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- Authors: Gia Cobie
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What’s Wrong with Intimidating?
GAVRIL
It wasn’t supposed to be this close of a battle.
There wasn’t supposed to be a chance of losing.
Frederick used his ability to carefully monitor the Custodians before we
mounted our attack. Though he was watching from afar—as his skill as a
Watcher allows him to do—he’s never made a mistake.
What Frederick sees is real.
Four of them to our seven. Four moderately powerful vampires, who
should have been easily dispersed by a group like ours—not just vampires
as well, but some of the most powerful Sentinels, with almost a millennium
of experience between us. Yet, here we are, fighting so much harder than
we expected.
We have three Custodians down so far, which should have signaled the
end of the battle.
Except there weren’t four when we got inside. There were eight.
I’m fighting my second enemy now, my body moving instinctually,
trained by centuries of practice.
This one can stun—each time he lands a punch, I’m knocked off balance,
suffering a moment of vulnerability. But now that I know his trick, I can
look for his little tells; the way his shoulders tense before he tries to hit me
again, the way his eyes narrow in anticipation.
I use my much larger body and considerable strength to wear him down,
raining punishing blows down on him.
My fist crashing into his jaw, snapping the bone.
A side kick that cracks several ribs.
If he wasn’t a vampire, he’d be on the floor already. But he manages to
keep himself upright, sneaking in enough hits to keep our fight dragging on.
Alex is on the other side of the room, using his ability to force a man up
to the ceiling, defying the constraints of gravity.
Sam has two more Custodians slowed; they’re still trying to run, but
barely moving. Jules is throwing a flurry of blades at them—thanks to her
telekinetic powers, she can send dozens of small knives across the room
without even touching them.
David is in close combat, like me. His invisibility was helpful getting into
the building, but now he’s using a wicked scythe to slash at the Custodian
opposing him.
And over in the corner, Frederick and Cait are standing guard over
Knight, our fellow Sentinel and the man we came here to rescue. Though
they aren’t fighting, they’re just as valuable here; if they need, they can
create a sort of bubble of invulnerability, shielding Knight if anyone tries to
hurt him again.
We’re gradually gaining ground, as David finally fells his opponent and
cuts off his head.
Then mine goes down, after I land a punch hard enough to shatter his
sternum. Moments later, he’s been decapitated, too.
I jump in to help Sam, picking off the first of the two Custodians he’s
slowing. David grabs the second, and Jules switches over to help Alex.
Five minutes later, the battle is over, and the seven of us are still standing.
Triumphant, but humbled and bloodier than we anticipated.
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