The woman stared at Rowena's lifeless body, her face flickering with regret. She sighed deeply, her resolve hardening. "Her fate is sealed. Useless to try saving her," she muttered under her breath. Turning to Kael, she pushed him away with a blast of energy, propelling him back, and without another glance, she fled through the window, escaping into the night.
Kael, now standing over Rowena's body, didn't waste a moment. He threw a sharp object, forged from black titanium and shaped like the letter "K," into Rowena's back. The object sank deep into her corpse. "One is down. One more to go."
With his primary mission complete, he teleported away, pursuing the woman who had escaped.
Kael followed her path, his steps light and agile, hopping across the rooftops of the city's buildings, always keeping pace with the woman as she fled. She was fast, but Kael was faster, and he was closing their distance every second.
