The kick has Peridot seeing stars. If she were in possession of any bones, or blood, that move probably would have broken her nose! Fortunately, she's made of sturdier stuff than that.

She's been avoiding pulling the dragon card because she's been trying to avoid bringing hordes of Lilith's loyals down on her by turning into an ostentatious acid green draconiform, but she hasn't got much choice at the moment. Soon enough the whip isn't enough to contain the change in mass that Peridot undergoes, as she glows and shifts until her wings are bursting through the bindings and spreading wide as she settles into her alternate form.

Then she promptly backhands the duplicate with a meaty forepaw.