by kartharon » Wed Feb 29, 2012 3:47 pm
[[ Akari Seishen ]]
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I'm the baddest baby in the atmosphere.
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Akari was in the middle of wiping blood away from the cut across her eye when Damian's voice rang out above the yells and sounds of battle. The sky above them was now pitch black, and the only light that allowed them to see was the dim street lamps crowded with bugs and dust. All was quiet around them, so their voices and sounds echoed around the buildings, bouncing back and forth between alleyways. She was oddly surprised that no one had shown up with a couple of the boys in blue yet, and since she couldn't hear the sound of sirens, she expected that they were yet to be noticed.
That's a shocker.
Distracted from her thoughts, she kicked down yet another of the endless supply of Erasers, taking that moment of pause to look over and see how everyone else was doing. Nudge and Damian held their own against the wolf-men, but when her gaze met Ryu's stance, she froze in fear. He was standing there, in what appeared to be shock, and was shaking his head, as if trying to figure something out. Too deep in though to notice the Eraser approaching him, she let out what was supposed to be a yell, but her tongue blocked the scream from escaping.
Akari had to watch as his sides were shredded by the creature, the claws sinking past his clothing and into the fragile skin below. Snarling, she threw in upper-cut at an Eraser who wouldn't stay down and turned to run, her muscles locked and ready to sprint. As soon as a gap appeared in the animals, she took off, making sure that the others were following her. Praying that they wouldn't have to go very far until the Erasers stopped following them, her feet bounced her across the pavement in smooth strokes.
The image of a gazelle running through a field crossed her mind, the elegant deer leaping through the tall grass. At first, it seemed like everything was okay, but if you zoomed out, you would see the lion stalking the creature. That's when you would notice the fear in the stride of the gazelle as it ran away from its death. To any onlooker, it would seem that Akari was just on a midnight run, but they wouldn't realize what was really happening.
Hoping that everyone was following, she shook away the thoughts and shouted, "Let's go!"
That was when she took to the air. Her wings unfolded from her back in a smooth grace any bird would envy, and she leaped upwards. Instead of gravity yanking her back down to the Earth, she spiraled upwards, a small white feather trailing down to her original place. One Eraser snatched it out of the air and sliced a claw through it with a gleam in his red eyes, almost scoffing at her. His eyes clearly said the thing she had been dreading.
You can run, but you can't hide.
[[ Naomi Marie ]]
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Who runs the world? Girls.
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Naomi found herself suddenly wrenched upward from behind, a hot breath clouding up her eyesight and claws digging into her neck. As she struggled more and more, she was turned into the face of a red-eyed Eraser, his pupils narrowing in glee at the sight of her sturggle. Kicking out at him, she only felt empty air and space, and her leg swung back down pathetically.
"Look at the little tiny lamb trying to run free. Too bad we have to take you back home to the pasture."
His mocking voice made her insides flare up, and kicking one more time, she felt her foot connect with fur and bone, knocking the Eraser backwards a step while his breath flew out of him. Trying to wiggle free, he snarled at her and brought a punch up into her gut, causing her to cry out in pain. Another punch came at her and her struggles weakened, though she still continued to thrash around.
Gosh dammit Naomi. Move!
It's the most amazing comic ever, is it not?? ]]
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