Nali swung the sword at the alien, slicing several deep cuts into its flesh. Despite the creature’s claim that they couldn’t destroy it, the magic in the sword was inflicting damage. Now, if she could only get close enough to do some lethal damage without becoming a morning snack!
She ducked and gritted her teeth when the serpent rammed the tree near her. The c***k of snapping wood alerted her to the added danger she faced. She barely dodged a large branch that fell to her right. Quickly, she flew upward, threading her way through the maze of limbs falling around her. Her left wing collided with a branch, and she winced when the force of the impact sent her spinning out of control. She rolled, trying to miss a clump of branches, and bounced off a tree trunk.
She tucked her wings in, roll
