The Adventures of Rose Hood

I was somewhere shockingly familiar.

“New York?”

What was I doing in Kala’s hometown?

“Excuse me, kid?”

I turned and saw Amanda.

“Yes?”

“Um, are you lost?”

“A bit, yes.”

“Oh, ComiCon is that way, I could lead you if you want.”

“Thank you, mam.”

She led me to a building that had tons of cosplayers, and she said,

“Do you see your parents?”

“No.”

“Okay, here, let’s go to the help desk.”

We walked and I was caught off guard by the sliding glass doors. How did Kala not remember something so amazing?

“Excuse me, this kid got lost on the way to the con, and I can’t find her parents.”

“Oh, Ms. Amanda, it’s been a long time, you haven’t shown up since…”

“I know, but the kid?”

“Oh, right! Um, *ahem*”

The man picked up a weird object.

“Is anyone missing a kid with cat ears and a fancy blanket.”

Did he just call my regal robe a fancy blanket?

People looked around, but no one could find the people.

“That’s not good, maybe they are looking for you.”

“I will find them. This book will hel-“

The book crumbled to dust in my hands…

“Uhh…”

“Kid?”

“****”

“The kid can curse?!”

“WHERE’D THE BOOK GO?! How am I supposed to get home now?!”

“Kid?”

“Sorry sorry. I was shocked.”

My voice sounded young in this form, so I could just imagine their shock at the cursing cat kid.

But in all seriousness…

I was trapped on earth.

_

Me and Jalad saw her descend, then her eyes swapped to normal before creasing in worry and fear.

“Rose?”

“No, Kala!”

“What happened?”

“She entered her core to meditate and then it suddenly disappeared.”

“Where is it now?”

“I don’t know.”

“Can you find her?”

“I can’t do a high warp if I don’t have her power.”

“Crap, we need to find her.”

“Yes, let’s head back to the guild for now.”

“Understood.”

Rose… where are you?

_

“This is bad, this is really really bad.”

“Kid, calm down. Here, what’s your name?”

“Rose, but that book brought me here I thought it could bring me back.”

“Kid, listen. I don’t know what’s going on, but we will find your parents.”

“That’s impossible for you.”

“What? Noth-“

“Ms. Amanda?”

“What is it?”

“Her ears are twitching.”

It was true, when I got scared my ears twitched and now people were looking at me like I had 3 eyes.

“What, never seen a catkin before?”

“Hah, it’s probably a high-level prosthetic. Good joke kid.”

The people started laughing until the guy who said it tried removing said ear and it didn’t budge.

“Please don’t touch my ear.”

It flicked him.

“It’s real.”

Everyone was looking at me like I was some kind of monster, except for Amanda.

“People, I don’t care if she’s a catkin, she’s a kid.”

The people began to calm down.

Then a guy came up.

“Hey, cat kid. What’s your name?”

“Rose Hood.”

“Cool, sorta like red riding hood.”

“Sorta.”

I just went along with what the guy was saying.

He was a higher being.

“So, Rose. Do you know what faction I’m part of?”

“No, I don’t.”

Some people looked confused. Then he drew a very real sword.

“I’m a member of the God Slayers.”

My eyes widened.

“This is for Dominion.”

I dodged his strike which cut clean through the ground.

“I know I was commanded to keep my role hidden, but I had friends in Dominion. You know.”

His eyes of rage pierced me.

“Before you and your goons killed the entire faction.”

“When someone attacks, they should expect a counterattack.”

“What’s going on? Caleb, what do you have against that kid?”

“Everything. You killed some of my friends.”

“She’s a kid, how could she do that?!”

“None of you understand!!!”

I stood up. And he continued.

“That thing isn’t a kid. She’s older than all of us. And she’s a monster.”

“Not the first time I’ve been called that.”

“Well news flash, kid. Magic don’t work here, so you’ll die pitifully.”

After he made the claim, I realized just how outmatched he was.

He slashed.

“Flame.”

“GK?!”

I ignited and Caleb leapt back. Some people screamed.

“I hate to tell you, Caleb, but as a previous resident of Earth.”

I smiled.

“My magic works just fine.”

“Impossible.”

He charged me and tried to cut me, but I dodged and kicked the blade out of his hand. I picked it up and leveled it at him.

“WHAT’S HAPPENING?!”

Everyone was at a complete loss of what was happening.

“Quite simply, I was trying to enjoy ComiCon when this idiot showed up.”

“Please, I can’t just stand by when the one who killed my friends appears.”

“Once again. They attacked my group first. It was a war.”

“Why is a kid at war?”

“SHE’S NOT A KID!!!”

“Yeah, I’m like a million years old. Or if you want to get technical, my ego is only one year old… I am a kid.”

“A kid can’t kill a 400.”

“Well, I did.”

“What did we ever do to you?”

I burst out laughing.

“You ask that question?! Really?”

“What?”

“Let me put it this way, do you know Sal?”

“Uh, yeah?”

“His squad came in and butchered my people because I refused to join your pitiful ranks. He killed the king of the nation and the strongest warrior. For what? Me denying joining?”

“Those of lesser worlds don’t matter.”

I smiled, not savage beast. I couldn’t use that without Kala.

“And that’s why I’ll destroy your faction like I destroyed Dominion.”

“Monster.”

“If I’m a monster, then what does that make you? Abominations.”

He grimaced.

“Now, give me that blade and die!!!”

If only his speed could keep up with his confidence.

I cut him in half before he could reach me.

But silence... Luma wasn’t able to see me. I could tell I gained a single level though.

“Holy ****. He’s dead!”

“Yes, that is what a sword does.”

“That kid killed a guy!”

“He tried to kill me.”

“Someone, call the cops!!!”

“The heck are they supposed to do?”

“They can put her on murder trial.”

Then Amanda spoke.

“EVERYONE CALM DOWN!!!”

Everyone looked at her.

“We don’t know what happened other than the two fought and the guy died. Let’s clear that up before we start calling the authorities.”

The people reluctantly agreed, the most reluctant was the woman who called his name earlier.

Amanda turned to me.

“Alright, Rose, right?”

“Yep.”

“Why did you kill him?”

“He tried to kill me.”

“And why did he?”

“Because his faction and another that I destroyed yesterday is at war with my group, and he was angry for some of the members of the faction that I destroyed.”

“Oh, so it was a war thing?”

“Yep, sorry that you got caught up in it.”

They were shocked by what I was saying, but Amanda had another question.

“What was that fire?”

“Oh that? That was simple magic.”