She Couldn't Look Away as'a Human Faced an Apex Predator Effortlessly

The predator turned instantly, no hesitation, no fear, it adapted, again, it struck, and again, the human wasn't there, not gone, just not where death expected him to be. Minutes passed, the creature grew faster, stronger, more violent, but the human remained calm, heart rate steady, breathing controlled, he wasn't reacting, he was, studying, why isn't he attacking. The arena fell quiet, no one moved, no one spoke, because what they had just witnessed wasn't a victory, it was, control. Varel flinched, not because of aggression, but because of what she saw in his eyes, not pride, not relief. But the human, the human had, something far worse, not claws, not fangs, but knowledge, adaptation, control, the ability to turn any fight into a solved problem.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/little-scifi-stories-on-the-go--7033804/support.