As she launched Magenta Burst into the air, White Wind shouted as the bullet tore into her chest. She dropped to her knees, turning to keep the man and woman in her sights. She inadvertently got a good look at the luminescent liquid spilling out of a cracked vial before it vanished into the rainwater. "Dr. Faustus," she whispered.
The man crawled to it, trying to scoop up the vial before all the liquid was lost. Then, his face contorted with rage, and he screamed, "You cow!" Before she could stand, he throttled her. White Wind flipped him over her to keep the sniper from getting a clear shot. Then she kneed him in the stomach. They gasped for air in the same moment. White Wind rolled out from under him and kicked the door under the awning in, ducking inside for cover from the gunman. The man followed her in.
"Looking for- for more punishment?" she panted wryly, slamming him into the wall as her vision began to blur.
"You have no idea-" He started.
"What?" She asked, narrowly ducking his clumsy punch. "How powerful that was?" She landed a blow to his stomach, dropping him to his knees. "How- how much it was worth?" To knock him cold, she brought his head down on her knee. "I bet I do," she whispered, slumping against the wall across from him and passing out.
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