Darkness Ascends in Magic City by TR Cameron & Martha Carr & Michael Anderle

Author:TR Cameron & Martha Carr & Michael Anderle [Cameron, TR]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2021-07-04T16:00:00+00:00

Idryll performed a series of acrobatic moves to avoid blasts of fire and shadow from the back rank of enemies as she closed. She ran directly at one and vaulted over him, using his presence to dissuade his partners from attacking her. A somersault in midair allowed her to land and run without sacrificing speed, and she wound up only a few feet away from a front-row attacker, a dwarf who held growing balls of flame in each hand.

“I don’t think so,” she muttered and planted her lead foot. She channeled all her momentum into a torso twist that brought her knee up at his ribs, made vulnerable by his dramatically upraised arms.

She quashed the instinct to smash him in the head. Ruby was right. Killing meant losing the support of Alejo, which they couldn’t do if any other option existed. Her knee smashed into his ribs and shattered them, sending him to the dirt, keening in agony.

She threw herself to the ground and rolled as the dwarf next to him reacted quickly, taking the fireballs she’d been generating and whipping them at Idryll instead. She managed to avoid one entirely, but the other gave her a burn that extended from shoulder to knee on her left side. Fortunately, her magic deflector had consumed most of the blast, and the resulting wounds weren’t bad, just painful in that unique way that burns could be.

She popped up and rushed the dwarf, but her advance turned into a frantic evasion as a shadow sword appeared in her path. Her instincts threw her to the ground again narrowly in time to avoid the slash of the second blade, and she rolled up with her claws extended. The Drow had lost his fedora, but it was unmistakably the one they’d met in the warehouse.

Purple swords smoked in his hands, magic coming off them as if they could barely contain his power. The edges looked as sharp as any blade she’d faced. He said calmly, “Go away. I have no conflict with you. Our objectives are more aligned than opposed.”

Idryll growled, “Attacking noncombatants is unacceptable. Always. Period.”

He glanced over his shoulder and gave a half-smile. “Seems like most of them are out of the building. Wonder how that happened?”

She touched a claw to her forehead in a mocking salute. “Guilty as charged.”

The Drow reset his feet, shifting to a combat stance. “Last chance. Leave. It’s only property damage at this point. No reason for you to die here today.”

Idryll shook her head. “Can’t guarantee that everybody’s out. You and your minions could depart peacefully, though.”

He twirled the swords once. “Seems as if we’re at an impasse.”

“Seems like.”

He didn’t offer any more words, simply charged in and swung his blades at her face and torso. She danced nimbly back and let them pass a few inches away from her body, then tried to slip in and slice his arms.

A sword disappeared, and a blast of force smashed into her, his speed and power both unexpected and impressive.

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