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He had been foolish to think that it would have been possible to get out of that situation without a scratch... he just had to go an antagonize the man... what had he expected to happen, truly, from something like this? To not get shot at?
He had been hit too. In the shoulder. It sent him colliding with the ground and the pain caused him to curl up on himself. It wasn’t a regular shot, this kind had sent electrical currents through his body that made his muscles twitch and jerk, causing even more pain. The bastard he had taunted while trying to make his getaway stood over him with a smirk, something that angered Balthier. This man knew the sky pirate couldn’t do anything to him right now as his body twitch and spasmed in the dirt.
“My, my... what do we have here? The little sky pirate thought he could get away..! What a big mouth little sky pirate has, perhaps, if he didn’t run it he might’ve gotten away!” A swift kick to Balthier’s stomach had him rolling over with a wheeze. This man was going to beat him within an inch of his life... or to death... whichever happened to cross their mind first.
The man above him continued his beating upon the foolish sky pirate who whimpered, yelped and cried out for help. He attempted to kick the man away, to little success as the man took hold of his leg and sent a quick and hard kick to his crotch. The sound Balthier made was silent and tears immediately filled his eyes as well as feeling the need to throw up. He needed help, he needed someone to have the courage to come and help him because lord knows that he no longer could fight against him.