Sienna Cartlow
After the fire dissipated, Sienna was pretty spent. Sure, she had some idea of her powers innately, but up until that moment, she hadnât really done anything spectacular with them. Diverting an entire explosion of flame around her was a step up from finger flames to light her cigarette. Stumbling back onto her rear as she sat on the floor, Sienna took in some deep breaths as she threw her head back, groaning. Opening her eyes, she could see everyone that was huddled around her slowly separate and stand â completely unharmed. Giving a faint sigh of relief, she flopped back fully onto the pavement, lying spread on the ground as she caught herself. Faintly opening her eyes, she could see that where once the beast and wolf had been locked in combat, now⊠There was nothing. Not even a speck of ash, just a blackened spread of stains across the ground to mark the origin point of the explosion.
Behind her, she could hear some chattering â The pink haired chick, the weird janitor, Yohan and⊠Another voice, from in front of them; one that immediately brought annoyance to the forefront of Siennaâs mind as she sat up, resting her hands on her crossed legs. There, she saw a hazy individual wrapped in smoke, a weedy looking punk with a maniacal expression. Some stupid street rat. It was at that point she started tuning in to his words, hearing his ramblings about Yohanâs parents, something about some plan, them stopping him, all pointless crap. Except one thing: âI'm also the one responsible for dragging you all into this mess.â
Anger blazed in Siennaâs eyes as she began to push herself to her feet, almost ignoring the police that were wandering about them and investigating the area. They seemed pretty bewildered at this point, but still didnât seem to be able to see anything that was happening. Jeez, that made this mess way harder to deal with. If it wasnât for them, sheâd probably blast this guy with fire then and there. All this crap was his fault? These things trying to kill them, these powers, everything?! This was all a game to this son of a bitch, but because of him, sheâdâŠ
Yohan made the first move of the group, charging at him in a blind rage, only to be drawn into some sort of trap as he was sucked into a portal. Seconds later, that rabbit thing went in pursuit, the bastard smirking all the while. Shit, hopefully they could handle whatever was going on in there. Sienna had something more important to deal with however. She had a bone to pick with this guy. Looking to Frederick and Sakuya, both seemed hesitant to make a move. Well, that applied to pinky at the least, the weirdo janitor was⊠Drawing, of all things. Jeez, was everyone here incompetently stupid but her? Flexing her fingers and wrists, Sienna took a stride forward, placing her hands to her hips as she eyed down âRickyâ. Or at least, part of him. The figure was now split in twain, features blending and leaking together between the pale man and the smoky demon he harboured.
âThis wonât work you know. Youâre not ready to fight something like that.â Sinopia commented as she strode up beside Sienna, the feline taking a seat next to her. Sienna ignored her. âSo youâre saying youâre responsible for all this mess, right?â The question was rhetorical, but the answer Sienna was given consisted of nothing but a shallow grin from the man. It was enough for her. Drawing her hand back she felt the flames licking her palm as the ball of fire formed, and in the next few moments, she struck, whipping it forward as she launched the sphere straight to the manâs chest, stopping as she observed the impact. Her aim true, the blaze struck its mark clean, but there wasnât any visible damage as the Djinn barely flinched, its eyes ever trained on Sienna. Narrowing her eyes, Sienna decided to kick it up a notch. Both hands flaring up, Sienna was about to unleash her fury at the shadowy monster, but hesitated as it spoke.
âItâs not really fair if you get to do all the fighting, now is it?â Sienna caught sight of his eyes flicker below her, and was moving before her mind had time to catch up as clawed hands shot from the ground, seemingly breaking the bounds of reality as they reached at her, snaking for her ankles. Darting about to avoid their clutches, Siennaâs feet and hands were a blur as she pivoted and darted about, leaping and striding with a grace she could only vaguely recall, her pirouettes providing ample chance for more and more fireballs to be launched in a volley of flames at the djinn, a rapid fire barrage of heat and force. And yet, the monster didnât seem to be struggling. In fact, it seemed to be toying with her, hardly moving and allowing the shadowy hands to continue to seek her legs to trip her up. Getting ready to unleash her largest fireball yet, Sienna suddenly shrieked in pain as it felt like something just ripped through her shoulder, but yet she couldnât see anything of the sort. âYou canât do this. You need a plan, not to just fight recklessly â You canât win, you need me to help you, but so long as you insist on following your pride, you canât-â
âShut it Sinopia!â Sienna shouted through gritted teeth as she barely avoided a swipe to her face, skidding to a stop at the wall of the police station. A bad move. More tendril like hands began to claw at her from behind, Sienna ducking and weaving as a few sliced her hair and sleeves, barely missing her. Scampering away, Sienna was surprised she still had the energy to keep going, but something between adrenaline, rage and her newfound powers were keeping her moving. This wasnât working though, she needed a more decisive attack and to get off the defensive. Spinning to face the claws lunging for her, Sienna brought her hands together and gave a yell of exertion, a wave of fire shooting forth and scorching through the various appendages seeking her.
