The horse still looks nervous, but she calms down a little with Vitalus' touch. "THANK YOU, Vitalus," Asmodeus says, looking worn out. He is by no means good at this stuff.

Vitalus nods at Asmodeus.

vega stops in her tracks, refusing to go forward. when i try to make her go forward she stomps her foot, tossing her head wildly. i hear a twig snap from within the forest, pulling out my shotgun i swivel, turning towards where i heard the noise. there's nothing there.

another twig snaps, this time in the other direction, i try to follow the noises, but whatever it is is too fast. vega begins to freak out, trying to leave. when i don't let her, she panics, bucking me off and darting down the trail back towards where we came, stopping a little ways away. quickly jumping to my feet i raise my gun, firing it into the woods. everything stops for a moment. then, an unearthly scream echos through the forest, and a massive cat launches itself at me, swiping my gun out of my hand. it's big, with massive, sharp teeth and wild yellow eyes. its claws dig into my skin as i desperately fumble for my knife, only to have that knocked away too. in desperation i punch the cat in the face, and it stumbles back just enough for me to escape.

Mizuki : also rushed over to help giving him water to help calm him down ...

Vitalus sees that she escape he called Glacis. He come over and growls at the big cat.

the cat screams again, swiping at the dog. another cat stalks out of the underbrush, hissing and bearing it's teeth. it's tail sweeps back and forth as it sizes us up, growling low in its throat. i scramble backwards, finding my knife on the ground and grabbing it. my shotgun is by the animal, i can't get to it without being attacked.

the second cat leaps towards Asmodeus's horse, swiping at his legs and causing the horse to rear up, slamming it's hooves down inches away from the cat's face. it hisses, backing up as the angry horse continues to rear and neigh, frightened.

the cat is about to attack again when a third figure leaps out of the woods; a man clad in leather, with a white skull mask covering his face. on his hands are gloves with metal claws, which he uses to swipe at the closest cat, making it retreat a few steps. the other one pounces on him, and he catches it midair, using it's momentum to slam it into the ground on it's back, pinning the cat down as it thrashes and claws at his hand.

the other one tries attacking, and the man rakes his claws over it's face. the cat beneath him wriggles out of his grasp, and they both flee into the forest

(noice

Vitalus eyes widen when he saw him. "We are screwed," He thought.

the man slowly turns around, staring silently at us. i lunge for my gun, grabbing it and pointing it at the man threateningly. "who are you? what do you want?" i snap, leveling the gun with his chest.

Vitalus eyes widen and makes her put the gun down, "Don't that him," Vitalus said in her ear.