Purple Moon (HM19)

Sometimes I hate the English language nothing is ever spelled how its pronounced. And its full of extra letters.

-Rose B.

Purple Moon

Half Moon 19

    Kat hisses and turns facing the man. He smiles and pulls the bone he had been using to fight out of his skin. Kat realizes he has to be at least an E1, but since he wasn't showing all of his strength, Kat wouldn't be surprised if he was an E3.

    He molds the bone into a sword, and Kat shifts her grip on the swords. She knows he would be difficult to handle even if she had more weapons and back up from Cade, but with only her main swords and no help, it would take everything she had and then some.

    She breathes slowly calming her self. She ignores her pounding head and everything else, only concentrating on fighting him. Her mussels loosen, and she can feel her mind clear. She flies towards him, clashing she swords against his. He goes to do the leg maneuver again, but she sees out coming and uses him as a springboard to jump into the air.

   She barely lands before she attacks him again. He blocks her attack and sends her flying through the air. She breaks through a wall of a house. She rises from the rubble of the wall and shakes her head to clear it. The world moves around her, and she stumbles to the opening that she created just in time to see the Alteration appear in the distance grinning.

    "Are you dead yet," Kat hears Cade call.

    "No, but you might be soon."

    Kat makes her way out of the house and into the street. "You better have someone call Silias," She yells eyeing the Alteration slowly making its way towards her.

    Cade whistles, "Are you having such a hard time that you need help."

    "Let's see you fight a Bone level E," she snaps.

    "Even if I call they're not going to get here very soon."

    "Just do it," She growls.

    Cade doesn't respond, but Kat doesn't care, the Alteration is within striking distance. Before he can say a smart comment, she jumps at him again. He deflects her attack as she suspected, and she uses his momentum to get spin herself into his block. He jumps away but not before she gives him a cut across his chest.

    Before he has a chance to recover, she goes after him again, but he dances away.

    "If you don't come at me more seriously, you might die, love."

    She had been hoping to stop him so that she could question him, but if he wanted her to be more serious, she would give him serious.

    Her attacks change pace as she aims for killing instead of maiming.  He has a harder time blocking, but he still acts like he's taking it easy. This frustrates Kat, and with each attack, her anger builds, causing her to hit harder and faster. Eventually, she gets through his guard and slices him from hip to shoulder.

    He backs off, clutching his bleeding wound. "That was a good hit, love, but I suppose its time for me to go."

    She goes to stab him, but he disintegrates in a pile of bones.

 

 

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Purple Moon(HM18)

Sorry everyone I was busy with school and work so I forgot about this until 7 o'clock. Plus I've become addicted to Homestuck, it has dominated my thoughts and I haven't been able to do much besides read it, which is not easy. Oh well, here is HM18

-Rose B.

Purple Moon

Half Moon 18

    Kat surveys the street looking at the Alterations, "Cade, any ideas?"

    "Plow through while I defend. I don't know if there will be back up and even if there is it's a long way off."

    Kat grips the swords tighter, "I'm going to need more blades."

    "Alterations have trashed the house you'll have to make do with what you have," Cade replies.

    Kat inhales then exhales slowly. She loosens her grip on her swords and relaxes. "I'm going."

    Cade doesn't say anything, and Kat takes off. She runs from shadow to shadow taking down Alterations while heading for outside of the town. She estimates that her the Alterations where all A's with one or two B1. They are all weak, but they often attacked her groups. She kills them quickly as she can, but they still rip the dress and occasionally hit her skin. By the time she reaches the end of the buildings, blood covers her, and the dress is permanently damaged with most of the fabric missing. Most of her hair is out of the fancy arrangement she put it in, and her eyes are like purple ice.

    An Alteration stands in front of her. He is dressed in a suit, and he looks like a rich young man, but his hair is silver, and his skin barely has any color. He smiles at Kat and shows sharp teeth. "Good evening, Hunter."

    Kat stares at him, "How many of you can talk."

    "Right to the point. I like that, no stalling for time or pointless chatter. But I can't answer that."

    Kat switches her grip, "Last chance."

    The Alteration chuckles, "I'm glad I did as the Queen suggested. It seems she was right about you."

    "What do you mean?"

    He bows, "I meant exactly what I said. But now is not the time for chatter."

    A sharpened bone slides out of his forearm and without warning he attacks. Kat blocks with both swords, but he attacks with his leg. She jumps out of the way, but he cuts her side.  Pain pulses through her, but she ignores it and stands up. Quicker than the eye can follow, she slashes her sword and cuts off the tip of his bone weapon. Then she aims for his chest he dodges with ease.

    "She did say not to underestimate you, I can see why she said that. No hesitation, no mercy."

    "Who is the queen?"

    "You'll meet her soon enough, but right now, you should focus on your battle with me."

    He seems to vanish, and Kat blinks in surprise. Purely on instinct, she jumps forward and narrowly misses a cut that would have severed her spine. It still cut the skin, and Kat's head starts throbbing.

