[that looks like a bad idea to hold still for. it turns out he can jump really high vertically, which is somewhat reflexive but he is pretty sure that melee combat is not his forte, so he jumps high and to the side, and when he lands rears back and a fan of lightning spreads out before him at the dragon]
[ Hiryuu attempts to dart backward to avoid the lightning a second time, but--it's no good. Her momentum is still propelling her forward, and it's difficult for her claws to gain proper traction for back-peddling. She hits the fan of lightning and her body seizes, flopping violently on the floor. When the lightning dissipates, she's still, apparently still breathing, but not getting up. Unconscious? ]
stops playing dead and strikes, like a rattlesnake, lunging with its neck and torso as its wings beat to propel it the last of the distance. Her jaw is open, revealing so many fangs, ready and eager and aimed to crunch down on one of those spindly back legs holding him up in position. ]
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stops playing dead and strikes, like a rattlesnake, lunging with its neck and torso as its wings beat to propel it the last of the distance. Her jaw is open, revealing so many fangs, ready and eager and aimed to crunch down on one of those spindly back legs holding him up in position. ]