Risk another powerful attack

From Create Your Own Story

Rushing forward, you charge at the Ratbear, but it has read your intentions and drops into a crouch. It whips out with its vicious tail. You stagger, and then long claws are digging into your neck and shoulders. One moment you are fighting, and the next, blood and air bubble out from your throat.

The last thing you see is the Ratbear’s long tongue, reaching out to taste your flesh...