Marr was dead, and even that didn't give Tesseract a moment's rest. He turned around, and was mildly surprised to see both Vex and Wreath in the doorway of the room. How did they know where he would be? They hadn't followed him down the hallway. As far as they knew, Tesseract might have been the one who attacked Grand Mage Deuce. They had no reason to suspect he was after Marr instead.
Vex came at him with his hands already crackling, and Tesseract ducked underneath the energy-beam he released. Too late, the assassin remembered Low, and avoiding the near-simultaneous strike of her blade threw him dangerously off-balance. Low followed up with multiple jabs, which Tesseract defended against the best he could, but the blows still made his whole skeleton rattle. He gritted his teeth against the pain and kicked out at Low's knees, the heel of his boot connecting with only one of them. But one was enough. He felt her go down, reached out to grip her arm, and let go only when he heard her scream as the bone broke.
That just left Vex. And Wreath, who was still blocking the doorway, and still had a hefty price on his head. If Tesseract could dispatch them both quickly enough, he might be able to leave the Sanctuary before anyone realised he wasn't meant to be there.
With Low on the floor, Tesseract spun back to his feet and made for Vex, Low's sword in his hand. He brought it back to jab it forward, drawing Vex's attention to the well-maintained blade, then swept the tip up at the last moment and reached out to press a fingertip against Vex's jaw instead.
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Vex came at him with his hands already crackling, and Tesseract ducked underneath the energy-beam he released. Too late, the assassin remembered Low, and avoiding the near-simultaneous strike of her blade threw him dangerously off-balance. Low followed up with multiple jabs, which Tesseract defended against the best he could, but the blows still made his whole skeleton rattle. He gritted his teeth against the pain and kicked out at Low's knees, the heel of his boot connecting with only one of them. But one was enough. He felt her go down, reached out to grip her arm, and let go only when he heard her scream as the bone broke.
That just left Vex. And Wreath, who was still blocking the doorway, and still had a hefty price on his head. If Tesseract could dispatch them both quickly enough, he might be able to leave the Sanctuary before anyone realised he wasn't meant to be there.
With Low on the floor, Tesseract spun back to his feet and made for Vex, Low's sword in his hand. He brought it back to jab it forward, drawing Vex's attention to the well-maintained blade, then swept the tip up at the last moment and reached out to press a fingertip against Vex's jaw instead.