The medics were on the field quickly with their armor, shielding themselves from the fight. They were here to collect the injured, including Tabby. My heart lurched when I saw them lifting her on a stretcher from the corner of my eyes.
Sherry soon joined the fight, her bow and arrow in hand; she was still in human form and looked fierce. Her eyes were wild, and it made my heart hammer in my chest, wondering what it was she was planning.
She was now standing beside Chuck, both of them staring daggers at me. Chuck shifted and he said something to Sherry who nodded, a slow grin spreading across her lips. They were friends, so I knew they were going to team up against me and take me out. I didn’t stand a chance, they were incredible fighters, and they were allies. When it came down to it, it’ll be them competing for the prize and I would be left in the dirt.
I took a staggered step away from them, my eyes darting between the two of them as they both stepped towards me, their eyes fierce and determined.
Without any other thought, I tried to run past them and towards the weaponry room; if I could grab a weapon, any weapon, maybe I would stand a chance in my human form. My heart raced as my small wolf form managed to get past them, Chuck cursing as he was about to shift and hunt me down.
But then, to my shock, I heard him howl in pain and horror.
I turned as I continued running, shocked to find that Sherry had shot him with an arrow right in his chest, just missing his heart by a hair. Any closer, it would have pierced his heart, killing him.
She stood over him, readying another arrow. He looked up at her, pain striking his features and his eyes shining with betrayal.
She said something to him that I missed, just before she shot another arrow into his shoulder, keeping him pinned to the ground even further and in even more pain.
He howled out again, the sound echoing throughout the arena and shaking the ground.
She started to ready another arrow and pointed it directly at his head; his eyes were wide as he studied her face, understanding dawning on him.
He finally let his body relax, the look of defeat crossing his face. He glanced at his pants that lay on the ground a bit away from him and pointed to them. Without hesitation, Sherry went to his pants and dug around the pocket until she uncovered the white flag.
“I surrender…” Chuck whispered.
Satisfied, Sherry turned her attention to me; it was down to us. We were the only two left in the competition. The medics came out to collect Chuck who was cursing the whole time.
I went into the weaponry and grabbed some knives before shifting back into my human form. I left my clothes in the forest, so I was forced to be naked for this round.
I ran out of the weaponry with the knives, completely naked, but not caring at that moment. I swear I heard a dark growl coming from the stadium, but I shook my head; it had to have been my imagination.
“Guess it’s you and me,” Sherry said with a grin as she readied another arrow. “Hope you are prepared.”
She released the arrow, and it went towards me at lightning speed, but I was faster and dodged it with ease, flipping my body away from it like I was some kind of cheerleader. She continued releasing arrow after arrow, almost running out. I continued dodging them and flipping all around her.
She let out a growl of frustration. I took one of the knives and threw it at her during one of my flips, catching her off guard completely. It landed in her ankle, and she cried out in pain as she fell to the ground, blood splattering everywhere.
I threw another knife at her, landing myself in front of her, the knife plunged into her shoulder. She circled out, her eyes wild as she attempted to pull it out and throw it back at me. Her throw was weak though and filled with pain; I was able to catch the knife easily.
She shifted into her wolf form, her wounds not fully healed, and lunged at me. I was quick on my feet and recovered her bow and arrow, grabbing a couple bows off the ground and readying them.
Just as she lunged at me through the air, her teeth elongated, ready to dig into me, I released the arrow, watching it plunge right next to her heart.
Her angry elongated teeth immediately retracted, and she fell to the ground, completely unconscious.
The entire stadium was silent…