[center][b]Hideki, Yoshimi, Yuriko, Harashi[/b][/center]

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"I still find it odd that our shrine's artifact suddenly appeared here...", Harashi said. He sighed as he looked at the huge sword. "Well, let's just get over it...", Hideki told him. He turned to look at the window and noticed that Nikko was looking outside, seemingly baffled. Then Nikko rushed to them, "We have to get out of here!", the boy said to Hideki and the others. The sound of cracking wood suddenly came, it was coming from the barricaded door. "W-what the?!", Hideki exclaimed. "Yuriko, let's get you out of here! You three! Come with us!", Hideki commanded. But Nikko started to move. He controlled two trees and turned them into ents. "W-whoa...", Harashi said. "Amazing...", Yoshimi said. But the ents didn't last long enough. They quickly burned down and turned to ash. "Crap...", Hideki said. The beast suddenly started to charge at Hideki and Yuriko. "Onii-chan!", Yuriko was frightened. She clung onto Hideki while Hideki turned his back to the dog to try and protect her. 

"Hyah!", Yoshimi yelled all of a sudden. She blocked the dog's attack with her spear and pushed the creature away. "Are you guys okay?", Yoshimi asked the two. "We're fine... Thank you," Hideki said. "I'll take care of this," Yoshimi said and prepared her next attack. "...No," Hideki replied. "Huh?", Yoshimi said. "I'll help you with this," he said and then he drew his sword. The blade let out sparks as it was unsheathed. '...?! Is this what the engraved writing on the blade meant by Kaminari?', Hideki wondered. He let out a sigh. "Hey, Harashi. Mind taking care of Yuriko for a bit?", Hideki told Harashi. "What? Why are you talking as if you're about to die?!", Harashi yelled at him. 

Suddenly the dog charged at them again. Hideki blocked it quickly with the blade. "Because I probably am," Hideki said and smiled. "I'm fully prepared for my own death, but I'm not prepared to let Yuriko die," he told Harashi. "...You fool," Harashi said. "If that's the case then I'll help you!", Harashi screamed at him, but he was met with a punch to the gut by Hideki. "Gah...", Harashi said and fell to the ground, unconscious. "Hey, Nikko, Yuriko. Is it okay if you two carry Harashi outside?", Hideki told the two. "The two of us will hold this thing off," he said as the dog prepared for another charge. It was much faster this time, to Hideki's dismay. He was barely able to block the beast's bite and he got a wound on his left arm caused by the dog. "Crap...", Hideki said. As he was fending it off Yoshimi charged at the beast and lunged the blade at its tough scales. "What are you two waiting for? Get Harashi out of here!", Yoshimi yelled at Yuriko and Nikko. "Ah, o-okay... Nikko nii-san! Help me out with him!", Yuriko told Nikko.