Inside the house, the situation had deteriorated from dangerous to catastrophic in the span of minutes that felt like hours.
The Fire Spitter—that nightmare creature Rachel had hoped to never see again appeared again and had targeted their home with devastating precision. Multiple fireballs had struck the structure in rapid succession, each impact creating explosions of flame and destruction that systematically demolished their defenses but also the house's walls and foundations. The front entrance had been completely vaporized in the initial assault, leaving a gaping hole that looked like the mouth of some enormous beast waiting to consume them.
