[He'd been willing to let her have that move if it worked out that way, but a victory is a victory. All that matters is getting out of this room. It's not important who lands the killing blow.
Of course he might not have to make any actual strikes at all. Winning should be a matter of moving onto the right square and saying:]
Checkmate.
[The floor rumbles and shakes after he says this, and all the pieces around them begin to crumble.]
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[He'd been willing to let her have that move if it worked out that way, but a victory is a victory. All that matters is getting out of this room. It's not important who lands the killing blow.
Of course he might not have to make any actual strikes at all. Winning should be a matter of moving onto the right square and saying:]
Checkmate.
[The floor rumbles and shakes after he says this, and all the pieces around them begin to crumble.]