BURN
BRIGHT
BRIGHT
A stride behind him, the lioness pressed her forehead against his shoulder. Without the flames cascading down her body, she stood out no more in the darkness than Stryker, though she ironically felt more exposed. Sighing, she swept her gaze over the guards—mere obstacles to what they needed.
“We’ll both move the earth. Tunnel underground, get into the caves that way. Kill them while their backs are turned.” She glanced at him, solidifying the mental connection between them with eye contact. “I’ll take the serval.”
Ninazu remembered their last mission in the Typhoon all too well. Months ago, back when Stryker led the Pitt with Ninazu at his side, they set the Typhoon’s island alight. She’d been weaker then, confined to her serval birth body, and limited in her magic. She’d hitched a ride in his mane and provided the magical firepower while he dealt with the physical brutality.
They followed the pattern even now, though he’d certainly acquired more magic and she climbed out of her weak body. She sighed again, thick puffs of smoke passing between her teeth. [i]“In and out, right? Let’s try not to get caught, this time.”
“We’ll both move the earth. Tunnel underground, get into the caves that way. Kill them while their backs are turned.” She glanced at him, solidifying the mental connection between them with eye contact. “I’ll take the serval.”
Ninazu remembered their last mission in the Typhoon all too well. Months ago, back when Stryker led the Pitt with Ninazu at his side, they set the Typhoon’s island alight. She’d been weaker then, confined to her serval birth body, and limited in her magic. She’d hitched a ride in his mane and provided the magical firepower while he dealt with the physical brutality.
They followed the pattern even now, though he’d certainly acquired more magic and she climbed out of her weak body. She sighed again, thick puffs of smoke passing between her teeth. [i]“In and out, right? Let’s try not to get caught, this time.”
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