the shadow on the window
On the outskirts of the city, far from the restless lights and crowded streets, stood a small, isolated house silent and forgotten, wrapped up in the stillness of the night.
The air was thick, heavy with anticipation, as if the world itself was holding its breath.
Inside the dimly lit room, a lone shadow stood near the window.
The moon hung low in the sky, it's pale glow seeping through the glass and streching across the floor. The shadow remained motionless, gazing outward, waiting. There was a faint curve to her lips - a smirk touched with nostalgia, as though she were recalling a memory that no longer belonged to this life.
The smile was soft - Beautiful
And yet, in the quiet of the night, it was the kind of smile that could make anyone shiver.
She leaned lightly against the window frame, her posture relaxed but alert.
Outside, the city murmured faintly in the distance, unaware of what was about to unfold. Her reflection stared back at her through the glass - calm eyes hiding storms, a face untouched by fear.
Footsteps echoes suddenly from outside.
she didn't move.
The sound grew closer - measured and deliberate. The crunches of graval and
the creak of old wood. Shadows shifted beyond the walls of the house. Multiple figure approaches, weapon clutched tightly in their hands.
The door brust open.
Men flooded into the house, gun raised, eyes scanning the darkness. Their breathes were uneven, fingers tense against the triggers. One of them stepped forward, lifting his weapon towards the figure near the window.
" Fire" he began.
The shot rang out.
But the bullets never found it's target.
In a blur of movement, she shifted aside, the moonlight catching the flash of steel ad she moved with inhuman precision - not supernatural but trained. Deadly.
Before the man could react, she was already behind him.
A blade Swift through the air.
His body collapsed to the floor without a sound.
The room erupted into chaos.
More shots followed, echoing off the walls, splintering wood and glass. She moved through them with ruthless efficiency - ducking, stretching, disarming. Each motion was calculated, each attack fatal.
The house filled with the scent of gunpowder and blood.
Then a laughter was heard soft at first almost amused.
A whistles followed, sharp and deliberate.
The sound crawled down their spine.
Panic spread among the men. They attacked together, desperation replacing strategy.
But it was already over .
One by one, they fell their weapons clattering uselessly against the floor.
Silence returned.
Those still standing started at her in horror, eyes wide as if they were facing something far more worse than death.
" Monster". One of them whispered.
Fear took over. They turned and ran, abandoning their mission, their pride, their courage.
Moment later, their bodies lay lifeless on the floor. She stood alone again.
Unharmed. Unshaken
The moonlight continued to pour through the window watching silently as she breathed out slowly, her expression unreadable.
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