Continued from [X] @becomelions
All she’d been doing was dodging, but as the rocks came quicker she had to adapt. As a slave, she’d learned survival came in many forms, but this was different. She couldn’t simply take his blows and wait for him to tire of hurting her. No. This was meant to make her stronger. He wasn’t punishing her. She needed to do more and so she did.
It was instinct that guided her, moving her limbs so that the rocks soared past harmlessly. A hand shot out and sent a rock away from her. Again and again, she either dodged or set the rocks away from her with just a thrust of her hand. How? She didn’t dwell on it because it didn’t matter. It was the Force, she knew that. She could feel it, but thinking too much would break her concentration.
She let the Force guide her and it never led her astray. Unfortunately, this was all new for her and her stamina was severely lacking. Using the Force was oddly taxing and finally, she slipped up. A large rock caught her in the shoulder and she went down with a yelp of pain. Her concentration was shattered and blow after blow landed, forcing her to curl into a ball.
The blows didn’t relent. He wasn’t going to let up? She wasn’t sure when she became angry, but something in her snapped and she glared at him, a hand held out, halting the next barrage of rocks before they reached her.