Chapter 009: The Fight

"Fine. I accept your challenge. I'll even let you come at me first. Now then, fight me." Okami told him. As she said that, all three of the boys faces turned pale. "Maou, have you gone mad?! She's the White Wolf! She'll kill you without batting an eye!" Ryu exclaimed. Maou broke out laughing. "Maybe I have! Maybe I've gone completely insane! Why do you care? If I die, you can leave, so why do you care?" Maou asked and, without giving Ryu a chance to respond, charged at Okami, who easily dodged his attack. "Come now, you'll have to try a bit harder than that. Maybe, if you try hard enough, I'll spare your life. But then again, where's the fun in that?" That's what she said, although her voice told a different story. She sounded burdened, almost. As if the thought of having to kill him was weighing her down. No, that couldn't be. She killed people on a daily basis, why would this time be any different? She probably just wasn't feeling well. Okami then charged at Maou. Once she reached him, she kicked his legs out from under him. When he fell backwards, she pinned him to the ground so that he couldn't get back up again. "That was almost too easy. Now then, should I kill you now, or spare you your life, for what it's worth." Okami sounded as if she was generally asking, which caught Maou off guard.She was an assassin, after all. "What's the point of living, if I know that it's only by your will that I still have my life? I'm better off dying now than being indebted to you."