With that threat dealt with, she turned her focus back towards the monster, his legs long having dissolved to a smoke, revealing his true form as the Djinn. Knowing she probably only had a few moments before those things were back. Taking off into a full sprint, flames coursing around her heels, Sienna was quick to close the gap. As she moved in, she could see more of those things stretching out from both the monster and the area around him, preparing to both defend her assault as well as strike her as she came in. She wouldnât give them that chance. As she moved in closer, the hands also began to surround her, coming from all sides as they radiated from the Djinn, entrapping her. Too bad for him they were in the wrong place.
âEat this!â Entering into a straight-leg slide, Sienna went under the Djinn and, with everything she had, unleashed a firestorm of energy and flames straight up the creature, cooking him from below and hopefully, sending him spiralling into the sky as cinders. Holding the beam of fire for a few more moments, before finishing the slide, Sienna performed a quick pop-jump back to her feet, pivoting and sending one last explosive fireball towards the roasted Djinn, falling back from the explosion and retreating a few more steps away. That had to do it. Heh, sheâd say a bad-ass line about being too hot to handle or something if she didnât think it was too corny, but thereâd be plenty of time for fire puns whenever she got the chance to show off to people she actually cared about.
Taking a few steps away towards Sinopia, Sienna flashed her a grin. âAnd you thought I couldnât handle myself.â Continuing to smirk, Sinopia didnât say anything. She just stayed staring towards the fire behind Sienna. The teen frowned a bit, glancing back. Then did a double take as the vague outline of a humanoid figure began to rise, arms folded together before suddenly-
With a cry of exertion, the Djinn threw its arms open, banishing the flames around it and standing unscathed. Cackling manically to itself, the Djinn looked back over to Sienna, who was immediately on the defensive, swearing to herself. Sheâd given that everything she had, how on Earth was she going to beat this thing if that didnât even phase it! Standing still and eying the monster down, he was oddly⊠Unmoving. As if waiting for her to take action again. Was it trying to bait her? Slowly reaching to her side to charge a fireball, she stopped suddenly as it spoke. âWell, that was really fun, but Itâs time I headed inside! Maybe Iâll see you all there!â Grinning wildly again, the Djinn suddenly turned into a whirlwind of smoke before shooting into the portal, vanishing from sight. Sienna swore, looking to Frederick and- Wait, who the heck was that? Some golden armoured figure hoisted the Janitor into the portal after the Djinn. Was that another demon of his? Geez, that Weirdo had way more problems than her.
âFuck it, weâre going in there Sinopia, letâs go.â Undaunted by her failings against the monster previously, Sienna began to make her way forward, readying herself for another intense battle. Surprisingly, she wasnât winded in the slightest. Had she somehow gotten fitter? Either way, she wasnât complaining about that. Regardless, she wasnât about to let that freakish creature get away. She was getting revenge on that monster. It was to blame for Rio, and she wasnât stopping until-
âWhoah, hey, hold up! Whatâs gotten into you?â An arm grabbed Siennaâs wrist as she began to move, and instinctively she thrashed free, turning to face- âTate?!â Sienna was stunned as she eyed the man in front of her, taking a step back. âWhat the hell are you doing here?!â Glancing back to the portal over her shoulder, she barely had time to pay attention to it as Tate got into her face. âWhat am I doing here? Sienna, I got told the moment you were taken in, I came to pick you up and take you home. Whatâs wrong with you bitch? Youâre freaking out and running all over the place?â Tate had a face of mock concern, like he always did, but Sienna was pretty bewildered. What could she even say? What he just saw had to look pretty ridiculous.
âI uh, itâŠâ Suddenly, all of Siennaâs nerves seemed to go on fire, frying with pain. Gasping involuntarily, she grabbed her arms, clutching herself as it felt like she was bathing in acid or something. âWhoah, hey, Sienna! You okay?â Tate moved up to catch her, and even though his touch was not welcome back there, she was grateful that he helped keep her on her feet. Slowly, he began guiding Sienna back towards the car, asking her to take it easy, that she had to be in shock. Honestly, she didnât understand what was happening, but she wasnât really in a position to resist. Bundled into the car to rest, Tate continued to state that she should stay calm, that she should rest and relax, heâd handle things from here. She felt like she should do anything but that, especially with this pain. And yet⊠Slowly, she felt her eyes grow heavy. Her body calm. âWha..?â Sienna mumbled out her confusion, but soon enough, slipped into unconsciousness. Tate smiled.