The concrete split from the force and formed a long winding snake in the
ground. Bolmai coughed and wheezed, her lungs craving oxygen. The young
warrior tried to rise but caught herself pinned in place. Her opponent's
foot was firmly placed on her chest, crushing her bones.
He snarled, his penetrating eyes glaring fiercely at her; a short moment passed when she thought: this was it. He was going to kill her.
But she didn't flinch. Instead Bolmai matched his vision with her icy blue orbs and held it. It was getting hard to breathe, and the girl knew she would be unconscious soon if he did not relent. And yet they were frozen in their places, neither saying a word.
Suddenly, Bolmai was shaken from her concentration as a muffled voice called out from the exterior of the Gravity Chamber. Her mind could not register the distant words until they intensified over the intercom.
"BOLMAI AND VEJITA! IT'S LUNCH TIME! GET OUT HERE NOW!" And upon this command, her grandfather lifted his foot off her and a great weight was lifted. The girl silently thanked her grandmother for the intervention. It would have been embarrassing to pass out in her grandfather's presence. The last thing she ever wanted was for him to think less of her-to think of her as a weakling.
"You heard her, child," Vejita growled at the doorway of the Chamber. "Are you coming or not?" Bolmai rose as quick as her wearied body would allow.
"Coming sir." She said and forced herself to remain poised despite the throbbing pain that was roaring through her limbs. Bolmai exited the Gravity Chamber and followed after her hero.
He snarled, his penetrating eyes glaring fiercely at her; a short moment passed when she thought: this was it. He was going to kill her.
But she didn't flinch. Instead Bolmai matched his vision with her icy blue orbs and held it. It was getting hard to breathe, and the girl knew she would be unconscious soon if he did not relent. And yet they were frozen in their places, neither saying a word.
Suddenly, Bolmai was shaken from her concentration as a muffled voice called out from the exterior of the Gravity Chamber. Her mind could not register the distant words until they intensified over the intercom.
"BOLMAI AND VEJITA! IT'S LUNCH TIME! GET OUT HERE NOW!" And upon this command, her grandfather lifted his foot off her and a great weight was lifted. The girl silently thanked her grandmother for the intervention. It would have been embarrassing to pass out in her grandfather's presence. The last thing she ever wanted was for him to think less of her-to think of her as a weakling.
"You heard her, child," Vejita growled at the doorway of the Chamber. "Are you coming or not?" Bolmai rose as quick as her wearied body would allow.
"Coming sir." She said and forced herself to remain poised despite the throbbing pain that was roaring through her limbs. Bolmai exited the Gravity Chamber and followed after her hero.