The akuma raised her oak bow, the intricate wooden carvings dancing around until they depicted scenes of death. Her blood-red lips stretched into a twisted, leering smile.
"What are you gonna do without your precious kitty, Ladybug?"
She asked, staring down the tip of her arrow at the inky suit of the feline hero. The tip quivered as she released it from her bow.
"NO!"
Time seemed to stop.
Chat Noir stood frozen.
"Move kitty!"
Ladybug ran toward him, telling herself that she had to, HAD to make it in time. She raced against not only the clock, but the arrow that flew through the air towards her beloved partner.
"MOVE DAMMIT!"
She threw her body in front of her precious kitten, wrapping her arms around his neck and letting her head sag onto his chest just as the arrow speared her back and her transformation dropped.
Before she could even lift her head, another arrow pierced her back. Then another. And another. The akuma fired battalions of knife-like arrows at the vulnerable, weak teenage girl.
Chat Noir grabbed his princess's body as it fell. The akuma smiled at him wickedly, her vermillion lips forming that same twisted grin. Her fiery eyes showed no remorse for what she had just done. Instead, crazed glee filled her inhuman face.
"CATACLYSM!"
He yelled, raising his free hand. He brought it down hard onto the carpeted floor, and a flicker of shock crossed over the akuma's face as she watched the ground under him crumble into charcoal dust. Clouds of it rose into the air,filling his nostrils and burning his throat.
As Chat Noir dropped onto the lower level of the building, the akuma came close to the edge of the crater he had just made, her wine-red psychotic smile prevalent through the clouds of ash.
"I just love a good game of hide and seek. You know why?"
Chat Noir pulled the limp body of his partner close to his chest as the akuma cackled, the sharp, vile sound of her laugh filling the air and echoing through the desolate, empty building.
"I always win."
