Number Six felt her life vanish before her very eyes. She had once felt invincible with the abilities granted by her golden boxes. Through them, she could teleport effortlessly between locations, rebound incoming force, and render herself almost untouchable whenever she entered them. In truth, even she had not been fully aware of the subtle weakness that existed against non-contact forces, and when Asher had discovered that flaw and exploited it so mercilessly, the realization had come as a profound and terrifying shock to her.
Her head slid slowly from her neck, blood splattering outward in a violent arc. But before her corpse could even collapse fully upon the earth, Asher had already shifted. His body twisted with lethal precision, shoulder turning, foot planting, and attack tearing forward toward Number Five as he aimed to eliminate him as well, as though he intended to end the three of them within the span of a single terrifying minute.
