Chapter 16: Such A Rush
'I am not scared.' He thought, ducking under a claw attack and kicking the monster in the chest. 'I feel like I can do anything.' He grabbed the monster's head and started punching it over and over again until the monster finally bled.
A dark red blood.
Just when he thought things were going his way, the monster's mouth charged up a beam that shock him to the bone. He jumped back but the beam still connected, smashing him into the wall.
Pain exploded through his body, bones cracking, muscles screaming. But something inside him refused to break.
"Is that all you've got?" He growled, pushing himself up.
Blood dripped from his mouth. His ribs felt like shattered glass. Each breath was agony. But his eyes burned with something wild—something that wasn't going to die today.
The monster charged again. Its claws ripped through the air, aiming to tear him apart.
He didn't dodge. He didn't run.
He lunged forward.
A mad idea, born of desperation, flashed through his mind. Time seemed to stretch, the monster's movements becoming momentarily clearer.
Its mouth opened wide—that nightmare of teeth, dripping with dark, foul-smelling liquid. It was coming right for him, intending to swallow him whole or bite him in half.