Blood Bath

Dakota found herself in the school. The place was devastated. The girl's ear flatted seeing what had happened to her home while she had been captured. Tears stung her eyes and she found it suddenly hard to breathe. Something moved and Dakota was ready to attack, to defend what was left of her home but she froze when she realized it was Whitney. The cat panted as she tried to get her breath back. A few other students joined the duo as well as Professor Damien. He looked enrage at what has happened to the school which surprisingly made the cat feel better since she knew others felt the same way about the school as she did.

“We need to clear out these monsters and save the school. If you are with me then lets give them hell.” Damien gave a grim smirk.

“My pleasure.” Dakota answered.

Whitney answered by pulling out her own sword. The squad divided up and to Dakota's displeasure she was paired with Whitney. She never had anything against the girl but the cat could never get past the fact that she's part dog. It also put Dakota on edge. But Dakota was yanked from her thoughts when Whitney grabbed her. Glaring at the girl, the cat asked what her problem was. Whitney nodded toward the open classroom they were passing. Looking inside, Dakota about yelled out when she saw a large troll moving around the room. Before Dakota could hide, the troll happened to turn toward the door to leave, spotting the cat. The troll charged.

“Professor! We've got trouble!” Whitney called out.

Dakota hissed, “Kill it or move!”

The troll went to strike Whitney with its claws. Pushing the dog out of the way, Dakota lifted her sword, which was now glowing purple, and blocked the attack. The strength of the troll was more than the cat expected. With a burning shoulder, she held her ground as Whitney attacked with her own sword. Damien attacked using black magic which made Dakota jump back. The troll stumbled back as it's minor cuts started to heal. The three attacked together. Whitney and Dakota using their swords with magic while Damien used his own weapon and magic. And after a few dragged out minutes, the trio brought down the beast.

Damien clung to his bleeding shoulder, Whitney dropped to a knee to catch her breath and Dakota leaned over as she panted. A growl made the cat look up. Quickly standing up and lifting her sword, the cat hissed as two hell hounds split and ran at her. Whitney warned her but the cat didn't care. She hated dogs and dared them to attack.

One launched itself at her and she lifted her sword, blocking the attack. The hound recoiled from the block and growled angrily at the cat. Yelling at it that it was dead, she transformed into her beast form and attacked the hound. With her size, she was able to pin and kill the hound with ease. Finished with her fight, she looked at the others. Whitney was having problems with her sword and with Damien's bleeding shoulder he was not able to block the hound's attack. It sank it's teeth into the professor's shoulder. Wincing, the man pushed off the hound. Before it could attack again, the cat sank her own teeth into the hound. With an awful crunch of bones, Dakota killed the hell hound with one bite. After dropping the body on the floor, the cat transformed back to her normal form and walked over to the professor and Whitney.

Blood covered the floor causing Dakota's stomach to tighten. The fight had only begun and already she was ready to fall apart. She was hurt, bleeding and tired. Looking at the professor and Whitney, the cat knew they were the same. Sadly she did not know how to heal with magic yet and could not help Damien. He looked like he was ready to pass out from blood loss yet he pushed to his feet, ready to keep fighting. Taking charge, he told the girls to defend the school before making his way down the hall. Dakota did not need to be told twice.

Grabbing her sword from where she had dropped it, the cat made her way down another hallway. Turning a corner, the girl came face to face with a hall full of different races. Lifting her sword and allowing anger to fill her body, the cat attacked with her sword. Her rage was giving her the energy she needed to push forward. The walls would glow purple when she used her magic, killing several enemies at once. Sparks flew and the sound of scrapping metal rang into Dakota's ears when she blocked an attack as claws and fangs alike slid over her blade. Globs of red coated the floor making it hard for Dakota to stay on her feet but thankful for her balance and cat reflexes, she manged to stay up right. Blood splattered the walls, ceiling and her own body darkening the hallway.

Dakota took out the last servant and dropped to the ground to catch her breath. Leaning against a wall with her blade at her side, she breathed heavy from her long battle. Blood soaked her left shoulder from the wound the arrow had left. Her body shook horribly from blood loss as she sat there with closed eyes. Her ears suddenly stood up as a horrible roar filled the air. Worried, the cat jumps her her feet and rushes outside, sword in hand.

Terror filled the cat at the war going on. Races of all kinds, good and evil, fought everywhere as students and teachers alike fought to defend the school. A large beast like Dakota's, stood far off. Whitney hurried up to Dakota carrying Professor Damien. The cat assumed he passed out from blood loss. She knew she'd be next if this war did not end soon.