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She ducks fro into the other My blood freezes as White Streak’s locust shoots its stinger toward e’s attacker

The locust falls writhing on the ground The shooter stands nearby, looking fae, with his rifle still aiht even forgive hie turns around and leaps to rip into White Streak’s throat

Locusts begin swares They’re drawn to her furious cries despite whatever influence White Streak has over theroup of locusts swar to be an all-out war ae spin off to attack White Streak The ones above White Streak drop to attack Paige

Martin shoots at Paige’s attackers as they co until there’s a horde of thee

I can’t see what’s happening as they get buried under afor a iant that is the sware into the air as everyone watches The wind generated fro us all They float up into the sky until they blend into the

They drift off over the bay, and I can’t see Paige or White Streak anywhere

There’s nothing I can do for her now

I have to accept that ht I just need to survive and be here for her when she gets back

Don’t think about the possibility of her not co back

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As soon as the locusts leave, I can see the sky filling with angelic warriors

I catchthe sky for Raffe, but I don’t see hi headphones on and shut h hts turning on everywhere The lights stab my eyes as soon as I try to open them

I have to squint and blink several tiels shield their eyes behind their arht Several of theet away froht into their buddies

The lights stab ine how painful it iant speakers screech their feedback – the loudest and hstraight into the angels’ hypersensitive ears

The angels slaainst their ears With their eyes and ears assaulted, they’re staggering in the air, neither attacking nor flying away

The angels’ exceptional night vision and sharp hearing is working to our advantage Their superior abilities are their weaknesses now They can’t turn it off The intense lightstheir eyes And that noise – hell, it almost makes my ears bleed with the sharp blast

It helps to have Silicon Valley geniuses in your crew

Freedohters with rifles pop up everywhere – beside the stage, along the bridge ays, and behind the bridge supports Although I can’t see theht and on platfore