ease and not without hurting civilians.
They zigged and zagged between buildings, always trying to keep out of view of the dragon. There was a park they were heading to, in it was a tunnel that would lead out of the city, but more important the Ascended wouldn't be able to find them. They were going to have to jump from one of the city’s roofs to make it though.
Cinto saw the red roof and flung himself into the air, Kora behind him. There was a thud of wings but Cinto landed on the roof unscathed, he jumped again for the park just in view. As the wind buffeted him he noticed something in his peripheral vision. It was a Twig archer.
Pain erupted in his calf as he touched down, an arrow sticking out of it. He drew one fenrra but felt another stabbing pain that made him cry out as his kidney was punctured. He spun as his injured leg gave way. From the window he watched as another Twig fired and an arrow buried itself in between Cinto's collar bones.
* * * * *
Umbra passed over the building where the tracker had been activated, seeing both Elf and human bodies as she passed. She could see the Iumenta trying to flee. They kept to the alleys making it hard for her to stay on them. She tried to use magic but was unable to lock on to them and just them; if she used magic she ran a chance of hurting innocent people. She would have to wait until she could get a direct line of sight to use magic or until she could use her claws or teeth.
There was a park that they seemed to be heading for, she told her command, and kept looking for the Iumenta. It wasn't hard to tell where they had been, humans screamed as they saw two Iumenta running along above them. She caught glimpses of them jumping back and forth from wall to wall to keep going. She had to admit they were doing a good job of using the buildings for cover.
Umbra took a chance and assuming they were going for the park, she tried to head them off. She came in close to a building, folding her left wing in, almost brushing its stone side. As she rounded the building, a figure launched into the air and headed for a red roofed building. She opened her mouth as she saw a second silver haired Iumenta jump, its yellow eyes flashed to her in fear as she clamped her mouth shut. The Iumenta's ribcage cracking and snapping almost didn't even register with her, so powerful were her jaws. Salty blood filled her mouth and ran down her chin has the Iumenta's lower half hung out of the left side of her mouth, his head hanging out of the right.
She snapped down twice more as she came in to land by the park, seeing the other Iumenta dead. She tossed the limp and slightly masticated body next to its companion. She touched down next to some grass and rubbed her face on it wiping the blood from her chin.
Several Elves were already there. "Do we know anything yet?" she asked.
"No, the Elf who activated the tracker is dead along with three other Elves and about six human soldiers, several that are badly injured," a woman said.
Umbra took back off. "I'll see if I can help."
She made her way back to the government building. When she arrived she stopped the spell that was shining bright above the building. She came down seeing familiar faces. Instantly she felt concern, she found Ankle, "Where are Barnin, Heath and the others?"
Ankle looked shaken and covered in blood, though it didn't look to be his own. "Heath is OK, a horse landed on him, his wards kept him from serious injury; but Barnin is hurt bad, some Elf is trying to keep him alive, can you help?"
Umbra searched the area finding an Elf healer that was tending to a downed Barnin. He was awake, but having a hard time breathing. "Is he going to live?" Umbra asked.
The healer, a man Umbra knew, looked up at her. "Can you help me stop the bleeding so I can heal his cuts? His lung was punctured but nothing else vital."
Barnin's body glowed black as Umbra sent spells that would stop his bleeding. He
They zigged and zagged between buildings, always trying to keep out of view of the dragon. There was a park they were heading to, in it was a tunnel that would lead out of the city, but more important the Ascended wouldn't be able to find them. They were going to have to jump from one of the city’s roofs to make it though.
Cinto saw the red roof and flung himself into the air, Kora behind him. There was a thud of wings but Cinto landed on the roof unscathed, he jumped again for the park just in view. As the wind buffeted him he noticed something in his peripheral vision. It was a Twig archer.
Pain erupted in his calf as he touched down, an arrow sticking out of it. He drew one fenrra but felt another stabbing pain that made him cry out as his kidney was punctured. He spun as his injured leg gave way. From the window he watched as another Twig fired and an arrow buried itself in between Cinto's collar bones.
* * * * *
Umbra passed over the building where the tracker had been activated, seeing both Elf and human bodies as she passed. She could see the Iumenta trying to flee. They kept to the alleys making it hard for her to stay on them. She tried to use magic but was unable to lock on to them and just them; if she used magic she ran a chance of hurting innocent people. She would have to wait until she could get a direct line of sight to use magic or until she could use her claws or teeth.
There was a park that they seemed to be heading for, she told her command, and kept looking for the Iumenta. It wasn't hard to tell where they had been, humans screamed as they saw two Iumenta running along above them. She caught glimpses of them jumping back and forth from wall to wall to keep going. She had to admit they were doing a good job of using the buildings for cover.
Umbra took a chance and assuming they were going for the park, she tried to head them off. She came in close to a building, folding her left wing in, almost brushing its stone side. As she rounded the building, a figure launched into the air and headed for a red roofed building. She opened her mouth as she saw a second silver haired Iumenta jump, its yellow eyes flashed to her in fear as she clamped her mouth shut. The Iumenta's ribcage cracking and snapping almost didn't even register with her, so powerful were her jaws. Salty blood filled her mouth and ran down her chin has the Iumenta's lower half hung out of the left side of her mouth, his head hanging out of the right.
She snapped down twice more as she came in to land by the park, seeing the other Iumenta dead. She tossed the limp and slightly masticated body next to its companion. She touched down next to some grass and rubbed her face on it wiping the blood from her chin.
Several Elves were already there. "Do we know anything yet?" she asked.
"No, the Elf who activated the tracker is dead along with three other Elves and about six human soldiers, several that are badly injured," a woman said.
Umbra took back off. "I'll see if I can help."
She made her way back to the government building. When she arrived she stopped the spell that was shining bright above the building. She came down seeing familiar faces. Instantly she felt concern, she found Ankle, "Where are Barnin, Heath and the others?"
Ankle looked shaken and covered in blood, though it didn't look to be his own. "Heath is OK, a horse landed on him, his wards kept him from serious injury; but Barnin is hurt bad, some Elf is trying to keep him alive, can you help?"
Umbra searched the area finding an Elf healer that was tending to a downed Barnin. He was awake, but having a hard time breathing. "Is he going to live?" Umbra asked.
The healer, a man Umbra knew, looked up at her. "Can you help me stop the bleeding so I can heal his cuts? His lung was punctured but nothing else vital."
Barnin's body glowed black as Umbra sent spells that would stop his bleeding. He
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