[i]Ruby's free arm would probably be torn up by the monster as her kick struck it in the chest. It was forced a little ways back with a pig-like grunt, rivulets of stringy red saliva hanging from its mouth. It would be but a brief reprieve though, for shortly after it would then twist its head sideways and try to clamp down upon her good leg, above the knee.  

When it clawed up her arm it might have ripped open the brachial artery. That, in addition to her mauled leg, would probably begin making the thief feel weary from blood loss. It still hung on wth its tail, and Ruby wouldn't be able to hold the claws on her chest back with a severely damaged arm. Unless she was able to stop it, she'd get eviscerated by the relentless creature. It fought just like a predatory animal. Like the lion which drags down and kills prey on the Savannah. No doubt Ruby was used to killing humans, but taking down a savage beast was an entirely different kind of fight. She had made a grave error by charging at it headlong with a knife.[/i]