Kull vs Spider

He burst into the fast-fading light, and even as he did, a great form came skimming across the water toward him. A water spider, but this one was larger than a boar, and its cold eyes gleamed hellishly. Kull, keeping himself afloat with his feet and one hand, raised his sword, and as the spider rushed in, he cleft it halfway through the body; and it sank silently.
-	The Cat and the Skull