"Not in the middle of the goddamned room," Sanzo snapped as he ducked under a dark claw. He hadn't thought that far ahead. Too much power in the middle of the room made the floor collapse, that's all he needed to consider, right?

He swore loudly and fired, catching the wraith somewhere in the dark blob that made up its body. When the claws came down again, he ran towards the beast and then past it, heading to a doorway. If he could get the thing there the worst they might do is damage the doorway itself. Or bright the entire ceiling down on their heads.

Sanzo drove that concern out of his mind and whirled around, realizing too late that he could now barely see the creature or Koumyou, the circle left by the flashlight was hardly enough for the large stone chamber.