Chapter 76- Embrace the arms II
Hell is empty
and all the devils are here.
~William Shakespeare
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Exploiting an exertion with her elbow as she rode on her abdomen, the flail wielder completely closed the distance between them, yanking her bleeding leg backward, before she could rise on her feet.
Medusa’s hand fumbled behind her, fingers curling around a broken stable bucket. She hurled it without hesitation, not at the flail wielder, but at the lantern rig above her head.
The glass shattered, spewing burst oil and fire flared briefly, the flames licking across the dry beams and a few bales nearby as smoke curled thickly upward.
Medusa felt the grasp on her ankle ameliorated, and she kicked, adjusting to the stint before giving her opponent a chance to strike, banking hard to the left.
Timber beams groaned, and dust fell in curtains from the ceiling as chaos bloomed in the confined space, fueled by fire, smoke, and panic. That was her opening.