November contest: The vanquishing of the writer's block/NaNoWriMo

... Two bullets came clean through the roof, landing at Meridian's feet. He laughed aloud, the adrenaline reaching his head.                 "It doesn't matter," he shouted above the noise of the airmedia hovering outside their house. "Let's get this overwith!"                 He pulled his blade out from under his overcoat.                 He was met instantly by a second round of fire—this time, a ...