Following Shadows

Fritz turned down a dark corridor and circled around the building he had just passed. He was certain that someone was following him, and at this time of night they would be up to no good, since that was what he was also planning. He slipped the short sword from beneath his coat with one hand and in the other grabbed two magnetic EMP balls. If whoever was following him had an implant or an electronic weapon, it should be able to disable both of them.

He picked up the pace to catch up to whoever might be there and eventually came to a dark shape moving through the shadows cast by lamplights. It turned from side to side, as if it had lost someone's track —his track— and when he approached close enough he could see that they were indeed carrying a sonic rifle.

He flipped the two EMP balls at it and waited a second before he revealed his lower tech weapon.