She wiped the blood dripping from her split lip. The vampire was a tough opponent, and Jay spent a lot of her energy defeating him. However, she left the arena on her own. She had broken ribs, a dislocated right shoulder, a broken left cheekbone, and a dislocated left ankle. Countless abrasions, bruises, minor cuts, and swollen knuckles caused pain as much as more serious injuries. She had a headache after the vampire hit sent her to the concrete wall and her head bounced off it like a ball. Her ears buzzed, but it was the only sound she could hear. The crowd gathered in the basement of “Double Bottom” froze.
Jay gave her opponent one last look. The vampire was curled up on the floor. She spat her own blood, turned and left. Climbing the stairs, she thre
