Under normal circumstance Nillie could have decimated the horrible yet adorable pig, but now it had become a brutal struggle of life and death. She was too exhausted from her constant defense and near death at high altitude that she was unable to use any more of her magic whether for a barrier or for attacking. It was the best she could do to simply control her descent to touch back down to earth without killing herself from the drop. While the two fought she free fell the remaining twenty feet or so, flat on her back into a pile of dead pigs that cushioned the impact.

It’s tiny claws managed to draw blood on her face although so far wasn’t able to cause any serious injury. She made efforts with both hands to grab onto the little critter.