Desperate, I hooked one of my magic splinters to it, and visualized tying the two together in a solid knot. My shredded chest began to knit itself back together so I reached for another wisp of Lilith's magic and another, knotting faster and more furiously, my body repairing itself at warp speed.

My magic re-up loosened the lamia's hold on me. I reached overhead, grabbed her boyfriend's femur, blasted the end, and hurtled the flaming bone at her like a javelin.

Her hair ...