Nyxoria, 28th of Lyra, 518 ER(Continuation)
She then disappears. Jasmine has written the letter and heads to one of the windows of the roof chamber of the gate to signal Xerxes.
As she turns to go to the window, Barksley enters her view, blocking her path. He then walks towards her in a lazy, joyful manner, his movements animated.
Reaching her, he stops, his demonic form towering over her petite structure, his appearance a stark contrast to her youthful and non-threatening demeanor. He then looks down at her, his gaze lingering on her small frame, and chuckles, as if thinking, "This little thing is supposed to be a threat? How adorable."
He cracks his neck, more out of habit than necessity, and grins, ready to toy with his prey.
Then, a long tail forms from his bottom, depicting the alligator tail-like structure we know of, and claws form out of his hands, like an eagle's claws, from his fingertips.
Then, suddenly, as if hearing a soothing sound in his ear, he puts his palm to his ear.
Leah: "Barksley, where are you? I hope you're not slacking."
Barksley: "No, Leah, I'm just handling one of the pesky guards - the female type - so she can't deliver the message to Xerxes."
Leah: "OK, I'm going to the main entrance of the minister's house. See you there in a flash."
Barksley: "Ok, my Dearie. Till then."
He heard her voice through their mystic conduit, a gentle whisper in his mind. Ending the communication, he then laughs.
Barksley: "Oh, where are we? Oh, the fun part."
He propels himself towards Jasmine, the guard, and then lunges his tail towards her.
Jasmine, who has drawn back some steps away, sweating profusely, tries to defend herself. He smirks.
Jasmine, who was originally in fear, smirks in just a second as her emotions turn to pride. She tries to compose herself as Barksley attacks.
As the tail nears her, she immediately unstraps her sword, stabs it into the ground, and propels herself by performing a backflip, evading the tail as it hits and shatters the sword into pieces.
As she lands, she delivers a swirl of poisonous daggers from inside her shoes to Barksley, who is stunned and immediately transforms into a pigeon, dodging the daggers in the air.
He returns to his normal form and then stares at Jasmine in shock, unable to believe that this frail-looking girl was able to dodge his attack and counter with such ferocity.
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