Agony surged through Elysia's form. She had been seriously injured by that single attack, a testament to the skeletal lizard's astonishing strength and speed. She struggled to her feet, her vision blurred and her body aching, disbelief in her eyes. As a demon with considerable defenses, this injury was almost unthinkable.
The skeletal lizard, undeterred by the damage it had inflicted, advanced relentlessly. It lunged toward Elysia, its cavernous maw agape, hungry for the finishing blow. Elysia's mind raced, her body battered but her spirit unbroken.
Summoning the last reserves of her strength, Elysia channeled her wind element once more. She became a phantom of speed and agility, dodging the skeletal lizard's lethal bite by a mere hair's breadth. Her dark energy flared to life as she retaliated with a devastating strike, her attack finding purchase on the creature's spectral scales.
