Lilieth

I don't have time to be shocked.

The second Petra sees me, she comes running. Usually, I'm alert and ready to fight, but right now, I'm partially paralyzed by fear. When she crashes into me, we both hit the ground, but thankfully, I land on my side.

Petra, who's now unrecognizable and feral, slashes me with her knife, cutting me right in the forearm. The pain activates my fight or flight, and my grip on my knife tightens. I block her next attack and cut her right in the abdomen. It ...