* Trigger warning• Just want to give a violence warning for this chapter, beware.
The roar of the crowd was still going strong when Professor Bloodworth called in Maximus and Brandy. He didn’t have much of a choice considering the pure rage going through Maximus as he pulled me behind him in a protective stance as he glared at Ormr who looked more smug than anything.
I knew this was a bad position for me as I quickly whipped around to see Brandy smirking, already watching for an opening as I moved into my fighting stance. Normally, being sandwiched between the enemy would be bad, but I knew Maximus was focused, I knew he wouldn’t turn and hurt me. The wind hitting my back told me as much as he lunged for Ormr, letting out a battle cry of pure fury. I wanted to turn and watch, to see wha
