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I sensed my sword behind me, and my hand growing unbelievably cold at my side, I raised an eyebrow. I didn't know Hellhounds to hesitate. They were large beasts, hardened with muscle and could easily pass my own height if they were to stand up straight on their hind legs. Spittle hung from their open mouths, exposing mangled and sharpened teeth, Their eyes were nearly completely red and their fur completely black. I felt no fear staring at them all.

I felt only pity, they would die here. By my hands, or I would not leave this place alive. I raised my hand, my feet planted. I narrowed my eyes at the Hellhound creeping along to my right. I clawed my hand raising it suddenly, scalding hot cold pulsating through my hand, up my arm and into my core. Suddenly a frosty blaze erupted from the palm of my hand. As the Hellhound to my right leapt forward, the frost collected on his snout at first. Traveling up it's face and along it's body. I pulled my hand away as I sensed another Hellhound charging forward to my left, as it opened it's massive jaws and jumped looking to lach onto my throat. I lifted my elbow forcing it into the beasts open mouth, it peeled back and I turned with the pulling of my body with the animal, lifting my elbow to suspend the beast from the ground. I planted a balled fist into it's swinging hip bone, as pale blue blood erupted from the wound at my elbow.

It swung with the force of the blow, letting go of my elbow and rolling away with a growl. I heard a snarl as the last of the three had already begun it's attack. My ears perked and I slid into a crouch as the beast came upon my back with it's claws. I rose, the creature used it's hold on my shoulder, using the hold to steady itself as it rose on it's hind legs. Pain shot through me. It attempted closing it's jaws down on my neck and I pulled forward jerking to my right and driving my elbow back and into the ribs of the beast, the impact was sickening, there was a crack, and the ribs were definatley broken. It reeled it's head back letting out a deep yelp that shook my heart.

It pulled away, dropping to all fours and pulling away while watching me, I grabbed the seraphim dagger hilt at my belt and pulled it while watching the creature. I sensed the second one recovering from behind me. The frost had made the soul of the first fade long ago. I saw the deepest torture in the eyes of the third as it pulled away. As the second charged forward, I turned with tremendous poise flinging the dagger, the blade drove itself in the chest of the beast. The lifeless beast slammed it's right shoulder into my body as I slid away in an attempt to get out of the way, I grabbed it by the fur of it's back turning and flinging it. It slid on it's left shoulder. Lifeless and it's lolled head dipped into a pool of water. I stood, my pale blue blood dripping down my forearm and sliding down my back. I shook hair from my face, composing myself as the wound began healing itself.