The world’s suddenly dry around me. Dry and dark.
“Damn, teach! Did you kill him?” I hear the voice of that stupid brat.
“Not yet. I just hit him really hard.”
“Shut up!” I yell at them and quickly stand to my feet.
Too quickly. It feels like the world’s coming up around me, and I slump over. Tavon relaxes his stances and taunts me, “Aren’t you a part of Noboros? Ha! I thought you guys were supposed to be scary.”
“Goddamn human. Shut the hell up!”
I rush him. I punch toward his face, but Tavon moves inside of my attack, pushes my arm to the side, and the power of a boulder collides with my chest when he strikes back.
It’s all too much at once. I’m backing away from him, but he might just finish me off this time. Once again, I’m afraid—just like the last time. I hate him for this. I
