--- [Lett’s perspective]

Let’s show her what I got!

I dash towards her, and she does the same to me.

I throw a punch with my right arm, then snap my fingers with my left.

I teleport right behind her.

She expected it so she started to turn around right before I teleported.

Before she gets to turn all the way around, I snap my fingers yet again and teleport above her with my feet facing upwards.

My punch finally connects, and it hits her right in the face as she’s still turning around.

Her head bounces back a little, but she quickly recovers and reaches up to get me.

I quickly snap my fingers and teleport away again; this time I’m on the ground.

I grab her ankles and pull as hard as I can, making her fall over.

I immediately throw a punch, snap my fingers, and teleport right next to her.

The punch lands straight in her stomach and she is visibly hurt by it.

I snap my fingers and teleport away from her.

“You can’t defeat me. Now give up and show me where my friends are being held.” – Lett

She stands back up and pulls her shirt up to look at the wound.

“Like I said… No matter how the situation may look right now, the moment I use my specialty is the moment you’ve lost. That being said, I’d be willing to let you live if you become my subordinate. Being able to teleport around anywhere you’d like, orienting yourself however you’d like, and keeping the momentum of your movements is an excellent ability. All of that with just a snap of your fingers. You’d be a great asset.” – Cinder

“… Are you serious? That’s obviously not happening!” – Lett

“I thought you’d say that… Well then, lets continue.” – Cinder

She cracks her neck and knuckles as she slowly walks towards me.

Suddenly, she sprints right at me, much faster than before.

I try to snap my fingers, but before I was able to finish, her attack connects and it launches me backwards.

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“GuAH!!!!” – Lett

I slam right into the wall, and I start coughing up blood.

“Your ability is strong, but not unbeatable. Unlike mine… If I can hit you before you’re able to snap your fingers, it’s pretty much useless.” – Cinder

She has totally fallen for it!

Every time I’ve teleported thus far, I’ve snapped my fingers.

I even took that hit on purpose, all to convince her that I can’t teleport without snapping.

I’ll take advantage of that.

Beat her while she’s off guard.

I kick as hard as I can, then snap my fingers while teleporting.

My foot is only a few centimeters away from her face, when I yet again snap my fingers.

She notices and quickly moves her arms to where she thinks I’ll teleport, but instead…

BAM!

My kick connects with her face.

I can’t let this opportunity go to waste.

Before she’s able to recover I throw a barrage of attacks from every direction right at her.

I finish the entire combo by stomping her left foot, breaking every bone in it.

“GHHHA!!!” – Cinder

“Like I said… Give up.” – Lett

“You’re a tricky one… You conditioned me into thinking you’d teleport every time you snapped your fingers, but of course there is nothing forcing you to actually teleport. You can just snap your fingers normally. It was a good plan; you got some solid hits in. You even broke my foot… But now I know. That trick won’t work again.” – Cinder

I start smiling.

“Why are you smiling?!” – Cinder

“Oh, nothing special. I just foresaw how this fight will end. That’s all.” – Lett

That same trick may not work again, but it just further convinced her that I need to snap to teleport.

All of that was just to set up for this moment…!

“Oh really? If you did, then you wouldn’t be smiling like tha- GHUAAHHH!!!” – Cinder

While she was still talking I suddenly teleport behind her, kicking her in the side of her head.

She falls to the side, but I immediately teleport over and her kick her again.

In the moment it took her to realize that I’ve been tricking her all along, I got countless hits in on every part of her body.

There’s no way she’ll be able to stay awake after that.

She falls to the ground; she’s as unconscious as you get.

I walk over and check her pulse…

She’s still alive.

Good.

Even if she’s a bad person, even she was one of the people that kidnapped my friends, she still deserves to live…

Anyways, time to go help Alex out.

As I start to walk away, I hear a faint voice…

“Wait…” – Cinder

What?!

She’s awake?

How?

She should have been knocked out for a good while…

She tries to get back on her feet, but she just keeps falling.

Her arms and legs are wobbly and she keeps forgetting her left foot is broken, making her slip every time she puts any pressure on it.

“I won, okay? You’re clearly in no condition to fight. You can’t even stand up! For your own good, just stay down…” – Lett

“No…” – Cinder

“What?” – Lett

“No! I’m not letting you get away…” – Cinder

This is pointless.

“Right…” – Lett

I turn back around and start walking away.

“You were much trickier than I thought… That entire time… You did all of that to convince me that snapping was how you teleported, when in reality you can do it on command. I didn’t stand a chance… Well, until now that is… It’s finally time for you to see my specialty!” – Cinder

I stop walking and turn back around again.

I don’t know what her specialty is, but she seems very confident in it.

I’ll knock her out again before she’s able to use it.

The moment I finished my thought, I teleport right over to her.

She’s still on her knees; she hasn’t even been able to stand up yet.

I go for yet another kick to her temple; this time kicking as hard as I can.

Just before my kick connects she suddenly starts yelling.

“Stop!” – Cinder

…

“Okay.” – Lett

I immediately put my foot down; stopping the kick just in the nick of time.

“Good girl.” – Cinder