The chill of the Autumn breeze sent shivers down Sun Jia Chan’s spine. Ignoring her throbbing legs and pounding heart, she pulled her bow off her back and continued through the forest after one of the world’s deadliest predators.
Some humans called her the Tree Shadow, others the Goddess of the Earth. The Ancient Egyptians had even worshiped her as Mother Nature. These all were names given to her by humans in myth and legend, but she only had one name given to her at the time of her creation. No one had said her real name in over twelve thousand years, for it was lost in time. Not even she remembered.
Somewhere in the distance, a twig snapped. Sun stopped, frozen to the forest ground. She stepped forward without making a sound. “You cannot hide from me,” she whispered, drawing an arrow.
A szar jumped down from the tree above her head, swinging a sword frighteningly close to her head, causing her to drop her bow. She took a swift step back. He missed, grunting in frustration of the Warrior’s quick reflexes. Upon landing on the leafy ground in front of Sun, the szar swung again.
This time Sun was ready. She caught the sword with uncanny accuracy between her index finger and thumb. With a smile of victory on her face, she plucked it from his grasp. Taking the hilt in one hand and the blade in the other, she snapped the sword on her knee as though it was no more than a toothpick. Eyes wide with fear, the szar broke into a run.
“Oh no you don’t,” Sun muttered in Chinese. Faster than any human could see, she kicked her bow off the forest floor and caught it perfectly in her hand. After again notching an arrow, she took aim for the szar’s head.
Upon releasing the arrow, a crack echoed through the forest. Sun smiled; the speed of sound was a new record.
The arrow hit the szar in the center of his head, killing him instantly.
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