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Chapter 2 - REMEMBRANCE PART 2 ( EVERYTHING CHANGE)

As the mysterious woman walked slowly towards them. Her red, orange, and blackish hair flowed gently down her back as she covered her mouth with her hands as she approached them. She smelled of cherry blossom and plum wine as the scent filled the area, overpowering the noses of the hunting party. Her seductive, dark brown eyes lured the minds, bodies, and souls of most of the hunters, causing them to let their guard down.

With everyone captivated by the mysterious beauty lurking in the cave, they had all but forgotten why they were in this dangerous place in the first place. The hunters to maintain focus were Jin and an old veteran name Rex. "What is a beautiful woman like you doing in an evil place like this?" Asked Rex as he gripped his board sword tightly awaiting an answer.

"I got lost. Something chased be down here and managed to survive by riding out here." the young lady replied as Rex continued to stare at her unsure of her motives and claims. "So you're telling me, after all, this time if ever dawn on you to leave this place?" Rex asked as questioned the young lady. "Yes, I tired, but every time I did, I could hear the creature, so I got scared and decided to stay here." She replied as she bowed her head down in sorrow. "Last question, were you the one laughing just now?" asked Rex, as his grip on his sword grew tighter and tighter.

"Yes, I was happy to hear people in the cave. I was overjoyed." She replied, still keeping her head down. "That's all I needed to hear." Replied Rex, and he began to charge the young lady with board sword in his hand but was stopped but another hunter that told him that he was overreacting and there is no way a beautiful woman such as her could be dangerous. The hunter patted Rex on the shoulder, telling the old man to relax as he approached the mysterious young lady.

The middle-aged hunter of Caucasian descent slowly approached the young woman, withdrawing his two swords back as the seeming threat was gone. As he stood in front of the young woman, he gently places his hand on her chin, tilting her head up in a gentle and romantic gesture. The young woman gazed into the hunter's eyes as if she had found true love as the two braced in an adoring and loving hug.

"See Rex, she is harmless. Look how she braces John with such love. She is just happy to be rescued." Replied the other hunters as their nervous dispositions turned to calm and relaxing overconfidence. But both Rex and Jin were still unconvinced. How can a pale and harmless young lady in a kimono survive out here for so long when dozens, if not hundreds, of experienced hunters, could not? Was the million-dollar question, as things weren't adding up at all.

Unconvinced Rex tries to reason with John, as he can sense that all is not what it seems to be with the mysterious young lady. The wonderful smells of the young woman, her warm brace, and the cheers of the other hunters telling her to marry such a beauty were too much for John to overcome to hear the cries of Rex calling out to him.

As they continued to brace each other, the sphinxlike woman whispered something into John's ear. "Thank you," she seductively whispered in his ears as the hunter grew more and more captivated by her unique aura. "Any man would die trying to rescue such a beauty such as yourself," John replied as he became deeply mesmerized by her. "I know," she giggled seductively as the hunter felt and dreadful and sharp pain in his neck.

Soon he realized where the pain was coming from as she bit down on his neck with violent force and aggression. As blood sprayed out from his body, the rest of the hunting party came to their senses as they realized that the ghoulish and devilish presence from before had returned and was coming from her. As John screamed out in anguish, the remained hunting scrambled to gather themselves as they had let their guard down too much to prepare for something like this.

Rex launched forward to rescue the captured man, but it was too late, as his head rolled off his shoulders due to the overwhelming force of her bite. As Rex continued forward, the once gentle, now violent young lady threw the body of the deceased hunter into Rex, sending him back several feet. As the rest of the hunting party prepared for battle, Jin was unsure of what to make of the situation. He fought dozens of beasts before and dozens of other humans, but never had he fought a human that fought like a beast.

With fear finally setting in, the young Jin stood motionless, awaiting his death. When Rex patted him on the shoulder as he arose from the ground. "Don't worry kid we can take her and I got your back." Laughed Rex as he stood next to Jin reinsuring him of victory. Hearing this the estranged woman burst out laughing in a sinister and wicked tone. "Victory against me," she giggled as the emergence of nine white and orange fox tails flowed from her back. Seeing this the men gasped in horror as none of them have ever encountered such madness before.

