CatDance #33
#41 of CatDance
It's all fun and games till somebody gets hurt!
In which Ubergard plays 'possum, Kitty gets the hell out of there, and Helfer stops shouting so much.
| From a few steps away, Helfer called. "Alright, Ubergod. Now drop her over."
Try as she might, Ubergard could not resist the command and began walking to the bridge's raised wall with her inert burden. But as she turned, she turned a little sharply and felt the edge of her blade touch Kitty's thigh. | 
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| The magical blade, always honed to a razor's edge, did no more than nick the black latex, but the reaction was instant. Kitty's form dropped from Ubergard's hands, suddenly unfrozen as Kitty blinked at the sudden change. Ubergard knew she had only a second to get Kitty moving as she felt the compelling force to grab for the Khajiit and complete Helfer's command. But she was not compelled to remain silent.
"KITTY! RUN FOR YOUR LIFE - NOW!" | 
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| Kitty ran.
On all fours it was only an instant before she was out of Helfer's sight over the peak of the bridge. Helfer spat and Shouted again, this time at Ubergard to freeze her. "LIZ! SLEN! NUS!" | 
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| Ubergard froze as Helfer raced past her a few paces to the peak of the arch, Kitty now clearly visible running down the other side of the bridge. | 
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| "LIZ!" | 
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| "SLEN!" | 
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| Suddenly Helfer sensed movement behind her and turned around instinctively.
"*CRACK*" | 
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| Not having time to get within striking range, Ubergard had thrown her blade with all her strength, the blade spinning horizontally. The handle caught Helfer viciously in the throat and silenced her, bones cracking and vocal cords snapping. | 
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| She fell to the ground, spitting blood.
Ubergard got up and advanced on her, murder clearly on her mind.
The Khajiit was helpless now as she looked around desperately for something to help, but nothing appeared. She could not outrun Ubergard in her current state, she could not shout, and worst of all, she had no time. | 
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| Ubergard was steps away now. Helfer had one frantic moment of fear as she knew what she had to do. It was that or have this berserk Argonian throttle the life out of her. She took the only exit she could see. She ran and leapt off the bridge. | 
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| UUbergard watched her fall till she hit the water and was out of sight. From to her right, she heard Kitty calling as she returned, but Ubergard could not make out the words over the nearby noise from the waterfall. | 
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