Round 3: Kayla Croft vs. Connor Delvin

It all seemed to move in slow motion. He dashed at her, daggers lunging. The world disappeared as her vision narrowed and focused in on the enemy in front of her. No time to dodge, no way to slip the knife. Her body screamed at her to move. Breathe, she thought, one clear thought flashing in the maelstrom of racing adrenaline, sucking in air as she staggered back, and counter. Kayla thrust her hand in front of her, snapping her fingers. Crack! Electricity went firing down the length of her arm like a rifle.

She felt her body tense, bracing, bracing...

Another loud crack sounded in Connor's ears, the electricity ran threw his chest. "Gah!" His lungs felt like everything was being sucked out of them, they flared with heat and swayed his breathing. The student struggled to keep his focus, but he was already too close to miss. The dagger pierced Kayla in the chest, his body flying against hers. They both laid on the ground shocked by the impact. Connor curled as the metal around him acted like a conductor to her electricity. The blue bolts finally stopped and he laid limp on the ground for a few moments, still breathing.

She didn't even feel it. Not at first, anyways, until her breath hitched in her throat, and she was spitting up blood as they both went toppling into the sand. Then she felt steel scrape against bone, and needles of pain went shooting through her whole body, filling her veins with fire. Kayla reached out, unfeeling, grabbing him by the back of the neck as he crashed into her and sent them both sprawling to the earth. Numb. Her whole body had gone cold as a dark stain spread across the front of her shirt, hot and sticky. She choked, coughing up more blood as they laid there in the dust together. Every breath sent stabs of pain through her chest. Already, she could feel herself starting to slip.

Kayla, with the last of her fading strength, gripped him tight, nails digging into his skin, electricity coursing through her.