03-10-2009, 02:27 AM
To Rose’s annoyance, the screams and cackles continued to grow louder and more frantic. Uzumaki was saying something, but attempting to speak over the cacophony was an exercise in futility. All the better, thought the young woman. I’m tired of that creep trying to order us around. She grit her teeth and clamped her hands over her ears. The noise had become deafening, and waiting for those things – whatever they were – to attack was driving her insane. If Rose was going to die, she wanted to go down in a blaze of glory – not sitting in the middle of the road with two strangers, waiting patiently to be killed.
“Enough!” bellowed the girl, standing up. “Attaaaaaack!”
Not looking behind her, she fixed her sights on the swinging door of a nearby building, and sprinted towards it. At this point, she could stand to get a little hurt, as long as somebody shut up that damn noise.
The building’s door slammed against the inside wall as Rose barrelled through it, eyes searching frantically for her enemies. But the noise had stopped. “Where are you?!” she demanded. “Come out!”
A weak groan from behind the girl caused her to spin around – and immediately she saw her foe. And laughed. “Ahahahaha, so that’s what was making the door swing.”
Lying on its stomach between the wall and the door was a diminutive creature not half of Rose’s height. At first, she could see nothing beneath its raggedy brown hood. But when it reared its head, she was met by a pair of wicked yellow eyes, framed on either side by ears that were as long and pointed as its nose. Pushing itself up on wrinkled, dirty hands, it shot a look at Rose that reminded her of small dogs with bad tempers. As though reading the girl’s mind, it bared its yellow teeth and let loose a high-pitched growl.
“You wanna play, huh?” The girl grinned. She still couldn’t gather her energy very quickly, but luckily the manner of her entrance had bought enough time to create a surprise attack. “Come on then doggy …” Her right hand began to glow a rosy red hue. “Catch!”
Just as the young woman threw her hand forward, something dropped onto her head and two grubby hands slid over her eyes. Yelping in surprise, Rose pointed her right hand upwards at the attacker, and from her digits erupted a blast of energy. The creature leapt to safety just in time, and instead of defeating her enemy, Rose got a faceful of plaster from the ceiling. She spat angrily and brushed the dust from her face before turning to the little demon.
“You just screwed up the dramatic unveiling of my second-coolest power! And my one-liner!”
“Heeheeheehee!” replied the creature, hopping up and down as though it was very pleased with itself.
Rose pivoted suddenly, moving for the door. If the others hadn’t followed her yet, it meant they’d been attacked too. She didn’t make it far. Another creature slid out from underneath a table, snatching at her leg and tripping her over. The girl had time to say “God damn, how many--” before the other two goblins leapt at her, pinning her to the floor. One of them bared its pointed teeth in a grin, and from a fold in its rags, withdrew a small, sharp dagger.
Rose saw this, and panicked. At the same time, her wide eyes fell on the ceiling, and saw the hole she’d created from her earlier attack. The logical part of her brain told her that it wouldn’t work, that there wasn’t enough time. But since she didn’t have any ideas, the girl threw her palms up at the ceiling anyway.
The surge of energy was like nothing she’d ever felt before; it seemed to explode from her fingertips. She heard a squeal as the creatures let go of her, and without thinking she rolled to the side, just as the massive slab of debris landed where she’d lain but a second before.
Now Rose jumped to her feet, not wasting a single second. The sight of the blade had finally gotten the seriousness of the situation through her sometimes-dense skull. She could really die here. But I won’t, said a voice in her mind, and it was her voice, but different. This wasn’t the voice of a person who made jokes about steroids, who complained about small portions and who enjoyed a friendly scrap. This was the voice of a person willing to kill.
The girl’s fist rocketed forward, beyond its normal range, and slammed one of the goblins into the wall, causing still more plaster to fall from the ceiling. Another of them leapt at Rose from the side, but she’d known it would do so, and her leg was waiting to kick it out of the air. The final creature dove towards her legs, brandishing its dagger, and the girl spun to meet it. Her foot collided with the goblin’s face, continued through its teeth and left it lying in the splinters of what was once a desk. It didn’t move after that.
“I will kill you,” Rose threatened, but the remaining two creatures were undeterred. They looked at each other, and some understanding seemed to pass between them, for a second later they looked back at their prey with a grin. In unison, their tiny hands were cupped at their sides, and they began to chant.
What a surprise. The girl rolled her eyes, but not before she began to gather her own energy. When the two beams came at her from either side, she had two of her own to defend with. For a few moments, pink energy fought green in stalemate, the columns of ki making no headway against each other. Rose felt like she was in the middle of a car compactor, holding the walls back with nothing but her own strength. If she let up for even one second, she’d be crushed.
But as she dug deep within herself, urging her body for more power, it wasn’t fear that gripped her. What she felt, as the energy surged up through her body and flooded her arms with light … it was euphoria.
Against such strength, the goblins could do nothing. They were driven backwards into the walls, causing the whole building to shake violently. Rose hastily dropped her arms, not wanting to be buried right after her first victory, and then sank to the floor. She’d never channelled so much ki before, and her arms felt like lead.
From the corner of her eye, Rose spotted one of the two goblins trying in vain to move. “Just … stay down,” she panted.
“Ke … ke ke ke …” the goblin replied.
The girl took a step towards her downed enemy, a grumble halfway out of her lips, and then froze. Underneath the creature’s tattered rags, strapped to its chest, was …
“Oh, you’ve gotta be fucking kidding me.” Rose spat as she turned and ran for the doorway.
