The Gates of Hell, Chapter 5, WURM, part 1
The mental battle raged off and on for two days as occasionally both combatants had to rest for awhile before renewing the struggle.
It's a tradition... (Illustrated)
Remembering what his mother had told him, he willed himself to stop; but just as he was winning said mental battle, the door in front of the house swung open. the first thing he noticed was that she looked positively stunning.
Breaking Mirrors
However, he was in a constant mental battle, as the inner workings of his mind operated at a short and painful loop at this point. "_just go home."_ "_wait, no, don't"_ "_just keep breathing."_ _"are you walking weird? stop! walk normally!"
They
The mental battle had been playing through her all while she was being tussled by this freak. she just wanted it to stop, but that hope seemed to be fading rather quickly. though, why had the male stopped?
A Honeymoon Surprise
Ardanis didn't know if he was more impressed with the sights, or the exceptional service, but he wasn't going to mentally battle it out.
Trenchcoat Warfare
As he pumped the gas into the car, he fought a mental battle with himself to decide whether or not he should grow out his facial hair again. it grew so damn fast as it was, it was more trouble than it was worth, in all honesty.
“The Gift and Curse of Roy Alexander”
battle with the raging tides of outside emotions usually ended up with something...unintentional happening!
In the Desert
Haluam watched as kyle's face slowly began to relax as the emotion of his mental battle began to recede. the small kitten's face became impassive again as he quickly hid the feelings he felt behind the mental barriers that dex and haluam helped erect.
Taboo Love Chapter 8: Shattered Secret - Part 2
Everyday was like a mental battle with himself. a war of emotions and consequences were fighting it out in his mind. he couldn't take it anymore. he had wanted for so long to scream it to the world at the top of his lungs.
A Change Of Heart: Eve of Darkness
She seemed to notice that he was locked within a mental battle with himself, and added her own two cents. again, something else he felt was a major positive quality to her was that she could tell just what was on his mind.
Eudaemon II: Dragon and Colossus, Part 16
She was smallish in body, and shaped in much the same way that his mother had been... and inwardly, he felt a brief mental battle between whether this was a good or bad thing before finally deciding to just go with the flow.
Eudaemon II: Dragon and Colossus, Part 2
Similar thoughts ran through the heads of all present... and still the two continued to stand, sizing each other up, eyes locked in mental battle... before requiem finally snorted and dropped his stance, tilting his head and looking at zerrex with disgust