This would take her forever if she had to wait for each to take a turn attacking.
While that might be fun in its own way, Kira was an impatient sort.
Kira parried two more attacks before sprinting for the simulators. She needed to figure out a way to speed things up if she wanted to keep the advantage.
The longer she fought; the more tired she’d get. Eventually she was bound to make a mistake.
While that wasn’t the end of the world, Kira refused to make things that easy for them.
She crossed the invisible barrier that announced the edge of the simulator. Four Tuann followed, war cries issuing from their throats.
Kira reached the simulator’s control. She brought up the menu, scanning it quickly for a species she recognized as one of the Tuann cursed.
Realizing her plan, he put on a burst of speed.
Kira smiled at him. “Have fun.”
She chose the image of a ripper, jumping backward out of the simulator as ten holograms stepped into being.
Kira had no idea why the Tuann would have a ripper programmed into their simulators.
The creatures bared their fangs as they slunk toward their prey, lowering their heads as they crept closer.
Covered in fur on their torso, the ripper had a pair of scraggly wings that made them look like a rat had mated with a bird. While they were native to a planet that was comprised largely of swamp, most people chose to avoid the world.
As far as Kira knew, it was unclaimed.
No one wanted to deal with a territorial species like the ripper which would attack on sight for a world that was severely lacking in resources.
“Mea’Ave take her. I fucking hate rippers,“ one of the Tuann exclaimed.
The four changed tactics, putting their backs to one another as the rippers surrounded them.
Kira waved when she caught one of them looking her way before sauntering away with a laugh.
“You’ll pay for this!” someone shouted at her back.
Kira was sure she would, but not before she made them regret tangling with her.
Thought they could try their hand at hazing her, did they?
Ha!
The last people who’d tried that still ran the other way when they saw her coming.
“Does anyone else find her smile a little scary?” one Tuann asked the other.
His companion nodded.
“Jin!” Kira shouted, marching toward him. “Are you ready to change the game?”
The drone broke away from Caius, rising into the air where the other man couldn’t reach.
“I thought you’d never ask.”
Caius lowered his practice blade, looking between the two of them with a suspicious frown.
Kira’s smirk widened. “Switch.”
