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"Well?" Rahab threw out his arms, a cruel smile on his lips as he called to the couple "Now’s your chance Run!"

Feh the Dukes to Yoshiro They grabbed hands, and together they sprinted the length of the broken Colosseuave chase above theht

"You" Rahab scanned the crowd and pointed to aacross his shoulder

"Kill them both," Rahab commanded

The Neph set his jaw and hesitated only aHe took an arrow from the quiver on his back and readied his bow Despite the cool night, a bead of sweat rolled into his eye and he bent his head to his sleeve, wiping

"They’re getting away, fool!" shouted the Duke of Hate

The boy hoht and auditory senses, then with a rise and fall of his Adam’s apple, he let the first arrow fly, followed immediately by the second

His aihostly quiet as Femi and Yoshiro fell, li man’s bow arm went limp at his side and he moved back into the crowd, head lowered

"That’s it, then?" hollered Thamuz, Duke of Murder "Where’s the sport in a quick kill, I ask you?"

Rahab chuckled "Be still, Thamuz I suppose we shouldn’t expecta dirty job for us Consider this a rees of the Nephilile purpose is to carry forth sin to humanity If you choose to do otherwise, you forfeit your tiet your fates, rest assured that I will not Now go! Leave us to our su to exit the presence of the Dukes

Jezebet and Alocer stood with stony expressions as the Nephilim filed past

Rahab cracked his knuckles and stared at the backs of the last retreating bodies "For centuries I’ve said those unpredictable half-breeds aretheerous as wild aniht out loud

"Even God hiotten the with feathers

That perches in the soul,

And sings the tune without the words,

And never stops at all

--Emily Dickinson