"I'll make sure he helps trim your coat before they leave so you can look oh so handsome for your beloved Nightmare. Deal?"
"...Not for Nightmare...but deal," he agreed, blushing.
We flinched at the loud crash to our left.
"Better get serious. Thank you, Risuki." I gave him a confident smile.
"Always, Scarlet," he replied; his body glowed.
I closed my eyes; the words flowed into my mind with ease as I opened the faucet of power within me.
"Summon thy flames of power and might. Seek revenge and judgment on those who dare hunt us for their crimes. Show them our strength as we fight for salvation, Risuki!"
I opened my eyes, Risuki now in the form of a gun floated before me. I grabbed onto it, taking the safety off as I opened my stance, taking a deep breath as I opened my senses.
It didn't take long till I heard multiple footsteps – whipping my head to the left in time to see five men in black racing towards me.
I smirked, feeling the power of fire run through my body, waiting to be used and abused by its master.
"Let's try not to burn up this mall. FLAMES! Come to my aid," I commanded; my back grew hot as a magic circle morphed beneath me.
The flames materialized out of thin air, circling around me as it took shape – a dragon emerged as it rose above me.
The men began to skid to a stop – only two of them restarted their sprint towards me, forming balls of white energy in their palms.
"Burn your enemies to ash, great flame of vengeance," I commanded, letting go of the hold I had placed on my power.
The fire born dragon roared; the sound echoed against the walls strong enough to make the nearby store windows shatter. It rose upward, diving straight towards the two shifters who raced towards me.
I began to sprint the opposite way, avoiding the shots that were aimed towards me. I heard high pitched screams followed by an explosion, cueing me in that my flaming dragon had done his part in ridding the world of those souls.
"I'm glad fire is on our side," I mumbled to myself as I turned the corner, attempting to find the exit.
"You're doing good for a newbie, I have to admit," Risuki pointed out.
"Why thank you. I would have wished I had more than one training lesson," I reminded, having only tried to control the flame once before and failing miserably. I was pleased I hadn't short-circuited or put something on fire at all this week.
"Where is this damn exi—" I began, but was cut short by a huge explosion – the wave of air hit me hard enough to blow me off my feet.
"AIR!" I commanded; a fresh breeze of wind caught me before I hit the ground.
"What the fuck was that?" Serenity yelled.
"Did you just curse? We need a swear jar in here," Aurora huffed.
"Can you two stop bickering and help?!" I screamed, turning around to run back from where I came. I cursed as four other men appeared, pointing in my direction as I turned down the corridor, running towards the main mall fountain.
"Scar! STOP!" Serenity and Aurora ordered.
I skidded, attempting to stop, but slid right into a string that hooked around my ankles. FUCK.
I was lifted into the air; my body dangled in the air.
"SERENITY!" I yelled.
Serenity took over; my mind pushed back.
"Really, an angel is among them. So much fucking hate!" she screamed.
I felt our eyes sting as power flowed through her.
"Strings of Judgement answer to thy call. Revoke your owner's beliefs and come to my aid! Release me and take part in our search for vengeance!"
The strings that wrapped around my ankles loosened, glowing a bright yellow before releasing me completely. I flipped my body so my legs would land on the ground – Serenity and I switched fast enough for me to conduct another spell.
"EARTH! Rise and protect your caster!"
I summoned; my back once again burning as onyx black, magic circles appeared beneath my feet; a block of cement shot up.
The wind around me slowed my descent as I landed perfectly, a block of earth beginning to fall to the ground, giving me enough time to jump off to the white tile floor. I wobbled, shaking my head in an attempt to rid the wave of dizziness.
"C'mon body! A little more," I told myself, sprinting forward. I heard the voice of another group who appeared on my right – raising their guns to fire.
"RISUKI!" I commanded, lifting my gun and aiming it at the middle of the group.
I fired; the small bullet tripled in size and hit the bunch of men like a bowling ball hitting the pins.
I turned the corner, sighing in relief when I noticed the big entrance sign – ENTRANCE B in bright blue lights.
"Thank the Starlight go—" I began, but was tackled down – a female shifter crashing into me. I quickly went into action, kicking her stomach before lifting her off me with my feet.
I rolled to the side, jumping to my feet and going into a fighting stance as my opponent scrambled to her feet.
"Fucking bitch! I'll be the one to fucking kill you!" she screamed.
"Well, the least you can do is tell me what the fuck I did before you go name calling," I argued. I glanced to the side, noticing Risuki had slid out of my grasp during the takedown.
"Risuki, tell the others I'm here. Now," I ordered.
"But—"
"Risuki! Trust me."
"Okay."
The gun seemed to dematerialize into a blue light; the ball of light began to race towards the entrance – Moonlight's black fur and tail appeared as he reached the clear doors.
"Pay attention, bitch!" I ducked, missing the red headed shifter’s punch. I immediately tackled her; both of us fell to the ground.
I quickly pinned her with my body as I began to punch her face repetitively.
"Don't go talking smack when you can't do shit!" I screamed through punches. By the time I was done, she was knocked out cold.
I got to my feet, but dropped to the ground; the world spun.
"Scar! Let me take over!" Aurora ordered.
I nodded, switching immediately and allowing Aurora take over.
AURORA
I got to my feet, turning to go to the entrance when a wall shot out of the ground, blocking our path.
"You're really shitting me right now." I took a deep breath, turning slowly to face five men – the one to the left still in casting stance.
"Give up, doll face. You’re surrounded and we’ll make this as painless as possible," the man in the middle who had green hair and brown eyes cautioned.
"Uh huh. Don't they always say that in movies before they torture the shit out of the person? As a matter of fact, seeing as I'm a girl, you probably have plans to have a good time with this sexy, curvy body of mine before you rid of me. Correct? Or did I miss something?"
They all blinked, exchanging glances.
"Well...yea. You got it," he stuttered.