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Claire pulls closer, closing one eye and looking through the scope of her rifle while holding the rear grip tightly
"Are you sure you wanna do this? I could do it instead" - Says Willardo, crouching beside her
"I'm sure! I know what I'm doing."
Claire slowly tilts her gun left right left right left right as she focuses her vision on an orange specimen in the middle of a mostly empty arena. Claire's hands were already shaking a bit from the heavy rifle and the worry building up in her chest. She knows that one wrong move and it'd be over for all of them, not just her, but Noel, Wilardo, Sirius and Ashe.
She can feel the tension rising amongst all five of them as they all wait for her to shoot already. Claire takes deep breaths while positioning her finger on the trigger.
Breathe in
Breathe out..
Breathe in
Breathe out..
Bang!!
Claire's eyes widen as she hears gasps and people yelling from inside the arena, she turns towards the others
"Did I do it!?"
"You did!!!" - Noel cheers and he lends his lithe hand to Claire. Claire holds onto Noel's arm as she stands up with shaky legs and looks towards the others who are smiling at her.
"Miss Claire, you did it!!" Ashe says as he pats her on the back.
Wilardo stays silent as he gives Claire an approving nod of pride. Sirius does the same, though his nods seem more like they're truly from relief of not having to live under the law of a felon.
The end