The Starbender Cycle: Book 2: My Enemy's Enemy's Enemy

<p data-rte-fromparser="true">[Excerpy from Book 2 of The Starbender Cycle, by Fetcher McMarvin] 
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">As the Mordax scream-flayer crumpled to the ground in front of her, Mercy flexed her fingers. They ached from all the choking. 
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Trevor rounded the corner behind her, phase pistol still smoking, the cries of the Mordax hot on his heels. 
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Mercy grunted, "I don't get it, Trevor. Why did you spring me from this kill-prison? I've tried to off you, like, seven times." 
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Trevor replied between blasts of his pistol, "Because you're the only one who's come close to killing me." Another blast. "And you're the only one I can trust. We're going to steal the Starbender Prism out from under Prince Argon's nose." 
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Mercy could only smirk. Her fingers were feeling better already.
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