A Fah'Rey Tale (Book 1 Of The Nine Realms)

Ginny Under Attack

The ground in front of her erupted with a maelstrom of ice shards and jagged stone. She was knocked on her backside, icy shrapnel hit her, cutting her face. 

What emerged was a worm like creature, it's colouration was purple in some places, silvery in others. It was a approximately 1 metre wide and 5 metres long. She attempted to stand but was knocked flat again by the thing's tail.

 It studied her like a wolf sizing up prey, drool dripped off its lamprey like mouth. Jagged circular rows of teeth undulated hungrily, Ginny pulled out her sword, not confident that it would be any use on such a monstrosity. 

It reared back getting ready to strike, lucky for Ginny the beast was still a little sluggish, due to the tunnelling. She was just able to roll out of the way, she was able to make a feeble strike against its flank. Even though the swing was not as powerful as she would have hoped for, because her momentum was taking her in the opposite direction. The blade still sliced deep into the flesh due to its sharpness. 

The worm screeched in pain, steam and ichor spewed from the new wound onto the pristine white snow. In response the worm bludgeoned Ginny with its tail again, this time with more force and to her torso. 

She was tossed 3 meters by the impact, she was unable to breath and it felt like a couple of her ribs were broken. It coiled back for a second time, she was certainly doomed to become a meal, she doubted whether she could move out of the way fast enough. The toothy maw, like a whip it hurtled towards her. 

She was even too winded to scream. In her peripheral vision, there was a purple and blue blur. The beast stopped its descent suddenly. Flying with his tiny sword held in front of him, Flavio the brave flew straight into the gaping mouth of the beast!!