"- Soledad did attack Anita, but she failed to kill her, and I think was killed by her. I haven't read the book she appears in, so I can't say whether she was a worthy opponent or not."
Actually, about Soledad... (http://lkh-lashouts.livejournal.com/332049.html) "At any rate, Anita understands what Peter is trying to tell Cisco, and she throws her head back as Peter drops to his knees to shoot out Soledad's legs. It wasn't the best plan, because she went down while her claws were still dug into Anita's stomach, and thus tore up quite a bit of it on the way down. There's a tussle, and Soledad attempts to attack Peter. Anita keeps her off of his throat, and Peter empties an entire clip into Soledad's head. " "Finally, Anita realizes that Soledad's body hadn't "reverted to human form" the way a dead shifter's body normally does. The body "sprang up" and made a lunge at Peter and Cisco." "Somehow, Peter was able to shoot a hole through Soledad's chest, while Cisco is still on the floor, sans his throat. Edward and Olaf aren't ruffled by the chaotic scene, and stand side-by-side, "like they were on a shooting range" and repeatedly fire perfect, accurate rounds into the tiger. Despite all the silver-bullet firepower, Soledad still hasn't gone down completely, which amazes Anita because she's never seen a shifter that can do that. Eventually, she realizes that Soledad is recovering like one of the rotting vampires, and she screams for someone to light Soledad on fire. " "Olaf hears "fire", and it must be his Manchurian trigger word, because he takes off down the hallway. While he's gone, everyone else is running out of ammo, and since Anita's about to get clawed again, Claudia steps in and starts fighting "hand to claw" with Soledad. After a bit more scuffling about, Soledad takes off, ostensibly to warn Mercia and Nivia that Anita and her brigade of bodyguards are aware of their hiding place. Everyone scampers after her, until finally she's surrounded in a circle.
Soledad tells the group that killing her won't stop the Harlequin from doing away with them, since the "wild hunt" is still coming" "In the meanwhile, Olaf comes running back with a can of WD-40, as well as "a torch made of rags bound to what looked like the end of a metal mop handle." Apparently, they had an "ordnance" in the car, but he figured the janitor's closet was closer. Edward lights up the torch, and Olaf tells Anita to cover him as he moves into the circle with the torch and "his squeezy can of accelerant." Anita shoots Soledad in the face again, and Olaf stuffs the torch into the hole.
After much wailing and moaning, Soledad is finally no longer moving, and Anita calls for an axe. Where's Gimli when you need him? While she's waiting, she tells Edward that Soledad had the healing capabilities of a rotting vampire from Morte d'Amour's line. She offers Olaf the heart while she deals with the head, and before long, everything is finished. "
To be fair, that was before LKH decided to make Anita the Most Special Rainbow Tiger Ever, so she undoubtedly would get worse treatment now. But I'd say that's a pretty impressive death sequence, wouldn't you? Has to be taken down by three elite sociopaths and several sidekicks. Highest praise Anita's world has these days.
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Actually, about Soledad... (http://lkh-lashouts.livejournal.com/332049.html)
"At any rate, Anita understands what Peter is trying to tell Cisco, and she throws her head back as Peter drops to his knees to shoot out Soledad's legs. It wasn't the best plan, because she went down while her claws were still dug into Anita's stomach, and thus tore up quite a bit of it on the way down. There's a tussle, and Soledad attempts to attack Peter. Anita keeps her off of his throat, and Peter empties an entire clip into Soledad's head. "
"Finally, Anita realizes that Soledad's body hadn't "reverted to human form" the way a dead shifter's body normally does. The body "sprang up" and made a lunge at Peter and Cisco."
"Somehow, Peter was able to shoot a hole through Soledad's chest, while Cisco is still on the floor, sans his throat. Edward and Olaf aren't ruffled by the chaotic scene, and stand side-by-side, "like they were on a shooting range" and repeatedly fire perfect, accurate rounds into the tiger. Despite all the silver-bullet firepower, Soledad still hasn't gone down completely, which amazes Anita because she's never seen a shifter that can do that. Eventually, she realizes that Soledad is recovering like one of the rotting vampires, and she screams for someone to light Soledad on fire. "
"Olaf hears "fire", and it must be his Manchurian trigger word, because he takes off down the hallway. While he's gone, everyone else is running out of ammo, and since Anita's about to get clawed again, Claudia steps in and starts fighting "hand to claw" with Soledad. After a bit more scuffling about, Soledad takes off, ostensibly to warn Mercia and Nivia that Anita and her brigade of bodyguards are aware of their hiding place. Everyone scampers after her, until finally she's surrounded in a circle.
Soledad tells the group that killing her won't stop the Harlequin from doing away with them, since the "wild hunt" is still coming"
"In the meanwhile, Olaf comes running back with a can of WD-40, as well as "a torch made of rags bound to what looked like the end of a metal mop handle." Apparently, they had an "ordnance" in the car, but he figured the janitor's closet was closer. Edward lights up the torch, and Olaf tells Anita to cover him as he moves into the circle with the torch and "his squeezy can of accelerant." Anita shoots Soledad in the face again, and Olaf stuffs the torch into the hole.
After much wailing and moaning, Soledad is finally no longer moving, and Anita calls for an axe. Where's Gimli when you need him? While she's waiting, she tells Edward that Soledad had the healing capabilities of a rotting vampire from Morte d'Amour's line. She offers Olaf the heart while she deals with the head, and before long, everything is finished. "
To be fair, that was before LKH decided to make Anita the Most Special Rainbow Tiger Ever, so she undoubtedly would get worse treatment now. But I'd say that's a pretty impressive death sequence, wouldn't you? Has to be taken down by three elite sociopaths and several sidekicks. Highest praise Anita's world has these days.