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She raised her katana overhead. Fargo sputtered something but Winnipeg ignored her as she focused her power into the sword. Her finisher had a five-second charge time. In magical combat five seconds was virtual eternity and the windup served as her otherwise infallible finisher's sole downside. Even Fargo's attack that had fractured the archon's mask had taken only half the time. But if Winnipeg could pull it off...

(Chapter 11)