Gene Mutation

Chapter 3: The Fight where no one dies

I did not want to fight or kill anyone. Especially kids. I got a feeling they just wanna kill me for good so I won't be a pain in the ass. Hell, they're maybe recording this to "observe our behavior", like we're fucking animals!
I wanted to look around to see if anyobdy was actually recording this, but the kids started attacking.
Cracks started forming in the ground, as the kids charged forward, their only target being me. I had to find a way to win this fight, while making sure I won't kill any of the kids.
I put my left hand in front of me, making a fireball and throwing it into the crowd. I purposly missed them directly, and hit the ground, so the shockwave would throw them off-course, and giving me a chance to attack.
Wait.
Why are some of them missing?
I know that they were in a group of nine, why are only six of them attacking me?
Where is the rest?
I jumped up to take a look around.
And sure enough, I saw the rest.
But one of them saw me too, and next thing I knew, a strong wind started and threw me into the wall. I coughed out blood.
Shit, I underestimated them.
Looks like I have to come up with something.
But with what?
I don't have any time, and if I stay still, I'm a goner! And I can't go overboard, otherwise the kids would get melted!
I took a step forward, but the ground below my feet split into a half, making me fall into the hole. The second I fell in, the hole started closing, and it started crushing me. Shit, this isn't good!
What to do, what to do?!
Then, I got an idea. I started producing fire as much as I could, and started spinning it around me, making some space to be in. Then, I released the fire into multiple directions, blasting the floor above me to bits, and covering the entire area with dust. But I wasn't done. I made more fire, and I started creating a small wind, strong enough to blow even more dust around me.
Now was my chance.
I held my breath, and closed my eyes, since my sight was useless now.
Then, I heard coughing. I silently went towards the coughing, and grabbed the person coughing. He was small, one of the kids.
I lifted him up.
The kid started desperately punching my arm, but he was too tired and the punching was very weak.
I had to find a way to immobilize him while not killing him.
Time to pull out a bit of acting.
"Listen closely. Play dead on the floor, and I might just leave you alone, sparing your life." I said that in the coldest sounding voice I could make, and it looked like it worked.
The kid put his thumb up, signalizing he understands. I let him go, and he fell on the ground, not moving an inch.
I moved forward, running into a few more of the kids, and doing the same thing.
I feel like a complete bully right now, and I don't like it.
The dust started slowly going away, and I prepared myself for incoming attacks.
But the kids were just laying on the ground. Why are they just laying there? Are they dead? Did I kill them?
I started panicking a bit, and went towards them. I checked their pulse.
They were, thankfully, alive.
However, they didn't look like they wanted to be alive.
"Please.. We give up.. Just don't kill us.. Please.. We're sorry.." Said one of them, a girl with short hair.
I stood up, and was on my way out.
I started walking towards the gate, but it suddenly closed.
"Not so fast, buddy! This is a deathmatch, you kill people here! Kill someone in the Arena, and only then we will let you go!" Said the commentator.
He was getting seriously annoying.
I looked into a camera he was most likely watching us with, and I showed him a middle finger for him to see how much I care about his bullshit. He stayed silent, and the gate wasn't opening.
"I am waiting for you to open the gate."
"Not so fast, buddy. We came for entertainment, not for a lame battle like this. Isn't that right everybody?!"
The crowd yelled positively in response.
"So, either you do give us entertainment, or you're just gonna be stuck here until the next match, that happens only a day after this. So? Entertainment, or prison?"
I sat down, and stayed silent. I'm not killing anyone today.
"Okay, are you serious? Stop being lame!" He asked.
"Go fuck yourself." I said in response.
I decited I'm just gonna sit here all day, doing nothing.
I am not killing anyone anytime soon.