"There's nothing there" she said. Suddenly from behind her sprang out a massive wolf, it landed on her back, knocking her down. Catrina quickly rolled out from underneath it and sprang to her feet. The wolf stood there, growling, it's beady eyes glaring in the moonlight.
"heh heh heh," the wolf started to laugh, "Do you think you can defeat me little girl?"
"I will certainly try, foul beast." she answered nervously.
"Foul beast? FOUL BEAST!?" it said lurching at her, she leaped back, "You have NO idea what you're up against!" with an eerie howl, the wolf slowly changed form into a massive man wielding a huge black axe, "You see little girl, I will NOT go down too easy!' with a blood searing cry, it lurched again at Catrina. Caught of guard, she leaped clumsily out of the way. She spun around, ready for a second attack, but it was gone, vanished into the shadows.
"where did it go?" she wondered. again it lurched out at her from the shadows, knocking her on her back. It stood above her, growling. In a purely instinctive move she shoved it off from her. *WHOOSH* the axe flew by her head and embedded into the ground beside her. She quickly leaped up, bringing her sword up on the wolf's chest, gashing it. The wolf reared back in pain and darted for the shadows, disappearing once again. She could hear it growling, rustling through the shadows. She soon realized that the sounds were coming from behind her, and quickly leaped out of the way just as the axe embedded into the ground again. Catrina sliced down with her sword, but missed and struck the axe, with a resounding twang and a shower of sparks. The axe disappeared again into the shadows, and the wolf was growling once again.
"Who or What are you? you can't be man or wolf!" she yelled. Almost immediately it lurched out at her again... pinning her to the ground.
"You do not know what I am, little girl?" it growled, "I am all evil, all darkness, all your nightmares!"
"LIAR" she screamed... shoving it off from her, slashing at it as it leaped into the shadows again.
"You little fool, do you not see that I am a man? I can change form at will, and I choose to be a wolf! one that will KILL YOU!" it said leaping at Catrina from the shadows. She was quick, and sliced down at the wolf, however it was quicker, and knocked her against a tree. She slowly staggered to her feet.
"Your an illusionist then?" she yelled. The axe again came down beside her.
"HAHAHA Your puny mind can only BEGIN to grasp the extent of my powers!"
"I do not need to understand anything, except that you must be killed!" she yelled spinning around to see behind her. The wolf leaped out from the shadows again, but stopped short of her and stood there.
"You still don't get it do you?" it said, changing to human form again, "You can't win! NO ONE CAN BEAT ME!" it screamed, lunging at her again. Catrina quickly dodged and slashed down with her sword, cutting a gash into it's back. It kept going, right into the shadows again.
"Are you so afraid that I might win that you have to hide from me?" she yelled
"I fear NO ONE" it yelled, leaping out from the shadows again, catching her of guard and knocking her into another tree. She stumbled to her feet, her head spinning. The wolf had again snuck into the shadows, and sounded like it was in front of her. In blind desperation she flung her sword toward the sounds. A blood curdling scream of pain resounded from every direction. She stood there, waiting for any sound, but nothing came. She brushed a lock of hair from her face, and walked into the shadows before her. Almost tripping over it she saw the wolf, lying in a pool of blood, with her sword sticking from it's side, dead. "heh heh heh, well done little girl, you may have killed me now... but I will be back!" an eerie voice echoed through out the forest.