<i>Now this is more like it!</i>he thought as the dragon seemed to finally thinking her fight out. She’d handled his sword fairly well, it seemed like she was a better fighter when he wasn’t firing from out of her range. Feeling a slight burn, he realized that the demon was even managing to land a couple of light blows on him. As he watched, it was almost as if her entire style had changed. She wasn’t refined about it at all, but she was aiming more precisely now, her attacks leading to their target instead of going straight through him. As they continued to trade blows, the assault almost felt like a dance. Twirling, and whacking her every so often, they continued that way for a short bit before he realized that the doors were starting to open.<br/><br/>“Damnit Bystrom!” he heard Sam shout, before feeling a pierce deep into his thigh. The immediate effect of the sedative wasn’t wasted either, as the dragon wrapped her tail around his leg, and pulled it out from under him, and she was on him in a second. He wasn’t sure if he felt it or not, but he thought one of her hands had wrapped around his neck. The earth felt cool on his back as his vision blurred into black.