Over the Rooftops ~ by SaralynArati

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His sleeve rips, and the juggler's shoulder drips blood from a long slice. If Nimuel is skilled in blood magic like his brother, he now has material to work with. Changing tactics suddenly, the skinny man shinnies down a drain pipe back to the ground, sprinting towards the exit of another dark alley. An open hand appears from one side wall, and the acrobat slams into it full tilt with his forehead. Nimuel steps out into the fitful starlight, the man having dropped like a stone at his feet.

8 years ago

SaralynArati

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He struggles free an instant before Prem Deva can pin him, bounces to his feet, and flees as if his life depended on it. Maybe it does. The Kuromi girl is every bit as fleet, and is about to tackle the acrobat when the first of the throwing stars whizzes past her thigh. After that, Deva is slowed slightly by having to leap and spin, dodge and roll. This is becoming annoying very quickly. So, with the help of a shadow net spell, she catches one out of the air and flips it back at her target.

8 years ago

SaralynArati

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The juggler, clearly also an acrobat, grabs a broom and uses it to vault onto a low roof, barely breaking stride when his feet hit the tiles. Deva, her sturdy leather pants and boots which she was wearing beneath her skirt much more suited to this kind of exercise, jumps from box, to crate, to wall, to rooftop herself. Perhaps the performer was not utilizing all his speed, as the young spy quickly catches up and snatches his cloak, yanking back and down, landing him flat on his back, choking.

8 years ago

SaralynArati

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Just as the street performer is finishing his act, the young dressmaker appears like drifting smoke at his right shoulder. "You're good," she compliments the tall, lanky man. "I remember you." Apparently the juggler has a nervous disposition, because this is enough to start him running like a rabbit down a narrow alley between two buildings. Instantly, Deva's tight skirt parts up the middle, almost at a touch, forming a sort of demi-train flying behind her as she takes off after her quarry.

8 years ago