Blood sprayed out in a crimson arc as the trunk was cut clean off.
But that only created more problems for Mira.
The wind elemental energy at its tip didn't dissipate like she expected it would when she cut off its source of power.
Instead, it grew even more chaotic now that it had nothing controlling it.
For a brief moment, everything seemed to slow down.
Mira could see the trunk falling from the beast's head, eventually hitting the ground.
Then, when the wind energy came into contact with the ground, it detonated, in a wild, unfocused blast.
Mira instinctively grabbed onto the Galephant's back and clung on for dear life, pressing herself against the beast's massive body as the explosion rippled outwards.
The force of the blast was immense, but nowhere near as catastrophic as the level of the first that she had faced earlier.
Still, it was powerful enough to send both her and the Galephant tumbling through the air.
The world spun around Mira in a blur of colours and sounds.
She could feel the Galephant's body absorbing the brunt of the explosion, its thick hide shielding her from the worst of the blast.
Mira wanted to hold on with everything she had, but then she realised something.
What if the thing landed on top of her when they eventually stopped?
Mira launched herself off the Galephant with every ounce of strength she could muster, her legs kicking against the beast's thick hide as they both hurtled through the air.
The force of the explosion had thrown them with such violence that the ground beneath them was a blur, and for a split second, Mira was weightless, suspended in the air like a leaf caught in a gale.
She twisted her body mid air, angling herself away from the Galephant.
Gravity dragged her back down very quickly.
The ground rushed up to meet her, and Mira braced herself.
Oof!
She hit the earth hard, rolling for dozens of metres.
But the damage was minimal, considering her body had faced much worse falls multiple times before.
She skidded to a stop soon after.
She shook off the dizziness from the constant spinning while in the air, her senses sharpening as she scanned the area for the Galephant.
The beast roared in agony, its body convulsing as the pain shot through it.
But Mira didn't relent.
She struck again, using every ounce of strength she had left.
Her time of using Golden presence was quickly running out, and she only had about 30 seconds left.
She was cutting it too close for comfort.
Finally though, with a last, desperate shudder, the beast went still.
Mira remained on its back for a moment, breathing heavily as she kept her grip on the sword.
She could feel the life draining out of the Galephant beneath her, its massive body going limp.
She had done it.
The beast was dead.
This was her first time killing a Variant class beast, without making use of her Call of the Void talent.
Well, she did try to make use of it, but it only backfired on her in the end.
Though it did give her a good chance to strike back at the beast since it was still frozen when she broke free of her own paralysis.
Mira pulled her sword out with a grunt, and at the same time, her golden hair gradually receded to its usual size and black colour.
Immediately after, she felt her strength become marginally weaker.
She didn't even have the strength to keep standing anymore.
But she wasn't quite at the point of passing out.
Which let her ruminate over some thoughts she had suppressed due to the urgency of her battle.
'This place isn't on Eldaris...'
She thought, thinking back to how odd this whole situation was when she first landed.
'This is the Primordial Expanse.'
The revelation left her shocked, confused at how she could have even ended up there.
As far as she knew, the only way she could enter the Primordial Expanse was through her own will to do so.
And while there was a Floodgate on the planet, those only worked one way...