CHAPTER 14: DEVIL'S NIGHTMARE

FREYA'S POV:

“Elena freaking planned this,” I scream in a hushed tone to Xena.

She stares into space deep in thoughts while I panic like a crazy person right beside her.

“What am I going to do? This is obviously some trap. How am I going to win against her?”

She’s definitely going to rearrange my face if I try. I hyperventilate, feeling anxiety take over me quickly.

“Calm down, Freya, you're going to kill this.” Her focus is back on me and she’s rooting for me. “Go show her who's boss.”

I gulp down the tight ball in my throat and slowly approach the center. The crowd’s mumbling is incessant and all eyes are on me and my opponent now.

She smirks like the witch she is, cracking her knuckles. I say my final prayer and look at Xena one last time before my end. She winks at me with a thumbs-up, her conviction is sure that I am going to emerge victorious.

Mine isn’t.

The gong rings as we enter our stance. She flexes her shoulders first, walking round in circles and I follow her lead, mos