9. To Water

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I pushed myself out of bed, throwing the covers to the ground

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I pushed myself out of bed, throwing the covers to the ground. Tau was also awake; she rubbed her eyes and jumped to her feet. Eno hid behind our bed.

The three armoured females stood in front of the entrance to the shack, now reduced to a puddle of water, leaving nothing but the furniture and floorboards under our feet. Like when we first met Tau, the women had their combat armour on, and each had colourful streaks in their fringes.

 Like when we first met Tau, the women had their combat armour on, and each had colourful streaks in their fringes

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The woman at the front still had her hands outstretched to where the door had been. She was darker-skinned than the other two. Her hair was similar to mine, but black. She appeared strong and athletic, maybe in her early twenties.

 She appeared strong and athletic, maybe in her early twenties

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Tau turned to Eno and I and backed away. 'You both need to give up. Please. You could get hurt. They are too powerful for you.' She had a genuine look of fear on her face.

'What?' I said, stalling the situation. 'You want to go back to killing people again with them?' I tried concentrating on a new destination. We needed to leave here right away.

'Sacet, you need to surrender, for your brother's sake,' she said as she walked to the three women and stood by their side.

I couldn't tell if she was she serious, or if she was trying to play them. But I didn't have time to debate.

'I guess this is farewell then,' I said. I turned, throwing my hands in front of me and used all of my strength to open a portal next to Eno.

'Malu!' I heard one of the women yell from behind.

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