Damn it… this bastard's insane. How the hell did he manage to kill a damn wyvern?
Think, Atheron. The last thing I need is to die in this hole. And Sid… judging by the look on his face, he's enjoying this.
…I could die.
And I'm afraid of that. I was given a second chance at life. I savor every second I'm still breathing.
People who've never seen death can't even value their own lives.
Why didn't I study harder at the academy? I could have, but wasting half my time memorizing terms in dusty books for the sake of grades — that was never my thing.
None of that was ever going to help me. I'd rather take care of myself.
The only real experience is the kind you can feel for yourself.
…
PAH!
Saddler kept spamming his magic beam, clapping his hands with relentless rhythm. I rolled aside and counterattacked, the fight morphing from hand-to-hand into a chaotic dance of beams and explosions.
I realized something.
I can't beat him.
