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"All set?"
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took a larger mouthful of his jacket before trying to nod, but the woman moved quickly...
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Originally Posted by Quiet Man Cometh
"on two. One...two!"
She pressed hard.
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An extreme pain went through his arm, back into him, as the arm seemed to connect into place all the way up to the nerve endings. Had he been able to think straightly, he would have admired her extreme potential for theurgic healing, but this was not the case...
Unguarded memories sprang back into mind as the pain from another one of his former victims, his sins of the past, jolted into his mind for the first time since he had left Corinth. Despite feeling physically healthy, he couldn't stop shaking as his mind subconsciously felt at the bends in reality that surrounded the wall of the cliff.
It was as though the very presence of the nephilim up above was bringing the auras of darkness and light into conflict. It was impressive, and dangerous...
As
Michael finally stopped shivering, he opened his eyes as the girl's face appeared in front of her. It was mostly flawless despite what the dangers of travel could do. He blinked a few times before speaking:
"It isn't safe... we need to get out of here..."
He felt weaker than before, as well. It may have been just the climb or the loss of blood, but something gave him the feeling that his weakening state is not coincidental.