Rise Of A New Heart

Chapter 16 Bump in the Night

Enyo's teeth clenched, the hair on the back of her neck stood on end as the handle slowly turned. The thick water tight door began to open, pulled back by the unknown force on the other side. She panicked, grabbing the handle with both hands Enyo yanked the door shut, trapping whatever it was inside. The entity however was not ready to give in, and pulled at the door with equal force. Both sides seemed at a stalemate until a feminine voice was heard from inside the room.

"C-mon, Open damn you!"

Enyo's brow inclined in suspicion and she released her grip on the door handle, allowing it to swing open and sending the mysterious voice behind it falling onto the floor.

The woman was dressed in a dark blue catsuit with a black domino mask around her striking yellow eyes. She had wavy chocolate brown hair that was slicked back at the top and flowed freely down her back, then Enyo noticed something weird poking out the top of the strangers head 'are those ears?!'. The woman stood and dusted herself off.

"Well now, I wasn't expecting company." She spoke confidently.

"Oh I'm sorry, am I interrupting?" Enyo's voice dripped with sarcasm .

"Actually yes, you are." the woman stated, picking up a very large, very full backpack.

"So if you don't mind I'll be on my way."

She slung one strap over her shoulder and began walking towards the door, but Enyo stepped through and blocked the exit.

"I'd be happy to let you pass. So long as you leave what doesn't belong to you."

The woman chuckled, she tilted her head to the side and smirked.

"I don't think so."

She dropped the bag and Enyo felt the air go tense. The burglar lunged, swiping with her right hand, Enyo dove to the right, narrowly avoiding the claws that had appeared on the woman's gloves. Landing in a crouching position Enyo's hair slithered down her back and beneath her form, curled into a fist. The thief pounced upon her, intending to pin the pirate down but was trumped when a grey blur came flying up out of nowhere with incredible speed, uppercutting her and causing her to stumble back.

"A devil fruit user?!"

Enyo seized the opening she had created and grabbed the woman's right arm, swinging her around and slamming her back against the wall. With the intruder still in shock Enyo captured her wrists and pinned her to the wall. Both women breathed down each others throats as adrenalin coursed through their systems, nose to nose their stare-off didn't last long when Enyo broke the silence.

"I guess you weren't expecting that either?"

"No, but it won't make any difference." the thief said casually.

Pain surged through Enyo's arms as the woman dragged her claws up towards the hands that bound her, tearing the flesh along the way. Enyo pulled her extremities away and immediately received a boot to the stomach, sending her flying across the room and into a crate, smashing it on impact. Gold coins trickled down either side of her, spilling onto the floor as she heaved herself upright. During that time the thief had produced a rope dart and swung it around playfully

"I'll come back for those." she teased.

"The hell you will!" The pirate strained, still winded from the kick.

"Oh dearie, what's it gonna take for you to admit defeat?"

"[pant] As long as I'm still breathing, I'll never admit defeat!" the defiance was evident in Enyo's voice.

A demonic smile twisted its way onto the intruders face.

"I was hoping you'd say that.".

Not a second later the woman sent the dart straight for Enyo's head, the world seemed to slow down and Enyo could see the dart coming, effortlessly she leaned her head to the side, allowing the projectile to glide past her face causing a slight breeze. She couldn't explain it but it felt... Natural. As soon as the dart sped past her being time returned to normal and Enyo willed her stormy tendrils forward, wrapping around the burglars legs and waist stopping any means of escape.