Before It Started

The subtle sound of blood dripping was all young Zero could concentrate on. What made it worse is the fact it was his own blood. His left arm was completely numb from the unrelenting attacks he had suffered at the hands of vicious creatures that saw Zero as food. Food they needed to survive. Zero's body at the moment was riddled with wounds both deep and shallow. Zero kneeled motionless on the ground looking to the floor as large quantities of blood escaped his body splattering on the floor. Unable to catch his breath completely, but trying his hardest to stay consious as he felt the sharp, almost stabbing glare from his attackers. All Zero could muster at this moment was a small flickering golden flame that was emitting from his right hand. Though the creatures were attacking at full speed, it felt like ages were going by as Zero waited for the next strike. His heart felt like it would jump out of his body at any moment from how fast it was beating. In an instant sharp jagged teeth bit down on his shoulder, but at the sametime, Zero felt no pain, no agony from the bite, just the clear determination of not wanting to die was What he set his focus on allowing him to stab the beast in the chest while the creature clamped his jaw on his shoulder. Zero allowed his flames to completely incinerate the beast from within, turning the body into a pile of ash, much like he had done to 12 others before. All scattered throughout the room were piles of ash, from the beasts Zero was able to defeat. Slowly looking up Zero muttered " Two more." Though his vision was a blur, Zero was still able to make out the positions of the beast.