Jake burst into a mad dash, arms and legs moving drastically to close the distance, after the first 2 steps the princess fired 3 rapid blasts of energy balls in 3 different trajectories making it difficult to avoid. Stopping to dodge would give her time to fire more or larger ones, in the narrow corridor there was no cover and no telling what the effect of getting hit by one of those would do. Two were on the path to his shoulders, one at stomach height in the middle of the corridor and all flying one after the other inches apart. Jake planned out his next few movements trying not to think of what unknown risk he was running into, then he was staring at them up close as he had a fraction of a second to make his move or be out of the fight before it even begins, now or never.
Jake took a large step to the left slamming his shoulder into the wall as the first energy ball on the right flew past but missing its target hit the door frame and dissolved with a pop. Unharmed jake pushed his left arm against the wall as his legs resumed their pace for half a second before the next ball required his attention, aimed at his centre body and as big as his head meaning dodging to the side would slow him down or leave his side exposed. He couldn't make a compromise so he let both legs loosen up sticking his right leg out and dropping himself to the floor landing on his back still moving along the carpet, it still wasn't enough so he turned his head to the side where one ear felt the smooth wool carpet as the other ear heated up as the crackling energy ball nearly burst his eardrum as it washed over the right temple but not close enough to make contact.
Now one was left and then his opponent would be 10 feet away if he kept up the pace which he could reach in 2 seconds, safe to get up jake put his right foot down still in motion,bent his knee,put his left foot down, pushed himself off the floor then from a crouching position straightened his right knee like a pouncing tiger but used the momentum to put his left leg out front and return to a running motion to meet the last energy ball.
However as jake prepared to dodge it the princess of the night used her magic to change its direction and properties, instead of travelling in a path it now bounced erratically off the walls essential making a barrier with its random direction changes. Jake had one last trick up his sleeve though, although the narrow corridor didn't allow for dodging it would allow for a maneuver someone as acrobatic as jake could pull off. Before he reached the wall of energy, Jake lowered himself back to a crouching stance but this time launched himself up and putting his right foot on the wallpaper started an ascent quickly repeating the process step by step. Almost reaching the high ceiling after a few seconds the energy ball didn't reach that high so he kicked himself forward and laid his arm and leg against the wall as he descended from a 50 foot high position to avoid falling too rapidly. Jake had to time this perfectly otherwise he could break his legs upon hitting the ground or stumble off balance and give his opponent the opening to finish the fight.
Seeing the monster closing in, Luna took a few steps back and fired a lightning bolt at where she predicted he would move to, however to her dismay it pushed its arm and leg off the wall and with a few feet to go before landing kicked a leg against the opposite wall and landed back on the floor with a huge THUMP! The last ditch lightning bolt attempt had struck the wall and caused a load of plaster and cement to fall out, the creature held its left hand out and caught some dust and pebble sized chunks and in a punching motion, clenched its fist and threw it forward but even though luna was 7 steps out of range the fist opened, it never planned to strike from that distance, instead throw the plaster to blind her temporarily. The princess turned her head to give her less time to be unaware of the fight then lose her eyesight and focus on magic, after she felt the rocks crash into the back of her neck causing minimal damage she turned her attention back to the fight only to be stunned by the sight before her.
Jake had to improvise his jump timing to dodge that last attack but this was what he was expecting, he managed to avoid all her attacks and close the distance between the two meaning his opponent had reached the state he wanted, desperation. After landing that last stunt jake was smug and showed off with turning that last attack into a counter attack giving him momentary advantage, by the time it turned around jake had ran up to it an Olympic winning speed and it was inches away as jake stared into two large eyes bewildered with fear. Without a gun he had no long range attacks but at point blank range he had a variety of bare hand fighting moves to choose from, he brought his right foot up just missing the side of the princess's face, she flinched as a gust of air flew by her but after a few seconds opened her eyes and saw Jake with a leg held over her head, he gave a smile as he brought his foot down with the power of a falling meteor.
The princess's head crashed into the floor and a loud SNAP Sounded through the corridor upon impact while her body and legs lifted upwards by a few inches, a tooth rolled out of her mouth in a smooth trickle of blood as the legs went limp and were splayed across the carpet. Jake looked at the body before him panting for a few seconds before catching his breath, satisfied with his victory signified by his unmoving opponent he nudged the form with his foot to no reaction, he remarked "Maybe you should check your spell books for a magic that stops you from getting your ass handed to ya" and smiled at his own wisecrack.
Stepping Around the unconscious body and making his way to the end of the corridor things were looking up as jake now found some worthy foes capable of wielding magic but not strong enough to last a bout with him. Almost reaching the corner jake examined the painting directly in front of him. It was a depiction of a white alicorn with a pastel mane firing a magic blast in the form of a rainbow at a dark alicorn but different then the one he just fought,the fur was darker, the eyes were cat-like and fierce and she had a bright blue chestplate and helmet but jake noticed the mark on its flank, a dark splatter with a crescent moon, he spoke in a suspicious tone "Hey that looks like...." and paused for a moment as he realized where he had just seen that picture, a slow swirling noise that started off quiet but gradually built in volume sounded behind him. Jake had already figured out what it was before he turned around, "Aw FUCK!"