Sweet Relief

MIA

I didn't know if my reflexes had improved or if it was just dumb luck that Ivan's claws missed me.

I leaped back just in the nick of time as it was about to take out my right eye and fell flat on the ground and rolled.

The rolling which was at that point a force of habit from fighting a few times in the past saved me from the second attack of his.

I hurried to my feet as he leaped at me again, baring both claws and fangs and looking like something straight from a nightmare.

There seemed to be no reasoning with him. He was not even giving me the chance to talk, to clear up whatever caused this misunderstanding, he just wanted to gorge out my eyes.

The one upside to the whole thing seemed to be that he was not attacking or fighting like the Ivan I knew. Ivan was a skilled fighter and in a contest of pure skill, I knew I did not hold a candle to him.

"Ivan, stop this madness, it is me, Mia!" I screamed at him but it had no effect.

He just charged at me, "Murderer!" he yelled as he ch