ASMSG Scifi Fantasy Paranormal Emagazine May 2014 | Page 26

SFP Indie Issue 2
It was time to get to work.
Galahad did not stir as she silently crossed the room.
A*STAR had demanded fresh DNA samples obtained as
directly from the source as possible. Hair or skin samples
would be acceptable, and both were typically abundant in a
bathroom. She pulled test tube and tweezers from the
pocket of her lab coat and knelt to examine the bathroom
counter.
Something flickered in the corner of her vision.
Instinct and trained reflexes took over. In a flash, her
dagger was in her hand. She spun, the black serrated blade
slicing outward.
Galahad reacted with uncanny speed. It dove to the
side, dropping into a roll and coming up in a battle crouch.
Her dagger slashed through the air where Galahad had
been standing a moment before. Galahad’s dark eyes
narrowed as it assessed her. Its body shifted into motion,
preparing to defend itself.
She too reassessed, readjusted. Her attack should not
have missed. Galahad’s battle instincts had been trained
and polished to perfection. Apparently it was more than a
common lab animal.
Her dagger lashed out once again in a graceful, snakelike motion, and Galahad evaded by dodging to one side.
The blade sliced harmlessly through the air so close to
Galahad that it must have felt the chill breath of the
dagger’s passing against its skin.
Galahad’s silent and sinuously graceful