A/N: I was rereading some of my old chapters to try and get myself in a writing mood. Got as far as the first chapter before I wondered how anyone continued on with it.
However, since it was already written, I think it would be wrong to seriously alter it. It's a pretty bad front to a story, but apparently not bad enough to prevent people from enjoying it. So I'll maintain the integrity of the piece and just cringe whenever I come across it. To those looking for the next update, I can at least say that I'm looking at this again. And that's all I can promise at this time.
Well, here's this drabble that popped into my head one day. It's just that for now. I would like to expand it into more, but I have no idea what to use for a plot. I'll probably continue it if an idea pops up. And it'll be canon pairings for sure! Well, tell me what you think, and don't forget to leave a review!
Carefully, she picked her way past enormous gray stones with fleet footing, scarcely stopping to look behind her. The soldiers' curses followed her as she fled to the bottom of the gorge. Hoisting the strap of her pack higher on her shoulder, she quickly considered her options. Despite their bumbling awkwardness down the slope, her pursuers were catching up. Already they were leaving the boulders that were the only escape out of the steep rocky walls. Her blue eyes flashed defiance as she waited for them in the middle of the gorge, her back towards the opposite rocky cliff.
"Did you really think you could escape King Shishio, Kamiya?" the officer mocked her, sneering, sword drawn, and standing a few feet away from her.
"..." She closed her eyes. Muttering a few complex spells, she pounded the ground beneath her with a flat hand. Symbols radiated from the center, and the area was illuminated by a quick purple flash. An ominous growling split the air around the battlefield.
The earth began to tremble violently. A fissure cracked the surface, and a steel-plated beast crawled out of the gap. It opened it jaws and exhaled, releasing the putrid smell of decaying flesh. The soldiers screamed in terror.
"GET OUT OF THERE! SHE SUMMONED AN ARMOS!"
Hopping onto the giant lizard's back, she quickly climbed its tail as it safely deposited her on the opposite top of the gorge. It then turned its ravenous hunger down to the shouting soldiers. Licking its lips, it dove in for the kill.
Soldiers fell over, screaming and scampering away from the unholy horror. In the rush and panic, several soldiers were crushed underfoot. The beast's tail lashed in fury and its claws raked the earth as it pursued its prey down the gorge. Archers let loose a hailstorm of arrows that bounced harmlessly off the armos's armored hide. A single slash of its tail dealt with them as men fell, screaming, with the rest of the crumbling cliff.
Kaoru surveyed the destruction with a wary eye. She was the sole destructor of an entire legion of King Shishio's men. Not bad for a day's work. She had taken a risky gamble by summoning Artellos, but she had little choice. She frowned. Maybe it was slightly overkill. Just slightly.
The screams of dying men filled the air long after she had made her escape.
What do you think? Sorry it's short, but that's that. Please review!
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