Valence in the Alley

    Valence grabbed a can of Blue Lighting and popped it into her Essence Siphon. Immediately energy jolted through her veins, enhancing her senses and athleticism. She leaped up onto an awning, dodging a shock bolt, then jumped down and grappled the brute that was lumbering toward her. He was immensely stronger than she was, and he nearly tore her arm off, but just as he began pulling her off, his body stiffened.

    The grunts had shot another shock bolt at her, but she'd managed to maneuver the hulking man into their line of fire. The shock bolt hit the brute instead, saving her from freezing up instead. With the extra weight on his back, though, he fell backwards, pinning Valence underneath him. The Blue Lighting was the only thing enabling her to gain leverage, but it was running low. She seized her opportunity before the shock bolt wore off and ripped the mesh from the brute's head.

    When the paralysis wore off, Valence's opponent jumped to his feet, though with less power than before. He turned and punched down at her, but with her last bit of supplemental energy she rolled out of the way. His hand hit down into the ground, and he let out a painful grunt. Realizing he lacked his enhanced strength, he reached for another vial, and smashed it on his head. He ran after the girl, but at his normal, slow speed, and when he realized this, he felt his head.

    Valence turned to him and smiled, dangling the mesh from her hands. He roared with fury, but he couldn't catch her in this state, so he accepted defeat for the time being and instead ordered the grunts to continue firing on her. They finished reloading their guns and proceeded to aim at her. With the Blue Lightning depleted, though, she had no more use for the can, so she ejected it, caught it, crumpled it, then chucked it straight at them.

    Before the more prepared one could fire on her, the can hit him in the head, causing him to turn and fire on the second. With the three enemies taken care of, she escaped through the alleys, back to the Sink. Juniper would love another mesh to experiment with.