The gun goes off and manages to strike the large hulking creature right between the eyes. It lets out a roar, and rises to its feet. As it does, you feel the ground tremble, and the spiky tendrils blocking your way writhe in anger. The panther lunges for the large figure, its body morphing into a massive spiky ball that plunges into the figure's chest, the force of which pushes it back onto the throne. You see the mass that was the panther fizzle into ash, but the impact was enough to render the figure stunned for a few seconds--and is enough to force many of the tendrils back into the ground, clearing the path.