The Varkhaza came like a wave with no warning. The ground cracked beneath its speed, sending dust to flying in every direction.
Without hesitation, Leon moved before his mind could comprehend. He pushed Wu Ze out of sight before thinking about his own life.
As soon as Leon rolled to the left, the creature's clenched fist slammed where he had been. Though Leon dodged, the echo knocked the air flowing through his lungs out through his mouth and nose.
"It was close," Leon said, placing a hand over his fast-pounding chest. Immediately he straightened he smiled.
"Is that all you've got?" The words came out without him knowing why he said it, whether to make himself believe something. He had no idea.
The two serpent heads spun toward Leon's voice as if the words had given them back the very life Leon had taken a few minutes ago.
When the serpent's mouth opened, it wasn't a hiss anymore. It sounded like two boulders sliding against each other.
