There was no real preternatural awareness or sixth sense- just an awareness of rapid movement that drew his attention back and a blur of motion that screamed weapon, WEAPON, SPEAR FLYING AT TORSO-
He dove. It caught his shoulder rather than his chest, and a spray of black blood accompanied its impact in the unsuspecting cognition behind him.
It didn't burn like angelic steel, and that was a blessing, for lack of a better word- but he caught a glimpse of golden hair and white wings-
And that was enough.
He took the moment to roll behind the counter, dipped his fingers in the wound and called out. Invite conversation. Goad them. Get the self-righteous pricks talking and they'd give you room enough to prepare. "You know, it's the damnedest thing, I've been wondering for the better part of a year now why there wasn't backlash! Some kind of retaliation! But I never expected to run into it here! What's the story, I'm dying to know- dimensional analogue that got suckered into Yaldabaoth's game? Disgraced Exterminator out for blood? I'd be really interested to know if that was the case, incidentally, since that'd mean you followed me here- or did you not see the sign on the board and this is just another case of 'shoot the big scary demon bird because clearly-"
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He dove. It caught his shoulder rather than his chest, and a spray of black blood accompanied its impact in the unsuspecting cognition behind him.
It didn't burn like angelic steel, and that was a blessing, for lack of a better word- but he caught a glimpse of golden hair and white wings-
And that was enough.
He took the moment to roll behind the counter, dipped his fingers in the wound and called out. Invite conversation. Goad them. Get the self-righteous pricks talking and they'd give you room enough to prepare. "You know, it's the damnedest thing, I've been wondering for the better part of a year now why there wasn't backlash! Some kind of retaliation! But I never expected to run into it here! What's the story, I'm dying to know- dimensional analogue that got suckered into Yaldabaoth's game? Disgraced Exterminator out for blood? I'd be really interested to know if that was the case, incidentally, since that'd mean you followed me here- or did you not see the sign on the board and this is just another case of 'shoot the big scary demon bird because clearly-"