𝔒𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔯 𝔚𝔞𝔶𝔰

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Eurylochus charges. I slam my arm into his. He grabs me and throws me back. He removes his cloak. I wince as I stand up. He grabs my hair too fast for me to react. I slam my elbow into his chest. He barely flinches. He slams me into the ground. He punches me hard. He pounds me like he's pounding bread.

My eyes could barely keep open. I grab dirt in my hand. I throw it in his face. He startles off of me. I wipe the flood from my mouth. My hands were shaking. I charge. Eurylochus charges at me. He jumps over me. I slam my foot into his nose. Blood drips. I grab him and nail him to the wall. I slam my fist into him. 

"You hit like a baby." He hisses.

"Shut up." I pound him again.

He charges at me again. I slam my fist into his face again. He punches my stomach. I wince. He slams into me. We both slip and fall into the water. Scylla turns. He grabs me by the neck and buries me in the water. I feel the current. I grab his arm, but he is really strong. No... I'm not dying here. If I am dying today, I'm taking him with me. I slam my elbow into him. He lets go and wrenches. I burst out of the water gasping in the air. He charges at me. I splash his face with water. I throw him back. I grab the ledge and hoist myself up. I gasp in the air.

Use me. Let me help you.

I know what you did to me.

I did nothing.

You're lying. You're the Sword of Kronos. 

And you're the man who killed all his man. We are the same. You're no different than Scylla and me.

I... I can't.

Yes. You can. There's no other way.

There's always another way.

Not this time.