Taking a deep breath, the Darkling brings his hands together and as he steps backwards, a wall of shadows form between them and the- animal. It's huge mouth opening and the darkness seems to come from every corner of the desert. Slithering like snakes across the scorching sand, to join the wall as dark as a starless night in the middle of the sunlit sand.

"Well- you should probably start running-" and he moves back even further, throwing her a short look. "Now."

Before the fall fails, before the creature figures out the it can go underneath it or jump over it. The ground shakes beneath his feet, as sweat tickles down the side of his pale face.