CHECKMATE, DARLING
The crowd surrounding the velvet stage stood in absolute, spellbound silence, no one daring to breathe as the digital digits on the clock ticked down in terrifying red flashes.
02:30 remaining for Arthur... 01:45 remaining for me...
Arthur played with desperate, demonic speed, throwing his kingside pawns forward like a roaring wave: g4, g5, h4, h5. He was trying to blow my king's defense open before I could establish a solid defensive blockade.
"You can't hold it, Mira!" Arthur hissed under his breath, slamming his rook onto f1. "Your king is exposed! You have no pawn cover!"