44. Dark place

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"Let me...ask you if you...realize...your friends aren't coming back, they would have by now, do you realize just how low your odds are of winning?" Ultimas asks

"Yeah, doesn't mean I'll stop, if I'm the roadblock between you and your conquest, I'm gonna make sure that you really work for it" Troy wipes the blood off his lip

"I admire your enthusiasm, you always ere persistent..." Ultimas smiles sadistically

Troy's head slowly turns

"The only way you have a chance...is if you show me your full potential" Ultimas disappears

Troy looks around

"SHOW ME THAT DEMON I USED TO KNOW, TROY" Ultimas shoves his knife in Troy's left shoulder

"AH, SH!T" Troy grits his teeth, reaching for his back

Ultimas rips the knife out, kicking Troy away

"Come on, stop playing with your food before your food plays with you" Ultimas spins the knife

"I'm...keeping that...under...lock" Troy struggles

"You are, are you? The one key you hold to standing a chance, so close within your grasp and yet you choose to turn it away?" Ultimas asks

"That was a darker time in my life...NEVER-never again" Troy holds his shoulder, straightening his back

"Suit yourself" Ultimas starts swiping at Troy again

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