Both of them had low energy too, so Jay wouldn’t be able to run far – though the beast would still be able to travel further than he could without his skeleton cohort carrying him along.

“I didn’t want to have to use these…” Jay thought, pulling out an acid-filled crystal from his inventory, “But it seems I have no choice.”

The crystal looked as harmless as a jewel resting in his hand, but inside was acid which could melt through giant stone statues and pyramids floors alike.