Out of Nowhere… Trouble

The remaining tattooed man and the scar-faced man's grotesque faces twisted further with rage. Nadi swallowed hard, her throat dry, as she slowly rose to her feet. With her blood-soaked hand, she raised the brooch high above her head. "Are you brave enough to take me on?!" she hissed through gritted teeth.

Droplets of blood gathered at the sharp tip of the brooch, dripping steadily onto the ground below with a soft plop, plop.

Even more terrifying than the sight of the blood was the state of Nadi's hand, it was drenched in crimson, the skin raw and glistening under the dim light.

"A man willing to risk everything has nothing left to lose," she shouted, her voice cutting through the tension like a blade. "I'm dying of stomach cancer, what do I have to fear from death? Do you really want to end up like him?" She gestured toward the muscular man writhing on the ground.