Moving like a horrifying, oversized insect, the creature launched itself forward while keeping its belly pressed to the frozen mud.
"Back up!" Dain barked, grabbing Revan by the collar of his coat and hauling him backward.
Revan stumbled. The sudden, violent pull yanked his torso, sending a fresh wave of pain.
He choked on a gasp, his knees buckling just as the creature's snapping jaw closed on the empty air where his shins had been a second before.
the creature didn't stop. Using its momentum, it swept its heavy, bone-plated foreleg in a vicious vicious sideways sweep, aiming to take both of their legs out.
Dain stepped into the sweep instead of retreating. With a guttural shout, the Marshal drove his heavy steel boot down onto the creature's sweeping joint, trying to pin the limb to the earth.
Crack.
