At some point, the wind turned vicious.
[Where the fuck did these handholds go?]
Aegis's fingers scraped stone, searching. The seams between blocks had narrowed to nothing. Her fingertips burned.
[Can't see... shit!]
Darkness pressed in. The academy lights had faded to the point where it felt like Aegis had stars above and stars below. She was pretty much hanging from the side of a skyscraper with nowhere to go but up.
She shifted left. Her right foot slipped.
"AH!"
For three heartbeats, she dangled by her fingertips alone.
[DON'T PANIC.] She breathed in deep, staring up at her objective. [You made it this far. You can make it a little...]
Her foot found purchase. Barely. A ridge maybe a quarter-inch wide.
[This is getting stupid.]
No. This had been stupid from the start. Now it was getting suicidal.
The wind slammed her sideways. Her body swung out from the wall. Physics demanded she fall.
Aegis gritted her teeth.
[Not today, bitch. Not today!]
