His Breath of Fire

Chapter Forty-Four

~Bren~

    I grunted as my body slammed on the earth, causing me to roll a few times from the force.  Picking myself up from the mud, I glanced at my father who was struggling to get onto all fours.  His legs shook as they attempted to hold his weight, but I knew that his back limb was broken from my last attack.

    Eventually we both were standing and faced each other, waiting for the other to attack.  Luke has just recently started to think more strategically when it comes to fighting me, seeing as I’ve caused him more damage than he dealt me.  But it won’t save him.

    “Please, reconsider,” I plead with him, but careful to sound emotionless rather than imploring.  “Just surrender and we can end this before it gets worse.”

    Luke growled at me again, anger and hatred coloring his