Megami realized that the woman couldn't run as fast as they should be running, so Megami just kept pushing herself, trying to encourage her to run faster.

They suddenly burst out of the forest and into a wide clearing a mile or so away from a city.

The two of them stumbled and Megami fell on top of the woman. Megami quickly stood up as the creatures came out of the forest and surrounded them. The woman pulled her legs underneath her and sat up, looking around.

Megami dropped her duffle bag to the ground and took a ready stance. It was inevitable that the creatures would attack them.

One of the creatures drew a dagger and charged at Megami. Megami ducked down and head butted the creature in the stomach and it stumbled over her, almost knocking her to the ground. The creature dropped the dagger it had run at Megami with.

Megami quickly picked up the dagger as another creature ran at her with a sword. She backed up towards the woman and as the creature's sword hit her dagger she almost fell back onto the woman.

Megami was leaning back, her hand on the ground; half of her body was leaning backwards over the woman.





~~~~Another POV~~~~





Allen, Von, Merle, Dryden, Millerna and Folken had been walking just outside of the city, looking for Eries when they finally found her.

There was a girl leaning backwards over Eries with her hand on the ground. Eries' dress was ripped up the side and she looked soaked.

The girl that was leaning over her was holding back a wolf-man with a dagger.





~~~~Megami's POV~~~~





The creature looked into Megami's eyes, and it's expression suddenly softened and it backed away. Megami almost fainted right then and there from all the pressure that had been put onto her.

The creatures seemed to be moving back into the forest once more.

'Hey!' A strange man with long blonde hair called out angrily. The creature gave a quick glance over at the group of people that had walked up on them.

The creature walked over back to the forest, and gave one last glance at Megami. It was a strange look, the creature didn't seem angry anymore, it looked more like it was happy.

Strange. Megami thought. She was still holding tightly onto the dagger she had taken from the other creature. The creatures were all gone now, and Megami was left alone with the strangers that had walked in on the fight.

'Who are you?! What are you doing with Princess Eries?!' The blonde man asked Megami angrily.

'I..... I...' Megami stepped back.

The man drew his long sword and charged at Megami angrily.

'Allen no!' The woman called to the man sternly, the woman tried to stand up. Another man ran up to her and held on to her before she could fall back to the ground.

Megami stepped back nervously. She tripped on a rock and fell back. When she hit the ground she closed her eyes tightly, waiting for her body to be pierced with the sword.