The light afforded Enrique a more detailed glimpse at his protector; he wore a cloak adorned with golden and silver details at the edges, and beneath it, a beige battle tunic. 

He could also make out that the hooded figure was wearing boots and gauntlets made of brown leather. But the most striking thing was the white, oval-shaped mask that covered the hooded figure's face and featured two thin horizontal slits for eyes. 

The beast was even more terrifying up close: a strange combination of flesh, armored scales, tentacles, claws and other kinds of body parts which gave it a hideous form. The monster breathed in a frenzy, each of its extremities seeming to move independently from the others. Its eyes were not visible. Its head – if it could be called that – was some kind of twisted turtle shell, cleaved in half.

"Move!" yelled the warrior, his voice distorted through the mask. Enrique understood the message. Desperately, and still not understanding how his body was in two places at once, he bolted up and ran to his bed in the opposite corner of the room.

The hooded figure leaped backward, cutting a horizontal slash with his arm. 

A golden explosion shot out from his hands, destroying one of the monster's claws and causing it to shuffle backward with a loud shriek that shook the bedroom. 

Enrique fell to the floor, covering his ears and overwhelmed by the sound. 

The monster countered with its remaining claws and tentacles, attacking the warrior who now zigzagged throughout the space in a flurry of nimble jumps, launching more golden rays from his hands. The rays were smaller than before, and more precise – slicing off the monster's extremities one by one. The tentacles fell inert to the floor, evaporating. 

The monster let out a terrifying, agonized moan that paralyzed Enrique in a state of fright. The hooded figure had come to a halt near the window. He now hurled a bright, golden ray across the room, which lit it up, and struck the monster on one of its thick, armored scales. It careened off on contact. 

For a brief instant, the masked figure appeared confused, allowing the creature to launch into another counterattack.