A ~1,500 word short story for the #BattleTheBeast contest from The Magicians, on SyFy. It recounts one of the 39 unfortunate times Quentin Coldwater and his friends from Brakebills University battle The Beast, a monstrous master magician from the fantastical land of Fillory. Pretty much everyone dies horrible deaths. Enjoy!

#BattletheBeast TOP TEN FINALIST! When Kady, the least likely of the magicians to battle Fillory's greatest evil, goes head-to-head against the Beast, killing him becomes the least of her concerns... An entry for the #BattleTheBeast contest promoting season two of THE MAGICIANS on the SyFy channel.

Quentin and Alice think they've figured out a foolproof way to defeat the Beast. Have they outsmarted the Beast and gotten the upper hand?

Tara isn't like the other Brakebills students: her magic comes from mania, not darkness. She's also one of the only gay students. When she attends a Physical Kids party and gets locked in a closet with Eliot, she's delighted to discover a kindred spirit. When they emerge to a scene of carnage, they must work together to battle the beast.

#BattletheBeast Quentin and Alice have tracked the Beast to a crumbling keep on the edge of Fillory, but will they survive the final confrontation? Watch THE MAGICIANS on SyFy

With her death, Alice created a spell trapping the Beast on the Other Side of Fillory. For nine long years, both sides prepared for battle. Quentin and Jane Chatwin married and had a daughter. But now the reckoning has come, and Jane can't bring herself to destroy her family to save Fillory. A #BattleTheBeast entry-- The Magicians fanfiction. One of the top 10 finalists!

***Top Ten for @Syfy's #Battlethebeast*** It happened in seconds. Knowledge was supposed to give them an edge. How could they ever be ready for this?

Like everyone else, precocious high school senior Quentin Coldwater assumes that magic isn't real -- until he finds himself admitted to a very secretive and exclusive college of magic in upstate New York. There he indulges in the joys of college -- friendship, love, sex, and booze -- and receives a rigorous education in modern sorcery. But magic doesn't bring the happiness and adventure Quentin thought it would -- until he and his friends stumble upon a secret that sends them on a remarkable journey that may just fulfill Quentin's yearning. But their journey turns out to be darker and more dangerous than they'd imagined. Psychologically piercing and dazzlingly inventive, The Magicians is the first novel in the Magicians trilogy, which also includes The Magician King and the #1 New York Times bestselling The Magician's Land.

Check out my official entry for the #BattleTheBeast contest! All comments and votes are greatly appreciated! Thank you to the wonderful people at @Wattpad HQ and @Syfy for this opportunity! #WattpadIsAwesome #TheMagiciansAreAwesome