Maya POV Kira dropped Number Seven's corpse and turned to face Numbers Nine and Twelve. They circled her like wolves, looking for an opening. Number Nine lunged first, moving with impossible speed. Kira sidestepped, grabbed Nine's twisted spine, and slammed her into the stone wall. The impact cracked the stone. Nine's body left a crater. Number Twelve tried to attack from behind. Kira spun, caught Twelve's clawed hands, and twisted. Bones snapped like dry branches. Twelve screamed, a sound that wasn't quite human or wolf. "You're all so slow," Kira said conversationally. "So predictable. Project Apex built you from my genetic template but you're just shadows. Copies. Nothing like the original." She drove her knee into Twelve's face, shattering the hybrid's jaw. Black blood sprayed. Twelve collapsed, choking. Number Nine recovered and charged again. This time Kira didn't dodge. She met the attack head on, catching Nine in a crushing grip. Her hands glowed faintly, a silve
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