Gix - Kills Thran temple denizens

Jonas let go of the pole to avoid being pulled over the edge.

Too late. Gix had solid footing. He whirled, bashing Rebbec’s staff and smashing her fingers.

She dropped the weapon.

Spinning, Gix struck Jonas in the back.

The young man arched and howled.

Gix hit him again. Setting his feet, he flung the young man from the temple.

Jonas fell as the Untouchables had fallen. He died as they had died.

The workers surged in, but Gix was too quick. He knocked one man unconscious, stole the feet from a woman, and drove the others back with quick jabs of the staff. He was quick in other ways too. Behind him, Untouchables lowered a stout wooden door across the gap between pinnacle and temple. They flooded up their makeshift bridge.

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The Thran, Chapter 8