Page 106 - Fallen Thoughts

can but it eventually breaks and am knocked back by the fire and the force of my

shield breaking.

I glitch towards my twin swinging my bo staff in anger, losing my form in

every swing. Eventually, Elaine disarms me and blasts me with her fire again. I

fall to the ground and Elaine steps on my chest placing a blade to my throat.
“No I’m not losing like this!” I think to myself.

I get an alert in my vision that my shield recharge is completed and a tactical

plan is ready to use. Elaine goes flying when my shield materializes. Smiling, I

drop my shield and charge at my sister picking up my bo staff on the way. She

picks up a longer sword and we begin dueling once again. Elaine digs her blades

into my bo staff pushing against me. I let her push me giving her fake confidence,

at the right time I shift my entire weight into my right arm and bash Elaine in the

side of the head with my staff. Elaine stumbles and I counter with hitting her in

the ribs knocking her over. She doesn't get up again like I expected, she lies on the

ground struggling.

“Get up!” I scream pushing her.
My father stands from his chair looking down on me shocked. Even from up

there I can see the remote that controls our neuro chips in his hand.

“Elaine! What are you doing?” I whisper angrily.
Elaine looks at me with tears streaming down her face, “I don’t want to win

this time” she whispers.

“You know what he’ll do if we don’t fight!”

“You know what he’ll do if one of us wins, Kim, I don’t want you to lose

and I don’t want to lose, let’s not fight.”

“Wha-t?”
Elaine stands up and drops her weapons and puts her hands up. I stare at her

unsure of what to do. I slowly begin to loosen my grip on my weapon but my