The Hardest Choice

She waited, certain that his own uncontrollable power would consume his body. It would be a fitting end for him.

But then, just as she blinked, he vanished from sight.

"Where is he?" she gasped in shock.

Before she could process it, an overwhelming sense of danger flooded her senses from her right.

Instinctively, she swung her tail to block whatever was coming.

The force of the surprised attack sent her flying through the air. She struggled to regain her balance, and before she could, his figure reappeared beneath her, moving like a blur. 

He kicked her from behind with brutal force, the impact driving her upward . Her body spin uncontrollably as the air rushed past her. 

Teeth clenched, she used her tail to turn in mid-air, but when she looked down, there was no sign of him.

'Don't tell me... '

He jump above her, driving his fist down in a crushing blow that sent her plummeting down to the ground, creating a crater.