracked bell. The Ethetron moves sluggishly as the very last of the grey mist seeps from its dome. You turn the ship towards the Trianon but the malformed birds (if birds they are) are gaining on you.

Illustration VII—The creatures have oily, purple-black skins with slickly matted feathers.

If you wish to attack one of the Chaos-birds at long range with your Wizard’s Staff, turn to 64.

If you wish to wait for the Chaos-birds to draw nearer, turn to 108.

If you have the Magical Power of Elementalism and wish to use it, turn to 78.