Alina was able to turn her body enough to brace her legs against the front of the chest, hooking them either way of the edges in a way to keep a distance. Her muscles tensed as the chest tentacles tried to drag her into the gaping mouth of the now living chest. She couldn't keep this up for much longer. Her free hand once again reached for Stab, and this time, the tentacle was not in time to stop her. She sliced across the chest-limb that was wrapped around her other wrist and freed her arm in the process. Now, she switched hands with her scimitar and tried to sever the tentacle that was dragging her towards the chest's open mouth by her heel.