As Kura continued wandering throughout the forest in search of the one she most despised, nothing could be heard except the distant sounds of nature and her own footsteps and she treaded across the forest floor.
"Where could he be? He's got to be somewhere around here, I just know it…" She made sure to keep her head up at all times in order to prepare herself for any sneak attacks that he might throw at her.
As she walked on, everything seemed to grow extremely quiet…so quiet that you could probably hear a pin drop… Kura's suspicions, however, grew immensely as silence erupted all around her. She knew that this meant someone was closing in on her and fast…yet she was prepared for the worst. She set herself into a fighting stance and shifted her eyes all around, making sure that everything was as it should be. Well, it seemed to be that way…for a while… It was then that she heard a rustle come from a nearby bush behind her. She quickly spun around and withdrew her claws, ready to strike. The minute she blinked, a blur of black emerged from the brush and landed directly in front of her, a mere ten feet away. Kura knew who he was from the moment he revealed himself and was prepared for a fight.
"Isamu…" she growled.
"Yes, it's me. So, have you really been wandering the forest all this time just to find me?" The half-wolf was clad in pure black; his ensemble was vaguely familiar to that of Koga's.
Kura flexed her hand. "What do you think?"
The wolf put on a fake smile. "Awww, really? I can't believe you came all this way just to see me. How sweet." Kura knew this voice all too well. Most males used it, especially when trying to win her over. They would act all sweet and caring in the beginning and then when she least expected it, they would turn the tables and reveal their true selves. Isamu had already shown her his true colors the first time they met so this time she wasn't going to be fooled by some lamebrain attempt to act all goody-goody.
The hanyou scoffed. "Pft, yah, sweet. I don't think so. I came here to fight you and that's what I plan to do. I don't want you to harm my friends and this is the only way I can stop you from doing so. So get ready 'cause this fight will be your last!" she exclaimed, jumping a few feet back so that there was plenty of room between the two demons.
"As you wish. But if you lose, your friends will pay the ultimate price!" He then let out a loud and annoying laugh to which Kura had to cover her ears in order to drown it out. The minute his laughing ceased, he charged forwards and prepared to strike. Kura, on the other hand was bored by this tactic, since she had seen it done at least one hundred times, if not more. She jumped up and over the wolf and landed in the spot where Isamu once stood.
"Pathetic. If you want to defeat me, you're going to have to do better than that!" With that, Kura dashed up to the half-wolf and slashed his right arm numerous times, leaving assorted cuts on every inch of skin. Blood was slowly dripping onto the dirt-covered ground. He clutched his wounded limb by the elbow and snarled at Kura. Making sure to keep her distance, she jumped back a few more feet and stared back at him.
"You'll regret that, half-breed," he panted. Still holding his arm, he ran at Kura and aimed a right-kick directly at her stomach. Before she even had the chance to dodge it, the attack collided with her body and caused her to go flying back a couple of feet. She landed on her back with a loud thud! and struggled to pull herself up. When she managed to sit upright, she saw Isamu looking at her rather strangely. She didn't think much of it at first; she only figured that he was planning a way to finish her off. Well, that certainly wasn't going to happen. She never gave up a fight, even in the toughest of situations.
"I think you're the one that's going to have some regrets…" The female than placed her hands firmly on the ground and pushed herself up into a standing position, not once losing eye contact with that of her opponent. She then broke out into a run, heading straight for Isamu. Once close enough, she stretched out her arm and slashed his already wounded arm clean off. The wolf stumbled backwards clutching his shoulder as blood started pouring out from the wound. Kura managed a double back flip and landed gracefully on the ground at least ten feet away.
"You just made your final mistake…" Isamu growled as he ran off past Kura and into the brush, leaving a trail of thick, black demon blood behind him as he went. Kura turned around and watched him vanish from sight.
"I wonder where he's…" Kura then paused in mid-sentence for a brief moment until something hit her. "Oh no! Dad! And the others! He's heading towards the village! I've got to go and warn them!" Since Isamu was already ahead of her, Kura decided to take a shortcut, which would lead her back to the village before the wolf. She had taken that path many of times and it never failed her. Sure it was a little rougher than the longer way but at least it got her from point a to point b. As she ran off, still a little weak from the fight, all she could think about was what would happen if Isamu managed to get to the village before her. Would he kill her father and her friends? Would he kidnap them and use them as bait to lure her in? She would soon know in a matter of minutes…and if her luck had run out…
Mysterious Mistress Kura: Yes, I know. This was a short chapter but I needed to leave you all with a cliffhanger. It leaves a perfect opening for the next chapter. So until next time! Luv ya all! Ja ne!