[RPG] [BT][Sint] Phoebe ~ A Duel at Dawn

[Timothy Collett]

Phoebe meets Xaia at the gates of the city at dawn. Phoebe seems  
almost to be bouncing with suppressed excitement, while Xaia's face  
holds an implacable determination. Atop the walls and some distance  
away outside them, people from both sides have gathered to watch the  
duel. Xaia and Phoebe stand several paces apart and draw their  
swords. Both salute, and the duel begins.

It has only been going on for a few minutes when it becomes clear  
that Xaia is overmatched. Phoebe dances about, avoiding almost as  
many of Xaia's blows as she parries, while darting in and landing  
scratch after tiny scratch on Xaia, cutting her sleeves to ribbons.  
Xaia continues to struggle valiantly until Phoebe surprises her with  
a flurry of powerful attacks, finally knocking her sword from her  
hand and running her through the gut.

Her right hand still on the hilt of her sword, Phoebe leans in close  
to Xaia, drawing a strange-looking dagger with her left hand, and  
plunges it into her side, whispering in her ear, "Your blood will  
feed the masters," as her eyes dim. Phoebe pulls the dagger free, its  
backswept serrations tearing at flesh and entrails, causing Xaia to  
convulse in pain once before slipping at last into unconsciousness,  
then slips it back into its hidden sheath and pulls out her sword and  
raises it high.

Turning to the watchers on the wall, she calls, "Does anyone else  
wish to test my blade? Or are you all satisfied that the Mighty One's  
power is supreme?"

Without even waiting for the yells of anger that follow, Phoebe  
turns, wipes her sword on Xaia's shirt, sheathes it, and walks back  
to the Sintian lines.

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~haiku~

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