Bricks and Mortar

A moment later we were running, even as the sounds of bricks and mortar exploding came from behind us.

 

Worse, there was a sound coming from behind us; the sound of thousands of legs running in unison.

 

I tore my way through a metal grate, and a moment later we were moving through rack after rack of clothing, heading for the glass doors at the other end of the store.

 

Pain exploded as the suit dissolved around me, and I fell forward onto my left knee.

 

Uber grabbed me, pulled me up, and a moment later we exploded out into the sunlight. I was blinded for a moment, but there was a crowd of people there, and they were screaming.

 

I turned and saw that the mall was collapsing behind us.

 

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Truce