I gasped out, jumping backward as a large, sharp-clawed paw swung down towards me, the wooden floor splintering under its power. I performed a backward

handstand to help regain my balance as I landed on my feet, pelting forward at top speed as I shot a few rounds from my pistol at Sheeva, but the bullets didn't seem

to affect her at all except for making her angrier. With a loud roar, she lunged her heads forward with her jaws wide open, ready to shred me into bits, but I was

ready for this. When I was close enough for her to reach me, I jumped up just as she snapped at me. At the peak of my jump, I flipped myself upside down to face

her, and fired a few more rounds into her heads, flipping back upright behind her, but once again she proved too tough for my bullets to pierce. Instead, she just

seemed to get annoyed as she faced me, growling deeply, big globs of saliva dripping from her fangs. Panting quickly, I took a few steps back, sweat dotting my

forehead; we've been at it for 10 minutes already. I was mostly just observing her, trying to figure out a pattern to her movements. Right now, all she seems to be

able to do is attack with her paws, fangs, and tail, which honestly is all she really needs. If I'm not careful, I'm a goner.

Sheeva kept her eyes on me as she continued to growl. Honestly, I was thinking that she would be more aggressive than this, but she seems to be keeping her

distance… Before I could think further on this, Sheeva barked out loudly and pounced right at me, but I was ready for it. Just before she landed, I jumped over to the

right side, the weight of her body splintering the wood floor again when she landed. I quickly turned toward her with my gun raised, but a powerful force suddenly

smacked me in my side. With a grunt, I was pushed backward, rolling on the floor until I hit the wall; Sheeva hit me with her tail! I moaned out lowly as I pushed

myself up with my hands, my body feeling sore all over. So that was it; she was observing me too! "AYA! MOVE IT!" I suddenly heard Daniel shout out. I quickly

looked up in time to see Sheeva dashing towards me with her maws wide open! With a gasp, I stumbled onto my feet and dived out of the way, her fangs just barely

missing my legs as she passed me, instead biting into the brick wall. I turned my head over towards her to see a few of her eyes staring back at me hungrily, before

she reared her head back, biting off a piece of the brick wall, dust blowing everywhere as she chomped it into more dust.

Not wanting to end up like that wall, I quickly ran away from her as the dust covered the area, panting deeply. I stopped about halfway in the room, looking back at

her shadow inside the dust cloud, cursing at myself. What do I do? I then had an idea as I holstered my gun, my eyes starting glowing again. Once the dust started to

clear some more, Sheeva saw me from across the room, growling deeply again; this was my cue. Screaming out loudly, I dashed over to where she stood, my right

fist raised up as I neared her. Sheeva reared her heads back again, and lunged with her fangs, but I quickly ducked down and slid under her massive body, her fangs

barely missing my head. My glowing fist practically blinding me, I lifted myself up with one foot behind her, and thrusted my fist into the wall, shattering the bricks and

blowing more dust into the area. As I thought, by focusing most of my power into my fist, I was able to easily punch a hole in the wall; and it didn't even hurt!

"NOW!" I shouted to myself as I turned around toward Sheeva. Yes, two for two! Sheeva can't see or smell me in this thick dust cloud, but I can easily see the red

lights covering her body! Not wasting any time, I pelted towards her and threw another enhanced punch her way, hitting her right in the side. With a loud yelp, her

body cringed, but she wasting no time in trying a counter by swinging her tail in my direction; but I was ready for it. I quickly ducked under the swishing tail, kneeling

below her as she turned herself to face me, still having a hard time seeing and smelling me. Without hesitation, I grabbed my baton strapped to my side and jumped

up right into the middle of her heads, thrusting it into her middle head's left eye, blood spurting out of the socket as she yelped some more in pain. This act tugged at

my heart strings, but I didn't lose my flow as I placed a foot on her head and kicked myself up further into the air, towards the high ceiling. I reached out and grabbed

onto a nook, hanging from it, looking down at her massive form as she shook her head in pain, blood dripping onto the floor as she pranced around in misery, my lips

quivering with guilt. Honestly, I wasn't enjoying this one bit, but I don't have a choice, right? My right leg glowing brightly in my eyes, I pulled myself up, planting my

feet onto the ceiling, my head tilting up towards Sheeva below me, my hair dangling freely in my vision, but not enough to obscure my vision. Without another

thought, I released the nook I held onto and kicked myself off the ceiling towards Sheeva, spinning horizontally like a top. After three revolutions my eyesight was

blurry, but I knew exactly where I was; directly over her heads. Screaming out loudly, I thrusted my leg down as I faced her, my leg burying itself into her middle

neck with a sickening crack, the sheer force of my kick knocking her body down into the floor, the wood underneath her breaking apart to form a small crater of wood

and dust around her.

I landed roughly on my chest, rolling onto my back as I coughed out, my body relaxing itself. Panting deeply, I turned my head towards Sheeva, her middle head

lying on the floor in an awkward angle, the rest of her body unmoving. After a few moments, I slowly sat myself up, my head spinning painfully. "Aya! Aya, are you

okay?" I heard Ben scream out from their side of the room. I looked over at the group to see Daniel and Ben huddled near the unconscious Chief, smiling over at me.

With a sigh, I smiled back, nodding my head."Yeah." I muttered back, bending my head forward in exhaustion.

