A shapeshifter?
There was no time to react, and before I could think, the replica was upon me with its fangs outstretched and aiming at my neck with astonishing ferocity.
Never did I dream I would be fighting a creature like this, and by the time I got over my shock and leapt out of the way, I couldn't fully evade its attack.
The scales of my underbelly suddenly revealed several gashes where its stingers had touched.
And its continuous strikes weren't giving me any room to breathe. Much like me, the replica was similarly dextrous.
Unperturbed by its speed, it already had enough control to stop its advance in time, flexibly manoeuvring around to counterattack from my blind spot.
Yet, it wasn't as fast as me.
I twisted away from it, staying far back to size up the hissing creature.
Not including the creature's many eyes and limbs, it had replicated every spike on my scales, my wings, all four horns and even my metallic sheen.