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.
"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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