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       Past Elsewhere Story: Dangerous Predator
       By: Coolcat207 Date: February 16, 2025, 5:55 pm
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       Three Days before the Tournament:
       Kanna Darkfire arrived in her room late one afternoon, tired and
       regenerating from her battle wounds. Sighing, she flop onto her
       bed and fell asleep. Hours later, she wakes up abruptly with a
       shout due to a nightmare she had which made her grasp her tiger
       designed tanto and unsheathe it. She notice Jon putting his
       hands up defensively which made Kanna sigh in irritation before
       sheathing the weapon.
       Kanna: Belial damn it, Jon.
       Jon: Hey, I'm just checking up on you.
       Kanna: How long have you been--
       Jon: Just now. One of the servants got worried but were too
       scared to check up on you. Can't say that I blame them.
       Kanna: Ugh. How's Zoe?
       Jon: She's alright. She's recovering just fine. She'll be able
       to still participate in the tournament.
       Kanna: That's great to hear. sighs in relief I was worried for a
       moment.
       Jon: I don't blame you. Wolfwing's clan can be violent.
       Kanna: I still can't believe that I was so blind. I was so
       worried about the Hazeldines that I forgot about Jirius and his
       bloodthirsty pack of monsters.
       Jon: I know. Xell heard about the news. Luckily, he has Zoe
       under his protection. Jirius and his people won't lay a claw on
       Zoe.
       Kanna: I hope so. This wouldn't be the first time the bastard
       tries to be slick in order to get what he wants. Not to mention
       having sociopaths such as Valentina and Gyuran in his group of
       homicidal monsters.
       Jon: sigh I know what you mean. But Xell is now worried that
       things might escalate here. It used to be just the Kruetz
       dealing with them since they were the branch from the family
       tree. But now that you got into this...
       Kanna: Jon, Valentina tried to eat my niece alive! Of course I
       lost my sh*t! takes a deep breath I will keep the Darkfires out
       of it. They don't know about the incident. Not yet at least. But
       this is between me and Valentina. I'll make sure that things
       doesn't escalate. Or at least try.
       Many Hours Ago:
       Zoe has been pumped about this tournament ever since she signed
       up for it. Thanks to the training from her friends and mentor,
       Zoe feels amazing. She's wearing her cloak and mask again as she
       travels through the market again. This time, she notice a group
       of B+ ranked Makai going into a dark alley. Curious, Zoe
       silently follows them. She creep up behind a trash can to see
       the group messing with a cloaked figure. She was about to go
       help but her instincts screamed at her to stay put, which she
       does begrudgingly. That was when she saw it. A huge smile full
       of sharp fangs were shown under that cloak before a spray of
       blood comes from a Makai's missing arm. Zoe cower behind the
       trash can in fear as she listen to tearing flesh and wet
       crunching bones along with fearful and agonizing screams coming
       from the group. Once it's finished, she turn around and her eyes
       widen in shock and fear, almost making the girl puke in disgust
       and terror. Body parts are littered everywhere along with guts
       on the ground. In the center of it is the cloaked figure
       sloppily eating the insides of a barely conscious Makai. Zoe
       tries to crawl away but knocked over a empty can. The figure
       stops eating and begin to turn their head toward Zoe's direction
       who sprinted away from the scene as fast as she could. She keeps
       running through, squeezing through the crowds frantically. She
       almost made it until she felt a heavy force smack her from the
       side, sending her flying into a fruit cart. Zoe groan in pain as
       she tries to maintain consciousness. Once her vision cleared,
       she sees the cloak figure removing the hood from her head,
       showing a female with long messy black hair and piercing hazel
       brown eyes. Upon revealing herself, the residents of Makai
       scatter like ants in fear, a sign that Zoe is in big trouble.
       Figure: Finally caught you, little vermin.
       Zoe: Who... what are you?
       Figure: The crowd fleeing should've been a hint.
       Zoe scrambles to get up and get into a fighting position, which
       makes the female Makai chuckle darkly.
       Figure: Brave little vermin aren't you? I'll cherish this moment
       greatly. Your kind are a rare delicacy.
       Zoe: feels her blood freeze You.. know what I am?
       Figure: Of course I do! I do have a pretty good nose, after all.
       Those fools back there were alright but I can make some room for
       dessert.
       Zoe shudders before barely dodging a slash attack from the
       female figure who slashed the damaged cart in half with her
       claws. Zoe remain on defense, using her karate and ki training
       from Jon to keep herself distant. She can tell right away that
       this Makai is trouble. Zoe manage to counter one of her slash
       attacks by using her lightning ki attacks to punch the figure in
       the ribs. That confident "I got her!" changed to "Oh God!" fast
       when Zoe saw the terrifying look on the figure's face which led
       to a punch which sent her flying backwards. Zoe tries to get up
       but barely got the chance to defend herself. During the
       onslaught, the figure broke Zoe's left arm, ruptured her ribs
       and nearly cut her ear off. She even dragged Zoe's face through
       a wall before throwing her into a wall. Coughing blood, Zoe
       tries to get up but is grabbed by the collar by the figure.
       Figure: There are so many ways that I can do this. I can peel
       off your skin. I can chew on your bones. I can swallow you. Or I
       can do what I did to those men back there. But either way, do me
       a favor and scream. Your fear and despair makes it taste better.
       And I don't know when I'll be able to have another human.
       Before the figure can do anything, blue flames hit her in the
       back, making her roar in pain as she drops Zoe on the ground.
       The figure turns around to see an enraged Kanna Darkfire
       standing before her. This gives Jon enough time to swoop in and
       grab Zoe, which angers the figure.
       Figure: Damn Kruetz! Always interfering! And now you brought
       those arrogant Darkfires into this! Not everything belongs to
       them! I found that human fair and square!
       Jon: She's not yours, Valentina! She's my apprentice!
       Valentina: laughs Wait, you're serious?!
       Kanna doesn't give Valentina the time to rant as she blitzes
       toward the Makai and starts attacking her in her spirit bond
       form. Meanwhile, Jon runs off with Zoe in his arms, trying to
       get her to a healer and to safety.
       Zoe: Jon...
       Jon: Don't speak. Just relax.
       Zoe tries to stay awake but drifts off to unconsciousness. She
       later on wakes up in a room with her wounds mostly heal. She
       later on learns that the woman name Valentina is a werepire who
       is 3/4 vampire and 1/4th werewolf. She then learns about the
       rival Wolfwing tribe that but heads with Jon's noble family.
       Present:
       Kanna: This isn't going to be the last time that we see them,
       Jon. You and I both know this. Jirius has to know about Zoe by
       now. Not to mention us still trying to figure out Zoe's Makai
       ancestor. Morrigan has a theory that she might be descended from
       a primordial nature spirit or something similar to it. If Jirius
       and his goons find that out, they'll be after her like a pack of
       hyenas.
       Jon: You leave that to Xell and the others. I know that he has a
       plan in case one of them decide to act bold. Worst case, we
       might have to get the Darkfires for help. For now, we'll keep an
       eye on Zoe. For now, get some rest. We'll talk about it more in
       the morning.
       Jon leaves Kanna's room and close the door behind him. Kanna
       flop onto her bed with a exhausted sigh. Her hand still gripping
       on the tanto. She can't lose Zoe. She'll tear apart every one of
       those freaks if she has to in order to protect her niece.
       End
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