Cuts off a vartek tentacle

But the immediate threat came from another direction. Although blinded, the vartek clearly had other senses to guide it. One of the tentacles scythed toward Jenny, the sharp tip heading straight for her head.

Just in time, I managed to bring my sword around in a circle, cutting the tentacle off just above the bone, so that it flicked backward, spraying us with blood. Then I went for the throat, swinging wildly into the soft flesh, each deep cut bringing forth spouts of fresh blood to soak the grass.

Starblade Book 1 Chapter 18