The woman inched closer, her body swaying side to side, arms drooped. Her walk was uncanny, animal like, feral. It's as if she had only just learnt how to use her legs.
**Bang**
The one that had fired the shot was a sister who had her rifle readied and fired in a panic. A lead bullet hurled towards her, grazing her face, drawing first blood. Her head snapped towards the shooter, and with a sudden burst of blinding speed, the woman appeared in front of her. She grabbed the sister's face and hurled her into a nearby tree.
**Bam** **Crack**
The impact had caused the tree to crack, immediately removing her as a threat.
15 remain…
**Slice** **Fwoop**
A knight nearby stepped forward, swinging his sword downwards, a strike that she evaded, stepping to the side. Without falter, he changed his stance, preparing another strike.
**Snip**
Another knight came to assist, swinging horizontally, tearing her makeshift cloak, but missing.
**Swish**
With great speed, she anticipated an incoming strike, going behind the knight, kicking him into the other, sending them tumbling onto each other.
**Stomp**
The woman stood atop the both of them, driving her heel into the back of one, crushing them with their own weight with such force that it knocked both of them out.
13 remain…
A mage began drawing a sigil into the air, preparing to cast a spell. Seeing this, the woman rushed to him, and clasped a part of the sigil.
**Crack** **Crush**
The sigil shattered, cancelling the cast, surprising the mage.
**Pow**
She punches the mage in the stomach with great force, sending him collapsed onto the floor.
12 remain…
Watching all this, the adventurers got into formation, one member drew back his bow.
The woman ignored this, rushing towards a lone knight that was isolated. Steadfast, the knight thrust his sword.
**Shh**
The woman, utilising her speed, quickly stepped to the side, avoiding the attack. With a single leap, she grabbed the knight's hand and his sword's handle. She hooked one of her legs to the knight's neck. Twisting her body, disarming the knight and pushing them both to the floor.
**Clink** **Clack**
The knight's helmet was sent flying off as they hit the floor.
The woman, atop the knight, held her arm up, sword in hand. Helmetless, the blonde female knight faced the woman atop her. She was preparing to stab her with the very sword she was using.
"Ah!" She shrieked.
The woman briefly hesitated before plunging the sword into the knight's shoulder, making her scream in pain, essentially taking her out of the fight.
11 remain…
**Woosh**
An arrow passed by, narrowly missing. The woman dismounted, rushing towards another knight. The knight stumbled backwards, the woman pouncing towards him.
**Screeek**
She slipped her fingers into his helmet's narrow opening, bending it open.
**Schtik**
The knight, thinking fast, stabbed her side with his sword. The woman bent back, wincing in pain. She fell backwards, crawling a few feet away.
**Squelch**
She got up and pulled the sword out, her face furling as it slid out. She threw it to the side, discarding the sword.
**Thwack**
Another arrow shot out, hitting her shoulder.
**Thunk**
A large shield shoved her into the ground, hitting the arrow's shaft, burying it deeper into her shoulder.
**Whimper**
The woman let out a yelp before grabbing the arrow's shaft and snapping it.
**Crackle**
Suddenly, the ground beneath her crackled before erupting into a pillar of flame. With a quick reaction and agility, she dodged the attack acrobatically by tumbling backwards, handspringing herself back on her feet. She scanned the area, setting her sights on an adventurer who seemed to be another mage, protected by an armoured orcish male holding a shield.
She ran towards the man, who was holding up his shield in anticipation for an attack.
**Thud** **Crack**
The woman kicked his leg with unbelievable force, fracturing the bone. The man fell onto his knees, involuntarily dropping his guard.
**Wham**
The woman kicked him on the side of his head, his arm was barely able to react, but was quick enough to partially block the attack. Despite this, he was launched a few meters away, knocking him out.
10 remain…
The female mage was shocked, but had jolted back into action. She touched the ground with the palm of her hands, a glyph appearing below the feral woman.
**Boom**
With a thundering sound, she stomped on the floor, the force of which sent rubble flying into the air, cracking the ground beneath. She grabs a rock from the air and throws it at the mage, forcing her to cancel the cast and dodge.
**Swish**
An adventurer with a curved blade swung horizontally, the feral woman ducking, evading the strike.
**Crack** **Smack**
The woman elbowed his chest, followed by a kick using the heel of her foot, rendering him unconscious.
9 Remain…
**Bang**
Another bullet wrung out, a sister from afar fired. She caught the pellet with the palm of her hand, still smoking, she released it dropping to the ground.
**Swoosh** **Drip**
Another adventurer swung a shortsword at her head. She halts the swing with her forearm, bleeding from the cut.
**Clink** **Crack** **Shatter**
She bit down onto the blade, shattering it into pieces. Appalled, the adventurer stepped back, and pulled out a dagger.
**Fwoop**
The frenzied woman held him by his shirt's collar, pulling him towards her.
**Fwip**
He attempted to stab the woman's arm, his own hand stopped, his wrist, grabbed by the woman.
**Twist** **Crack** **Tonk**
The woman twisted it, breaking his wrist, disarming him before headbutting him, taking him out.
8 remain…
She turned her attention back onto the last two adventurers. The mage, although shaken and shivering, was trying to heal the injuries of those around her. The archer drew his bow back once more, hovering behind the mage.
**Woosh** **Fwip** **Shlunk**
"Argh- Fuck!"
The archer was shocked, cursing out at the unexpected pain. To him, the woman managed to grab the speeding arrow mid-air, and then threw it back at him, into his shoulder. The mage turned her attention to the archer.
"Wait! Don't!"
**Wham**
The archer shoved the mage aside, taking a punch to his side, dropping his bow, blowing him away.
7 remain…
The feral woman grabbed the mage up by her hair, the mage struggling, trying to remove her grip.
Down more than half their original numbers, the rest of the group began to falter.
"Surround her!" The knight captain yelled.
Hesitating temporarily, the rest of the group followed the order.
**Bang** **Thuck**
The sister shot out another bullet, finally making an impact. The bullet took an entire chunk off of the woman's arm causing the flesh to hang. She stood still, unbothered and unmoving.
Two knights took the opportunity, rushing towards the woman, driving their blade into her leg, limiting her agility. They grab her by the neck and arms, forcing her to drop the mage. The rest began piling on her, forcing her down on her knees.
"Cast it!" One of them yelled.
The mage, frantic but willing, began chanting. She pointed her finger towards the woman's head. Her face unchanging, her crimson eyes reflected the spell's sigil.
**Tssew**
A beam of light shot out from the sigil, disintegrating the top half of the feral woman's head. They let go of her, the body dropping to the floor.
Everyone thought the same.
Was that enough of a decisive strike?