 

 

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Purple Moon (HM17)

Purple Moon

Half Moon 17

    Kat ignores Patty, "Cade...."

    He sighs, "I know. Patty, go back inside."

    "But..."

    "We'll be fine if you stay out here I can't guaranty your safety."

    Kat ignores both of them and focusses on the Alterations. One is on a roof a little to the east of her, and another one is hiding in the shadows of a porch. The one on the roof jumps, she stabs it through the neck, and with her other sword, she cuts the one sneaking from the shadows.

    "There you see," Cade points, "Kat is fully able to take care of herself." Cade can't help but gaze at Kat's handwork. Blood is all over her, but the look in her eyes is cold and determined.

    The dress was amazingly still in one piece. Normally Kat would have cut off the skirt by this point. But Cade knew it would be torn soon enough either by the wearer or the things she fought. Cade sighs and turns back to Patty, who is in a state of shock.

    He pushes her back into the house and looks one of her friends in the eyes, "Make sure she stays here, and you might want to grab some weapons."

    Another friend starts ordering people around, and everyone scrambles to follow. Cade climbs to the roof and pulls out his crossbow.

    "Kat, don't forget the kids left at home," He states while loading a bolt.

    He hears her curse again and chuckles. He shoots an Alteration climbing the house and prepares another crossbow.

    Down below, Kat is marching towards the Aadi's house where the kids were staying. She kills any Alteration that gets in her way, and she hears shots, so she knows Cade is killing a few of his own.

    She had to get the kids to their parents before she could go after the target. The only problem was that she doesn't know where Aadi's house was. She grinds her teeth and stabs another attacker.
    "Cade, which house."
    She hears him laugh, "On your right, purple."
    Kat turns and starts hacking her way to it, ignoring Cade's manic laughter. She reaches the house and kicks the door. After several kicks, the wood breaks and the door swings open. Several boys stand in the hallway, protecting younger kids with various household items. One of them is Michael.
    Kat smiles, sweetly, "Good job, boys, you were very brave now let's get back to your parents."
    They stare at her, dumbstruck for a moment before nodding.
    "Good now stay together and move quickly," she instructs.
    "But what about the beasts," A small girl asks.
    Kat does another bright smile, "Let me worry about those."
    Kat ushers the kids outside. Almost immediately an Alteration attacks, but before the kids can react, Kat kills it with a sword in the gut. The kids move as fast as they can, the littlest ones duck their heads and let the big ones push them along. Kat and Cade kill the attackers until they reach the house. Kat opens the door and shoves the kids in. The parents except them graciously as Kat closes the door.

 

 

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Purple Moon (HM16)

  Purple Moon

Half Moon 16

    "Heath," Kat says, standing up.

    He doesn't reply, but there is a strange look in his eye that Kat can't discern. He steps towards her and Kat fingers her hidden blade.

    "Can I help you?" She asks.

    "You still play coy," He growls his voice low, "I have seen your looks and signals."

    "What are you talking about?" Her voice like ice.

    "Do not torment me anymore," He replies, putting his hands against the wall behind her.

    Kat finally places the look in his eyes, Lust. "Mr. Walker, I suggest you stop right now before you force my hand," Kat tries to make her tone formal and frosty as possible.

    He shivers and bows his head, so his breath brushes her skin, "How much farther are you going to torture me until you are satisfied?"

    "Mr. Walker, I don't know what you are thinking, but I know for sure that it's incorrect."

