07-19-2016, 07:45 PM
"So it's meant more for keeping the outsiders safe? I see," she replied, still staring out the window. Wilted trees rolled past, fading into the fog. Somewhere in the distance, a shadow came into view. From this far, there wasn't much she could determine from it. It was large, yes, but it was stationary-- it shouldn't have remained in view for as long as it did. If Mei had to guess from the amorphous shape, it was some sort of building.
"I think I see a house," she answered Fury's question before sliding back into her seat with Yuuka. "Nothing to worry about, I hope."
They rode on in silence for a while before the Youkai raised another question; would the kung-fu cop even be able to guide the horses? Considering his reaction to the unexpected transformation, he probably couldn't. Mei gave the woman a halfhearted shrug. "It's been a while since I've studied horses, so no." Then Fury mentioned that the wheels were made of Omnilium. "I'm guessing you summoned this. If it's still technically your vehicle, maybe the Omnilium will make it easier to steer?"
At that very moment, the horses skidded to a stop, whinnying and trotting in place like something was bothering them. Funny, since there appeared to be nothing in front of them. However, the area ahead was trampled under foot, as if a horde of creatures had recently passed through. An eerie moment passed before one of the horses yelped and bucked free of the reins. As it fled, dozens of wicked claw marks appeared on its silky white coat without warning. It collapsed just out of view, but its shadow deteriorated, vanishing into nothing.
Mei could only watch in horror as the other horse, unable to escape the reins, succumbed to the same fate. The creatures could not be seen, not even when blood should've stained their claws. Flesh and bone were yanked aside, disappearing into thin air until nothing was left. What sort of abominations were these? She had never seen such a ruthless hunter in all her life! Nothing could compare to the invisible beasts in terms of ferocity, and it froze her to her seat.
She snapped out of her stupor, however, when the side window burst into pieces. Glass scattered everywhere and cut into her skin, and on instinct, she poked the gun out of the hole and proceeded to spray whatever was outside with liquid nitrogen. A thin layer of frost coated the creature, revealing it to be humanoid in nature. With a snarl, it backed up from the door just enough for the climatologist to slam the door into its form.
"Okay," she said, trying to undo the seat belt with one hand, the other wrapped around the blaster, "time to go."
"I think I see a house," she answered Fury's question before sliding back into her seat with Yuuka. "Nothing to worry about, I hope."
They rode on in silence for a while before the Youkai raised another question; would the kung-fu cop even be able to guide the horses? Considering his reaction to the unexpected transformation, he probably couldn't. Mei gave the woman a halfhearted shrug. "It's been a while since I've studied horses, so no." Then Fury mentioned that the wheels were made of Omnilium. "I'm guessing you summoned this. If it's still technically your vehicle, maybe the Omnilium will make it easier to steer?"
At that very moment, the horses skidded to a stop, whinnying and trotting in place like something was bothering them. Funny, since there appeared to be nothing in front of them. However, the area ahead was trampled under foot, as if a horde of creatures had recently passed through. An eerie moment passed before one of the horses yelped and bucked free of the reins. As it fled, dozens of wicked claw marks appeared on its silky white coat without warning. It collapsed just out of view, but its shadow deteriorated, vanishing into nothing.
Mei could only watch in horror as the other horse, unable to escape the reins, succumbed to the same fate. The creatures could not be seen, not even when blood should've stained their claws. Flesh and bone were yanked aside, disappearing into thin air until nothing was left. What sort of abominations were these? She had never seen such a ruthless hunter in all her life! Nothing could compare to the invisible beasts in terms of ferocity, and it froze her to her seat.
She snapped out of her stupor, however, when the side window burst into pieces. Glass scattered everywhere and cut into her skin, and on instinct, she poked the gun out of the hole and proceeded to spray whatever was outside with liquid nitrogen. A thin layer of frost coated the creature, revealing it to be humanoid in nature. With a snarl, it backed up from the door just enough for the climatologist to slam the door into its form.
"Okay," she said, trying to undo the seat belt with one hand, the other wrapped around the blaster, "time to go."
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