foolproof | NALU - novel ☾

be alright.

chapter 7

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with the leap and the strike of a magical whip, the beast was taken aback as it stumbled and struggled to regain it's footing. lucy smirked, her attack leaving a gash along the werewolf's entire backside. however, that surely hadn't been enough to take the creature down completely. lucy couldn't let her guard down in her short-lived victory. she'd have to give it her all.

with a battle cry, she leapt into the air, swinging her fleuve d'étoiles from behind her; hoping for a direct attack towards the beast. however, to her surprise; the werewolf had come to, and dodged the attack with ease. quickly coming up with a counterattack, it heaved over onto all his hind and forelegs and broke out into a sprint towards lucy. foam spilled from the corners of his tightly gritted teeth; his green eyes crazed and piercing.

lucy's eyes widened as she stared in complete and utter shock as the beast prevailed and succeeded onward in her general direction. it leapt, it's long and deathly sharpened claws spread apart; eager to tear the blondes limbs piece by piece. lucy regained composure and before the beast could puncture her, she dodged; barely in time. with a parry, she bashed the bone of her elbow into the creatures side, and the ramming of her knee into it's gut.

hindered, the werewolf fell to the side with a cry of pain, and lucy brought her whip down one last time upon the beast, wounding it greatly. it scrambled around in it's place; seeming unable to move. it's head dropped to the ground, and it's green irises fluttered shut; breath shallow. a victorious smile appeared on lucy's features. she had defeated it. taking her fleuve d'étoiles and reattaching it back to it's rightful place on her belt, she flattened and dusted off her skirt and begun to saunter on away; leaving the wounded wolf behind—headed towards magnolia as she previously intended.

however, just as lucy moved barely a few inches away from the creature, she was stopped in her tracks; hearing a bone-chilling howl fill the entirety of her ears. it echoed through the forest and vibrated the invisible molecules floating about the air, and lucy felt her breathing hitch and the pressure around her become more great. she slowly turned, pupils contracting into small black dots in the centre of her irises.

the werewolf had it's head raised to the air, snout pointed towards the stars above them. taking a breath, the creature snared and let out another howl that had sounded more like a weakened screech. a screech that cried for help.

lucy stepped away, eyes glued on the predator before her. she placed her hand on her hip in caution, hoping to find her keys in their brown leathered case attached to her belt, but once again; found only an empty space. her chest tightened as she clenched her teeth together. "shit!" she hissed, at a loss. if her fleuve d'étoiles didn't work, then how was she to defeat this creature?

the beast dropped it's head, it's eyes closing once more. it had still been alive, but merely just unconscious. a branch snapped in the distance, making lucy spin towards that general direction. leaves moved and crunched in a different direction, and fear slowly crept up lucy's spine as the same sounds were heard; seeming to come closer.

lucy had realized a moment too late that she had been surrounded, as the many snarls of the creatures of the same classification had slowly prowled from the bushes and began to circle the blonde. had the werewolf that lucy defeated called out to his pack? that hadn't mattered to her at the time.

she was closed in at the centre of about six or seven circling werewolves; their eyes deadly and their jaws ferocious. lucy gulped and remained still, her eyes darting creature to creature. she knew that she couldn't take them all on. not alone, at least. the thought of running away crossed through her mind. the idea sounded almost tempting and successful, however; being surrounded? hardly a chance of escape. she'd get torn to shreds if she had even came close to one of the beasts.