Scorching Scales

    The training room was far bigger than I had anticipated. And its location was just as surprising. The stone steps that were hidden behind a secret door had been worn down, clearly well used. They curved slightly before pulling their curtains of stones to the sides to show off the room. It was at least the size of 10 football fields and about as tall as the empire state building.

    "No wonder...those were....such long...stairs.." I panted softly. Apophis glanced at me, a grin spreading. He hadn't even broken a sweat.

    "Think of it as a warm-up." He turned to look at me and walked backward until there were about ten meters between us. "First up, combat. Do you know how to punch?"

    I stared at him, "yes.." I forced myself to remember the first person I had ever punched. It was at least three years ago, the girl's name was...Emily..? Yeah...That's it. She kept trying to claim my work as her own, telling me that it