Guradian Academy

Chapter 13: Not another fight

Chapter 13: Not another fight

As Naomi charged at the shadow wolf, Shira was by her side. Gripping her katana, Shira leaped into the air. She acted as a distraction, as Naomi came up from behind. The shadow wolf didn't fall for it. The creature used it's rear leg to kick Naomi. The guard class focused her energy into her nagatina, letting it shield her from the blunt of the attack. Knocked back, Naomi used the momentum to dig the blunt end of her nagatina into the ground to slow her body down. The shadow wolf turned away from Shira, to face Naomi. Before it could move, Shira stepped into it's path. Smiling, she charged for the wolf. Her katana dug into it's side, as she used two illisons. For her illisons to work, Shira danced around the wolf, letting the two illiusons of her help in confusing the wolf as to where she would strike next. The wolf was not amused, it growled and swapped a massive paw at the illisons, trying to strike the annyonce that was a guardian.

Recovering, Naomi jumped into the fight. While Shira fought on her own, Naomi had climbed up several stories above the wolf. Leaping off, she angled her body to land just above the wolf's neck and onto it's back. Shadow wolf riding should be offered at the academy. Naomi thought to herself. "Anytime Naomi!" Shira shouted. She spun her body around the blade of her sword, using it to shield her from the shape claws that tried to pierce her body. Waving out a hand, then snapping  her wrist, Shira created a chain of illisons of herself. When the final one gripped onto a lamp post, Shira yanked the arm of the illison she held, using the momenment to preproall herself out of the way of the thrashing wolf.

Meanwhile, Naomi was trying to hold onto the wolf as it thrashed around trying to get the young guardian off.  "Stop moving!" She grunted, as she used one hand to hold on still and the other to rise her weapon high into the air. Without the strength of a warrior or soldier class would hav, she wasn't sure her lady would even pierce the flesh. There she was again, doubting herself and limiting herself into only doing what she thought a guard class could only do. Smiling, she remembered that she wasn't just her class. She was Naomi, born a guard classs, but willing to push herself to do and be far more than that. With this new thought in mind, Naomi poured more of her remaining energy into her nagatina.

Save for a moment, Shira blew out a breath. "This is more different than the trying system made it seem." She took a moment to calm herself, remembering that while Naomi lead them, she was the tactician. Her knowledge was also one of her strengths. "That's it!" Slashing the blade of her weapon in an arc, she created two illusions of herself to assist Naomi. Spinning on her heel, she res health the sword and dashed over to the nearest building. There, she jumped, hopped, and climbed, until she was at the top."Izumi!" She called, to the other girl. Izumi was currently have differeculty fighting off the shadow hawk. "Blinding light!" Shira pulled off the sun-yellow bracelet she wore and tossssed it to Izumi.

The archer caught it and just stared at the other girl. "I don't need jewelry!"

Shira rolled her eyes, remembering that Izumi wasn't the type to study or know basic information about most monsters. "Just wrap it around an arrow and a aim for the sun!" She wasn't sure if her plan would work, if it did they had a better chance at taking down these shadows. If not, well there goes one piece of jewelry gone to waste. "Stop staring and do it! Use your wind elementary."

"No," Izumi began as she wrapped the bracelet to her arrow and took aim. "I can do it with out using wind!" Izumi was to stubborn for her own good, a double edged sword. Their teachers had warned her about this throughout the years. It was part of the reason she hadn't been cleared for field assignments yet. But Shira knew, this is what Izumi, Izumi.Her sturnborn is what enabled her to quickly train up her negalted sub-earth elemental powers.  "Close your eyes!" Without further warning, the arrow was let loose. Within mere moments, te entire area was covered in a veil or thick blinding shimmering light. The shadow hawk shierked out in plain, losing vision it chased into a bluiding. 

Being covered by Shira's shadowy illusion, the three girls were saved from the worst effects.Izumi used the moment to squint closer to the wiggling hawk. "Trick arrows are the best." Giggling, Izumi pulled out three of her new arrows. Noting them, she aimed for three fleshy places on the hawk.