Midnight

Shadows

I stalked out into the dead of night, leaving the comfort of my warm apartment. 

My body trembled terribly, not knowing weather to be excited or afraid, but I'm felling a little of both right now.

The street lights flickered on and off, creating shadows were ever I looked. A soft breeze tangled my hair, and sent chills down my back.

 I looked at the worn piece of paper in my hand, the creases shown from when I folded and unfolded it so many times.

 This was the place. 51st St. the Chinchi should be close by. I slipped my Yoshko out of its sheath,  holding it cautiously in front of me,  as I walk slowly in search of the chinchi.

  Suddenly  I heard an ear piercing inhumanely screech.  My Yoshko dropped to the ground and my knees came crashing to my chest. 

I cover my ears with my hands trying to block out the loud noise.  That noise was not human, it had to be from chinchi.

 I grab my Yoshko,  and start running to where the sound came from. I felt a lump start to swell in my throat.

Thoughts ran wildly in my head. 'Will it kill me?' 'can I kill it?' 'what if it just ate someone?' 'Could I be to late?'

 I push these thoughts out of my head, continuing forward. Moving as fast as my legs will carry me. 

'Mabye this outfit wasn't the best choice' I thought, looking down at my knee high, 3inch boots. My feet hurt.

I had to admit they looked good, but it felt like I was being stabbed in my feet with a very painful knife.

My thoughts came to an absolute stop when I saw something that made me hold back a breath. I'm was a pile of ashes.

My eyes widen in shock, and I start digging through the pile, hoping that what I was looking for would not be found.

But to my dismay I felt something hard in the ashes. I pulled my hands out of the ashes, holding the jewel that was in it.

I knew what it was, it was a chinchi spirit jewel. 

(A chinchi spirt jewel is what a chinchi drops when it is killed, once the chinchi is turned to ashes the jewel will be in the pile. The minga usually keep the jewel as a reminder of their victory.)

I drop the jewel, and start looking for the killer. I felt a cold chill run down my back, shivering, I turn around and gasp. I look up to see a pair of piercing blues eyes towering over me.