Haunted Wood desperation

The crack reverberated through his skull, and a wave of euphoria followed. The rush would've hit its peak if he got a scream out of him, but you couldn't have everything. Blasted adrenaline... Black Hat released his leg just as he made a lunge for him, deftly dodging the attack. Down the boy tumbled, hitting the ground with a meaty thud. Soon after, he watched the light leave the boy's eyes in a telling fashion he'd seen countless times before.

He's out, He observed simply, turning to Alison. She was clearly marred from the fight, but he didn't even think to ask if she was alright. Instead, he proposed, I say keep him alive and take him as captive; he can be made useful in a myriad of ways. Especially as a prisoner who couldn't escape, he thought darkly.