then they came from under the ground , massive centipedes with too many legs and eyes and tongues , and tried to drag us beneath with them they got my leg several times , and only the quick action of young devalier saved me time and time again , and we stayed strong against the dread beings of the parallax but i fear it was all for naught from the start , for their power was far greater than ours , and our resources limited we had no chance of lasting more than a few hours .