"ARGH
"ARGH!" Pain exploded through his gut as her lightning-encased hand found its mark. Instead of just taking it, he channeled every ounce of strength he had left and drove his forehead straight into her face. The impact sent her staggering backward, dazed and blinking rapidly.
He didn't waste the opening. Surging forward on unsteady legs, he drove his knee deep into her stomach, doubling her over with a harsh gasp. Then, spinning with desperate momentum, he delivered a brutal roundhouse kick that sent her crashing through the dining table in a shower of splintered wood.
Blood kept streaming from his wound, and the room started spinning. Each heartbeat sent more crimson pooling at his feet.
"I have to get out of here." The words came out as a ragged whisper.
