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Chapter 22.5: What The Hell Was That?
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2026-05-12 18:29:41The curtains flung over Roy as he stepped inside, still brushing a faint smear of dust from his sleeve. His pace was unhurried, his eyes scanning the room with the same detached calm that seemed to follow him everywhere.
The room smelt faintly of sweat and antiseptic, the echo of distant crowd noise still humming in the walls.
Tanaka sat on the bench with his arms crosse
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The first blow landed like a test, Kieran’s straight right driving into Roy’s guard, the shock travelling up both their arms. Roy didn’t flinch, just absorbed the impact and shifted his weight, sliding back a half-step.Kieran didn’t pause. His left hook came low toward the ribs, but Roy’s elbow was already there, absorbing it. No counter, no overcommitment. Just control.He’s not biting, Kieran thought, faintly irritated.Kieran switched angles, stepping to the side and firing a roundhouse kick toward Roy’s head. Roy ducked just under it, the air from the kick brushing his hair. The moment Kieran’s leg touched down, Roy closed the gap with a short, snapping jab toward the solar plexus.Kieran twisted away, letting it skim
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The four of them had spent the last couple of hours just loitering around at Kieran’s, drifting between pointless conversations and distracted silences. Brock was leaning against the rail, scrolling endlessly through his phone like he was searching for the meaning of life hidden between memes. Tanaka sat with his hood up, pretending he wasn’t people-watching every soul that passed by. Kieran stood off to the side, mind clearly elsewhere, probably running mental simulations of tomorrow’s match.Roy… Well, Roy was just existing, hands in his pockets, eyes half-lidded and staring at the ceiling above, drifting through the moments without any particular urgency.Eventually, the orange glow of the sunset started to fade into that deep blue that marked the beginning of night. Street lamps began to hum to life, and the air picked up a bite of
Eternal Malediction Chapter 22.5: What The Hell Was That?
The curtains flung over Roy as he stepped inside, still brushing a faint smear of dust from his sleeve. His pace was unhurried, his eyes scanning the room with the same detached calm that seemed to follow him everywhere.The room smelt faintly of sweat and antiseptic, the echo of distant crowd noise still humming in the walls.Tanaka sat on the bench with his arms crossed, leaning back like he was trying to distance himself from everything in the room. His eyes flicked toward Roy, sharp and narrowed, and then back to the wall, like looking too long would make him angrier.Brock was hunched forward, elbows resting on his knees, his hands clasped loosely together. His head tilted up just enough to meet Roy’s gaze. “You&rs
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The curtains parted.Sunlight spilt into the corridor, and the noise hit like a wave. The previous fight was apparently amazing, and the crowd had the same hype carrying on. Chants, cheers and stomping feet shook the stone beneath him. The air was thick with dust and anticipation, the smell of sweat and steel riding on it.Lucian Draeve stepped out first, shoulders squared, waving to the crowd like he was already the victor. His dark jacket fluttered in the breeze, and the gold trim along its edges caught the light just enough to draw attention. The man knew how to make an entrance.Roy followed a few steps behind, hands in his pockets, expression flat. He scanned the arena with the slow disinterest of someone checking the weather.Above them, the announcer’s voice boomed. “Ladies and gentlemen, make some noise for the next match in the Tournament of Richt! On one side, heir to the prestigious Draeve Foundation, undefeated in his last twelve official duels: Lucian Draeve!”The crowd
Eternal Malediction Chapter 22.3: A Little Deal
Roy was adjusting the cuff of his sleeve in the toilet. the toilet was beautiful with clean ceramic white flooring and golden trims running across the edges of the floor and plus, there is even backlighting from the mirror which made everything shine brighter, when someone’s shadow fell over himHe glanced back; another competitor, roughly his height, had a sharp suit-like uniform. It was red and black, and now that Roy was thinking about it, that was such an odd mixture of colour under his arena gear, and his hair was slicked back like he thought he was here for a magazine cover shoot.“Name’s Lucian Draeve,” the boy said, extending a hand. His voice was smooth, like it had been practised in a mirror. “You’re my next match.”Roy shook the hand lazily. “Ok? Congratulat
Eternal Malediction Chapter 22.2: Dance Brochacho
“Are you ready to dance, brochacho?” Ringo called, with a Wild West stance.Tanaka lowered his stance, breathing in deep. “Si, partner.”The bell rang and their battle began.Ringo moved first. His feet barely touched the dirt before he was in front of Tanaka, arm snapping out, Ringo slightly hitting his jaw. The air buckled where his punch passed, a warped shimmer like heat rising off stone.Tanaka sidestepped.Or tried to.The shimmer followed him.The impact came a split second later, invisible and delayed, like the bunch had been stored and then released within him.
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