All at once the beast was upon her, but Alyssa was already in motion, quickly dodging to the side she span to slash her blade across its flank as the monster barreled past, the sword sinking deep into its flesh. The creature's agonized scream was a wall of sound against her ears but still it did not fall, and her agility was put to the test again as the monster retaliated viciously, whipping its lashing tail down upon her in punishing attacks that took all of her ability to dodge or deflect with slashes from her sword, now dripping with the beast's ichor.<br/><br/>Despite her best defenses the sheer number of attacks soon began to tell, and she winched from the stinging pain as the blurred lashes of the tail managed to strike her several times before she managed to block the incoming attacks. But ignoring the pain Alyssa held her ground, a glimpse of hope emerging in her when she saw the beast's movements were beginning to slow, presumably from the loss of blood from the several deep wounds that now covered its twisted form.<br/><br/>Knowing she might not get another chance, Alyssa focused, waiting for a opening in the creature's lashing defense, then feinting one way to throw the monster off she suddenly struck forward, her feet racing across the stone floor as she charged right at the beast before her. She was mere heartbeats away from striking distance for the final blow when she felt one of the coiled lashes of the beast's tail wrap itself deftly around her ankle, bringing her charge to a sudden halt. More followed, the tendrils rising from the floor to coil up her legs and around her body to securely wrap themselves around her and hold her in place. She instantly raised her arms up to keep them free from the questing tentacles, even managing to cut off the tip of one with a slash of her blade, but suddenly she felt a familiar wetness coil around the wrist of her sword-hand, and a feeling of dread filled her as she glanced up at her raised arm to see the severed tip of the monster's tongue wrapped around it, and not far behind it the beast's monstrous head looming closer...<br/><br/>She cursed inwardly, at herself for falling for the devious monster's feint of pretend weakness, as she felt the intoxicating effects of the beast beginning to affect her mind and body, trying to keep a determined core in her mind focused against the invading lustful haze. She was trapped and unable to free herself held tightly in the monster's coils as it towered over her menacingly, but she still had her blade, and in her mind a desperate plan formed. If her opponent could mime defeat, perhaps she could...<br/><br/>Slowly, as if succumbing to the intoxicating influence of the creature's presence, she relaxed in its grip, allowing herself to go limp in its coils as she half-closed her eyes, even breathing a few soft moans to escape her lips to add to the act whenever she felt the thing's tentacles tighten around her. All this while slowly lowering her sword arm in front of her, the sword's tip pointed at the room's ceiling but not directly at the creature so not to raise its suspicion. To distract the creature further, she raised her head to look up at it, meeting its gaze with a loving unwavering look of her own while she reached up and tenderly stroked the side of the monster's head away from the side she held her sword with her free hand. If she felt the creature release its tongue enough she would strike with all her strength, and try and drive her sword into the bottom of the monster's skull, and hopefully defeat it once and for all.<br/><br/><div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">Roll: <a class="postlink" href="http://orokos.com/roll/251525">Amateur Brain Surgery</a>: <span style="text-decoration: underline">2d6</span> <span style="font-weight: bold">6</span></div></div></div>