Out of options, I cast Curse of Paralysis, hoping that it doesn't resist its effect. A ghastly green smoke wafts off the frogman, the trident frozen in place as the spell takes effect.
I push mana through my body as I sprint across the room towards Orihana faster than I've ever before. As the spell is about to end, I close the remaining distance by dashing forward, my dagger outreached to block or deflect the trident.
The spell ends and the trident continues to stab down towards her chest except I'm there to assist. Unfortunately in my haste, I misjudged the distance, my dagger misses the trident completely and my arm instead moves in front of it.
The trident slices through my arm, landing beside Orihana with blood splattering on her face. I cry out in not only pain, but the realization that I lost an arm.
The frogman brings the trident back up aiming for my chest, but I'm hyperventilating and too much in a mess to properly react.
