XLV

    “Now,” ordered Sassaren.
    Her children peeked out the sides and shot at the tyres of the opposite car. Others followed suit, unfortunately, members of Kron’s Sect were included. Bullets not only found their way to tyres but doors, arms, a face.
    Two cars suddenly crashed through glass, making a chaotic mess in the closed up, empty restaurant. Tables and chairs were knocked over, one car half-landed on a counter and fell back down heavily. This still wreckage was left alone by the speeding cars outside.
    Kirrinis looked out of the window amongst all the chaos. She spotted a lone figure on the rooftops.
    “Huh, the Vampires think this is a game,” she muttered. Another lone figure on the roof zoomed passed.
    Fidor was losing control of his dangerous car. “Hold on!” He successfully guided the swerving car into one of Kron’s more tasteful cars with force. The two cars fell on their sides and were stopped by a strong fountain.
    The last four cars speeded round a turn. The car at the back pushed into the car in front, which was forced into the next car, which hit the boot of the car in front. Like dominoes, the three foremost cars span, skidded and crashed into an older building. The surviving car skidded to a halt. Dawn made the sky purple. A few moments went by and the sky became brighter.
    Vans appeared out of nowhere. People clad in skin-tight black suits and body armour with ‘Cyris’ written on them in orange, jumped out and surveyed the scene. One man jumped back inside and ordered cranes over the radio. Others ran to the cars and carefully examined the people inside.

The cars zoomed along the narrow roads, becoming more and more jammed with people at the sides. Suddenly there were lots of people squeezing against the sides in panic for safety. Those who dared to shoot guns became responsible for the deaths of bystanders.
    After a few miles, the road led the cars through an old estate of churches, residential halls, courts and libraries. By this point the cars were heavily damaged and were not stable. One car crashed into the side, then a fire started up in the engine. Everyone jumped out and ran away.
    At the end of this street was a building, which looked like a temple. The sign was labelled ‘High Courts of Vangelion’. Three cars careened next to the entrance stairs and landed in a pile. Even though this spot was covered in grass, the impact collapsed the trapdoor underneath. The cars fell through. Then they were levitating and brought gently to the ground. Young Dark Citizens emerged from the darkness.
    “The Sorcerer’s Guild,” sighed Hawk with relief from inside one of the fatal cars.
    Manira raced alongside the last of Kron’s cars in a stately street.
    “Hold on!” she shouted.
    Rowani grabbed her headrest tightly. Everyone else followed suit. The car skidded round 270 degrees. The enemy’s car crashed into Scythe’s. The cars were shaped like the letter T. Scythe’s car was bumped with such force that the door next to him crunched inwards and hit his knee.

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