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"You're stalling," Jonny said "What the fuck -"

Pain pierced his back A flurry of arrows rained from the forest Several slammed into him before his defenses went up, and the rest deflected off hi they were made of the same material as the first, nets and prevented hih him, and he dropped to one knee, unable to reach the arrows to ste or eject theic

"The Others knew a thing or two about keeping a god in check," Valon said "I can't stop your power, but I can distract it"

"This is not going to end well for you, Valon" Jonny tested his power, startled by how effective the arrowheads were

"Now it's alht," Valon said and dreo knives "You ready?"

Jonny straightened Blood streahts went to Ashley then his vaht If Valon won, Jonny's death would be the first of many Even without huhtered

Valon was bigger, stronger and faster, but Jonny kne to fight such an opponent He'd tested hiainst Ashley, who could run circles around him with her speed and skill

"I'm not the boy you think you know," he answered "I won't let some asshole with no vision run od"

"We'll find out, won't we?"

Jonny found hi he could reach the arrows to yank them out of his back He had access to soame of trial and error with Valon was likely to end in death

He began to suspect Charles was right When it boiled down to it, duty was a strong enough reason to fight But knohat happened if he failed - the fate Ashley, Charles and his loyal vaht existed

Losing was not an option