Chapter 2. Blood
The crystal activated and sent an alert to the police but I had my own problems. "Excuse me but what might you be doing" A man's rough voice was coming behind me and for a moment I was frozen in place. I had been frozen in fear not knowing if I was going to be tied up or killed. For a moment I stood there unsure of what to do as my eyes went wide. For a moment I was scared. For a moment I... Just as this moment had come it left just as fast. The options of dying or being tied up were not the only option, no. Something inside me was killing my fear so I could focus, focus on fighting. I turned and pushed the man back knocking him into a countertop as I ran into the living room. I knew what this was, Ever since I had seen that book on weapons something was reaching out, silently screaming to let me use one of any of the weapons in the book. While I trained with my sword I had the same feeling, only in this case it was as if I already knew all the skills I needed. I ran into the living room, pulled my sword and stood there ready to fight.
The man got up "Put that away before you hurt yourself, girlie".
Girl? Ever since I was young I had been growing out my hair but I had never been mistaken for a girl before. I didn't do it for any particular reason but that's besides the point. This filled me with a slight rage but the fire of the rage was quickly put out by... something... again. I at some point needed to try to find out what this was. I was focused once again after I calmed down. The man also had a sword ready, It was larger than mine but was also heavier so I had the advantage assuming I used my speed to my advantage. The man swung his sword aiming toward my hand to disarm me but I was on step ahead. I quickly hopped backwards to avoid the weapon and stepped forwards while thrusting trying to stab him. Just as I was about to cut the man's chest he had brought his sword back knocking mine away from his chest. I brought my sword back to it's original position in front of me and waited for another chance, but in this case I was to focused on looking for an advantage that I hadn't noticed I had been circling the area with my enemy and now I was in front of a corner in the kitchen.
Just as I had noticed this the man charged me. Our swords clashed as I was pushed back over a counter top. I tried as much as I could to push the man back but I was still young and the man was both stronger and had a heavier sword. The man continued to push me back until my own sword was approaching my throat. I tried to twist it to point the other end of the blade back but he had made a deep chip in my sword, and his sword rested firmly in it keeping my sword from moving. I looked around to find a way out of this and for a moment I saw a pan on the counter. I could use the pan to attack with his other hand and with one final push I reached for the pan. Just as I reached for it the man pushed a bit harder and the sword came ever so close to my throat. I was starting to panic a bit as I looked at my sword wide eyed. In one final attempt I tried to reach again and he felt something in my hand. I didn't care what it was but I swiftly swung for the man's head. While I was off target because I was tired from resisting the result was some what the same. The man curled in pain as a knife stabbed the side of his body before he got off Blade. Blade kicked the man back after he got off him and held the knife in his other hand.
The man was now filled with rage as he stared at me with said rage. However I was focused on something else. I had felt a strange energy in me just as I looked at the knife covered in blood. Some sort of aura crossed my body, I felt like I could see more clearly and move with more purpose and I knew exactly why. The blood had awoken the thing inside me and I could feel it. It was no longer silently screaming but erupting like a volcano, bursting with energy as it's scream finally reached my mind. I couldn't hear it... but I could feel it. I looked up at the man with a new sight. I was grinning with a stare as I ran past the man while swinging all in one moment. I could feel the power as I dashed forwards with my sword at my side. I moved faster, Much much faster. The blade cut through the man with speeds so fast it took a moment for the attack to take effect on the man. As the man fell in pain to the ground I stood there drinking it all in. I had, for the first time wounded another being. It was swift as much as it was enjoyable to me. I felt a sense of... tranquility. I calmed down and the grin had reduced to my normal expressionless face. I sighed deeply as I relaxed, most if not all of my stress had disappeared. I wasn't sure if this was normal or even sane, but I enjoyed it at the time.
I looked to the kids and orphanage owner expecting thanks for saving them, only to be greeted with fear. The kids were now crying and the owner was having a panic attack. I sighed heavily and looked at my now blood covered sword. The blade was now bloodied on one side while the other side had streams of blood crossing it to drip onto the floor below me. I brought the sword up and swung it at the ground, flinging the blood off it before I sheathed it. I did the same with the knife only I walked up to cut the ropes off the kids but just as I did I felt a blow to the back of my head. I was knocked out.