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Havoc

Sound comes back first.

Muffled.

Distant.

Like I’m underwater.

Then pain.

Sharp.

Immediate.

Everywhere.

I try to move.

Bad idea.

“Nash!”

Blaze’s voice cuts through the haze.

I blink.

Vision swimming.

Dust in the air.

Debris everywhere.

“I’m here,” I manage.

My voice doesn’t sound right.

Blaze drops beside me.

“You’re bleeding.”

“Yeah,” I mutter.

“Figured.”

I push up on one arm.

Pain shoots through my side.

My shoulder.

My ribs.

“Don’t move,” Blaze says.

“Not an option.”

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