Heniston counted internally while holding Percy back.
"Twenty seconds."
Percy stilled. Heniston released him and immediately moved for the building.
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A pin landed in Cindy's arm. Blood ran down to the floor.
The man's grin widened. "A Shade, I believe. Now what business do you have.."
He flicked something at blinding speed. She barely cleared it, the edge scraping her shoulder. The impact took her down, her skin dragging across the pins scattered across the floor beneath her.
He raised his hand.
An invisible force pressed her flat, driving every pin she was touching deeper into her skin. She pushed up on her palms, hands pressing directly into the pins to lift herself , the floor turned red painted by her blood, her muscles trembled to lift herself, but the force stopped abruptly.
She immediately turned her head towards the man and saw a knife was already mid-air, coming straight for her.
Bang!
"Clank."
