Ah, had she known how dangerous Valhalla is, she probably will remain on Earth, as a another wandering soul. And truly, she is alone, for she do not have any family, or at least ones that she knew of, with her in the haven of warriors.
The Moon that hung high above her and the Constellations which she witness scattered across the dark sky seems to be her only solace, for it was the only time she could stay away from any scuffle.
"However, today wasn't that bad... I made a friend, I think." She said to herself.
Was she trying to calm the loneliness that begin overtaking her heart? She truly not sure of it herself. However, her mind did wanders to her little scuffle today while hunting for foods in the wilderness near the Greek Pantheon.
A young woman, with a white intricate Kitsune mask with pink pattern could be seen carefully making her way in the dense forest. She had her bow gripped tightly in her hand, another readied to pull an arrow from strapped to her bag. Her eyes brighten up slightly upon seeing her target- a wild deer. She immediately notched an arrow and aimed... Only to freeze when a loud roar echoes through the forest, causing both her and the deer to froze.
'Damn, what was that? I better hurry and get out of here...'
She was about to let her arrow loose when she saw it... An animal-No, a pack of monsters, Chimeras stalks out of the nearest bushes near the unaware deer. Maybe it is due to her fascination toward new creatures, especially Mythology ones that she has not seen with her own eyes before, but she did not retreat. Instead, she opted to try and remain hidden and watched as the Chimeras rained upon the deer she had painstakingly tracked down. She watches in both fear and fascination, flinching slightly at the loud noises coming from the monsters and the deer they were feasting on, leaving a ringing pain in her ears and tears formed slightly in her eyes.
What shook her out of her slightly awe and pain stature was when one of the Chimera lifted it heads, looking toward where she was hiding, before growling loudly, attracting it packs attention. Her eyes widened when she realizes she was caught when the packs turned to her. One of the smaller Chimera roared and immediately pounded on the bushes she was hiding in, and she immediately reacted by plunging on of her arrow straight into the monster's eye. The Chimera roared in pain before falling to the ground as more begin to approach her. Knowing the danger she was in, she begin running.
'Was I in their territory? Their nest perhaps? There are so many!' She thought to herself as she begin raining arrows on the Chimeras, not stopping even once as she continue running.
Most of her arrows meet a deadly mark on the Chimera, however, she realized the bigger and more older Chimera seem to have harder skin-for her arrows snapped and broke when it hits them-unlike the younger and smaller ones, which was instantly injured or killed. After all, she had begun using her poisonous arrows after the chase begin. While it is deadly for human alike, she is unsure how it will affect monsters. She let out a scream when one of the Chimera manage to pounce on her-sending her arrows scatter on the ground-as it snapping it jaws as it did. Its teeth flashing dangerously close to her face as she used her bow to hold the monster back. She flinched at the sound of her bow straining against the creature, before using all the strength she had to push the monster away as hard as she could, which send it flying to the bark of a tree.
Another Chimera took this chance to swipe at her and she immediately dodged, only to drop her bow to the ground. She knew she didn't have time to retrieve her weapon and deep in her heart she was glad it wasn't her prized bow and she still have stacks upon stacks of arrows at the small minka she lives in. She immediately begin running out of the forest, hoping the monsters will gave up as soon as she made her way out. Hope searing in her heart as she made it to the edge, the red cloth she used to mark where she come from could be seen hanging from a branch of a tree. She burst out of the forest, and sadly, the Chimeras still following after her, growling and roaring.
She was unsure how long she was running for, thinking of a plan to kill or lost all the monsters when she ran into a field of flowers, only to see a man resting against a huge aged tree in the middle of the field. Fear and concern immediately filled her heart.
'Oh no... This guy is going to get caught in this... I have to get him to safety!'
With all her strength, she screamed.
"Run!!" And the man turned to her, confused.
She didn't have enough time to think of her action, immediately grabbing the tall and huge man by the hand and begin dragging him with her. Another rounds of roars cause them both to turn-and the man's eyes widened upon seeing the Chimeras chasing after them and wrecking havoc.
Feeling like explaining herself, she hastily added. "I swear I didn't realize I was at their nest! I was just looking for something to eat!"
What she didn't expect was for the man to answer her in a particular way.
"Mmm~ Looks like you got yourself in quite a pickle huh~? Wandering into a nest full of blaspheme creatures~. Guessing you need saving now huh~?"
They end up leading the Chimeras into a Manticore nest, which she accidentally find while looking for wild shrooms. The sound of load roars and the crunch of bones as the monsters battle against each other had her flinching in pain, tears brimmed in her eyes as the noise hurting her sensitive ears. The man had question that, when they begin to leave which she answered honestly and handed him a bag of dorayaki she had made and stuffed into her bag pack, which miraculously survive the ordeal as a 'Thank you' gift and an apology for disturbing his peace. Then, they have make their own way. She only realize she hadn't gotten his name once she reached her home, which saddens her. The man's voice and aura is oddly calming and soothing, despite the situation they were in. And they barely exchanged words.
'An interesting acquaintance... Not a friend.' She thought bitterly to herself.
She sigh as she got up from the veranda she was sitting on before mind flashing back to the first words the man gave her.
"Saving, huh?" She chuckles lowly, a pained gleam in her eyes.
"I don't think anyone will ever said that to me. Not my own parent, nor my own comrades. To think I heard the words I want to hear from a mere stranger that was passing by in my life and in the afterlife... I'm fucking pathetic, aren't I?"
Shibuya Etsuko, the young woman who died in the year 2014... 23 years after she was born and one of the strongest warrior of her century. The Trouble Magnet of the Shibuya family, the Shame of Shibuya and the Captain of Astral, the leading Merc team- had always been on her own, despite the people around her, and she will always be, even in the afterlife.
A/N : Shout out to @spiritual-peace for indulging me in my asks! Please check them out! Should I draw my oc? 🤔🤔
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