Gin, Kimiko, Batdoge
Gin looked up as Kimiko ran into the area. 'K-Kimi-" Before she could tell her to run, to get out of danger, another scream interrupted her. She could feel that the umbrella between them and the rabisu wasn't going to hold up, even with Kimiko in her yokai form. She quickly stood, grabbing Kimiko by the waist and pushing them both to the side, just before they could get hit. She wasn't sure what to do, before suddenly remembering something. They weren't alone.
"Y-you have t-t-to go back to Pr-primrose. G-go get help, I c-can distract it. We can't just l-leave it p-people c-c-could get hurt!" Gin choked back a sob. She was scared, terrified, but she could distract it long enough for Kimiko to get help. Turning away from Kimiko, she stepped back into the fog. She made sure to create something akin to a dome around them, so it would only be able to smell her, not Kimiko.
The rabisu sniffed again, head turning wildly in a desperate attempt to locate where it's prey had gone. It had been there just a second ago, where could it have gone. It growled, circling slowly as more saliva dripped off of its gnashing maw and onto the cold cement. And then the scent was back. It whipped around, sending a toothy smile at Gin. Perfect, it was a half yokai, alone and vulnerable. The rabisu opened its mouth, letting out another blood curtailing scream.
Gin stepped back as the rabisu screamed before gritting her teeth. She wouldn't let anyone else get hurt. She let out a low growl as a pair of black ears popped up on her head, followed by a black tail, swishing back and forth as if she were an annoyed cat. Stepping forward, Gin let two bright bursts of flame come to her hands. They didn't burn her, they weren't real because she didn't belaive they were real. But the rabisu did believe they were, and it jolted back at the sudden brightness before snarling and shifting. It didn't like the brightness, it made it hard to see. Gin could see that it was hindered by the light, and began creating more, balls of blue flame appearing around her and shining intensely. The flames slowly circled the rabisu, progressively getting brighter. Every few seconds one would swoop down and touch the rabisu, giving off a burning sensation before circling it again.
The ring of flames kept getting tighter, encasing the rabisu and blinding it. It started to panic, lashing out blindly and screeching. Hissing and ducking down towards the ground, it continued screeching, each time louder and more desperate. Inhaling, it was sure it would smell smoke. But it didn't. It sniffed again, flinching as the fire burned his back. Instead of smoke it smelt something, something delicious. The halfling. She was just behind the fire, just behind the light. It rose up, letting out a furious screech. Raising up a wing, it lashed out, striking Gin.
Gin hadn't seen it coming, hadn't felt that the rabisu had lost it. She had been too focused on keeping it distracted, on keeping it away from Kimiko. Away from her friend, the only one she had. She fell to the ground, wincing as she struggled to concentrate on keeping the flames up, making them even brighter. This only served to anger the rabisu more, launching it into a maniac state, screaming and gnashing it's teeth as it lashed out, smash items in its way. Gin winced, looking down at herself. Her shirt was torn, a long slash going through it from just below her sheet to her lower stomach. The wound wasn't deep, but had drawn blood and was making Gin dizzy. This scene was all to familiar. The blood, the screams. Clenching her eyes shut, she put a hand to her wound, feeling the warm sensation of blood on her palm and fingers. Tears leaked out her eyes, leaving red streaks down her cheek. She looked up at the rabisu as it lumbered towards her, and she was completely convinced that would be her last sight.
Kimiko, I'm sorry. I failed you. I hope you're safe.