— collides with them both, taking them to the ground. the force of impact strikes like a hammer blow, driving the air from his lungs and putting stars in his eyes.
and then there are teeth: sharp, vicious things that puncture his armour like it's nothing. digging into the meat of his shoulder. )
Fuck.
( his vision burns white at the edges as his nerves catch fire. it's not a fatal wound — not yet — but with the way it's snapping its head, it doesn't take a genius to figure out that it's a matter of minutes if not seconds before that changes.
turn the pain into power. an instructor's voice in the back of his mind, and it takes every ounce of desperate strength for him to lift his free hand, fist balled, and strike at the thing's head.
once.
twice.
a third time. striking at it like he'd cave its skull in given the change. because he would. he absolutely would. )
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— collides with them both, taking them to the ground. the force of impact strikes like a hammer blow, driving the air from his lungs and putting stars in his eyes.
and then there are teeth: sharp, vicious things that puncture his armour like it's nothing. digging into the meat of his shoulder. )
Fuck.
( his vision burns white at the edges as his nerves catch fire. it's not a fatal wound — not yet — but with the way it's snapping its head, it doesn't take a genius to figure out that it's a matter of minutes if not seconds before that changes.
turn the pain into power. an instructor's voice in the back of his mind, and it takes every ounce of desperate strength for him to lift his free hand, fist balled, and strike at the thing's head.
once.
twice.
a third time. striking at it like he'd cave its skull in given the change. because he would. he absolutely would. )