Otter Creek what is dead may never die

Soon enough, in the midst of him inflicting his blow, Airi escapes. Somehow she was able to maneuver her body until she was free of his weight. Dumbfounded by how she had done, he watched her go, picking himself up triumphantly as he realized that her fleeing meant that the battle was his. When she was out of sight, Atshen slipped back into the forest where he would lick at his wounds until they stopped bleeding.