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The man scream in pain at the blade bit deeply into his shoulder, severing his collarbone and cutting deep into his chest. Ethan wasted no time in pulling the spear back to a ready position.

No one else moved.

The man lay bleeding out and moaning in pain. After a few moments, the pool of blood got larger, the moans quieter, and then the man stopped moving completely.

Ethan decided to seize advantage of the moment and let loose a low growl. As one, the entire circle took an involuntary step backwards.

"Now!" someone behind him quietly hissed.

Ethan whirled around, to see the half dozen older fellows had attacked the other men in the circle.

"Attack!" Kendra yelled.

As one, the circle pressed in toward Ethan. He did the only thing he could think of. Using his powerful legs and a single flap of his wings, he sailed over the older fellows and out of the kill circle.

The older fellows all backed up toward him, showing him their backs and leaving themselves completely open to attack, even t