Derek
I watched in horror as Levi and Xander flanked Valerie, protecting her from a mass of vampires that had gathered. But I couldn't watch very long, not before I was hit from behind, again. This challenge was dragging out. I needed to end this and fast, before something happened to Valerie.
Damien hasn't slipped up since he laughed early in our battle. If I could make him think he had the upper hand, maybe he would slip up again. That might be my only shot. I took a few more hits, exaggerating my reaction on each. I caught a glimpse of black hair running by the challenge circle, before I was hit again. Time to end this.
I dug my knife out of my pocket and closed my eyes and used what little focus I had left to try to sense where Damien would be coming from. Everything happened so f
