Axel's heart thumped loudly beneath his ribs. His veins pulsed, his fingers twitched every now and then, and his eyes… they were almost hollow. The fight had come to a standstill, and everyone was wondering what had happened.
"Oi!" Nile snapped at Axel. "What are you doing?" she asked, flexing her fingers slightly as static electricity escaped from her fingertips.
"Is he okay?" Rick, on the sidelines, asked with worry written all over his face.
To everyone else, Axel looked like he was stuck in a trance-like state, but to him, he wasn't. He was in the middle of making a tough decision. The room was tense, and everyone waited in anticipation for what would happen next, until—
"I yield!" Axel declared finally. The system message followed right after.
[Mission failed: Defeat the Electrokinetic Queen known as Nile Reed]
