...nothing much to say here, except that this one's a bit different. And K plus. And may or may not involve character death. Let it begin!
He saw the attack coming, and knew there was nothing he could do about it.
He saw the device on his wrist that measured his stamina and vitality.
He saw the number 67.
67 percent.
The attack would take away 80 percent of him if he was at his maximum vitality.
At least.
Time seemed to slow, though oddly enough, his life did not flash before his eyes.
He winced.
The attack hit.
67 percent.
It ripped through him, tearing him apart on the molecular level.
There was a bright flash of light.
A large blast sounded less than a nanosecond later.
Nothing was left of the brave warrior fighting insurmountable odds.
After all, this was real life, not a video game.
No 'Game Over' screen, no 'Insert another Quarter'...
No extra life.
Danny Phantom was nothing, not even ashes.
67 percent.
Not even halfway enough to beat the monster before him.
There was no miracle, no saving grace.
Because life is not like a video game.
Sometimes there are situations you just cannot win.
Like 67 percent.
14 percent more, and Danny would have survived maybe an extra two seconds before being sumblimed. (1)
67 percent.
They would have remembered that number forever, those living in Amity Park, those who watched him die...
...If they had not died soon as well.
67 percent was all he had, no matter how determined he was to win.
His opponent had more.
And unlike video games, where if you are a good guy, 67 percent is enough...
This is real life.
(1) sublimed: Describing when matter is transformed from a solid state to a gaseous state without passing through a liquid state. More commonly referred to as 'vaporized', even though, scientifically, vaporized describes when matter is transformed from a liquid state to a gaseous state.
At least, I think that definition is correct...
Review please...and thanks!