C3V Wave 15 Teaser Week#3

Kira Jax was moving very carefully so she wouldn't be spotted. The gap between the buildings in front of her was exposed to the enemy, but she couldn't wait: she had to warn her squadron before the Soulborg army--twice the size they had expected--made it this far. Slipping a small extension mirror out of her sleeve, she slowly edged it around the doorway. No one to the left, and no one to the right.

She let out a quick sigh, then, with all her might, bolted out into the open air. She grabbed the frame of the door on the far side, gripping tight to swing herself in.

But, as she kicked off, a large metal claw caught her left leg and ripped her hand off the door frame. Lithely, she twisted to come face to face with electric red eyes and a metal glare.

Major X-17’s lights flashed as he began to scan her, but she wasn’t going to give him the chance to tag her. She had made it nine years so far without being tagged and she wasn’t planning on ending that streak today. Right arm pressed against X-17's breastplate, she pulled an empty syringe out of her medical pocket with her left hand, and expertly jabbed it into the centimeter-long gap between the Major’s arm and claw.

Major X-17’s entire body froze and his eyes blinked out. Kira took the split-second she had before the Major's systems rerouted to pry open the claw. Kira was already on the move before her feet hit the ground. She dashed into the other building and wove her way through the smaller gaps in the rubble where only a Deathreaver could follow. Time was running out....