01-11-2023, 02:27 AM
The girls huddled close together as the lights changed. Godric leaned into his seat like he was only half-heartedly paying attention, but Danika watched the direction of his eyes. He was drinking in the anticipation like he didn’t want to appear over-eager.
Information flashed on a view screen, and Danika gaped. Two people were going to fight each other? The first guy that was profiled had a history there. Apparently he’d won a lot of fights in the past.
His name was Yulian the Bull. Anyone with a name like that was sure to win a fight, Danika thought. Godric thought the same and proudly placed a bet on him. Danika smirked and added some money to the pot just to play along. She’d never bet on anything before in her life. Not even a lottery ticket.
Then the second fighter was profiled. His picture made Godric outright curse, but it was with a tone that made Danika wonder if he was about to get up and leave or if he was angry at the outcome. Then just his name followed.
“NOX! That’s his name!”she exclaimed. Those closest glanced at her strangely. She knew his name had something to do with wavelengths of light. She just had it backward. Nox was the nadir of noctis, or night. She smiled when she put it all together. Maria was ignoring her and Godric was still fixated on the stage. Surely someone appreciated her epiphany! Guess not.
The fight was about the worst thing she’d ever seen. Danika cringed a lot. At one point, Maria was actually looking at her shoes for a really long time. Godric’s excitement over the fight shifted to horror to realize the guy he almost got into a fight with was trashing Yulian the Bull with his mind magic.
Danika stood up cheering despite herself when it was over. She was 1. excited that Nox won and 2. way more into it than she was embarrassed to admit. Even if they all lost money. She was ready to do it again. But Nox left the cage. Danika ignored the fact that Yulian was carried off on a gurney practically.
She nudged Maria on the shoulder. “Let’s go talk to him!” she said. He was well out of sight, but she figured they could just wander that direction and run into him.
“Are you freaking kidding me?” Maria grabbed her purse, eyes wide as saucers. “Didn’t you see what he did? Didn’t you feel the chairs shaking? We are all lucky he didn’t pull the building down on us.” She left after that. Godric, having a thing for Maria, used her escape as an excuse to chase after her.
That left Dani pretty much alone, but it was easier to find a single’s chair and she moved closer to get a better view of the next fight. [/i]
Information flashed on a view screen, and Danika gaped. Two people were going to fight each other? The first guy that was profiled had a history there. Apparently he’d won a lot of fights in the past.
His name was Yulian the Bull. Anyone with a name like that was sure to win a fight, Danika thought. Godric thought the same and proudly placed a bet on him. Danika smirked and added some money to the pot just to play along. She’d never bet on anything before in her life. Not even a lottery ticket.
Then the second fighter was profiled. His picture made Godric outright curse, but it was with a tone that made Danika wonder if he was about to get up and leave or if he was angry at the outcome. Then just his name followed.
“NOX! That’s his name!”she exclaimed. Those closest glanced at her strangely. She knew his name had something to do with wavelengths of light. She just had it backward. Nox was the nadir of noctis, or night. She smiled when she put it all together. Maria was ignoring her and Godric was still fixated on the stage. Surely someone appreciated her epiphany! Guess not.
The fight was about the worst thing she’d ever seen. Danika cringed a lot. At one point, Maria was actually looking at her shoes for a really long time. Godric’s excitement over the fight shifted to horror to realize the guy he almost got into a fight with was trashing Yulian the Bull with his mind magic.
Danika stood up cheering despite herself when it was over. She was 1. excited that Nox won and 2. way more into it than she was embarrassed to admit. Even if they all lost money. She was ready to do it again. But Nox left the cage. Danika ignored the fact that Yulian was carried off on a gurney practically.
She nudged Maria on the shoulder. “Let’s go talk to him!” she said. He was well out of sight, but she figured they could just wander that direction and run into him.
“Are you freaking kidding me?” Maria grabbed her purse, eyes wide as saucers. “Didn’t you see what he did? Didn’t you feel the chairs shaking? We are all lucky he didn’t pull the building down on us.” She left after that. Godric, having a thing for Maria, used her escape as an excuse to chase after her.
That left Dani pretty much alone, but it was easier to find a single’s chair and she moved closer to get a better view of the next fight. [/i]
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