"Scrag you, worm!" screamed Thumbs, rearing back his arm for another slash when a scintillating rod of destruction sliced through the deafening storm. A burning rainbow rod of blinding intensity that vaporized the tips of his blades and struck the beast just behind the flared fins on its thick neck. Deck metal crunched, as the snake screamed in shock and pain, a fountain of pale blood gushing from the gaping wound.