Her breaths had become deep and ragged, after having pushed her body for so long. She staggered slightly, but quickly recovered her balance with a half-step back. I just need a moment, she thought. But she wasn’t afforded one. Eva was smart enough to capitalize on her advantage, and rushed forward
Eva stumbled slightly as the platform hit the bottom of the Pit. As she ambled out into the preparatory floor, the corpse of her dead opponent was dragged off to who knows where. She grasped at her abdomen, which dripped blood out of her two puncture wounds. “That was really kinda dumb of me,” Eva
Now that the adrenaline had stopped pumping in her body, she felt the sting of each of her wounds in full, and stumbled as she fought to keep herself upright. Although she looked like a right mess, she wasn’t any more or less in rough shape than some of the others who suffered lacerations. There we
Admiral Chase and Swarmfather Retholis stepped through the lowered gate, out of the prisoner compound, and into the Green Zone. They, along with Retholis’ personal guard, headed towards his private gondola parked nearby. “You really oughta stop taking me out like this,” said Admiral Chase. “You’re
When the big brutish Drogar put his hand on his weapon, Retholis’ guards took the initiative and raised their rifles up and at the ready. Each of them moved their aim across the crowd, as they scanned for threats. “Oh, that’s right,” he continued. “It doesn’t exist. Nothing like that has ever exist
The aged Senator turned to a similarly aged Drogar who sat at their table. Though, his age seemed to sit somewhere between the two senators in front of him. His orange scales sagged a little under his chin, and all of his spines drooped somewhat. Similar to Konleth, he too nursed a round belly. “T
Grunts and shouts spilled into the air as Talyss and Eva danced around each other in their sparring circle and exchanged blows. A handful of Avicii Raptors watch them from the trees above. Their eyes watched the two with rapt attention. Eva, breaths hard and heavy, spun blade-first at Talyss’ throa
“Yes, that’s the Imperial Standard Blade CQC,” replied Talyss. “It’s taught to every Drogar that’s gone through military training. It’s kind of a… culmination of traditional combat arts developed across different schools, and combined to make the ‘ultimate knife combat’ style.” “But?” “It’s extrem