Chapter 36

           

           Outonthekillingfloor,thenoisewaslessuniform,moreuneven.Individualvoicessawedacrossthebackgroundlikebottlebackfinsinchoppywater,thoughwithoutapplyingtheneurachemIstillcouldn’tpickoutanythingintelligible.Onlyoneshoutmadeitthroughthegeneralroar;asIsteppeduptotheedgeofthering,someoneyelleddownatme:

           "Remembermybrother,youmotherfucker!!!"

           Iglanceduptoseewhothefamilygrudgebelongedto,butsawonlyaseaofangryandanticipatoryfaces.Severalofthemwereontheirfeet,wavingfistsandstampingsothatthemetalscaffoldingdrummedwithit.Thebloodlustwasbuildinglikesomethingtangible,leavingathicknessintheairthatwasunpleasanttobreathe.ItriedtorememberwhetherIandmygangpeershadscreamedlikethisattheNewpestfreakfights,andguessedthatweprobablyhad.Andwehadn’tevenknownthecombatantsthatflailedandclawedateachotherforourentertainment.Thesepeopleatleasthadsomeemotionalinvestmentinthebloodtheywantedtoseespilled.

           Ontheothersideofthefloor,Kadminwaitedwithhisarmsfolded.Thesupplesteelofthepowerknucklesbandedacrossthefingersofeachhandglintedintheoverheadlighting.Itwasasubtleadvantage,onewhichwouldn’trenderthefighttooone-sidedbutwouldtellinthelongrun.Iwasn’treallyworriedabouttheknuckles,itwasKadmin’sWillofGodenhancedresponsewiringthatconcernedmemost.

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