Chapter 500
Katelina remembered Verchiel's comment about blood on his sword, and paused to clean off her dagger. Then she followed Micah. They wound around the buildings to find a second pair of dead vampires. Bullet wounds matched the sounds Katelina had heard. It was something else that had taken out their hearts. Maybe Hikaru's staff.
A red and black blur blasted past. Katelina stumbled out of the way. A second blur materialized into Arlen. Micah raised his sword. Arlen knocked him to the paving stones before he'd finished his swing.
The wind walker slammed Katelina into the wall. The gash in her stomach screamed and she blinked tears from her eyes.
Verchiel ripped him away. Katelina had a quick view of Arlen crashing into a building. Ornate scrolled windows shattered into bits. Before the pieces had landed, Arlen was already gone.