[She didn't want to abandon her weapon to dive out of the way; instead, she tried to gamble, tried to rip her axe back away from the corpse—and ended up on the wrong end of the dice.
The dragon's talons caught her back before she was able to turn, slashing her shoulders open and bowling her against the dying dragon's body. With her axe still stuck, it wasn't able to carry her away, but it certainly did some damage before it darted off.
And then there was a moment of terrible calm as both dragons circled back around, preparing for the next pass.
Kaede was at least still alive, if the sound of her muttering curses and less muffled shouts were any indication. But she was sluggish to get up again as quickly as before, now that a truck with talons on it had sideswiped her.]
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The dragon's talons caught her back before she was able to turn, slashing her shoulders open and bowling her against the dying dragon's body. With her axe still stuck, it wasn't able to carry her away, but it certainly did some damage before it darted off.
And then there was a moment of terrible calm as both dragons circled back around, preparing for the next pass.
Kaede was at least still alive, if the sound of her muttering curses and less muffled shouts were any indication. But she was sluggish to get up again as quickly as before, now that a truck with talons on it had sideswiped her.]
Need to...stand.