Chapter 29

Kneeing him in the groin didn't feel so pathetic, considering my lungs were desperate for air. Surprisingly, it seemed like his balls were metal too, hitting a harder surface than I'd imagined. Whatever small bags of soft flesh I meant to attack weren't there. After I collapsed, I overheard footsteps coming in my direction, followed by an 'oof' sound from Coup. He went to punch me in the back, and I rolled out the way. Dust billowed from the missed strike, and his metal arm smashed into the rock deeply.

"Is that whole arm like that? Or is it more silver plated, you got flesh under there?" Waelon asked as he picked me up off the floor.

"Doesn't concern you, Viper. He knows what he's done," Coup yelled back.