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"When did the Coripped his sword in both hands, his instincts clanging like a fire alar-locks hummed
Death vamps shimmered into the rotunda, directly to the space in which the warriors had just geared up Marcus swept his gaze over the group Godda ," he cried His wings flew through his wing-locks, as did Luken’s, one more layer of protection for Havily
The first attack cah into the air, flying into the enor to draw him away He had never felt so focused in his life with his wo on how deftly he and Luken h the next few ot four and they’re goin’ down"
"Good Keep Havily between us Havily, don’t even think of folding They’ll follow you"
"I’runt and his sword ring as he engaged his pretty-boys
Marcus’s own trio gave up the airspace but drew their wings back to close-mount and fired toward him like missiles He took a deep breath, lowered his shoulders, dipped his chin "Here they coer froht into the heart of the vamp to the left At almost the same time, his sword met metal and he moved at preternatural speed to fend off each pair of thrusts again and again The whole ti with him, completely in sync He knew exactly where she was and only as he severed a head, leaving him but one death vamp to contend with, did he realize she was in his , very quietly
Three on your left, she sent as a neave of eneh the open walls So yeah, the security system was down and there was only one ascender who could have done it Greaves Shit
He also heard Havily on the phone "Jeannie, we need cleanup Is there anything you can do?" Pause "There have to be at least two dozen bad guys here But there’s … blood and other things all over the floor"
In sot cleaned up, thank you, God
Havily, Marcus sent, you’ve got one helluva cool head on your shoulders
Just keep fighting, Warrior
More death vamps flew in, so this was a full-blown attack Fortunately, Greaves couldn’t enter the battle himself From what Medichi had told him, COPASS had only a handful of rules that they enforced the hell out of Endelle and Greaves staying out of the fray happened to be, thank God, one of those rules
Alison couldn’t believe her ascension celebration had turned into a full-on battle She was tee but the combat was ridiculously close and there were so many death vamps She didn’t have this kind of experience at all It would be far too easy to accidentally wound one of the warriors
She stuck close to Kerrick He’d told her to stay at his back and had called Medichi over to guard her on the other side Her heart beat heavily She had never seen such a flurry of wings, and every kill meant that a terrible spray of blood landed … everywhere
Havily’s voice rang out "Major cleanup coht, like the one at theher for a second Her stomach boiled as bodies, feathers, and body parts disappeared She felt light-headed, especially since the clash of metal sounded in her ears Between Medichi and Kerrick, the fighting was fast, furious, and deadly
She measured the movements of both warriors and stayed within a couple of yards of each of thes, but Kerrick’s white feathers flurried around her, so, sometimes soft flutters
Over the next fewBut eventually the nuan to diminish and it seemed clear to Alison that the attack would soon be over--until she saw blurred movement near Luken, Havily, and Marcus
A different kind of attack
The blur solidified Darian the Coe but watched her, a satisfied s his lips He uise his arrival, which prevented those nearest hi his presence However, she had no probleh all the cobweb-like filaments that crisscrossed his face and body
What do you intend to do, ascender? Darian’s voice was in her head!
She fortified her shields and effectively pushed him out
The Commander, she whispered into Kerrick’s mind
Where?
By Marcus
I don’t see hiainst two opponents noeat dripped from his body
I see him, Alison sent I can kill him I know it
I still don’t see him Are you sure?