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“Call him off!” said Shift, now wrapping her arm around Fenris’ throat.
Fenris turned his head as best he could to look at Shift. “Go ahead and kill me, traitor. That’s what you do, isn’t it? Kill your own kind?”
Shift’s head was grabbed from behind and yanked back. She hit the ground hard and saw a third lupine special standing over her with a lighter shade of hair, almost blond. A fourth jumped from the crowd, with brown fur. Shift slid on the ground to avoid his attack just as Sharkskin managed to throw his foe off.
The four lupines surrounded the two. None of the other denizens of Arcadia dared to intervene and the former members of Vanguard got the sense that these shifters had instilled fear into many of the people living here.
“Didn’t you know, wolves hunt in packs,” said Fenris with a grin. His three followers snickered at his words.
“Not sure what your problem is with us, but we’re not your enemies,” said Shift.
“You’re Vanguard, aren’t you?” asked the wolf with reddish fur.
“Were,” said Sharkskin. “And even when Vanguard was still around, we never went after anyone who didn’t deserve it.”
“Don’t listen to them, Zev,” said the blond wolf. “They’d say anything to get out of what’s coming.”
“Dolph’s right,” said the brown-haired wolf. “Your call, Fenris.”
“You know what to do, Rollo,” said Fenris. “Get ‘em!”
The four wolves closed in on the two specials. Sharkskin moved in front of Shift, trying to protect her as they moved against them. Claws cut against his skin and even with his tough hide, they were sharp enough to draw blood.
Shift’s fingers elongated into claws of her own and she climbed up on Sharkskin then pounced on Rollo, slicing into his chest. He yelped in pain and pulled back. Shift felt a sting of pain from her back as Zev cut into her from behind. She spun on her heel and dodged his next strike, slicing into his abdomen.
Sharkskin grappled with Dolph and he could smell Fenris coming at him for another attack. Sharkskin spun, throwing Dolph into his leader. He charged into them, barreling into Dolph and Fenris and throwing them both to the ground.
Shift and Sharkskin regrouped, as did Fenris and his followers. Just as they were all about to rush into another attack, a burst of energy struck the ground between them. All eyes turned skyward to see the Exemplar hovering above, his hands glowing brightly. He lowered himself between them, his feet still remaining a few inches off the ground.
“Someone care to explain just what the hell is going on here?”
Fenris pointed an accusatory finger at Sharkskin and Shift. “They’re Vanguard! We all know that they hunt down specials for the humans!”
The Exemplar turned his eyes and a flash of recognition appeared when he saw the two specials he had fought with and fought alongside. “Well, this is certainly a surprise.”
“We’re not here to cause any trouble,” said Shift. “They just attacked us for no reason!”
The Exemplar gave a nod. “I believe you.”
“What?” asked Dolph. “They attacked you , Exemplar! Or did you forget that you were their first victim?”
The Exemplar turned and fired an energy blast at Dolph, throwing him to the ground. “Don’t presume to know what happened to me. I wasn’t in the best place when I first discovered my powers. Vanguard did what they had to do and later, they helped me against the Khagan.”
“We can’t trust them!” said Rollo. “They’ll bring Cerberus down on all of us!”
“I don’t see that happening. All specials are welcome here in Arcadia.” The Exemplar’s eyes turned to the lupine leader. “So keep your dogs on a leash, Fenris. Or I’ll do it for you.”
Rollo and Zev looked to Fenris for some indication of what their next move should be. The leader just huffed as his form began to change, returning to his human shape. “Pick up Dolph and let’s get out
“Call him off!” said Shift, now wrapping her arm around Fenris’ throat.
Fenris turned his head as best he could to look at Shift. “Go ahead and kill me, traitor. That’s what you do, isn’t it? Kill your own kind?”
Shift’s head was grabbed from behind and yanked back. She hit the ground hard and saw a third lupine special standing over her with a lighter shade of hair, almost blond. A fourth jumped from the crowd, with brown fur. Shift slid on the ground to avoid his attack just as Sharkskin managed to throw his foe off.
The four lupines surrounded the two. None of the other denizens of Arcadia dared to intervene and the former members of Vanguard got the sense that these shifters had instilled fear into many of the people living here.
“Didn’t you know, wolves hunt in packs,” said Fenris with a grin. His three followers snickered at his words.
“Not sure what your problem is with us, but we’re not your enemies,” said Shift.
“You’re Vanguard, aren’t you?” asked the wolf with reddish fur.
“Were,” said Sharkskin. “And even when Vanguard was still around, we never went after anyone who didn’t deserve it.”
“Don’t listen to them, Zev,” said the blond wolf. “They’d say anything to get out of what’s coming.”
“Dolph’s right,” said the brown-haired wolf. “Your call, Fenris.”
“You know what to do, Rollo,” said Fenris. “Get ‘em!”
The four wolves closed in on the two specials. Sharkskin moved in front of Shift, trying to protect her as they moved against them. Claws cut against his skin and even with his tough hide, they were sharp enough to draw blood.
Shift’s fingers elongated into claws of her own and she climbed up on Sharkskin then pounced on Rollo, slicing into his chest. He yelped in pain and pulled back. Shift felt a sting of pain from her back as Zev cut into her from behind. She spun on her heel and dodged his next strike, slicing into his abdomen.
Sharkskin grappled with Dolph and he could smell Fenris coming at him for another attack. Sharkskin spun, throwing Dolph into his leader. He charged into them, barreling into Dolph and Fenris and throwing them both to the ground.
Shift and Sharkskin regrouped, as did Fenris and his followers. Just as they were all about to rush into another attack, a burst of energy struck the ground between them. All eyes turned skyward to see the Exemplar hovering above, his hands glowing brightly. He lowered himself between them, his feet still remaining a few inches off the ground.
“Someone care to explain just what the hell is going on here?”
Fenris pointed an accusatory finger at Sharkskin and Shift. “They’re Vanguard! We all know that they hunt down specials for the humans!”
The Exemplar turned his eyes and a flash of recognition appeared when he saw the two specials he had fought with and fought alongside. “Well, this is certainly a surprise.”
“We’re not here to cause any trouble,” said Shift. “They just attacked us for no reason!”
The Exemplar gave a nod. “I believe you.”
“What?” asked Dolph. “They attacked you , Exemplar! Or did you forget that you were their first victim?”
The Exemplar turned and fired an energy blast at Dolph, throwing him to the ground. “Don’t presume to know what happened to me. I wasn’t in the best place when I first discovered my powers. Vanguard did what they had to do and later, they helped me against the Khagan.”
“We can’t trust them!” said Rollo. “They’ll bring Cerberus down on all of us!”
“I don’t see that happening. All specials are welcome here in Arcadia.” The Exemplar’s eyes turned to the lupine leader. “So keep your dogs on a leash, Fenris. Or I’ll do it for you.”
Rollo and Zev looked to Fenris for some indication of what their next move should be. The leader just huffed as his form began to change, returning to his human shape. “Pick up Dolph and let’s get out
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