Keep your guard up

From Create Your Own Story

You keep up your guard. The Serpent strikes! You desperately defend yourself and breathe a sigh of relief. The Serpent launches forward again like lightning, then again, and again. You are fighting for your life! You howl in frustration at the Serpent, but it is not afraid of you.

It bashes you with a flick of its tail, and its deadly teeth come for your eyes, catching a long bloody gash down your face. You collapse. The last thing you feel are razor-sharp teeth sliding deep into your neck...