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Trial – Part 08

“I’ve thought about it a thousand times over!”

Consumed by his frustration, he jumped off the pile of rocks. Lamp in his left hand, katana raised in his right, he leaped into the void.

The light of the jewel steel cut through the darkness, illuminating the descent. At the base of the mound they’d been resting on, a mass of writhing limbs surrounded a lone figure, trapping him like a cage.

Luke landed just short of the encirclement. Unable to fully dampen his momentum, he staggered on impact, but he let the force carry him forward in a headlong rush. He struck the first tentacle in his path with the spine of his blade. The sheer inertia snapped it at an angle, tearing its foot from the ground.

Then, he chained his strikes together in rapid succession. His katana swept through the air in every direction, cutting down every