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Chapter 8 - Predatory gaze

The battlefield feels tense.

Many people watch us from the sides.

Johnny touches my left shoulder.

I turn. "I will wait for you in the last," he says.

He smiles. His smile gives a positive vibe.

"Let the battle begins!", someone shouts.

There are hundreds of Synens.

They starts fighting. Metals clash.

Johnny lunges towards a boy.

He slashes. That boy parries.

Someone rushes towards me.

He hacks vertically. I sidestep. He misses me.

I slash horizontally. My sword touches him. Blood sprays.

Many rush towards me.

Everyone targets me.

One slashes. I parry. I push him backward.

Another one hacks horizontally. I duck.

I forge my mindset. I will win.

One dashes. I vault. I pivot. I thrust.

The moment seizes everyone. I gaze them. A predatory gaze.

Everyone hesitates to step towards me.

Sweats drip from their faces.

I dash and swings my sword horizontally.

It slashes two Synens.

I see fear in other's eyes.

I am showing them how to fight with left hand.

Some step back.

"Let my game begins!" I shout.

I laugh.

I am seeking attention. The whole battlefield watches me.

I charge. I slash. Three consecutive slashes. Blood flows in air.

I dash with my full speed. Wind resists against me.

My eyes fill with rage.

I slash and slash. I am still moving, no stops.

Someone slashes. I evade. I stab. My sword pierces his stomach.

He falls.

I am not killing anyone. Just giving damages.

I am creating tense.

A boy hacks. I vault him.

He pivot and swings his sword horizontally. I duck. His sword misses me.

He knows some basics.

"Hey! Boy! Fight with your full potential!", I say to him.

He grins.

He thrusts. I deflect.

I swings my sword. It grazes his back.

He loses his balance.

He gains his balance. He exhales heavily.

"Hey! What is your name?", I ask.

He rises his head.

"I am Zaggie!", he replies.

"What will you do, if you lose?", I ask.

"I am gonna win!", he replies.

He smiles. He is like me.

I leave him and move towards others.

Everybody stops fighting.

My heart races.

I exhales heavily.

I turn. Not fully.

"He killed!", someone shouts.

I don't know, who kills who.

I rush towards the crowd.

I push other and move inside the crowd.

Johnny stands.

Blood drips from his sword.

I lowers my head. I see, it is...

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