Siniru scrambled up and stood silently. They are ignoring me... Well I guess I have not been the most popular person ever but still....
Turning into her half-cat form, she ran off. She hoped the others were too busy with their own things to notice, or that they did not even care.
It was them she did not need to care about. There was somewhere she needed to be.
With a last huff, she hurled herself in a clearing with a lake. She was away from town now, and in a clearing in a forest.
Her expression monotone, she yelled into the darkness.
"Alright, I'm here and alone. Come on out. I won't bite... maybe"
At the call, a shadow darted through the trees. She flicked her cat ears and nervously flicked her thick, aubern hair. The shadow seemed to stop for a moment and get sharper. A flash of shade and a red line appeared across her arm, spurting blood. Cursing, she waited for the thing to show itself.
It did. And it was ugly. Big with red knives for hands and crimson glowing eyes.
"I have come to avenge the death of my friend. Ryu was loved. and I will never truely be free until I've settled this."
Without replying, Siniru created a force field around the clearing and lunged at the monster. Her claws barely made a scrape, bouncing off like hitting a trampoline. She dodged a blow to the neck and countered with a sharp kick. It seemed to have more effect than the claws, as her foot smashed into it's neck with the destructive power of steel. The monster stumbled for a bit and punched Siniru in the tummy. She gave a heart-wrenching squeal and splashed into the lake. It took her a moment to gather the energy to swim to the surface.
"It is to be expected. After all, you are a strong monster. I could not beat you when I was younger, but I sure as hell will now!" Siniru wiped a trickle of blood from the corner of her mouth and gave a heave. With the power of a cat, she leapt up onto a nearby tree. "So shut up and die."
The monster gave a cry and ripples appeared in the air.
"Oh man..."
Out of the ripples appeared a million more of those monsters, all raring and ready to go. Siniru leaped onto the nearby monster's head, killing it instantly. Out of the mob another one caused a shot across her chest. The wound it left was colossal, and crimson liquid splattered on the ground in waves.
The lead monster spoke.
"Give up now, Kid. It is impossible to win."
Siniru snarled and spat back a witty retort. she leapt up on the top branch of the nearby tree and started chanting:
"Na tea nao sika. Ni na shi. AKUMA OKAMI! (Demon wolf!)
A large red line appeared on the air in front of her. she slashed it with her claws and a million demon wolves appeared from the welt, all running over and attacking the monsters. Siniru immediately calmed down.
She was about to jump down when she felt breathing on her neck.
"Behind... me?!"
She spun around and regretted it, as a monster was standing behind her, it's fangs a second from her neck.
She screamed as the monster bit down. The creature vanished after the bite, and she felt blood pour from the wound on her neck onto her black jumper.
Siniru lost footing and fell into the lake with a shriek.
The force field she put up protecting the clearing from intruders continued to shine.