The creature's body slammed against the ground hard enough to create small craters, its tail whipping through the air as it sought leverage to break free.
Jack dismounted from Stormfang in single fluid motion, his boots hitting the ground as lightning began crackling across his body. Electricity arcing between his fingers and playing across his skin as he prepared to move.
The golden illumination emanating from Father Caelen's blessings converged with the golden lightning enveloping Jack, producing a radiance that accentuated the inherent luminosity of his yellow and orange eyes.
The ground shattered beneath his feet, stone and packed earth exploding outward as enhanced strength and agility combined to produce acceleration that left golden lightning streaking in his wake.
He crossed the distance to the bound serpent in less than a second, his trajectory carrying him up and onto the creature's massive back.
