Big chompers

All it took was one second, one clean opening for him to move in win the fight. Briar provided him with that opening when she snatched up the driftwood and danced around the crocodile. He watched her move, praying she didn't get hurt while the crocodile veered on her. As she swung the wood at it, the croc snapped down and broke the wood into splinters instantly, showing off just how deadly its jaws were. Unfortunately for the reptile, it would never get to taste the wolves, because as soon as it snapped down on the wood, Artorias was lunging forward, clutching Embershard with the blade pointed down as he brought the sword down into the croc's skull with a snarl of heavy effort. Artorias drove the blade just behind the croc's eyes, piercing its brain and killing it immediately.

The crocodile let out one final long, sighing hiss as its lungs deflated and it died, heavy reptilian body flopping to the sand as it fell still. Artorias jerked his sword back and forth a couple of times to make sure he'd killed the creature before pulling the sword from its cranium with a splatter of gore. He gazed down at the massive lizard in a combination of shock and awe, then back up to Briar with wide eyes. They had done it; they killed the crocodile! Artorias gave a laugh of disbelief, grinning widely while his tail wagged in a blur behind him.

"Artorias" | "Corbin"