The puppet moved with her gestures.
She pointed at the left head.
The marionette punched.
The blow landed with concussive force.
The head snapped back.
Lightning spread across its scales, arcing between gaps in the armor.
The smell of ozone and burnt meat filled the air.
I swung for the exposed neck.
Sever first. Then Ember.
Cut and cauterize.
The left head fell.
Two down.
The right head was already moving.
Ice built in its throat.
Aimed at Reyna.
She didn't move.
Just smiled.
"That's adorable."
She raised her other hand.
A second marionette formed.
This one intercepted the ice breath with its body, taking the full blast.
The construct shattered.
But it bought her time.
Time for me to close the gap.
I drove the bat into the base of the right head's skull.
Thermal energy poured through the metal.
The creature's brain cooked from the inside out.
The head went limp.
I severed it.
Burned the stump.
Three for three.
