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**cp 2000** · August 13th, 2019, 03:26 PM

As any local of the town of Blackwood knew, throwing yourself beneath the wheels of a passing carriage was a far safer activity than venturing into the forest that neighboured their home when it started getting dark. Aside from the numerous monsters and human-hating races that the townsfolk were certain dwelled within the woodland expanse, the Black-woods also had some of the tallest and densely situated trees in all of, making navigating them at night a near impossible task. As such, it was widely agreed that the only people who'd even consider doing something so fool-hardy, would be the incredibly foolish, the incredibly desperate, or the incredibly greedy.

Unfortunately, the world always had plenty of these types to spare, as a group of the latter slowly trudged through the forest just as she sun had begun to set, with streams of autumn-coloured light streaming through the thickets. The four men who each wore the same tan leather overcoats and tall, wide-brimmed hats had their attention fixed on the ground in front of them, in an attempt to find any trace of the creature they were tracking.

"She can't be far" a large pot-bellied member of the group declared, gripping the handle of the hunters knife that hung from his hip with anticipation as she spoke, "those last tracks looked fresh, she must be...".

"Shut it!" spat a skinnier man as he scowled at his compatriot, "the little freak's meant to have sharp hearing, remember? Keep your voice down before you scare her off".

"Let's just get this over with" a third figure growled, though he made sure to keep his voice low as he spoke, "I hate it when a good hunt gets dragged out, the sooner we kill the beast, the sooner we can get out of these woods and go get our reward".

**Wizard9876** · August 13th, 2019, 04:15 PM

Eleria panted as she hid behind a nearby tree, hoping the hunters couldn't see her. The girl had been running for quite some time now and had grown tired but knew if she stopped for too long she would die. Thankfully she had been able to put some distance between herself and the hunters, as well as having the advantage of having enhanced senses along with night vision. The only thing that kept her from being completely safe was that her hair reflected the light of the moon, making her stand out against the blackness of the woods.

As the Kenomimi made to continue on her way she hissed and looked down at her ankle, noticing she had been cut there. In fact there were plenty of cuts and bruises on her body at the moment. The small girl pushed through the pain and sprinted away from the voices she heard, ignoring the need to stop and recollect her breath. It would take much more effort to get away from the hunters than she wished and she began to wonder if she'd ever get away from them.

As the neko ran she let out a yelp as she tripped over a log. She struggled to get to her feet and winced as she stood on her feet only to immediately fall back down. It appears she may have twisted her ankle along with her skirt being caught on something.

**cp 2000** · August 14th, 2019, 02:54 AM

With the girls yelp quickly giving away her position, it wasn't long before her pursuers converged on the spot where she'd fallen, grinning amongst themselves as they could see that the neko was in no shape to continue running. "Well would you look at this" smirked the skinnier hunter, walking over to the kitten and lifting her up by the scruff of her dress, "looks like we found our wild animal, keep your swords handy lads, this one looks like she might bite".

"Stop messing about and finish the job" grumbled one of the hunters as two of partners laughed cruelly at their skinnier comrades sarcastic remark, "we don't want to be here after the sun goes down".

"Alright, don't get your britches in a twist" the skinnier man retorted, pulling a large hunting knife from out of the sheath on his hip and holding it up so as to allow the cat girl to get a good look at it. "You know" he said, bringing the blade teasingly close to the childs abdomen as she spoke, "I've heard you cat folk are meant to have nine lives, so I reckon I should do you nine times in the gut with this, just to make sure you...".

Whatever the man was going to say next was cut off rather abruptly by a choked, illegible gargling sound, which his companions could see was the result of the bloodied tip of a crossbow bolt that was protruding from the newly made hole in his throat. As the man fell to the ground, dropping both the kitten and the knife as he did, his surviving comrades fumbled with their respective weapons, each one of them looking around frantically to try and see where their attacker was.

Hearing quick footsteps behind them, the final three turned just in time for two of them to get neatly cut down by a hooded figure in a dark cloak, who countered the swing of the final hunter's sword with ease before pushing his blade straight through the centre of the mans chest, pulling it out a moment later and allowing him to fall to the ground amidst his recently dispatched cohorts. Wiping the blood-stained sword on the moss of a nearby tree, the figure slotted the blade into the longer scabbard on his back before setting about searching the bodies of the recently slain hunters, disregarding the cat girl for the time being as he could see that she was neither a threat nor a priority to his current objective.

**Wizard9876** · August 18th, 2019, 11:36 AM

As soon as she was lifted up Eleria whimpered, afraid this would be the moment she would die. She wanted to say something back to the hunter that held her but she was too scared to say anything that sounded either threatening or brave. Instead she focused on trying to get out of the man's grip. Unfortunately this was virtually impossible.

The sound of the blade leaving its scabbard was enough to make the white haired girl give up her efforts. Her heart sank as the blade came uncomfortably close to side. This was definitely where she would perish. At least that's what she had thought. Her assumption was cut short the moment she felt herself being dropped to the ground. She let out a pained hiss before backing up as the man's body also fell beside her, a bolt longer than her arm embedded within his neck. Eleria instantly grabbed for the knife that fell as the rest of the men met the same fate.

She backed up against the tree as she saw a stranger searching the bodies of the men. She had no idea where he had come from but could guess he was the one who had killed the hunters. The girl struggled to get to her feet and felt her eyes water as she put weight in her left foot. She looked down to see that it was both swollen and appeared to be turning red, with a slight few blotches of purple here and there.

She fought through the pain as she leaned against a nearby tree, using it to keep from falling back over. The blade was still in her hand but she had no intention of actually using it, knowing full well she wouldn't be able to kill even a toddler if she tried right now. Instead she tried to get the man's attention. "P-Please help me..." she managed to say before her vision got blurry and she fell back to the ground.

**cp 2000** · August 19th, 2019, 11:11 PM

Having apparently found nothing of significance on the corpses of the men he'd just slain, the figure stood back up straight and let out a small sigh of frustration, though he continued to say nothing as if thinking about what his next move was. Just then, he heard a small voice pipe up from behind him, prompting him to wheel round to see who it belonged to as he held the grip of his blade tightly.

His hold did loosen however when he saw it was the cat girl that he'd seen the hunters attempting to kill, looking down at her with mild curiosity as he listened to her meek plea before watching her fall to the floor. Instead of looking concerned, the man in the hooded cloak retained his semi-thoughtful expression as he walked over to where the neko lay, whereupon he kneeled down beside her to check if the kitten was unconscious.

**Wizard9876** · August 24th, 2019, 03:36 PM

Am I dead?The girl would wonder this as her vision faded to black. The man would find that she was indeed unconscious and would have no cause for alarm, aside from the fact that she was clearly in need of treatment or she would die.

**cp 2000** · August 24th, 2019, 04:10 PM

As he looked down at the young neko lying out in front of him, the figure took a moment to inspect the cat ears on top of her head, as if attempting to determine how acute the childs hearing might be. Apparently satisfied, he reached down and picked the childs motionless body up before slinging her over his shoulder, walking through the forest as he left the bodies of the hunters for whatever hungry creature found them first.

When the kitten awoke, she would find herself lying in a bed in the small room of an inn, with the only prominent features being a chest of drawers at the end of the room and a window that looked out onto the street below.