Chapter 17 - Osmos Fulcrum

This time the Hunters' efforts work - Al pulls herself out of the watery mass with a huge gasp, panting for air! Both Al and Johnny tumble on the floor for the momentum, but the Ajewia has lost its prey!

Al gasps for air and once she finally has enough in her lungs, she says: "Benny, stop making a fool of yourself!"

Seeing that Al is safe, Logan returns to fighting the Ajewia. Bringing the pot back into position, L9gan makes another scooping attack.

Logan's trustedpot hits the watery thing, but too weakly to make any impact. The Ajewia's mass gets dented, but refills immediately

"It only attacked me because it knows that I'm the dangerous one! That's why it keeps ignoring you."

Logan once again attacks the Ajewia with the pot.

Logan's pot scoops some more water from the liquid thing, that cowers for a moment at the further injury.

With Alana safely out of the creature's watery grasp, Johnny puts his hand on Alana's arm and Bennie's shoulder, Let's move back out of the kitchen.
The floor's to slick to maneuver and it could get us. Bennie's super-soaker should be able to reach Ajewia from the other room. Logan seemed to have the creature well in hand for the moment as the concrete appeared to be doing its job in slowing it down.

Logan brandishes the pot handle with two hands and swings past the blocking 'arm' of the thing: the pot cuts right through the middle of the water mass, pushing an enormous lump of liquid off the body of the creature, and essentially cutting it in two halves!!

The halves quiver for a moment, then collapse in a cascade of lifeless liquid and cement fragments all over the kitchen floor! Whatever force was animating the Ajewia, it is not enough to keep alive the mutilated parts.

Cement mixes with water and flour on the messy kitchen floor, and a foul stench pervades the air: the Ajewia, the creature of water animated by the Osmos Fulcrum, is no more.

The Hunters watch the water flooding the kitchen and thinning without reforming into a living mass as they catch their breath, covering their noses for the stench...

"That was so totally awesome, Loey!", Al exclaims, grinning from ear to ear. "You went like swoosh and then it went like urgh and then it's dead!"

Johnny watched the gurgling, gooey mess return to a seemingly lifeless state for a moment while the others celebrated before speaking, We need to get outta here before anyone comes back. Nobody's gonna believe we fought a monster if we get caught in the apartment. They'll just blame us for making a huge mess. He patted Bennie's head, Good going, Squirt, you really held your ground against that monster and helping to save your sister's life! Johnny moved back cautiously towards the window the Hunters'came in through to check whether the coast is clear or not.