[center][h1][color=ed1c24]SCARLET SHADOW
红色阴影[/color][/h1][/center]

[i]Gāisǐ![/i]

Scarlet Shadow was nearing the edge of the platform when she had taken notice of what the three who had broken through the nearby door were doing. She watched as a bizarre swirling shape of what looked to be water formed up, though from where she hung she wasn’t sure how. A powerful light suddenly struck the thief in the eyes causing her to curse and raise one hand impulsively to cover her eyes. Her other hand gripping furiously onto a small groove that protruded from the wall between two thin pieces of pipe.

The light seemed to grow brighter as Scarlet Shadow could hear the sound of rushing water from the center of the platform. [color=f26522]"Stay behind me, let's go!"[/color] Scarlet Shadow felt a surge through her stomach and chest as she realized the group of three had the heart. The thief was still too far to simply vault onto the platform without falling and she couldn’t risk trying to charge through a cyclone of water with her super speed. Not to mention the blinding light. 

“I guess I shouldn’t have taken the vents…”

Were the master thief not in such a precarious position she probably would’ve broken into a rage. [i]So close…[/i] she seethed in her mind as she dropped her hand from her face, squinting her eyes tightly. There was nothing to be done at this point. She couldn’t even hope to get back through the vents and meet the trio at the intersection, and she certainly doubted she would get back outside the facility fast enough to chase down the group. Venom in her mind Scarlet Shadow began to shimmy back across the wall toward the vent from where she had come, beginning her exfiltration.