Chapter 134: Monsters Lurking: Part One
Evanna let her body free-fall backwards, and with force behind her, she did a backflip just in time to dodge the creature’s pointed leg swiping towards her. At the same time, she called upon her powers and created the vines once more, sending them to a tree behind her. They wrapped around a branch tightly, and she flung towards it and out of the creature’s reach.
She released her hold on the vines and let herself drop to the branch below. Her grip tightened on her sword as she watched the creature jump from the tree she fell from and land just above her. She raised her sword and waited for it to come towards her again. Unlike the last time she fought the faceless, this one seemed to be more violent, restless and impatient.
Its face lowered down towards her, this time using its particular skill of controlling the mind instead of fighting her. But as the white-masked face formed before her, Evanna didn’t waste any time and stabbed it in the face with her sword. Black blood poured down its ugly face as it screeched, and its body began falling down from above. Evanna yanked her sword free, using her foot to push back on before stabbing it into the tree trunk just as the creature fell through the branch, breaking it and almost taking the princess with it.
Its screech erupted through the woods, making Evanna wince as she held onto her sword as the branch beneath her feet fell away. She clung onto her sword and now hung on for fear of falling to her death. Again. A thunderous sound rumbled through the woods, causing some birds to take off in flight towards the sky. Evanna’s grip on the sword tightened, and she was ever so grateful to the gloves she wore for grip.
She glanced down at the height she was hanging from and could see the creature’s body unmoving below. It snapped through all of the branches, leaving nothing for Evanna to jump to. She inhaled deeply and released a long breath as she called upon her gift again. She created the vines, letting them wrap around her and then shot them to another tree. She braced herself before yanking her sword free and letting herself go.
This time it didn’t go so well, and she smacked straight into the tree trunk. "Ugh," Evanna’s hold on the magic dissolved, and the vines started to disappear. Her eyes widened, and she pushed off from the tree, front flipping and landing on another wide branch, but landed awkwardly and done a ’roly poly’ to shake off the brunt of the blow. Evanna let herself collapse on her back on the large branch to catch her breath before breaking out into an exhausted and rather maniac laugh.
"Well, good morning to you too," She blurted in between giggling. After she finally got a hold of herself, she stayed quiet, focusing on the sounds of the forest and the frosty feeling that was sweeping over her. There were others nearby. The faceless are the ones roaming Direwood forest and looking for a human or elf to claim their life.
For a moment, Evanna worried about the people of the Flori kingdom, then she thought of her own people as well. If those monsters escaped Direwood forest, chaos would ensue. This wasn’t just an issue for the elves but everyone. She sat up and shook her head, groaning as she felt a headache coming along.
If the faceless did escape, then she knew the Flori would reach out to the other kingdoms. This was not something she needed to mull over. Evanna looked around warily, her thoughts still plagued by the creatures that were nearby, she couldn’t tell how many there were, but she should move before they made it any closer to her position.