Third Person's POV
The very instant the serpent's fangs were about to close on her, the chain yanked her back with terrifying force, and her body snapped away from the beast's maw in a blur.
The snake's jaws clashed shut with a deafening CLANG and sliced through the empty air and sent shockwaves across the lake.
Velcy's head spun, and her breath was caught in her throat as the world became a whirlwind of colors and motion.
Before she could comprehend anything, she was gently caught in Ethan's arms midair.
He applied a deft reverse-force technique to absorb the momentum and landed with a sharp slide across the grass that tore lines into the earth beneath his boots.
He slowly straightened while still holding the trembling Velcy in his arms.
His crimson eyes narrowed, and his pupils reflected the beast before him as it rose from the water like a true horror.