As she leapt through the open frame, the bomb went off behind her, bringing down the building at last and throwing the young girl across the dusty road. She hit the ground at an angle and rolled a few times before stopping, face down.
Okay, she thought. NOW it’s as bad as that time in South City.
“Enough!” bellowed the girl, standing up. “Attaaaaaack!”
Not looking behind her, she fixed her sights on the swinging door of a nearby building, and sprinted towards it. At this point, she could stand to get a little hurt, as long as somebody shut up that damn noise.
The building’s door slammed against the inside wall as Rose barrelled through it, eyes searching frantically for her enemies. But the noise had stopped. “Where are you?!” she demanded. “Come out!”
A weak groan from behind the girl caused her to spin around – and immediately she saw her foe. And laughed. “Ahahahaha, so that’s what was making the door swing.”
Lying on its stomach between the wall and the door was a diminutive creature not half of Rose’s height. At first, she could see nothing beneath its raggedy brown hood. But when it reared its head, she was met by a pair of wicked yellow eyes, framed on either side by ears that were as long and pointed as its nose. Pushing itself up on wrinkled, dirty hands, it shot a look at Rose that reminded her of small dogs with bad tempers. As though reading the girl’s mind, it bared its yellow teeth and let loose a high-pitched growl.
“You wanna play, huh?” The girl grinned. She still couldn’t gather her energy very quickly, but luckily the manner of her entrance had bought enough time to create a surprise attack. “Come on then doggy …” Her right hand began to glow a rosy red hue. “Catch!”
Just as the young woman threw her hand forward, something dropped onto her head and two grubby hands slid over her eyes. Yelping in surprise, Rose pointed her right hand upwards at the attacker, and from her digits erupted a blast of energy. The creature leapt to safety just in time, and instead of defeating her enemy, Rose got a faceful of plaster from the ceiling. She spat angrily and brushed the dust from her face before turning to the little demon.
“You just screwed up the dramatic unveiling of my second-coolest power! And my one-liner!”
“Heeheeheehee!” replied the creature, hopping up and down as though it was very pleased with itself.
Rose pivoted suddenly, moving for the door. If the others hadn’t followed her yet, it meant they’d been attacked too. She didn’t make it far. Another creature slid out from underneath a table, snatching at her leg and tripping her over. The girl had time to say “God damn, how many--” before the other two goblins leapt at her, pinning her to the floor. One of them bared its pointed teeth in a grin, and from a fold in its rags, withdrew a small, sharp dagger.
Rose saw this, and panicked. At the same time, her wide eyes fell on the ceiling, and saw the hole she’d created from her earlier attack. The logical part of her brain told her that it wouldn’t work, that there wasn’t enough time. But since she didn’t have any ideas, the girl threw her palms up at the ceiling anyway.
The surge of energy was like nothing she’d ever felt before; it seemed to explode from her fingertips. She heard a squeal as the creatures let go of her, and without thinking she rolled to the side, just as the massive slab of debris landed where she’d lain but a second before.
Now Rose jumped to her feet, not wasting a single second. The sight of the blade had finally gotten the seriousness of the situation through her sometimes-dense skull. She could really die here. But I won’t, said a voice in her mind, and it was her voice, but different. This wasn’t the voice of a person who made jokes about steroids, who complained about small portions and who enjoyed a friendly scrap. This was the voice of a person willing to kill.
The girl’s fist rocketed forward, beyond its normal range, and slammed one of the goblins into the wall, causing still more plaster to fall from the ceiling. Another of them leapt at Rose from the side, but she’d known it would do so, and her leg was waiting to kick it out of the air. The final creature dove towards her legs, brandishing its dagger, and the girl spun to meet it. Her foot collided with the goblin’s face, continued through its teeth and left it lying in the splinters of what was once a desk. It didn’t move after that.
“I will kill you,” Rose threatened, but the remaining two creatures were undeterred. They looked at each other, and some understanding seemed to pass between them, for a second later they looked back at their prey with a grin. In unison, their tiny hands were cupped at their sides, and they began to chant.
What a surprise. The girl rolled her eyes, but not before she began to gather her own energy. When the two beams came at her from either side, she had two of her own to defend with. For a few moments, pink energy fought green in stalemate, the columns of ki making no headway against each other. Rose felt like she was in the middle of a car compactor, holding the walls back with nothing but her own strength. If she let up for even one second, she’d be crushed.
But as she dug deep within herself, urging her body for more power, it wasn’t fear that gripped her. What she felt, as the energy surged up through her body and flooded her arms with light … it was euphoria.
Against such strength, the goblins could do nothing. They were driven backwards into the walls, causing the whole building to shake violently. Rose hastily dropped her arms, not wanting to be buried right after her first victory, and then sank to the floor. She’d never channelled so much ki before, and her arms felt like lead.
From the corner of her eye, Rose spotted one of the two goblins trying in vain to move. “Just … stay down,” she panted.
“Ke … ke ke ke …” the goblin replied.
The girl took a step towards her downed enemy, a grumble halfway out of her lips, and then froze. Underneath the creature’s tattered rags, strapped to its chest, was …
“Oh, you’ve gotta be fucking kidding me.” Rose spat as she turned and ran for the doorway.
As she leapt through the open frame, the bomb went off behind her, bringing down the building at last and throwing the young girl across the dusty road. She hit the ground at an angle and rolled a few times before stopping, face down.
Okay, she thought. NOW it’s as bad as that time in South City.
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