Thorne drew his sword and prepared to fight, but Aria knew that they couldn’t hope to defeat the beast with brute force alone. She closed her eyes and focused, channeling her magic into a bright blue light that shone in the palm of her hand. With a flick of her wrist, she created a long, shining blue barbed rope, infused with her magical energy.
Aria threw the rope at the sea monster, and it wrapped around its massive body, binding it tightly.