Mystical Alley Groove: An Urban Fantasy Action Adventure (Scions of Magic Book 2) by TR Cameron & Martha Carr & Michael Anderle

Author:TR Cameron & Martha Carr & Michael Anderle [Cameron, TR]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2019-12-08T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Her attack was a feint, of course. Given that her fighting style was all about responsiveness and using the enemy’s own power against them, accepting the invitation to take the offensive was a clear path to disaster. She halted the charge midway as soon as he began to react. His smooth glide to the side gave her room to circle and she did so.

His laugh was irritating, which was no doubt what he intended. “Are you scared, little girl?”

She willed her sticks into existence and the flow of the magical substance over her hands brought a measure of comfort. “Hardly.” Her weapons solidified and she twirled them once. “I’m simply not interested in playing your game. I like mine better.”

He nodded. “Fair enough.” He whirled his arms and struck the top of one fist with the bottom of the other. As he drew them apart, a glowing weapon appeared in the gap and eventually expanding into a classic trident.

Cali groaned. “Could you be any more stereotypical? From now on, your name is Jason.” His face twisted in confusion and she rolled her eyes. “Momoa. You know, the actor? Aquaman? Never mind. I take it back. He’s smart, so clearly, you’re not him.” She stamped a foot toward him but he failed to react. Damn. “Are we simply going to stare at each other all night? Maybe you’d prefer rock-paper-scissors? I warn you, I’m really good at it.”

The man shrugged carelessly. “You can’t beat me with words, little girl. Are they all you have?”

Thank goodness Sensei Ikehara is a non-traditionalist who believes in some direct action. She spent a moment locking away every thought other than her opponent before she waded in and left a deliberate gap in her defenses on her strong right side. He spun the weapon faster than she would have thought possible and stabbed it at her chest. A loud clang accompanied the impact of her right-hand stick against the fork at the end as she rotated counterclockwise and extended the left one in a strike at his temple. He leaned back to escape it and the reach of his longer weapon protected him. She finished the spin with a leap forward to swipe at his head with the right stick, but he circled away to evade.

His trident slashed across at knee height, and she bounded back to dodge it. In the instant she was in the air, he charged and thrust the blunt end at her face. She caught it with her left stick and tried to circle it aside. He disengaged, stabbed forward with the same part of the weapon, and landed a glancing blow in her ribs as she twisted too slowly to avoid it. Panic surged at the contact, but she pushed it away ruthlessly and gathered herself for his follow-up attack.

Instead, he stepped back with a laugh and wove the trident one-handed through a series of moves that demonstrated his speed, dexterity, and arrogant confidence. “Ah, little girl, there’s no way you can defeat me.

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