Fearless

Chapter 10

Kiara grabbed the staff that was still in her skirt pocket— summoning her familiar might result in the whole dorm burning down, and she didn't want that. What were the chances of a low level ghoul getting past the barrier not only once, but twice? This has that damn clown's name written all over it.
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The ghoul walked into the room and Kiara's classmates took a step back in fear.

"The ghoul came back!" Izumo said.

"W-What about the warding charm?" Konekomaru asked.

"I'm more curious as to what it's second head thing is doing." Kiara said, expanding the staff and watching as the second head on the ghoul started expanding before a liquid burst out of it and landed on all of them.

"What the hell is this?" Rin asked.

"Ew! It's fluids!" Izumo complained, waving her arm to try to get the goop off.

Kiara looked at her arm, "It stinks." She muttered as she reached up to plug her nose. She looked up to see the ghoul start to walk towards them, she got ready to attack the creature, though the sudden appearance of thick branches caused Kiara to pause. The branches had made a barrier between the class and the ghoul.

"Thank you Ni! You're the best!" Sheimi exclaimed, the baby Greenman letting out a squeal.

"You saved us Sheimi, that was quick thinking." Rin said, walking up and placing a hand on the branches.

"I don't think it's over yet." Kiara said. "That thing came back even after being shot at. It's not going to give up that easily." Just after she said that, there were some loud crashes and the barrier of branches started trembling. "See?"

"It's trying to break outta there!" Shima exclaimed.

"Damn it! For a dead thing it's pretty lively, ain't it?" Rin said, taking a few steps back from the barrier.

"That's because ghouls are way more active in the darkness." Bon said.

Just after he said that, Sheimi started coughing, dropping to her knees.

"What's the matter Sheimi?" Rin asked in a panic, running to stand beside the collapsed girl.

"I'm feeling... dizzy." Sheimi muttered.

Soon, almost everyone was coughing, everyone except her and Rin.

"What's going on? I feel like I'm burnin' up." Bon said.

"What's wrong with you guys?" Rin asked.

"That ghoul sprayed it's fluids all over us. How come you're not effected?" Izumo said.

"I... uh- come on Yukio, we need you here damnit!" Rin said, pulling out his phone to try to call his brother.

"Once Moriyama looses her strength, the barricade is going to disappear." Bon said. "Then it's over for us."

"Hell of a good time to not be picking up." Rin muttered, and Kiara watched as he walked up to the barricade.

"What are you doing?" Bon asked.

"I'm gonna go outside and try to draw it away, if I can get it to follow me, it'll give you guys a chance to get outta here" Rin explained.

"Huh? Have you lost your mind?!"

"Hey, you don't have to worry about me. I'm pretty strong you know." Rin assured as he hoisted himself into one of the larger spaces in the barricade and started to crawl through.

I can't let him have all the fun. Kiara thought, starting to walk up to the barricade herself, only to feel someone grab her arm.

"You're not planning on going too, are you?" Bon asked, a look of concern on his face.