ing as ragged breaths tore through him. The fight

ng shadows that danced ominously across the scene. Femi's eyes fell on the skeleton's femur, still intact and lying within arm's reach. Without hesitation, he bent forward,

h the silence...footsteps. Fast approaching

two skeletal figures, their bones pale as snow, under the faint light. Their empty gazes glowed with an eerie green ligh

ife?" Femi demanded, his voice shaki

u find something else to do? I'm not the reason you're de

ed silent. No words, no gestures, just an unnerving silence that made F

s out? There's no

e floor as they advanced, their movements unnervingly fluid for creatures that shou

ir bony hands aiming for his thr

th, he struck the first skeleton across its skull,

staggered but

hroat. Femi ducked, rolling to the side and scrambling to his feet.

ed back, his heart pounding as he tightened his grip on the femur. With a desperate swing, he struck the skeleton's s

d before he could react, it flipped him into the air. He landed hard on the unforgiving stone floor, the air rushing fro

ke me down," he thou

rush of air as the punch narrowly missed him. He swung the femur again, aiming for the s

emi's mind raced, panic c

est wall. He crashed into the stone with a sickening thud, the femur slipping from his hand and clattering to the ground. Pain sh

e this," he thought desper

skeleton's bony arms, trying to pry them off. But the

?" he screamed, his voice

e chamber, but the skeleton gave no response, its emp

less. There was no flesh to tear, no blood to draw. The skeleton tightened its grip, and Femi

his mind grasping for a solut

dge of unconsciousness, a flood

of this,he thought despera

, releasing his grip on the skeleton's arms. His body slumped, lifeless, in the creature's

action. "Ha!" he shouted, his voice ringing with defiance

ctually dead, fool!" His heart pounded with adrenaline

he second skeleton, already recovering from Femi's earlier blow, charged at him. But Femi was ready. Gripping the first skeleton's ankle tightly, he sw

know I was this strong," he muttered to himself, a grin spreading across

he declared, h

n the floor. He snatched it up, his

irst skeleton, the one he had already damaged, and drove the femur into the cracked spot on its

to its feet, raising its arm

i was q

dislocating the bone with a sickening crack. The arm fell to the ground, useless.

ow?" he taunted, a grin

than the last. The bone crumbled under his assault, until finally, the skeleton collapsed into a pile of bones. Femi stood

ter with the skeletons. I can't keep fig

eatures towered over him. His new form was shorter

is breath, "well not tall but still" his voice tinged wi

ace, the sharp sting snappi

them head-on every time. His mind churned with possibilities. Setting a trap seemed like the best option,

s in the distance. The dim light cast long shadows, but he ignored the eerie atmosphere, focusing instead on his surroundings.

he might be able to take the skeletons by surprise. A sly grin spread across his

he skeletons would return eventually. He needed to move, to find a better position. With a deep breath, he set