Nova
Something I discovered as a kid.
It didn’t help me against the warrior’s family, partly because they knew all about it so they controlled themselves better than most, but also because I was so weak from not eating of pain most of time I could see it coming and not dodge.
Alex, however. He was easy. He’s down in no time. I saw the moment he decided to throw a real punch, and I ducked under his hand, throwing my fist into his middle abdomen. I heard the breath knocked out of him. Standing upright he was reeling a little, looking surprised.