As they travelled through the cold snow, Ouka sighed boredly. Shugo and the gang were levelling up, but the monsters were at such low levels, it wasn't even worth fighting.
"Come on guys, lets go somewhere different. I'll fight and you can steal my experience points!"
She whined enthusiastically, jumping up and down, her long, silky tail wagging. Everybody shook their heads.
"NO! Last time we all ended up paralysed. It was only cause Hotaru was so well prepared with healing items that we managed to stay alive!"
Rena said sternly, though throwing Hotaru a warm smile. Hotaru blushed, but looked rather pleased. Ouka grumbled.
"Whatever…"
She said quietly, turning away from the group. I'll find something better to do…
She started walking when suddenly she smacked her face off a solid wall of flesh. She felt her cheeks burn in embarrassment
"All right! Who put this wall here!"
She yelled angrily. Her shouting was drowned by a ear-splitting roar. The wall of flesh had woken up, revealing, talons, wings and a ferocious fire-breathing mouth filled with rows of dagger-sharp fangs. A dragon!
"Eeek!"
Ouka cried, morphing back into human form. But then she realised this was it! The big fight she had been waiting for. She howled, a war cry, long and loud, a pure melancholy note, alerting Shugo and the party to trouble. Rena groaned.
"What now?"
She asked herself, following Shugo, Mirielle and Hotaru towards the sound of Oukas howl. When they found Ouka she was locked in battle with the huge creature, expertly dodging its shots of flame, then running in and pounding at its chest. She leapt into the air and whacked it on the nose. It screeched, but then dissolved into the air, vanishing without a trace.
"WOOOO!"
Ouka cried in triumph, smirking towards Rena who was scowling. Shugo was grinning, amazed. Ouka was panting from her exertions, an awed silence had spread through the group…
"TREASURE!"
Shouted Mirielle making everyone jump. Everyone burst into fits of laughter.
"Help yourself…"
