Fighting a dragon

Kaden threw himself to the side, his body rolling across the jagged ground as the dragon's teeth snapped shut where he had just been standing. 

The impact shattered the stone, shards of rock exploding outward as the dragon's claws dug into the earth, carving deep trenches as it spun around, its massive tail sweeping through the air. 

Kaden barely had time to raise his arms, a barrier of mana flickering to life just as the tail slammed into him, sending him hurtling backward.

He crashed into the rock wall, pain jolting through his body. But he was not a helpless rat or raven anymore. He was in his human form and that meant he was going to fight back with everything he had.

Kaden summoned a thorn whip and charged at the dragon aiming right for the bleeding wound. This was his fight, his chance to seize the power he desperately needed. He lunged forward, his body a blur as he closed the distance between him and the dragon.