Forged Destiny [Book 1: Ch. 3]

This isn't going anywhere. I'm fast enough to defend, plus it's a pretty weak spawn. But if I can't kill it then this will never end. I wasn't about to run out of steam anytime soon, but what if more Grimm spawned as a result of the fight dragging on?

I had to stop it… had to find some way to prevent it being able to dodge. I could hit a non-moving target. That was pretty much what I did for a living. I hit stuff that didn't move, and I hit it hard.

"If I get it stuck somewhere it won't be able to dodge either…" I mused out loud. The problem wasn't just my Dex, but also the creature's Agility, which would determine its speed and ability to dodge. It was all about the difference between the two stats. Canis were pretty small and lithe, so chances were their Dex and Agi were high and their other stats were low.

That's why I can't hit it…

The answer came to me in an instant. The next time it attacked I dropped my shield and held my bare arm out towards it. Sensing blood it bit down, and I winced as teeth pierced skin. But like its brothers before, that left it trapped and unable to move. Crocea Mors carved a streak of silver through the air, biting through bone and muscle with contemptable ease. The Canis fell in two parts, slowly fading into nothingness as my breathing began to even out.

—Forged Destiny [Book 1: Ch. 3]