Forest Dweller

You bring your sword up and spin around, slicing into all of them. Immediately they vanish and the real threat emerges from the air. Your spin was impressive, but it has left you vulnerable. The vines from your head shoot up to protect you but it is no use. The knife cuts through the center of them and you feel a blinding pain, as if part of your brain has been pierced into. This, too, becomes reality as the knife continues its descent and lodges itself into your skull. Darkness claims you and Ayla smiles... it is over.