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pools, on the other, little wisps and orbs of light fell down into the pools like some kind of twisted version of Hell’s waterslide. The thought of each of those having been a soul, no matter how deserving it was believed to have been sent there, caused her to tremble.
Corona was getting closer. She was pissed and moving fast. Sway ran down to the end where the pools gathered the heaviest and dropped a few of her tools on the ground. She hurried back to the door and ducked to the side of the entrance. She was barely able to stay on the inches of the ledge that felt as if they were about to crumble away beneath her high-heeled feet. As fun as fire was, she did not want to fall into one of the burning maelstroms. Her resistance was not that profound. The swim would not end well for her.
Thankfully she didn’t have to stand there long. Corona all but jumped into the chasm like a feral beast looking to attack anything that moved. Her head blazed wildly with anger, he wings opened with swoops that thumped against the air, and with a single leap she landed where Sway left her tools. Sway used the distraction tactic to jump to the entrance. She ran back the way they had just come. Corona spotted her, but it was too late. Sway tapped the controls on the pad, and by ordering a destabilization of the two local MPI units, she caused a lava spout to erupt out of the floor and rain down on top of the flailing Dragoness as she wailed in pain. Considering Corona was a creature whose head was actually on fire she doubted very much that it would kill her, but it seemed to hurt her. The “lava net” would buy Sway the final minutes she needed to complete the repairs. After Corona got out though, she still had no idea on how to drop the angry Dragoness.
Sway found Sumo Chief up by the main console. He watched with amused apathy as she appeared looking like something that had literally been dragged through every level of Hell. “Did you know you had a crazy dragon lady running freely around your prison?” Sway accused.
“She’s back?” The Chief balked, “She has to be one who caused all this damage yesterday. We thought we had scared the intruder away to stay. Well, more like we hoped .”
“Next time, go shirtless and then you just might, Chubs.” Sway tried to spit out the taste of ash between deep breaths. After a few more button bushes and some final calculations, she finished the last of her repairs to the main MPI.
“You need evacuate the immediate area,” Sway said. “I can’t stop the pressure, but I can reroute it to the seaside of the volcano and cause an eruption out over the water.”
“Excellent.” He said ignoring her quips. “But we have already evacuated. We really thought you would fail. I‘m glad you didn’t.”
“You’re welcome,” Sway rolled her eyes, “Now, how about you send someone to capture that Dragoness.”
“That one?’ he asked, pointing a shaking hand toward a smoking dark figure. Corona’s wings glowed red hot as clumps of molten liquid dripped from them. Her skin, while scorched, was not visibly damaged. The Street Viper’s clothes she had worn since her forceful abduction of her host’s body had been burned away, and only some melted chainmail clung unceremoniously to the female frame that had once been a Street Viper named Meg.
Before Sway or the Chief could move, Corona tossed three successive fireballs that all struck Frostwick’s large idiot of a leader. He was turned into a big, and smelly, cloud of ash. She tossed another that Sway deflected, but the next one caught her right in the leg. It didn’t burn her, just her clothes, but it was flung with enough force to knock her over. She tried to get up, but Corona leapt and straddled her before she could recover. Sway tried to wiggle free, but she was pinned to the hot volcanic floor.
Sway managed to get an arm loose and hit Corona. The blow glanced off the melted mail.
Corona was getting closer. She was pissed and moving fast. Sway ran down to the end where the pools gathered the heaviest and dropped a few of her tools on the ground. She hurried back to the door and ducked to the side of the entrance. She was barely able to stay on the inches of the ledge that felt as if they were about to crumble away beneath her high-heeled feet. As fun as fire was, she did not want to fall into one of the burning maelstroms. Her resistance was not that profound. The swim would not end well for her.
Thankfully she didn’t have to stand there long. Corona all but jumped into the chasm like a feral beast looking to attack anything that moved. Her head blazed wildly with anger, he wings opened with swoops that thumped against the air, and with a single leap she landed where Sway left her tools. Sway used the distraction tactic to jump to the entrance. She ran back the way they had just come. Corona spotted her, but it was too late. Sway tapped the controls on the pad, and by ordering a destabilization of the two local MPI units, she caused a lava spout to erupt out of the floor and rain down on top of the flailing Dragoness as she wailed in pain. Considering Corona was a creature whose head was actually on fire she doubted very much that it would kill her, but it seemed to hurt her. The “lava net” would buy Sway the final minutes she needed to complete the repairs. After Corona got out though, she still had no idea on how to drop the angry Dragoness.
Sway found Sumo Chief up by the main console. He watched with amused apathy as she appeared looking like something that had literally been dragged through every level of Hell. “Did you know you had a crazy dragon lady running freely around your prison?” Sway accused.
“She’s back?” The Chief balked, “She has to be one who caused all this damage yesterday. We thought we had scared the intruder away to stay. Well, more like we hoped .”
“Next time, go shirtless and then you just might, Chubs.” Sway tried to spit out the taste of ash between deep breaths. After a few more button bushes and some final calculations, she finished the last of her repairs to the main MPI.
“You need evacuate the immediate area,” Sway said. “I can’t stop the pressure, but I can reroute it to the seaside of the volcano and cause an eruption out over the water.”
“Excellent.” He said ignoring her quips. “But we have already evacuated. We really thought you would fail. I‘m glad you didn’t.”
“You’re welcome,” Sway rolled her eyes, “Now, how about you send someone to capture that Dragoness.”
“That one?’ he asked, pointing a shaking hand toward a smoking dark figure. Corona’s wings glowed red hot as clumps of molten liquid dripped from them. Her skin, while scorched, was not visibly damaged. The Street Viper’s clothes she had worn since her forceful abduction of her host’s body had been burned away, and only some melted chainmail clung unceremoniously to the female frame that had once been a Street Viper named Meg.
Before Sway or the Chief could move, Corona tossed three successive fireballs that all struck Frostwick’s large idiot of a leader. He was turned into a big, and smelly, cloud of ash. She tossed another that Sway deflected, but the next one caught her right in the leg. It didn’t burn her, just her clothes, but it was flung with enough force to knock her over. She tried to get up, but Corona leapt and straddled her before she could recover. Sway tried to wiggle free, but she was pinned to the hot volcanic floor.
Sway managed to get an arm loose and hit Corona. The blow glanced off the melted mail.
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