The demon hissed triumphantly as its stinger grazed the immortal warrior, its mouth opening wide at the mandibles as it skittered toward her on six legs, hunched over and ready to tackle Rikive to the ground. at the rear of its thorax another stinger was pushed out with a wet THLOP sound, ready to be launched at Rikive.

Parry was snapped into action by the loss of the demon's facade. His hand grasped the hilt of his Dawn Blade and removed it from the enchanted diaper bag as he charged forward, trying to intercept the creature. 

He managed to hack off the other of its forward legs before the one directly behind it swept Parry off his feet, barreling through him while on a collision course for Rikive. It was an all or nothing gambit- either Rikive would gut the thing as it tried to attack, or the demon would send her onto the ground where it would try to get a solid jab with the stinger.

Parry didn't bother to scream 'Watch out!' to Rikive as he rolled back to his feet and ran for the demon as fast as his now mortal legs would allow. 

Rikive had eyes and was trained as a warrior by the best of Asgard.

She would know what was coming and react as best she coul.