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Fight

"Crap," Hellboy said looking at the creature.

Just like the reports had said the creature was black with a silver mane instead of white, but it was the size of the creature that confused the BPRD. How could a creature of such size, only be seen and reported by a few people?

They didn't get long to estimate the creature's true size, for it attacked in pure panic. The agents were forced to split and run for cover as the creature's claws came down upon them. It defended itself with such a ferocity that shocked the agents. Reaching out again, the creature's claws impaled one of the agents and dragged him across the ground until him was no longer stuck on its claws.

"If this thing was this dam aggressive why were we not called sooner," Hellboy commented aloud, "this things tearing the boys apart."

Just as those words were said another agent fell victim to the creature's jaws. Tearing the agent in two, it shuck its head and slinging blood and pieces of entrails over the others. Dropping the remains of the agent, its tail lashed out and crushed some of the equipment sending more agents running. The agents opened fire having some of the shots hitting their mark. The creature cried out in agony and glared at them. It raised its lion like tail and with a twist two blade like spikes emerged. It lashed out with its tail sliced a near by tree in half. It growled and lunged at the agents and was hit hard in the jaw by Hellboy. Jerking its head back the creature barely missed having its throat slit open by Nauda.

Nauda rolled out the way of of the creature's claws and jumped to his feet with his spear raised. Nauda lunged at the creature, but it jumped over the him and out of reach of the spear. He turned sharply and saw Hellboy grabbing it by the tail. Turning its head it kicked backwards hitting Hellboy in the chest sending him flying into a near by tree.

"Dam that thing kicks like a mule," Hellboy said getting up and going after the creature again.

"Maybe you shouldn't be so," Nuada was cut short be gunfire ringing out form the direction the creature came.

The creature growled and flicked its tail as it looked from once it came. A roar came for the creature as thirty men on horseback came galloping into the clearing. Swiping its tail, the creature severed the heads of two horses and cut the riders in half and causing another rider to be tossed off their horse. A cry much like that of a young girl's was heard from the fall rider. It got the creatures attention

"Stupid Humans" Nuada mumbled lunging at the creature.

Nuada managed to stab his spear into one the creature's hind leg joints. Nauda barely escaped the creature's claws, but was knocked to the ground when the it hit him with its snout.

"STOP," the creature roared and all gunfire was silenced.

Turning then to look at Nuada and pinning him down with its claws, "since you kind have not been able to kill me on their own. You have enlisted the help of humans to do your dirty work for you."

"What," Nuada said confused watching the creature pull his spear out of its leg and tossing it over towards Hellboy.

"Don't play dumb with me elf," it growled, "your kind have given me no rest for many years now and here you are just like the rest of your kin trying to kill me. What have I done to bring the entire Unseen populations wrath down on my hide?"

"I know not what you speak of black creature," Nuada said struggling against the creature's claws.

"Don't lie to me," it snorted in Nuada's face, "I killed one of the goblins that killed those two campers. Its dying words 'Now the humans will hunt you as well.' I only ask is why."

"Did that thing just say it didn't kill the campers," Hellboy said looking at Abe, "wait did that thing just talk!"

"Yes demon I can speak and yes I just said 'I didn't kill those campers'," the creature said looking at Hellboy a few moments then turned back to Nuada, "now you swear in your native language not to kill me if a let you up."

"I swear," Nuada said in elvish.

The creature released him and stepped back. Nuada rose to his feet only to be greeted by a cloud of black mist. When the mist disappeared where once stood a black creature now stood a woman.