Her once gentle and soft hands turn to protect paws with orange-reddish fur and sharp, long claws. That when it dawned on the men they were up against a kuo kitsune, a legendary mystical creature said to bring doom and chaos wherever it goes. With this revelation, the hunters broke their formation and began running like headless chickens, as only Jin and Rex standing strong against this legendary foe.

The two men took deep breaths as they charged forward, screaming, not knowing what they were up against, just knowing that they had to try. As the two men approached her, she blew past them with amazing speed. All the while laughed as she made the statement that she loved food on the go. And with that, she made her way through the group of terrified and desperate men with ease.

With her brutal strength and merciless methods of attack, she easily killed half the hunting party in seconds. As her sharp tails impaled men like human kebabs, as her overpowering and sharp claws dug into the flesh men as she ate their internal organs. As she turned to the remaining men who were too petrified to even defend themselves, let alone attack, her as they stood motionless.

Several minor explosions erupted from her back and Rex and Jin threw mini bombs at her, giving the other time to escape. Infuriated, she turns to the two men and attacks them with demonic intent. As she closed in on them, Rex swings his might board sword as Jin comes in from behind with his two katanas. But to the shock of the two men, she instantly blocked their attacks with her tails. She then uses her paws to push the men back several feet as she rushes forward toward them.

She lunges herself into the air as she intends to finish over the older hunter first. But she was stopped as several small explosions engulfed her, causing her to pull back from her attack. As she looked are her arms, she noticed several small knives embedded in her. As Jin threw the knives, the same time he threw the boobs. "Thanks, kid. If it wasn't for you, she would've had me for dinner." Rex laughed as he dusted himself off.

The men rushed forward and began their attacks again but were unable to land a single blow as the woman just dodge and block them whilst dancing as if she was mocking and playing with them before finishing them off. She didn't until she notice that the remaining men were getting away. "I can't have that now, can I. I can't let those taste snacks get away." she laughed as she kick both Jin and Rex to the ground. She looked at the two men, remarking how much fun she was having but had to end it before her snacks got away.

She took a deep breath and, like a dragon, began breathing fire engulfing the area where Jin and Rex were before chasing after the remaining men. Unharmed, Rex signals to Jin to stay here as he goes after her. As the dying, screams of men could be heard from a distance. Several minutes later, as Jin composes himself back on his feet, Rex came flying into him, knocking him unconscious.

With Jin unconscious, Rex brings himself back to his feet, relieving that during his last battle with her that he had lost his right arm as the vile woman returned to the room. "You sure you don't want to give up, old man! Am sure in your younger years you were quite handsome and strong but you are old now. Give up and I will let you live since you were so much fun." She laughed as she made her way slowly to him. Rex determines not to leave Jin behind and rushes forward, swinging his sword in his left hand. Annoyed, the woman wraps one of her tails around his arm before cutting it off, leaving the once proud and strong hunter defenseless.

As Rex screams out in pain, she presses her foot under his chin and slowly raises him off the ground by her foot until their eyes met. She compliments him for lasting so long before driving her hand into his chest pulling out his heart. Jin wakes up to see the lifeless body of Rex being dropped to the ground. But before she can turn to finish Jin off, he attacks her, creating two deep slashes across her chest. Taking back by this, she was defenseless as Jin continued to slash and cut her about the body as she screamed in pain.

Enraged, she quickly trapped his hands with her tail. "How dare you make me see my own blood, you bastard! I was going to let you live a lot longer since you were fun entertainment, but you dug your own grave." She shouted, enraged, as she swung her claws across Jin's chest, creating a massive hole in his chest. As Jin laid dying, the woman remarked that it was a waste of a good plaything, but all lesser being must know their place and thus he had to die.

As she walked off what she presumed were corpses, she could hear the faint whispering of words. With that, she turned around to see Jin on his feet with a massive hole in his chest. As red and orange aura flowed around him. She prepared herself to attack, but Jin's body soon collapsed to the ground. She examined him to realize that hole she created in his chest was smaller than before.

The woman laughed at this revelation and she remarked that this should be fun and that she will allow him to live in hopes that he will find her again one day. And with that, she left the unconscious Jin on the floor as she took her leave. "May we meet and continue this dance?" she giggled as she took off.

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