With Evie's hood pulled down, Alex can only make out her silhouette, but she knows it's her. She nods up to the vampire before turning her attention back to the task at hand.
She uncoils the rope and ties one end of it to the balcony railing - she'll probably need to leave in a hurry and if she just jumps off the balcony she'll wind up with a broken leg at best and a cracked skull at worst, either of which would make it hard to get away.
One deep breath and a quick glance into the room is all Alex allows herself before momentarily squeezing her eyes shut, gritting her teeth, and then hurling one of Evie's smoke pellets right at Millicent. The guard goes down fast: headshot, right between the eyes. Alex whips the gun towards Millicent, but instead of going for another headshot, she aims at the vampire's chest and stomach. She wants to stake Millicent, and she wants Millicent to be conscious when she does it. The whole point of this, after all, is revenge, and what good is revenge if the victim doesn't know what's happening?
That turns out to be a mistake. Millicent's too fast. A single bullet hits her in the ribs before the gun is wrenched out of Alex's hands and Alex is flung back into the railing, hard enough to crack the stone.
The guard who was outside the door bursts into the room, but seems to get lost in the cloud of smoke.
Stake in hand, Alex lunges at Millicent. Her first strike is blocked, the second dodged, and though Alex manages to scrape the tip of the stake across Millicent's chest, the vampire's hand quickly clamps down around Alex's throat. She thrashes, kicking and hitting with all her strength, but Millicent barely seems to notice.
That's when the guard finally emerges from the smoke, and Millicent snaps some order at him that Alex barely hears through the blood rushing in her ears. The momentary distraction is all she needs, though, to stab the stake at Millicent's arm, piercing it straight through. Millicent drops her, and as she rips the stake out of her arm, Alex whistles as loud as she can. As much as she wants to do this on her own, a tiny realistic part of her knows she probably can't handle both the guard and Millicent without a little help.
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She uncoils the rope and ties one end of it to the balcony railing - she'll probably need to leave in a hurry and if she just jumps off the balcony she'll wind up with a broken leg at best and a cracked skull at worst, either of which would make it hard to get away.
One deep breath and a quick glance into the room is all Alex allows herself before momentarily squeezing her eyes shut, gritting her teeth, and then hurling one of Evie's smoke pellets right at Millicent. The guard goes down fast: headshot, right between the eyes. Alex whips the gun towards Millicent, but instead of going for another headshot, she aims at the vampire's chest and stomach. She wants to stake Millicent, and she wants Millicent to be conscious when she does it. The whole point of this, after all, is revenge, and what good is revenge if the victim doesn't know what's happening?
That turns out to be a mistake. Millicent's too fast. A single bullet hits her in the ribs before the gun is wrenched out of Alex's hands and Alex is flung back into the railing, hard enough to crack the stone.
The guard who was outside the door bursts into the room, but seems to get lost in the cloud of smoke.
Stake in hand, Alex lunges at Millicent. Her first strike is blocked, the second dodged, and though Alex manages to scrape the tip of the stake across Millicent's chest, the vampire's hand quickly clamps down around Alex's throat. She thrashes, kicking and hitting with all her strength, but Millicent barely seems to notice.
That's when the guard finally emerges from the smoke, and Millicent snaps some order at him that Alex barely hears through the blood rushing in her ears. The momentary distraction is all she needs, though, to stab the stake at Millicent's arm, piercing it straight through. Millicent drops her, and as she rips the stake out of her arm, Alex whistles as loud as she can. As much as she wants to do this on her own, a tiny realistic part of her knows she probably can't handle both the guard and Millicent without a little help.