It was then that I think my heart suddenly stopped. I heard Ben and Daniel screaming at me to move, but I couldn't process the shock I was feeling fast enough. All I

knew was that I turned my head to see Sheeva standing over me, her middle head limp, but her other two heads staring down at me in anger. I then grunted out in

pain as Sheeva swiped at me with her huge paw, my body rolling on the floor again, my head hitting the wall as I came to a full stop on my front. My body quivering in

pain, I slowly lifted up my head, a moist, warm feeling seeping down the back of my neck, my eyesight blurry as I tried to make out Sheeva's form. Grunting, I slowly

pushed myself up, panting out quickly as I did so, unable to believe that she was still alive after that. I looked over at her again, trying to figure out what to do next,

when I noticed her doing something odd. Her remaining two heads were pointing toward me with their mouths wide open. She's just standing there; what is she doing?

A chill running down my spine, my eyes quickly glowed again as I focused my sight on her, a gasp escaping my mouth. Her energy… her remaining energy is being

focused in the space between her heads, glowing brighter and brighter… but why? What sense does that make? An image then suddenly flashed through my mind, my

heart rising up into my throat; this feeling is just like…! Cursing under my breath, I forced myself up onto my feet and started to run out of the way as a large,

powerful beam of energy shot out of Sheeva's mouths towards the spot where I was. The impact of the beam kicked up a cloud of dust and brick as it literally burned

a large hole into the wall, the setting sunlight peering through it. The shockwave of the impact was powerful enough to push me forward as I ran, causing me to fall on

my front again. Groaning, I pushed myself back up, looking at the wall in disbelief. It's just like when Eve shot the laser at me in Carnegie Hall! But, it's so much more

powerful! I would've been vaporized! I couldn't believe that Sheeva had the power to shoot lasers like Eve, and that just made her all the more dangerous. It was then

that Sheeva turned toward me again, charging up another shot. Things really weren't looking good for me. I used most of my power in that one kick, so now I just feel

downright exhausted, but Sheeva still has energy to spare! If I don't figure something out quick, I'll die. And not just me; Daniel, Ben and the Chief would be killed

too, and then the other officers in the precinct. No, I can't fail here! I have to stop her!

As Sheeva charged her shot, and I tried to figure out how to stop her, some gunshots suddenly erupted in the room, causing me to jump. I saw Sheeva stumble

slightly, her energy disipating. We both looked toward where the shots came from to see Daniel standing up, his gun pointed at Sheeva. "That's enough!" he shouted,

firing a few more times at her. "Daniel, no! Stop!" I shouted at him, but it was too late. Sheeva shifted her sights from me to Daniel's group, charging up a new shot

and firing it towards him. "NOO!" I screeched out as I focused what energy I had left in my feet, zipping over to Daniel in a flash, reappearing in front of him. But,

what else could I do? It seemed like time suddenly froze up again. I stood in front of Daniel, beaten and broken; Daniel stumbled backward, Ben stood frozen behind

us, his face tear streaked, and the Chief was still unconscious. The beam was mere feet in front of me. I had no energy left. I can't do anything. There's no time. I

guess, this is it…

I see her again. The girl. She's standing in front of me, smiling at me. What is she doing here? Am I imagining things? No, I don't think so… It's definitely her. She just

looked at me for a bit, still smiling, before turning to face Sheeva, her hands extended at her sides, as if trying to block something. Then, I heard a young girl's voice

in my head: "Believe." And right there, I understood. I don't know how, but I got it. This fight… isn't over yet! I still have a chance!

Time seemed to start back up again, the beam resuming its advance. "NOOOOOO!" I shrieked out as I extended my hands forward, a new sensation washing over

me. In a loud burst of power and radiance, the beam of energy halted its advance before my finger tips, a barely visible barrier bursting into life before me. The sheer

force of the impact between Sheeva's beam and my barrier shook the very foundation of the building, a strong wind whipping around the room like a storm. I

screamed out loudly as I struggled to keep the beam at bay, its majestic glowing lights almost blinding my eyes, but I knew I couldn't keep it up forever. Already I

can feel my renewed strength escape me as the beam slowly pushed me backward, my sneakers sliding on the wood floor. It was then that I suddenly felt something

press up against my back, and when I turned my head, I saw both Daniel and Ben standing behind me, pushing up against me. "Don't give up, partner! You can do it!"

Daniel yelled out as his large hands pressed against my back. "Yeah, Aya! Keep fighting!" Ben screamed out as well, his smaller hands pushing up against my rear,

their combined effort stopping me from moving further. Smiling, I gave them a nod, focusing everything else I had on the effort. "Right!" I shouted out as I started to

step forward, pushing Sheeva's beam back. Screaming out loudly, I shifted my sights upward toward the ceiling, and with one final push, I redirected the beam

upward, blasting a large hole above us. As dust and smoke filled the room, I grabbed my gun and pelted forward toward Sheeva, who was discombobulated, and slid

underneath her huge body, stopping myself just under her. I then held my gun up against her belly and closed my eyes, concentrating. My hands started to glow

warmly, but not just my hands, but my gun as well. I then opened my eyes to take one last look at my friend before I pulled the trigger, a beam of concentrated

energy erupting from the barrel, burning straight through Sheeva's body.

Sheeva didn't even yelp this time. She swayed for a bit before falling over on her side, a pool of blood forming around her. I stayed where I was, lying on the floor

next to her body, silent tears running down my cheeks, my body stained thoroughly with blood, my eyes staring up at the second hole I burned in the ceiling. Damn

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