80: Distractions - part 1

Maria clutched the key tightly in her hand as she picked herself up. The experience from before had left her shaken but not overly so. Somehow, it was not even the worst experience Maria had yet.

She hurried back over to her group as her heart raced. There were too many vampire rabbits around for her to not be worried. Plus, her friends were virtually helpless without a means to extract life force.

"Nao, Suna. I'm back with the key '' Maria felt herself relax as she took the alright form of her group. The other two were relatively unharmed and untouched. The vampire rabbits had left them alone as well. It was such a relief for Maria to see.

"You got the key? Wasn't that too fast?" Nao asked with surprise and suspicion coloring her tone. It was understandable since Maria had barely been gone for over an hour and it was just not enough time.