A sacrifice

Slash!

The chine lodged into his shoulder.

"Aaahh!"

*****

Several miles away, Yoru sensed something wrong, sidestepping to the side just in time to avoid another shot to her head by a soldier's arrow.

'How could he have been found out so easily?!' She frowned and made a ring of flames around her, with embers hovering around.

Coating her body in flames, she created a cloud of smoke that spread out around her, diffusing and obscuring their visions.

Cough!

Cough!

"She mustn't escape!"

Another guard made a spiral motion of his fingers, creating a whirlwind that dispersed the smoke.

Rushing in, some of them stomped their feet in disappointment, while others cursed at having lost their one chance at capture.

The marks on them began glowing as it signaled them that they were close to the original target they had been searching for.

Breaking off into smaller groups of 4, they all set out for different possible routes of escape while convertible at the location.

*****

Huff!