Separating Head from Neck
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She tried to fight back, but the strength of a one-star hunter was not something Maria could handle.
For a moment, the eyes of the association hunter and Maria met. She felt something no words were needed. She knew what she had to do in that instant.
Even while lifted a few centimeters off the ground, Maria was still a head shorter as she was held by Thomas.
She used all her strength and courage for one final act that would either save her life or end it.
Thomas held in his left hand a set of chains that extended to the other girls. In his right hand, he gripped Maria in a firm hold she couldn't escape no matter how much she struggled.
As a last desperate measure, Maria sank her teeth into the man's arm. His skin was tough, as expected but Thomas was still human, after all. Her teeth broke through his skin, even if only slightly.
