There was little time for the centipede warped to reaction. When the beam of light tore down towards its head, its eyes seemed to widen for the briefest moment before it was struck.

The light tore through its flesh, its head obliterated in a single shot, only briefly visible as an expanding ring of smoldering flesh and bone before that too disintegrated under the power of Elise's beam. Flesh burned black and a view of a partial ribcage and spinal column were all that remainng on this end of the monstrous creature, smoking and sizzling as the sinuous body swayed for a few moment, humanlike limbs growing limp.

And then, it fell, collapsing towards the earth before landing with a resounding thud.

It neither moved nor breathed any longer.

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While the creature was swift to use its backwards-bending forelimbs to shield its face, that still didn't protect it from any harm. The knife embedded itself into one of its forelimbs, and the attack to its upper torso pierced through its body, to which it responded without even a sound though its body jerked and twisted strangely, its incredibly skinny waist contorting in a manner that appeared boneless. Its response slowed the charging of the dark energy in its strange, snake-like tail, allowing for a moment longer to react. A crucial moment indeed, as the beam pierced through it and left it writhing, twisting in the air, the crackling 'electricity' fading.

The flurry of blows forced it back, even as it unshielded its face. For the briefest moment, the vague shape of almost humanoid features was visible before the lengthy black hair fully obscured it again. While it was momentarily stunned, and injured, it was not enough to take it out of the fight.

The final blow would have to be struck quickly to avoid it attempting to attack once more.

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