Desirea didn't go for a second strike. Instead, she reared her head back and lifted her foremost talons. The surface rippled with what looked like flames. Lexx thought that a little strange and almost too late, he remembered something about labinae. He started to jump. The talons suddenly shot away from Desirea's body, thwacking into the rock just inches below Lexx's feet.
Lexx came down on hands and knees, shouting, "Erupt!!" The ground buckled and large shards of rock jutted up between himself and Desirea's incoming head. She reacted by immediately withdrawing and lashing out again with the talons. Lexx barely moved aside in time to avoid a talon aimed at his chest.
'Deuce … it's very accurate!' Lexx grimaced, keeping his eyes on the monster.