Chapter 2: The Debate

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He stood atop a sturdy plateau, the gritty sand washing over him as the desert surrounding him hummed its deathly sigh. Within its clutches wandered another victim and he smirked. One more death and the probability of his survival augmented. It was too bad, he decided, she looked like she might have posed an interesting challenge.

"Sensei, what should we do?" questioned his teammate wearily, and he frowned, didn't she understand?

"It's just another idiot lost in the desert. They were asking for it, if you ask me," affirmed the boy to his right.

Their sensei frowned, he thought otherwise.


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