Nali ducked under a cascade of falling boulders as Koorgan struck one of the alien trilobites. Three of her elite soldiers were trapped and needed assistance. She raised her sword and struck the trilobite when it swung its spiked tail in their direction. Her sword caught between the joint of two spikes, embedding it in the alien’s flesh. The force drove her back into the cliff wall.
She grunted from the impact and fought to prevent the spike from piercing her granite flesh. She turned her head and saw her three gargoyles. One of them was wounded.
“Get him to safety,” she ordered.
“Thank you, Empress,” one soldier said.
She braced her feet against the cliff and pushed off. Her sharp blade sliced through part of the alien’s tail. Surging forward, she whirled and sliced through the rest o
