The large creature let out a roar and charged at Orûnn. Orûnn made a swift dodge to his left and grabbed the creature by the arm. The creature tugged hard and tried to break free from Orûnn’s grasp, but Orûnn helt tight and pulled back. He swung the creature around him and tossed it away from him. The creature got back up and ran at Orûnn again, but even faster now. Orûnn went for another dodge, but to the right and kicked the creature in the ribs. It staggered briefly which gave Orûnn another chance to hit it, but once he made a go for it, the creature grabbed him with both hands and wouldn’t let go. Orûnn: Let go of me!!! ????: You’re an easy target! If I kill you I can absorb your power! Orûnn: Absorb my power!? We can do that!? Orûnn was still struggling to escape the creatures grasp. He was confused by what the creature had said, because Orûnn was born before it, but didn’t know about absorbing power. ????: HAHAHAHA!!! You didn’t know that as soon as you hatched!? You must be a dud! Orûnn had passed out before he suddenly knew things, but this creature knew more than him and didn’t even pass out beforehand. Orûnn was not going to die only a few hours after birth. The creature tossed Orûnn into the air, jumped up, and then punched Orûnn back down. Orûnn attempted to get back up, but the creature slammed itself on his back, pushing him back down. Orûnn’s back plates were able to absorb most of the blow and he was able to push the creature off of him. They proceeded to violently swing at each other and Orûnn delivered a swift kick to the creatures leg. The creature fell over, but just before Orûnn was able to jump on it, the creature wrapped its tail around his leg and made him lose his footing as well. ????: Not so fast Orûnn! Orûnn: HOW DO YOU KNOW MY NAME!? ????: You don’t know names either!? You’re so weak! So apparently Orûnn was supposed to just magically know names as well. Orûnn was both confused and angry, struggling to pry the creatures tail off of him. Orûnn was being tossed back and forth, unable to fight back, and his body felt weak. During the struggle, he was able to snatch a rock before he was lifted up again. He repeatedly smashed the rock into the creatures tail and he eventually let go of Orûnn. Orûnn: Why are we fighting? We are the same species! We should be working together! ????: That is not how survival works Orûnn! The creature swung his fist at Orûnn, but was uppercut by the rock that Orûnn was holding. The both of them could barely stand up, and they were getting slow and clumsy. The majority of their punches and kicks were embarrassingly slow. ????: F-f.... face it O-Orûnn... you’ve lo- Orûnn grabbed the creature by the throat and squeezed tight. The creature tried to rip Orûnn’s hands off of him, but Orûnn wasn’t letting go. He took his other hand and grabbed the creatures throat, using double the pressure. The creature was struggling to breathe, and he was becoming numb all over his body. Orûnn stared him dead in the eyes. Orûnn: I’m s-sorry....You’ve r-really left me no choice.... H-have you Athus? The creatures name was Athus. Orûnn used all that was left of his strength to slam Athus’s face into the ground. Athus was dead. Orûnn collapsed to the ground, struggling to move. He looked at the body beside him and watched as black dust poured out of it. The dust funneled itself straight into Orûnn’s mouth. Orûnn started choking as the dust went down his throat, but then began to feel stronger, like he was healing. He felt a rush of energy go through his body and stood back up. Orûnn had absorbed Athus’s strength and he felt better than before he had fought. Now with the strength to keep moving, he continued his journey to the city in the distance.