C8 Broken One

Lungs burning.

Feet pounding.

Heart racing.

I push my body to the limit.

I’m not fast enough.

The serpent-like tongue lashes out, grabbing at my ankle, pulling me to my knees.

Steel flashes through the air and Kaden cuts the tongue in half, freeing me from its clutches, but the severed part lives on. It jumps and wiggles and tries to wrap itself around my leg.

I kick it away and stand up