She enjoyed the wind blowing across her face as she ran, jumping from roof to roof on her patrol, keeping an eye out for anyone in trouble or anything unusual. So far it has been fairly quiet.
Her master had said that this was merely the calm before the storm and she was inclined to believe him, not just because he was her master, but also because she could sense the tension and uncertainty in the air.
Speaking of her master...he was a strange man.
Very strange. Not in the manner in which most magi were. If it was just that then she would have shrugged it off.
No, her master gazed at her, not with the fear that she was used to. But with fondness and admiration.
She had never had anyone look at her with such fondness in their gaze.
Not even her own sisters.
She didn't know how to respond.
What was she supposed to do?
She didn't know, so for now she did what she was ordered to do.
Continue her patrol.
Well, he hadn't really ordered her, he merely requested her instead of ordering her. Truly he was a strange master. But perhaps strange didn't mean it was bad?
After all his cooking was 'strange' in that it was simple but delicious, one could tell the amount of care he put into it.
She couldn't wait to get home for dinner. She wondered if Master had made sweets again? She really liked the
sweets he baked.
Eager to get home, her stomach rumbling in anticipation Ana sped up with a burst of speed.
Only to come to a halt when she spotted a large fire.
An unnaturally large fire.
Any hopes that it was something she could let the authorities take care of and continue on her way home was gone when she heard the guttural roar of a beast?
"LL ILL OUUU! RE EAD!"
With a sigh, she vanished from her spot in a burst of speed reappearing near where the flames had occurred. Only to see what appeared to be.... a dragon/human hybrid? No, this wasn't a dragon, there was not a drop of magical energy coming from it.
It was merely an abomination.
And then there was a girl covered in dark skin-tight clothes and was apparently trying to fight the beast with nothing but bugs and a spray bottle of some kind.
So, this was the Hero Master spoke of? The one who would have sacrificed everything to save countless worlds had he not appeared?
She didn't look like much, but Ana knew better than to judge someone from how they looked.
Materializing Harpe, she jumped into what she would hesitate to even call a battle, she needed to end this fast, she had sweets waiting for her...and master of course.
Just a snippet...might grow into something bigger who knows?