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“Is terminated. And now you are too.” Dark punched him, using all the strength of his enhanced arm.
The other male’s head caved in like a deflated beezle ball and he staggered backwards and fell in a heap.
A murmuring started among the assembled warriors.
“Look what he has done! He used his enhancements against another warrior!” Dark heard someone say.
“He’s guilty of Feel Crime!” another exclaimed.
Dark could see where this was headed. He shot a look at Light.
“Get her out of here, Brother. It’s going to be a fucking brawl in here.”
Without waiting or questioning, Light swung Lili up in his arms and ran for the open door. Some of the other warriors tried to block him, but he jumped over them, clearing the tops of their heads easily with his enhanced legs.
Then he was safely out the door with Lili held close to his chest.
Good, Dark thought—now he could concentrate on business.
He trained his scope on the assembled crowd as they closed in on him.
“All right!” he shouted. “Who’s fucking next?”
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LILI
Lili clung to Light, even after they were safely inside the shuttle. She couldn’t seem to stop crying, even though she tried.
“Light, oh my God!” she sobbed. “I thought…thought I’d never see the two of you again!”
“We thought the same thing, sweetheart.” Light stroked her hair soothingly. “Look, I need to put you down so I can start the shuttle. We have to get the Seven Hells out of here the minute Dark gets in.”
“Will…will he be okay?” Lili swiped at her eyes and looked out the viewscreen where the door of the Tribunal Chamber was clearly visible.
“I’m sure he will.” Light nodded grimly. “I’ve seen him fight his way out of worse than that. We just need to be ready to go when he’s finished because chances are, we’re going to have some of our Dark Kindred brethren on our tail when we take off.”
Lili suddenly thought of something.
“Brock!” she exclaimed, looking up at Light. “My friend Rachel’s husband—he’s the one who brought me to Z4. You need to call him and tell him to get out of here. If something happened to him, I’d never forgive myself! And Rachel wouldn’t forgive me either,” she added.
“I’ll call—I’ll ask him to tell the Mother Ship to fold space for us too,” Light promised. “You get strapped in and get ready for take off while I do.”
Lili did as he said, watching anxiously through the viewscreen as Light spoke to her friend’s husband over the com-link.
“Lilibet’s safe then? Thank the Goddess!” she heard Brock say. “If something happened to her, Rachel would never forgive me!”
Light barked a laugh.
“She said the same about you. Ask the Mother Ship to fold space, will you? We’ll be on our way in just a few minutes.”
“Will do,” was the reply. “Be safe, Brother.”
“Thank you,” Light replied. “And you as well. Go with the Goddess and we’ll meet again on the Mother Ship.”
Just as he cut communication, Lili saw Dark coming out of the Tribunal Chamber. He seemed to be covered in blood, but strangely, none of the other Dark Kindred were following him. Before she knew it, he was climbing into the shuttle beside them as Light scooted over to make room for him.
“Is everything all right?” Lili asked, looking up at him as he fastened his harness. He smelled like blood and oil—maybe it was lubrication from the other Dark Kindred’s enhancements, she thought.
