I ran through the street like a straight‑up ninja,
katana dragging behind me, sparks flying.
I didn't even know what moves I was doing
I slid, spun, twisted the blade however my body let me,
cutting through Eli's hair every time it got close.
But her hair kept growing back.
Stronger.
Faster.
And then
Kiki vs. the Demon Hair
Kiki, the damn cat, grew huge again,
roaring like he thought he was Godzilla.
But Eli's hair moved quicker.
Her hair wrapped him,
pinning him in a corner.
He clawed and twisted,
but the strands turned into a fleshy mat,
curling like a mouth trying to swallow him whole.
Nami Joins the Charge
Nami gripped her broken pipes tight,
sprinting straight at Eli.
Eli (shouting):
"ENOUGH! I'm not here for you!
You're all just distractions.
Give me…
my…
BABY!"
Cairo Rising
Before Cairo could even stand fully,
the ground started SHAKING under us
like the whole village was having a panic attack.
I stabbed my katana into the dirt,
leaning on it so I wouldn't fall
as everything rumbled beneath us.
This was getting creepier by the second.
Eli's eyes locked on me.
Her grin stretched too wide.
She lowered into a stance
then charged.
Kiki's Attempt… and Failure
Kiki broke free
fur flaring
and dove at Eli…
But her hair morphed into a massive hand,
caught him mid‑air,
and SMACKED him across the village.
The poor cat tumbled like a kicked soccer ball.
Cairo's Insane Move
Cairo, messy, bleeding, half-dead,
got this wild look in his eyes.
Cairo:
"Aight… screw it!"
He sprinted back in,
jumped off a wooden beam sticking out the ground,
and launched himself straight at Eli.
She tried to shake him off.
She punched him.
Kneed him.
Her hair sliced into his skin.
He coughed blood,
breath ragged
but he held onto her shoulders
like he was glued there.
Cairo:
"Renji
MOVE!
Do something!"
Nami's Deadly Strike
Nami spit on the ground,
eyes narrowed.
"This ain't a damn game," she muttered,
and bolted.
She dodged every strand of hair Eli threw,
jumping off falling wood planks,
leaping like she'd rehearsed this in a dream.
Finally
she got close enough.
She twisted both pipes in her hands,
and with all her weight behind it
STABBED Eli straight in the pregnant belly.
Eli Cracks
Eli screamed
a sound that split the air.
Her whole body froze,
hair falling limp.
She clutched her belly,
crying silently,
muttering "baby… baby…"
like a broken record.
The ground stopped shaking.
Her hair shrank.
Everything went still.
The Team Reacts
Cairo (panting):
"Damn, girl… whatever you did just WORKED.
We need a plan before she stops crying!"
Kiki:
"Meow."
(Basically: Y'all doomed.)
Nami:
"We don't need a plan.
We need DISTANCE.
We split up.
If we split, she can't find all of us."
Renji:
"…Yeah. Let's go.
Before she wakes up again."
We all bolted in different directions.
Renji & Nami The Old House
Me and Nami ducked into an old house,
dust everywhere,
ceiling cracked,
air cold.
I held the katana tight,
hands shaking.
I didn't know what to do.
Nami placed a hand on my shoulder.
Nami:
"Don't worry.
We're getting you home,
before your parents come back.
This ghost ain't taking you.
Not tonight."
I tried to breathe.
Tried to believe her.
Cairo & Kiki The Skyscraper Trap
Cairo and Kiki ran into a tall, rotting house,
like the skeleton of a skyscraper.
Kiki shrank back to normal size,
panting.
Cairo:
"We… we got no chance fighting that thing…"
He looked around.
Nobody.
Nothing.
Just him and a damn cat.
He sighed.
"Man… I'm really talking to a cat."
Eli Awakens
Outside
Eli stood still.
Silent.
Then she smiled.
A twisted, cracked smile
that promised nothing good.
Green light shimmered around her.
The whole village groaned.
Buildings bent inward.
Streets warped.
Everything folded
like the world was being crushed in her fists.
She was dragging our souls
out of hiding.
The House of Doors
We blinked
and suddenly,
we were ALL inside the same hallway.
A long, dark house.
Hundreds of doors.
The first door Cairo opened
had a giant mouth inside it
ready to swallow him whole.
Nami:
"BRO WHAT THE HELL??
CAN YOU DO SOMETHING RIGHT FOR ONCE?!"
Renji:
"Is she trying to take me?
Devour me?
What's the point of these cursed traps?!"
We didn't get to talk.
The house shook
splintering
and Eli's form spread across the walls,
turning into living wood and flesh.
A massive mouth opened ahead of us.
Behind us, her hair turned into hands reaching out.
We were trapped.
No escape.
Only forward.
Only the mouth.