Chapter 54

In almost a blind desperation, she continued to push herself; she could not let Kali escape again. Lives were hanging in the balance. Eliza kept her spear balanced lightly in her hand as she ran after Kali. Taking this turn and that turn, she followed closely just waiting to get within range.

Kali was searching for a patch of darkness with which to disappear into, but with the numerous lights and the bath of silver which the moon cast over the night, the task was incredibly difficult. If not impossible. Kali darted swiftly into another side street, but this time as Eliza turned the corner, she saw Kali stopped before a high stone wall.

It was a dead end.

She just caught the flick of Kali’s wrist and the refraction of light that danced brilliantly off a dagger being thrown. Eliza pivoted hard to her right and spun out of the way. She completed the spin and without breaking stride, she allowed the weight of the tip of the spear to carry the shaft forward. Taking a tight grip just shy