Dana flicked her wrist, causing the sword to unfold itself just in time to parry the first attack. Tasia had leapt across the balcony, easily clearing two deck chairs in the process, and the swords scattered sparks as one blade slid off the other.
"Where did you get that?" Tasia demanded. The knight was pressing hard, and if not for her recent feeding, Dana would have been easily toppled. The two of them clashed, and Dana twisted her blade, keeping them locked up.
"I'm just full of surprises," she said, then shoved the knight backward. Dana readied her sword, hoping to keep the knight at bay for a few more minutes.
Tasia spun about and sliced through the air with her blade. Dana immediately recognized the intended strike and stepped to the side. The sword cut through where Dana had been standing, and Tasia let out a growl and switched to a horizontal swipe. Dana blocked with her blade, but she was shoved sideways by the impact of the blow.
"Looks like your surprises are running out." Tasia unleashed an onslaught of blows, and with each one, Dana danced about, dodging out of the way. A risky counterattack was not necessary, all she needed to do was survive until Lily returned. "You're fast, though, I'll give you that."
Dana grunted in response. Her offensive skills with a sword were non-existent. Even with enhanced speed and strength, Tasia was scoring tiny wounds along her arms and torso. They continued moving around the pool, and Dana kept turning her eyes to the sky, hoping to see Lily's dark shadow descending.
"Even if you get past me, you do know he'll kill you, right?" Tasia's eyes were wild as she feinted to the left, then tried to stab Dana in the chest. "He is like a god."
"You're so much better than this. You know that he's controlling you, right?" Though Dana had no reason to like Tasia, it sickened her that the knight was under Tristan's thrall. When Daryl had blackmailed Dana, she had at least been able to think and speak for herself, to actually be something other than a complete slave. Was Tasia's mind trapped right now, screaming to get out? Or had she been completely subverted? Maybe it would be worth it to try and reason with the inner Tasia, to help draw her out long enough that the others could help.
"How long are you just going to let him make you his bitch?" she asked, hoping that anger would be the most effective course.
Tasia did a weird shuffle with her feet, then hooked her foot in a deck chair and launched it at Dana. Dana brought up the sword to block it, but lost sight of the knight. It wasn't until she felt Tasia's blade pierce her through the gut that she realized that she had fucked up.
"How is this for doing something?" Tasia growled, then twisted the blade. The knight had crouched low to hide herself behind the projectile, then stood to her full height when she had run Dana through. There was a grim satisfaction in Tasia's smile, and it occurred to Dana that the knight thought she had already won. It was time to press the dead girl advantage, but how?
What would Lily do? Now that she was run through, she wouldn't be able to use the sword. She looked down to see if there was any way to pull herself free and noticed that Tasia's left breast was completely exposed. It had popped free of her bikini top while they had been fighting, and the bright areola had become a jiggling target.
She knew what Lily would do.
"Your tit's out." Dana let go of her sword, balled her hand into a fist, and then drove it into Tasia's breast as hard as she could. With any luck, this would get her the opening she needed, but she held nothing back. After all, there was no telling what it would take to bring Tasia down.
The bones in Dana's hand and forearm snapped on impact, unable to stand up to both her enhanced strength and whatever magical aura protected Tasia. The knight grunted and looked as if she was going to be ill. When her legs buckled, Dana used the moment to push forward and lift Tasia, then tackle her into the pool.

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Dead and Horny
FantasyKilled by a necromancer and transformed into a zombie, the one thing Dana can never do is die and be reunited with the love of her life. However, when a naga gives her a list of magic items that may undo her curse, she sets off on a cross-country jo...