A Hunter's Pride

Chapter 23: the fight

Tada! Guess who decided to drop by once again! Sorry for not updating but I'm close to graduating and it's really really stressful so.. I hope you enjoy the chapter either way, let's hope it's not too hurried <3
Again, didn't read through it, so please tell me if there's mistakes or of a sentence doesn't make sense! :)

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"Hey guys!" a male voice yelled the moment you stepped through the door of the guild. "Look who's back!"

You only rolled your eyes at the hunter. It's been a few months since your first appearance with Fett and suddenly you were the hot topic in every conversation. At first you felt a little proud at all the rumours and attention, but now you couldn't help but be deeply annoyed. Especially since you noticed no one had any respect for you, now that you showed up without Boba.

"That way the changeling will think you work alone, so it's more likely he'll show up." He had said, but you were still frustrated.

Without paying any attention to the hunters around you, you collected your reward and went to grab the next bounty. You didn't care enough to remember their names either way. Before you reached your goal however, a tall figure stepped into your way. Internally you cursed. You wanted nothing more than to arrive back at the ship, have dinner with the boys and wait for that damned changeling to show up, so you tried to dodge the figure, but your hopes were shattered when a huge scaled hand grabbed your shoulder.

"Not so fasst." The creature hissed and you tended up. This guy had it out for you since you first set a foot into the room.

"Out of my way." You tried to stay calm and collected, but you couldn't help but put a little anger into your voice. Of course, he didn't step aside.

"You have 5 seconds."

"I think i'll have way more than that." The Trandoshan responded and gripped your shoulder tighter, his claws almost digging through your clothes into your flesh. Slowly you glared up at him and to your shock he was way taller than you had expected. To your dismay, you noticed the huge grin on his face as you realised he could smell your little fear.

"Not sssso tough now, little girl." he snarled and immediately you gripped his arm, trying to prevent his claws from ripping out your shoulder. But it was of no use. He was way stronger than you and your efforts to pull his hand away only made it worse. You could already feel hot blood running down your side. And to make it even worse, you noticed the interested and amused gazes of the remaining bounty hunters in the room. Anger rose inside of you and you gritted your teeth, determined to not let out even the slightest bit of noise.

"Fett is not here to protect you thisss time." He hissed and you frowned in anger. The pain in your shoulder got worse and you wanted to scream, but still you refused to make a sound. Instead, you threw a punch at the Trandoshan's face, but he caught your fist with ease.

"I'm dissappointed. Fett promisssed a challenge."

Something inside of you snapped. He was making fun of you, tried to embarrass you in front of everyone. And suddenly, you were completely calm. With a swift movement, you brought up your foot, slamming it against the lizard's chest. He let go of you with a hiss as he stumbled backwards, but not without taking quite a big chunk out of your shoulder. This time, the pain was unbearable. You let out a short scream and gripped it, the blood flooding down your arm and through your fingers. It burned horribly and you knew you wouldn't have much time. And with your free hand gripping on to your other arm, you hadn't much possibilities left for fighting.

As you looked up, you spotted an even bigger smirk on the Trandoshan's face. You knew you should feel furious, but still you were completely calm. It was a strange feeling. You weren't even scared the slightest.