"The gun would've worked if it were anyone but you," Taiga laughed. Life-threatening situations could be so fun.<br/><br/>He really needed to work on his adrenaline habit.<br/><br/>Several ice shards slashed for Mashi's carotid. Taiga had his eyes on that blade.<br/><br/>They were in this for keeps. If Taiga won he would kill Mashi. Even if he wanted to escape he couldn't. For one thing, with Mashi's powers on it, the blue Lambo would never drive back down the mountain. For another, Mashi and his powers were now officially too dangerous a wildcard to let in the air. If Mashi won he'd either kill Taiga or succeed in taking the young man hostage.