>>5379166Putting the hand that’s not a rapier to her face to wipe the blood away, her face twists for the faintest fraction of a second–the only indicator that she’d been fazed at all– before it’s overcome by the maddened, almost-gleeful expression that spreads across her features. “And to think you’d come so far as to have a mind of your own. Which reminds me…”
Harpy-woman hardly finishes that sentence before she springs forwards again, rapier poised for the kill. “I told myself I’d thank you for undoing all my hard work– personally~~” She takes a swing for your head.
When you dodge, you can feel the blade whipping straight past you, along with the woman’s downright murderous intent. While your own face is spared, the wall gets a hole driven straight through it, like a knife passing through butter.
Putting some distance between this psychopath and reaching around with your proprioception, you wonder where’s Julia when you need her.
Turns out you don’t have to spend long searching, as she’s surrounded by a group of sluggishly-beating hearts that are not dissimilar to that one pallid-skinned mutant you’d come across earlier.
Something tells you they haven’t come to aid their mutant brethren in need, and you’re pretty sure you would’ve gotten stuck fighting that last one had you stuck around on that one floor any longer.
“Hey fish!” Bernard’s frantic voice resounds in your ear. “Dunno what you’re up to, but we got some bad news… and, uh, worse news–” He hesitates, not wanting to be the bearer of bad news.
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