The left foot struck the boy's face, sending teeth clattering to the floor.
The preteen ducked under the next kick, but the right hook to his jaw left him seeing stars.
Even as the teen threw the strongest punches and kicks he could, he was still left helpless under the hand grasping this throat that sucked away his power and will.
The screw was inserted. Steel connected to muscle, and the right foot twitched.