Callie groaned in pain as she picked herself up off the ground. Icy rain fell down all around her, and dampened her hair flat. The cold bit into her skin while she tasted blood in her mouth.
She felt pangs of defeat and humiliation after being knocked around so easily. By someone she felt was far inferior to her. That feeling quickly subsided as she convinced herself that she wasn’t beaten - she was merely caught off guard. If she had her full kit on, she felt she could have taken Miko on with no problems. And if her army was even close to halfway done, they would’ve all been dead by now.
Her grin grew back as she watched dozens of her Hallowed swarm the area. They came up the main cobblestone street, ran past while she stood in the courtyard, and crammed themselves into the mansion beyond.
No, she thought to herself, this was just a setback. Nothing more. It only happened because I wasn’t prepared enough.