[ the hit lands, and unexpected as it is, strange a place to aim as it is, there's less burns and damage there to defend him - and it's right at a joint.
it sends a shockwave through his arm. his grip on david's throat weakens - doesn't drop completely, but his fingers lose their strength abruptly, making it easy to escape. he grunts (even while david doesn't, while he weathers the blows better than most people ever could) with the sharp pain of it, but it doesn't take long for him to get his focus back.
the punches keep going. or at least he tries to. leaning a little to defend his side and armpit, they aren't landing where they should be now. ]
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it sends a shockwave through his arm. his grip on david's throat weakens - doesn't drop completely, but his fingers lose their strength abruptly, making it easy to escape. he grunts (even while david doesn't, while he weathers the blows better than most people ever could) with the sharp pain of it, but it doesn't take long for him to get his focus back.
the punches keep going. or at least he tries to. leaning a little to defend his side and armpit, they aren't landing where they should be now. ]