So focused was I that I barely even noticed the walls that shot up around me and Nyx, portioning us off from the rest of the field. It didn't matter. It was time to end this.
With a final flick of my wrist upward, I sent my chains spiraling around Nyx' body, just as she released a giant burst of light. I pulled my cloak over my eyes and turned away to protect my sight, and felt my chains moving at my feet. They wrapped and wrapped around her, tightening as the ends flew back to me. She struggled, faint beams of light shining through the opens in her cage of chains, but as long as my will was stronger, she wouldn't escape.
I pulled tighter on the chains, feeling the life drain from her body as she was slowly crushed. Finally, when I knew she could bear no more without dying, I brought her to the ground with a heavy slam.
I walked over to where she lay. Keeping a lose hold on her with the chains, I leaned in to her face. "End game," I said. "You lose, prey."
My chains retracted and returned to their normal state. I looked at her body, bruised and broken. A tear fell from the corner of her eye. I sighed, and returned to my normal form. My claws sheathed, and my cat ears disappeared.
"Look," I said, shoving my arms into her line of sight, "look. Don't be upset. You burned me. Pretty badly, from the looks of it."
I could see her mouth lift in an attempt to smile, but it quickly turned into a grimace of pain. I needed to get her to the infirmary. And myself, for that matter.
"Didn't...kill...me," I heard her say softly. I stared at her.
"I was never going to, Nyx," I answered coolly. "I had no reason to. Besides, I can't kill someone who isn't willing to kill me even to protect herself."
Crouching down and gingerly lifting Nyx into my arms, I looked around to try and find a way out. Wall, wall, wall, and...wall.
"Looks like we'll be doing this the old-fashioned way, then," I muttered, readying myself for a jump. "Hang on."
But before I could jump, Triskix called out to me.
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