Lair of the Medusa (Patreon)

With her keen elven senses, Sae could hear the monster silently slithering along the ancient floor. Sae could tell that the bulk of the  beast was great as it's scales scraped the weathered marble. Unlike  other monsters that she'd slain, Sae knew that to meet the gaze of a  Medusa was certain death, even for one such as herself. Indeed, the "monuments" of many would-be champions filled it's lair like some  profane museum. Sae allowed the fearsome monster to continue believing  that it was the hunter, and let it sneak past her hiding place. With  inhuman swiftness, Sae somersaulted onto the massive tail of the Medusa,  positioning herself in the one place where the monster's terrifying  visage held no menace--it's back. The startled creature tried to throw  Sae off, but the she-elf grabbed a fist full of the Medusa's snake  hair and held fast. Sae raised her Elven blade to smite the beast and  chop off it's nasty head...