Mimori huffed as she ran, trying to keep her breathing steady, but she was losing that battle. She hopped over broken trees, dodging bushes, branches scraped against her skin. As she moved through the thick brush, his strides quickly gained on her.
"It was a joke, Lou, snap out of it!" she yelled as she slid behind the trunk of the largest tree she could find. Being petite, it wasn't too difficult.
As the quick rustling of the leaves transformed into a slow tread, she sank to the forest floor. Holding her chest, she could hear his heavy breathing approach her terrible hiding spot.
She held her breath and closed her eyes to get a better idea of the distance between them, using the sound of his footsteps. Moments later, the leaves rustled as Veil yelled in frustration, smashing his fis
