Thread Weaver

It looked like a bear, however it was about double the size of a normal bear. It had red fur which gleamed with an orange light and its eyes looked like they had flames in them, its claws looked razor sharp when moonlight reflected on them.

'So, That's a flame bear, a star beast of Tyro-Seeker rank.' Anna thought as she looked at the star beast that was sleeping beside a fallen tree.

She stealthily made her way towards the flame bear and went as near as she could without alerting him, when she was a couple of meters away from the flame bear she dashed towards the bear and brandished her daggers and swung them downward as she tried to stab her daggers near his heart.

Just as she was about to stab him the bear's fur ignited which caused Anna to take a few steps back. The flame bear stood awake from his slumber looking at the human who dared to disturb its sleep in fury.

"ROOOAARR" a mighty roar echoed throughout the outer area of the forest as the flame bear roared in fury.

Anna was stunned out due to the roar and stood there, her eyes looking a bit confused. The flame bear ran towards her as his claws started to glow in red and he reached out to attack Anna with its claw.

Anna jumped back with a backflip and landed with grace. She looked at the flame bear in front of her with vigilance. The bear started to move in circles around her and would randomly throw an attack which Anna blocked with her daggers.

The flame bear continued his barrage which Anna blocked with some difficulty however she was getting better at it with time, Soon the bear attacked with more force than before and the force of the attack cause Anna to use both of her daggers to block the attack.

The flame bear then used his free arm to sweep at Anna, Anna seeing that tried to step back but the flame bear had already locked her in place by interlocking his claws with her daggers.

Anna let go of one of her daggers and kicked its pommel which sent the dagger flying towards the flame bear and it dug deep into its leg. Anna moved away from the bear which caused the flame bear to only swipe the air. The flame bear furious by the turns of events frantically charged at Anna and started to attack her in fury.

Anna tried her best to dodge, counter and parry the flame bear's attacks, managing to land a few cuts on its body. However, due to the sudden increase in intensity Anna soon started to feel more and more pressured and because of that the flame bear's claw grazed the bracelet she wore, breaking it.

As soon as the bracelet broke the world turned dark as the bracelet allowed her to look in dark as if it were day. Anna, startled by the sudden events, jumped back and looked around her.

The forest which at least looked a bit friendly before now horrified her. Unknowingly she let herself look away from the flame bear and it took advantage of it as it landed a blow on her upper body, The flame bear's claws raked across her upper body, leaving deep gashes from which blood was pouring out.

"Argh!!" a grown escaped her lips.

The force of the attack sent her flying towards the boulder. Anna's vision started to blur due to blood loss. However, the flame bear didn't show any mercy to her as it walked towards Anna to end her agony and her life with it.

White anxious from the sudden turn of events, moved to save Anna. However, Blake stopped him and pointed towards Anna as he spoke.

"Watch."

White turned around and looked at Anna

Anna who was laying down while blood left her body. Suddenly, her eyes turned golden as a golden warmth enveloped her body, golden threads started to materialize around her hands and the wounded area. Soon, the wounds healed at a rapid pace and Anna's mind cleared.

The flame bear rushed towards her as it felt an ominous premonition. However, it was still too late. Suddenly, Golden threads rushed towards it from all sides. The threads started to wrap around the flame bear and two of the threads which came from Anna's direction went towards the daggers and wrapped around their handles.

Anna flickered her hand and the two daggers were once again in her hands, she rushed towards the flame bear who was tied to trees all around them by multiple golden threads and pushed her daggers in its head via its eyes socket and drove them through its brain, killing it.

As soon as Anna killed the beast she fell down on her knees as she breathed heavily. Anna dropped her daggers and looked at her hands with a mix of emotions. Soon however, she shook her head and hardened her heart.

'Such is the price of strength.' She repeated in her mind to calm herself.

Footnotes:

The bracelet worn by Anna is an artefact or runic device which is mass produced for Azor habitants to be able to see at night without any issues.

The normal beasts, animals, etc of Azor have already evolved enough so they can see in the dark without issue.