Hey! Sorry about the delay in chapters (it's been about a month, Please don't kill me I actually have a life besides this!!) Also I haven't forgotten you who contributed…

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                                                                                                           ~The battle in the Inn ~

The scream still ringing in his ear, Ivan scrambled for is weapon, noticing that Luke was already bursting down the stairs. Taking his Tsiphone's Edge from Picard, he ran down the decaying wooden stairs, hoping it wasn't too late…

Tomoe Shinaku was sitting impatiently at her table in the inn, waiting for her meal to come. She was very annoyed with the service of the inn and was going to go file a complaint to the owner.

"CRASH!!" She didn't make two tables across when 3 seagull like creatures broke through the windows. There was a clatter of screaming and

movement to get to safety. One little toddler, filled with glee towards the creature that was advancing toward the frightened civilians. Tomoe decided that this was the right time to strike.

She leapt up, throwing her cape off to reveal two daggers in which she hastily unsheathed. She charged towards the one right trying to attack the toddler and kicked it against the wall. She saw that the thing was stunned so he didn't hesitate to make two lightning fast strikes against its jugular vein. The two other things, noticing their comrade, lying in an increasing pool of blood and charged, screeching angrily. Tomoe turned and threw each dagger at the remaining two.

Just when she was going to retrieve her daggers from the lifeless bodies, something hit her in the back of her neck, causing her spin around with shock. It pinned her against the wall, restricting all movement. "God don't let me die like this!" she thought as it raised it's fangs toward her neck.

Just when it was about to strike and she had lost hope, out of nowhere a boy about her own age with a katana kicked it off of her and into a table, while a man with blue hair drew his sword.

The last thing she saw before she blacked out was that she was being carried by the young samurai who had kicked off the monster

"Where are we…" then nothing….

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Yay!! I finally finished!!!! I feel like I should have a parade in my honor(it's taken me a looonnngggg time 2 update) See ya in Chap. !!