Valeth threw a fierce right-hook.
Melissa leaned back in time to watch a fist pass within mere inches of her nose. The other woman spun, one arm lashing out for a back-hand strike.
Melissa turned her body, catching her opponent's wrist in one hand. The other went onto Valeth's upper arm, and then she had the lady dead to rights. With the strength of a Justice Keeper, she whirled around and sent her enemy stumbling toward the nearest tree.
Valeth jumped.
The woman planted both feet on the tree trunk and pushed off like a spring, back-flipping through the air. As she fell, she drew a small pistol and then turned upright to land behind Melissa.
Melissa twisted around, raising one hand in time to erect a Bending. Bullets came at her, then curved upward and sped into the open sky. More and
