Hellhounds

Sionna slipped off Caith's back and pulled a small dagger from the bag and placed the other two on the ground. She appeared to be lost in thought for a moment and then reached into the smaller bag and grabbed a pastry. Facing the direction of the strong smell of burnt flesh she held the dagger in one hand and munched on a chocolate croissant with the other.

Caith lifted black brow at her as if concerned by her actions.

"What I am hungry, we never at lunch." She replied nonchalantly between mouthfuls.

'For someone who never has any combat training you are very confident in your ability to fight.'

"I want to try out my new toys" she smiled at him when they both heard a menacing growl from the forest.

'They're here.'

"Well no duh." As soon as the words left Sionna's mouth five pairs of flaming red eyes could be seen in the darkness of the forests.

One emerged from the shadows, his burnt flesh shining in the small rays of sunlight peaking through the canopy. It's fur clung in patches around its body as it crouched down. Im one fluid movement it sprung towards Caith and he quickly caught it by the neck, Sionna heard a sharp crack of bones and then Caith sent it flying into the group of other hell hounds.

There was a yelp in the darkness and then four pairs of eyes emerged all lunging toward Caith.

Sionna ran towards one as fast and she could impaling it in the side. It let out a shriek of pain then turned towards Sionna and she could see now that the monsters eyes were literal flames.

Placing a foot on the hell hound she grabbed ahold of the sword and pulled it from the animals chest as it lunged at her. In a sloppy panicked moment she lifted the sword up and slammed the blade down on the hounds neck. For a brief moment the dagger glowed a bright green and the hell hound's head separated from its body. And the animal instantly turned to ash.

"Cool," she said to herself before turning to the other hellhounds.

Three of them were surrounding Caith who was snarling and growling at the pack surrounding him.

"What you think just because I am girl I am an easy target?" Sionna said quietly while slashing a second hellhound in half who was facing away from her.

As it turned to ash at her feet the hellhound next to it turned toward her its eyes literally flaming.

Caith took the moment to grab one by the shoulder blades and chucked it into a tree. Hitting it so hard it knocked the tree over.

'I just think they find me more interesting.' Caith retorted going for the throat of another hound.

He ripped the esophagus from the hell hound and it made a horrid gasping sound but didn't turn to ash.

Sionna and Caith turned two the two injured hellhounds. They could hear the breaking and cracking of bones as they repaired themselves. Yet the skin didn't heal showing the animals bones and entails.

The one who hit the tree lunged back at Caith and again he caught it around it's neck. The other one went straight for Sionna, her small body holding up the sword in defense. With no real understanding how to use it.

"Wait where's the third?" She asked herself as she was being charged.

Caith had one hound in its jaws shaking it back and forth like a rag doll until this head severed from its body. Right as it turned to ashes in his jaws he let out a yelp. The missing hellhound hand clamped its sharp canine teeth into Caith's back leg.

Sionna turned to him hearing the sound of pain right has the hellhound hit her head on.

The force knocked her backwards and her small sword became lodged into the skull of the hell hound. The animals flaming eyes reflecting off the silver blade.

The hell hound seemed unbothered and stood on top of Sionna. He pulled it head back and adjusting going down for a fatal bite. She quickly changed into a small fox and slipped out from under him. The animals came up looking around confused by the lack of flesh in his mouth.

The small fox dashed towards Caith, who had torn a large chunk of flesh off of the hell hound who was still attached to his leg. The entire right side of the animal was exposed. His vital organs were visible through his broken rib cage.

Sionna quickly ran up the beast and yanked the beating heart out the animal. Blood squirted in all directions as she bit into as hard as she can.

The hellhound with the sword lodged into its skull saw Sionna and charged towards her.

Caith was about to go after the hell hound at his leg when he say the other one get closer to Sionna. Immediately he grabbed it by its tail, flung it into the air and smashed it down on the second hound. They both yelped in pain as their bones snapped under the pressure. Sionna's sword was released from the hell hounds skull and the second let go of Caith's leg.

Caith turned back into a human towering over the crumpled animals resembling hounds.

"Acht" he commanded reaching out his arm and his sword came flying into his hand.

Immediately he unsheathed it and brought it down hard on the two hounds. Slicing them clean through all the way to earth. His large weapon could separate the body parts of the animals completely each time he brought the blade down on them. Finally they were both reduced to ashes and he looked up at the little fox watching him with vivid green eyes.

"So did you like your new toy?"