"Kothogaz walked across the ocean, and the water reached only up to his waist. He was covered by a mighty shel

"Kothogaz walked across the ocean, and the water reached only up to his waist. He was covered by a mighty shell like a beetle, and the slime from his body covered the waters like fat, calming the waves around him, and his many mouths dripped with spittle. Kothogaz cried out, and the putridity of its breath made creatures faint, bleeding from their eyes, their nose and their ears – while the monster's saliva burned through everything it touched. Trust me, for I have seen stones that were touched by this poison. Vu Balak, however, called forth the priests and they cast their magic. The ocean boiled and Kothogaz began to boil in it. The whales came surfacing all around him as he screamed, and his chitin hardened, becoming more and more fragile – until finally it cracked and crumbled."