Nothing exciting ever happened to me, but maybe it hadn't been such a good idea to simply walk into the forest, with whatever was in there. I would be careful. That was at least what I told myself. Grass was brushing up against my thigh highs constantly and a few sticks here and there scraped my knee. A layer of fog made it hard to see much. I hadn't heard anything new either or at least anything similar to the sound that came out from the woods earlier. A few birds, nothing else. I was beginning to doubt it my 'good' idea, but I still kept my calm. Some trees nearby seemed like a good place to relax for a bit, as there were seemingly no threat anywhere in the forest. It was green in every corner of the forest, except for a small patch of dirt with a hill nearby. Bending down to brush some dirt off my thigh highs, I saw something behind me that made my eyes widen. Really, a huge footprint. How could I even explain how large it was? It was unnaturally so.
Before I could even begin to speculate, a giant gray figure crashed into the ground, only a few inches by me. The impact pushed me backwards into a pile of grass, leaving me unharmed. Even seconds later, I could still feel the ground shaking. I had fallen flat on my back and desperately attempted to sit up to gain view of the unbelievable occurrence. The gray figure that had nearly crushed me was lying on the ground at the same spot, but in the same second it vanished into the air as if it was merely smoke.
'Poof', it said.
Behind the smoke and dust that evaporated, I could spot another figure, but not nearly as large as the previous one. I stumbled on my own two feet almost when trying to stand up, having to use the tree nearby for support. At this point, my heart was racing. The person, or whatever it was, they were just standing there. I pushed myself off the tree to stand on my own, sneaking my hand into my pocket and grabbing ahold of my flashlight. If they hadn't done me harm this far, then would they at all? Still, I didn't dare take any chances of being completely vulnerable. The figure became clearer in the light of the moon, revealing herself as a tall and large woman, dressed up in some tight-looking suit with many varying colors. A pair of unusual and pointy glasses or sunglasses hid her eyes and she had one of the weirdest, but coolest haircuts I had seen in my life. It was a large black afro, but shaped like a square. I was honestly in a bit of a shock what had happened and with this mysterious person in front of me, my head only brought up more questions.
I dared take a few steps towards her, but nothing more as she was extremely fixated on me. We both stood still and watched each other until I noticed another one of the giant figures made of stone behind her. It was clear who the enemies were here. She did not seem to have noticed yet and it was ready to strike her down with both of its hand over the head. I opened my mouth to call out to her, and before I knew it she had already turned around, but she appeared to have been surprised. In my good throwing hand, I held my flashlight tight, looking up at the creature threatening the woman. If it would help, I didn't know, but I wouldn't just stand by if I could help her from getting crushed.
Without hesitation, I took aim at its head, throwing it with all the force I could muster. It went flying through the air, hitting the creature in one of its eyes. I hoped that it felt pain, and so it did. The shriek from it was an unearthly noise, forcing me to cover my ears. However, the female warrior didn't seem to be disturbed by it, making a simple motion with her hands and from a few lights, gauntlets appeared around her hands. There were symbols of a star on each of them and something sparkling that looked like crystals on the knuckles. She drew her hand backwards in a synchronized pattern with her foot before landing a lethal blow on the giant's leg. The creature was not even able to react to the force of her punch, sending it flying down into the ground like a ballerina. 'Poof', it went too. Again, the impact shook the ground, but not at the same degree as before. I only leaned against a tree to be sure.
Her tall and strong body lingered in the pose of the strike before she straightened up and fixed her glasses' position. I was in awe and unable to think for myself, only staring at her. It was quiet before she turned around and reached her hand out to me. The gauntlets she had been wielding disappeared in beautiful white light, showing off her soft hands. At least compared to the gauntlets.
Dared I walk up to her? She had evaporated that giant thing into thin air! Her hand still reached out for me. My feet began with small steps, moving slowly towards her. Had I feared for my life I hadn't even begun approaching. In addition, there was something else about her. Something that made me feel safe. The small steps became a bit larger, letting me stretch my own hand carefully out towards hers. Our hands finally touched and I, being the awkward person I am, ended up blushing. I hadn't noticed the rectangular crystal that laid perfectly in the palm of her hand until I felt I brush at my fingertips. My heart jumped once she lifted her left hand, thinking I was in trouble, but all she did was lay it on top of mine.
"Thank you", was all she said, but with a faint smile.
I would've looked her in the eyes if it had been possible, but a smile was good enough to enjoy. Out of nowhere, the loud shrieking from the creature alarmed through the forest. It wasn't close and had not hurt my ears this time. It could've come from anywhere and taken me! Only one thing held me, though, and that was this mysterious woman, pulling me to her and holding me tight. For protection, of course. I stared into the forest, but before I was able to scout out anything, she had already picked me up in her arms, carrying me as she sprinted towards the hill.
Rounding the corner, we could see a crystal clear platform that was close. That must've been our goal. Before reaching it however, we encountered another one of the giants, and now I did not dare look.
"Hold on." I hid my face against her neck, throwing my arms around her as well. The shrieks were endless and was even worse without being able to cover one's ears. Her pace picked up quickly, dodging several of the giant's attacks. Eventually she stopped and wrapped her hands around me as I shivered, on the verge of tears. We had arrived at the platform, but we were not safe yet. I could still hear them, and I would not forget the sound easily. The platform was located under stable stone pillars also held up by other pillars.
I looked up for only a second and one of the giant's hands were coming straight for us. Its hand hit the stone pillars, cracking them all into two and pushing the supporting ones away. Right before we could witness any more, light beamed up from the platform and brought us out, only crushing the platform we used to escape.