Just leave me alone already...

Hana glared over at the cell phone that sat on the kitchen counter as she continued to clean up her study, the constant beeping alerts quickly growing on her nerves. While her oldest brother was considered the wisest of her siblings, she didn’t want to hear any words of wisdom from him. When he found out that Hana was moving out of the house to live on her own, he had gone completely ballistic. It took a week of reassurance from her for him to recognize that it was no fault of his that she was moving. He was the oldest so it made sense that he was looked highly upon by the family. All Hana wanted was to get away from everyone and try to figure out who she could be. Although everyone seemed to respect her decisions, she could feel the doubt and worry hidden behind their words. This was only further confirmed by the constant barrage of text messages, emails and calls she would receive from everyone. She had been away for a week now......and still, nothing has changed.

“That’s it!”, she declared.

After slamming the stack of books onto the desk, Hana stomped over to the phone and turned it off, effectively silencing her family for the night. She rubbed her temple and shut her eyes tightly; her head hurt like crazy and all she wanted was to finish cleaning up her study room and get some shut eye. For almost a full week, she had put off cleaning out her study, which left the floor stacked with books and her desk and stacked with a variety of coffee mugs. She had been going through this pattern of working for at least 18 hours in one sitting and then passing out on the couch until the next morning. She was trying to figure out a variety of advanced spells, hoping that it might set her apart from her other siblings. As much as she wanted to completely let go of this rivalry she had with all of them, it was hard to break habit.

Hana cursed quietly as she ran a hand through her hair and hoped that she could have a bit of piece for a little bit. Unfortunately, she had no idea that she was currently being stalked by a demon spirit.

Moot

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I'm done.

A sudden chill ran up her spine and left just as fast, leaving Hana frozen where she stood for a few seconds. She covered the nape of her neck gently with her palm as she looked up from her books. For some reason, she felt strangely on edge. It was almost like she could feel the harsh gaze of a creature focusing on her.

She was almost ready to dismiss her initial fright, when she heard the loud shattering of glass. She gasped loudly as she saw a giant wolf-like creature standing over the remains of her couch. She took a few steps back and stared at the beast as he spoke to her.
‘But how did it get in here?!....’
It was hard to know how or why the demon had sought her out, but for now she needed to figure out how to capture it. If she wanted to know that, she would need to think rationally. But with her increasing heart rate and the large surge of adrenaline running through her body, it would be hard to formulate a proper plan of action.

The wolf lunged at her so she jumped out of the way and quickly grabbed something to act as a weapon. She looked around and noticed that all that was lying around were her books. She quickly grabbed the largest looking one and held it in an offensive stance, ready to strike back if necessary. She wasn't nearly close enough to the slider door in her kitchen to escape, so she would need to subdue the creature before doing anything else.

Hana exhaled quietly through her nose as she closed her eyelids. She could practically feel the creature's presence in the air alone. This was not just some small wandering animal spirit...it was a hunter. If she wanted to save herself, she would need to hit it with two strong spells. One to confuse it, and then another to trap it within some kind of cage....maybe a vessel.

It’s now or never.....go for it

She was hesitant at first to face her enemy, but quickly shook it off as adrenaline shot through her body. Using her free hand, she held up her middle and index finger at the beast’s chest as it lunged at her again and chanted a short spell that effectively left the demon yelping in confusion. It had merely been a spell to temporarily mix up his senses, but it seemed to do the trick.

She was only a few feet from the flailing creature when she chanted a second incantation with the same hand motions; this one was meant to capture it in some of cage.
She watched as a jolt of shock went through the demon’s large body, leaving it still and whimpering on her floor.

Hana’s hair was falling in her face as she tried to catch her breathe. She had never cast a spell in the heat of the moment like that before. Usually she had some prior time to think of a proper spell to use, but this time she had to use the first spell that had come to mind. She wondered what would become of the spirit now that it was trapped in a more stable form.

As her thoughts wandered to what form the creature would take, she bolted over to it as she watched the transformation finally take place. A bright blue flame seemed to engulf the spirit’s entire body and start to eat away at it’s mass. As the flames receded, Hana could see a much smaller form appearing in place of the wolf.

Instead of seeing a wolf, or maybe a small dog as she had expected, she saw a man. She had accidentally trapped the wolf demon in human form. He had appeared as a lean looking man with messy dark hair and a rather serene looking expression on his face, despite the pressure of the curse she had inflicted.

She looked over the tall man’s features and stared at the results of her quick thinking. What had she done...?