OLD-WORLD EXTRA

Emir stood on a solitary square platform with no railings, just a simple square-shaped floor, surrounded by the depths.

He watched as the cyborg hunter began to take aim at him with his assault rifle.

'I need to close in on him quickly if I want any chance of winning this.' He thought as he eyed his surroundings.

But as he looked around, he saw that the only way to reach the cyborg was by jumping between the scattered platforms that appeared throughout the arena.

And each platform seemed to move in a different pattern, some rising and falling rapidly while others moved side to side.

'I have to time my jumps carefully to avoid falling to my potential death or worse, getting caught in the cyborg's crosshair, tough luck, eh?'

Emir took a deep breath and leaped onto the first platform, which immediately began moving upwards.

He waited until it reached its highest point before jumping onto the next one, which moved back and forth.

He had to constantly time his jumps just right to land on those platforms while hiding away from the cyborg's crosshair.

And as he moved closer to the cyborg, a barrage of bullets was fired in his direction.

Ratatatatat!

Emir moved with rapid agility, swiftly ducking and seeking cover behind a rising platform.

In an immediate motion, he leaped up and clung to its side, his body positioned parallel to the depths below.

He waited until it was at its highest point before jumping onto the next one, which was moving in a circular pattern.

With his heart pounding in his chest, he made another jump, leaving this platform to one that would send him higher, narrowly avoiding the cyborg's gunfire.

Whirr... Clank...

As the platform continued to ascend, Emir could hear the mechanical whirring of the cyborg's joints as it repositioned itself, taking aim once again.

Shots were fired at him, hitting the bottom of the platform.

His eyes peeked out slightly and were fixated on the hunter's assault rifle as it clicked loudly, signaling an empty magazine.

'This is it! My chance to get closer!' He decided without a moment's hesitation.

He leaped from the platform he was on, using all his strength to propel himself towards the platforms next to the hunter.

As Emir soared through the air, he saw the cyborg start to reload.

His jump was aimed at a platform moving from left to right, and he landed on it with a thud, his feet slipping as he struggled to regain his balance.

'Shit!'

Almost slipping off it, he gripped the edge of the platform tightly as it swung back into position, continuing its constant movement.

Emir waited for the perfect moment, then pulled himself up and launched himself towards another platform that was directly below.

He swung like a pendulum, using the momentum to propel himself into platforms that were lower and lower, while also keeping himself under the platforms away from the cyborg's bullets.

Finally, he reached the bottommost platform hidden from the cyborg's view and landed softly on it.

Emir quickly scanned the area for cover, his eyes darting around in search of a safe place to hide, planning to ambush the cyborg.

But there was nothing.

He had to keep moving.

Emir jumped off the platform onto another that was rising, quickly grabbing onto its edge to take cover underneath it.

The hunter somehow spotted him and began shooting, targeting his fingertips.

Emir removed his left hand from the edge of the platform and dug it into the surface below, doing the same with his right hand shortly after.

He waited until he reached a point where he would be fully visible to the cyborg.

With a swift decision, he jumped off the rising platform, grabbing onto its edge and using momentum to swing himself once more.

But this time, he was propelling himself directly towards the hunter.

And as he flew through the air, directly onto the platform, his opponent opened fire.

Emir's hands quickly covered his head, undaunted by the barrage of bullets raining down on him, thanks to the force shield provided by his augmented suit.

Finally landing on the platform, he crouched down and swiftly ducked below another volley of bullets and then rushed in, without showing any signs of hesitation, skillfully dodging any further incoming fire.

The cyborg tried to back away, but there was nowhere for it to go - the platform was small, and the edge was perilously close.

As Emir approached the hunter, he saw its fingers twitching on the trigger of its assault rifle.

But Emir was faster, and with a quick burst of speed, he leaped towards it, his fist an inch away from its face.

His fist landed with a satisfying thud on the cyborg's metal jaw, sending it stumbling backwards.

The hunter regained its balance quickly and swung its rifle at Emir like a club.

Emir ducked and dodged the following vertical swing as he moved in close and delivered a powerful punch to the hunter's neck.

The cyborg staggered back again, and Emir seized the opportunity to deliver a roundhouse kick to its head.

The hunter stumbled and fell to the ground, but it was quick to recover and brought its rifle up to aim at Emir once more.

Thinking fast, Emir grabbed the rifle, twisting it out of the cyborg's grasp and tossing it aside.

Emir then delivered a series of rapid punches to its midsection.

The cyborg's armor absorbed most of the blows, but Emir could tell that he was doing some damage.

However, the cyborg managed to strike back during one of Emir's attacks, landing a glancing blow on Emir's head.

The impact rattled Emir's skull causing him to stumble back, almost falling off the platform.

Taking advantage of Emir's momentary dizziness, the cyborg swiftly seized him by the neck as he attempted to close in, lifting him off the ground with a firm grip.

Emir kicked and thrashed, trying to break free, but the hunter's grip was too strong.

It slammed Emir down onto the platform and a sickening crunch was heard as his suit's force shield attempted to absorb most of the impact.