The Seeker

Amon has a crazed look in his eyes, and I can feel my heart about to tear out of my chest. I'd thought after the fight, he'd want to go another round with Loss, to have the chance to humiliate him.

But his eyes are focused on me, and I watch in horror as he dives down to me.

It occurs to me that Loss hasn't moved an inch, not the car, and he hasn't even started the vehicle. I turn my head to scream at him to go, but he looks...frozen.

Did Amon freeze time?

The vehicle suddenly sounds like the metal is being shredded from the outside, and Amon yanks me out, grabbing me by my neck.

"If I kill you while you're still like this, you'll die forever." he sneers, and I can feel his hand tightening around my neck.

My eyes are starting to lose focus, and I feel so weak as my hands try hard to break his hold on me.

How pathetic, I think to myself, I never once backed down from a fight or was losing quite this badly.

That's when my foot connects with his lower stomach, and his eyes widene