    He leans closer inhaling her sent, "But I have seen the intent in your gaze and the slight smile on your lips. You constantly pulled at my thought and attention. I came to see you that day, but when you didn't make a move, I knew it wasn't time yet. But then you suddenly requested to be alone, and I knew you were calling to me."
    A chill runs down Kat's spine, "Mr. Walker, I think you misunderstood something."
    "Still you plan to toy with me?" He mummers his breath, moving up her neck.
    The only thing Kat can think is that Adalia would be proud and know how to handle this situation. The breath stops near her jawline which starts her brain working. It is obvious to Kat that talking some sense into him wasn't going to work, but she couldn't blow her cover.
    "Answer me this then, what exactly do you see me as?" She asks.
    "A charming woman, irresistible, seductive."
    For a moment, the answer startled her. It wasn't a description she was familiar with. Taking her silence as agreement, his hand moves to touch her shoulder, but the moment he did, she attacked.
    She hit his arm away, and in the split-second opening, she got behind him and placed her hidden weapon under his chin. "You have misunderstood. I am not a fragile flower which can be overrun. Your idea of me makes me gag. You know absolutely nothing about me, yet lust radiates from your skin," she hisses.
     She opens her mouth to say more when her hair stands on end. Something is wrong; she thinks just before she hears screams coming from the lower level.
     She drops Heath and takes off her shoes. Grabbing one, she hits the lock with the heel, breaking it before kicking the door open. She runs downstairs and locates Cade.
    "What's going on?" She asks as the whole house shakes from an impact.
    He pulls knives out of his sleeves and smiles, "Alterations, of course."
    She curses, and he laughs, "if there is more than one we need to get back to the house."
    People around them scream. Kat and Cade push through them until they reach the front door. Kat can see several shadows moving on the window.
    "Nice of them to wait for us," Cade jokes.
    Kat glares at him and pulls out her miniature sword, "Get ready."
    Kat opens the door, and three Alterations try to come in. Everyone screams and Cade's face turns serious, and with deadly accuracy, Cade hits the Alterations in vital points. Kat runs out the door followed my Cade.
    "Cade, you grab our stuff. I'll sit tight," Kat orders.
    Cade nods and heads toward the house. Patty shows up in the open doorway, "Katrina come inside it's dangerous out there."
    Kat smiles while scanning the area, "Thanks for the offer, Patty, but I need to do my job."
    An Alteration launches itself at Kat she spins around the attack and stabs her blade into its back. The thing drops and Kat pulls out her weapon, spraying blood all over her dress and skin. "You may as well call me by my real name since our cover is blown anyway."
    Patty stares at her, horrified, "But....."
    Cade's voice comes from a roof, "Kat, catch."
    Her swords fly through the air and stick in the ground. She snorts, "Be careful with my swords. If they break, you'll pay for a new pair."
    Cade laughs as she pulls her swords out of the ground with ease. "Here they come," Kat says eyeing the shadows.
    "Who are you," Patty's voice rings out.
    "You think that would be obvious by now," Cade replies, "We're hunters."

 

 

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Purple Moon (HM15)

Purple Moon

Half Moon 15

    Cade told Kat that Patty agreed to throw the party at her house. So Kat is not surprised when Patty starts acting like she is hiding something. Patty would come over a lot and help Kat while asking questions. Kat answered them without complaint.

    "No, I don't have a favorite food."

    "I never thought about a favorite color, but if I had to pick one, I suppose it would be purple."

    In a couple days the preparations were ready, and the Alteration still hadn't attacked. Kat wore a purple gown that Cade said Patty wanted her to wear, and the jewelry that went with it. Cade was dressed in a suit with purple accents to match her dress.

    "I hate this," He sighs, sticking a knife up his sleeve, "The collar itches."

    "I'm just as unhappy as you are, but this is the quickest way." Kat replies, "Be grateful you don't have to wear this."

    Cade chuckles, "But you look absolutely stunning."

    Kat glares at him while fixing a short blade to her thigh "If you say one more word..."

    He raises his hands in surrender, "Understood."

    Kat sharpens her glare before finishing the adjustments, "Sometimes I wonder if you're being honest or mocking me."

    He smiles, "I would never mock you."

    Kat snorts and drops her dress, "and you always do your work too."

    He does an exaggerated bow before offering his arm, "Ready?"
    She rolls her eyes but takes his arm. Cade leads her out of the house and down the street to a light blue one.
    "Is this Patty's house?" she asks.
    Cade nods, "What do you think?"
    "It fits her," Kat says, and they walk up to the door.
    Cade knocks, and they can hear the sounds of laughter coming from inside. Patty opens the door and smiles, "Great you came, we really couldn't start without you."
    "Oh, why?" Kat asks.
    "Because you're the guest of honor of course. Cade told me that the doctor called and said that your lasts tests turned out well. So we threw you a party."
    Kat put on a surprised face, "Really?"
    Patty nods, "Now come on, you have people to meet."
    Patty pulls her inside, and Cade follows. People moved freely from room to room carrying drinks. Kat nods to Cade, and he gets lost in the crowd. Patty takes Kat into the kitchen where they find her friends.
    Aadi smiles and hugs her, "It's so exciting to see you our of your own home."
    "I'm excited to be out," Kat replies.
    The other girls introduce her to other people. Every once in a while, she sees Cade, but he never looks at her. All of the people she meets are polite and smiling, but she can sense nervousness and tension running under the surface. After a while, she grows tired of seeing the same look. "Patty is there somewhere a little quieter."
    "Of course," Patty says and leads her upstairs to a bathroom. "It has a mirror so feel free to freshen up and come back down when you're ready." She turns to go, then stops, "Should I tell Claude?"
    "No, Its nothing serious," Kat replies.
    Patty nods them leaves. Kat sinks on to the chair in front of the mirror and sighs. She pulls a couple pills out of a hidden pocket and swallows them. Her purple eyes gaze back from the mirror, showing no pity. The sound of the door opening pulls her attention from her reflection. Turning she expects to see Cade or Patty but as the locking mechanism clicks she sees it is...

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I figure writing at the bottom would be better than at the top this time. I'm trying out a new cliffhanger ending it see if it works, but since you dear readers never comment I guess I will have to go by how many page views there are.

If you do happen to comment don't ask who she sees because I wont tell you. Thanks for reading.

-Rose B.

 

 

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