((D8
Nooo! -clings- When will you be back?))
Nike shook off his sleepiness and threatened to attack again, baring his jaws. He lunged and threw the serpent against the trees again, then sunk his jaws into the neck. The serpent shadow slowly stopped thrashing and finally began to dissolve, melting into a puddle of black. Nike groaned a little and fainted, next to the puddle.
((Fail. Dx))