Blood (Dark Riders Motorcycle Club)
eyes at the dig. He threw his chin up, baring his neck and puffing out his chest.
    "Fine," he said. "Bring it!"
    That's how it started. Venom and Asher came close enough to one another to stare each other in the eyes. Everyone watching was quiet, holding their breath. Or at least I was.
    It's a strange feeling to know that a fight is about to break out. The calm before the storm. But who was going to strike first? Who was going to win ?
    Asher and Venom both took off their shirts and leather jackets, throwing them to the ground. Shirtless like that, muscles and tattoos showing, it really did seem like a fight between two men. They were bikers, but they were also men ready to pound one another into the dirt.
    The first hit came from Asher. He bent his arm and rammed the back of it against Venom's throat. Venom fell back, gagging and gasping for breath.  
    Venom was next. He grabbed Asher, taking him by both shoulders and making sure to squeeze his injured arm extra tightly. Asher yelled, and Venom drove him into the dirt. I felt the earth tremble at the impact.  
    While he was on the ground, Venom punched Asher's face. Left and right fists drilled hard into Asher's head. Blood spurted from his lip as Venom's fists burst the skin.  
    But Asher wasn't done yet. He drew up both legs and kicked Venom in the gut. He flew backwards, tumbling off of Asher and onto the dirt.
    While Venom clutched at his stomach, Asher grabbed his head and pounded it against the earth. As Venom's head collided with the rocky ground, blood spilled from his temple and covered his face.
    I hoped that was it. When Asher stopped bashing Venom's head, he lay on the ground in a pool of blood. Asher stood up, breathing heavily. His own face was battered, and he spit out a stream of bright red.
    Then Venom moved. He pushed himself off the ground and came after Asher. Asher threw a punch at Venoms chest, but he dodged it. Instead, Venom returned with an elbow to Asher's back. He grabbed Asher's arms and pinned them behind him.
      It looked like he was trapped. He couldn't move!
    But with a headbutt to Venom's face, the two fell to the ground. That's when I saw it. It was hard to make out in all the tussle, but something metallic glinted in the sunlight.
    "Of course you would play dirty, " Asher said. "Can't win without cheating?"
      "Fuck fighting fair. All that matters is who wins, or didn't anyone teach you that?" Venom spat back.
    He grabbed for Asher and got him in his arms. Venom pressed the knife against Asher's neck, close enough to draw a small drop of blood.
    "All I have to do is slit your throat…."
    Before he could finish, Asher threw him off. The next parts I could barely see. The two of them tumbled, a mass of flesh, muscles, and tattoos. Every now and again I could see the flash of the knife, but I couldn't see who was holding it.
    I wanted to scream. I bit my lip so hard that I drew blood.  
    Then they stopped. Venom and Asher were in a heap and neither of them moved. What had happened? Who won?
    It didn't take long to figure that out.  
    Asher stood up. Venom didn't. His blood pooled around him, soaking the ground. The handle of Venom's knife stuck out of his chest, straight into the air.
    I couldn't believe it. I kept watching, Thinking that he would jump up any moment. His chest would start moving, and he would breathe. But Venom didn't move. It was over.
    Asher looked down at Venom's body, and then at me. He kneeled down, closing Venom's eye with his fingertips. Then he wiped his bloody hands on his jeans and walked toward me.
    That's when the cops came.

Chapter 11
    It was kind of amazing how late they were. The squads surrounded the building, their cars blocking the roads. It took almost no time for us to be surrounded by policemen pointing their guns at us and ready to kill.
    They didn't even need to tell us to put up our hands. We all did, instinctively.
    "What the heck is going on here?" the chief yelled.  
    Asher came forward. He
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