“I get it, okay!” I said, and Raum let me go. I got my feet and tried to brush the dirt off of me, feeling embarrassment trying to drag me down to Hell. Raum was grinning evily, standing proud with his hands crossed before him. “Oh, wow, you’re so good for taking me, a puny little human, down, oh big demon duke!” I said mockingly. Raum’s smile disappeared, and I regretted ever being born.
“Didn’t mean it that way, sorry, sorry!” I said quickly, and Raum sighed. The tension lessened, and I was still alive.
“I told you to treat me with respect. Don’t let it happen again.” He assumed a battle stance again. “Keep practising now.”
Every time we did the move, Raum attacked faster, and I was genuinely afraid I wouldn’t move to the side in time and get a fist to the face, but every time we repe
