why won't he fucking fight me?
why can't I just finish him off?
why can't I kill this fucking alpha fuck hate fucking alphas fuckfuckFUCK?—
another explosion.
this one different. closer.bigger.
rocket tears through train wall.
world explodes.
fire everywhere. metal screaming. impact slams into ribs. into spine. into everything.
flying.
no.
falling.
Wraith's body tangled with mine. clawing at each other even as we plummet. his fist connects with my mask. my claws rake his chest. still fighting. always fighting.
hit sand hard.
impact drives all thought from mind.
just pain. darkness. choking.
consciousness flickers.
comes back to more pain.
half-buried. metal arm seized up. sparking. Wraith nearby, dragging himself from crater. blood on sand.
his blood. my blood.
doesn't matter.
he sees me moving.
we lock eyes.
both lunge at same time.
crash together.
roll down dune.
punching. clawing. slamming.
train whistle in distance.
MOON.
punch Wraith in throat.
he chokes.
