*ding dong* "John I'm on an important call. Answer the door" Ebony said to him. John tossed in what little food he had in his hand into the terrarium. Inch tall people that had been shrunk for various purposes scrambled for their daily rations. Some had been in there for days. Some weeks. All in all, there were over thirty of them. There was once more but every day a few were taken never to be seen again.  John opened the door and was shocked at who was there. "Xaimei...what are you doing here?" he asked. "Pleasant to see you too brother. Has living among humans dulled your manners?" she asked. "Forgive me. Greetings sister. You look well" he said slightly annoyed. "Better. May I come in?" she asked. John stepped aside ushering her in. Xaimei slipped off her heeled sandals. Her warm sweaty feet felt good on the cool tile floor. "May I offer you a drink?" John asked looking her up and down. "Ice water" she replied stepping further into the house. 

John has not seen her in two years. Their last meeting didn't go well. He was puzzled by her appearance. She always was meticulous with her clothes. Usually business attire, especially if out in the human world. Not this time. Xaimei wore a white halter top and khaki shorts. Human casual to be precise. Ebony was still on the phone. "Well senator I don't know what to tell you. The law is the law. Borrowers have rights now and the fiscal budget has allowed tax breaks to hire, train, and even house them. The airline industry has seen the lights along with, clothing industry, car rentals, education, and medical billing just to name a few. Yes...yes I know how impractical a three-inch police officer is or doctor. True...accidental killing of one is troublesome. It's the 21st century senator. The United States no longer sanctions slavery. Either it be color of skin or height. Then maybe I'll drop a line to the local news stations in Florida. Hmm...well I'll let him know in the morning tomorrow. Goodbye..." she said hanging the phone up. "Fucking moron. Should pay his family a visit. See how disrespectful he is when his wife and daughter are shrunk down and gasping for air under my fucking sole. Who was at the door?" she asked out loud. "A friend" Xaimei replied.

"Xaimei!? Great to see you!" Ebony said leaping up from her seat and running over to her. John raised an eyebrow as they kissed one another intimately. "I was not expecting you" Ebony said. "I come on business...and pleasure" Xaimei said smiling. Ebony had her sit and rest.  "You have a nice home. You have a daughter correct?" she asked. "Upstairs writing a term paper" John said. Ebony went over to the terrarium and grabbed up three people. Bending down, she dropped the inch-tall humans at Xaimei's feet. They knew what to do without being told. Each one went about a task. One would clean the dirt and grime between her toes. Another rubs the ball of her foot. And the last polish her toenails with their ragged clothes. John handed her a glass of water. She took a drink and sighed. "Much better. So accommodating" she said. "Only the best sweetie" Ebony said sitting next to her. The girl blushed as she held her hand. John coughed. "You said business?" he asked.

"Indeed. The Mogwai made a breakthrough recently. We have reason to believe we've found the location of the Yaksha homeland" she said. "After all these years? Where?!" John asked. "Thailand...Lopburi to be exact" she replied. "We had a suspicion it was Thailand but we didn't know where. Have the families decided on a plan of attack?" he asked. "Not yet. I was sent to get permission from our ally" Xaimei replied. "Me? By all means. I have no qualms about their deaths. As long as it doesn't involve borrowers or gremlins. Those I have plans for" Ebony replied. "Was that what the call was about?" John asked. "Yes. The senator from Florida is stonewalling the inclusion of borrowers in certain fields. Denying tax breaks. A congressional meeting will have to be granted to force the issue" she said. "Allow me to change his mind" Xaimei said smiling. She looked down to watch the humans pleasure her giant feet. She scrunched her toes to make an unfortunate man cry out in pain. "Sounds good to me" Ebony said. "I am curious Ebony. You have yet to tell even me your plans for them" John said.

"Well, I see no harm telling you now, especially with Xaimei here. As you know I plan to use Etherion to spread a virus among humans. Due to the complexity of the spell, its effectiveness will be minimal. 15% of the population at most will be infected. I plan to use borrowers as carriers. As borrowers are seen to be harmless, humans won't know until it's too late the virus incubates inside them. Borrower students and teachers will infect children. Borrower stewardesses will infect passengers. It's no coincidence I'm pushing for them to have jobs where they will have the most contact with young humans or those that will be among many in enclosed spaces" she said. "So borrower rights were a means to an end" John said. Ebony nodded. Danica, Ebony's daughter, came downstairs. She eyed the terrarium. "Mom. We're out of young boys" she said plucking up a middle-aged man. "Danica we have a guest" Ebony said.

Danica turned around. "Hey" she said waving and turning around. "Stop. Come here and greet her properly. After all she's your future sister in law" Ebony said. That caught the teenage girl by surprise. "You're John's sister?" she asked. "I am. Please to meet you Danica. My name is Xaimei" she said extending her hand. "Nice to meet you. You don't look like John" she said. "My parentage is slightly different" Xaimei replied. "Less human?" Danica asked. "Indeed" Xaimei said. "Humans...good for nothing but slavery. I don't offend you with my human side, do I?" Danica asked. "No. We cannot help the circumstances of our birth. I am glad you took to your better half" Xaimei replied. John walked off in a huff. Xaimei watched him disappear up the stairs. "What's he so pissed about?" Danica asked. "Me and John had some discussions in the past about his human side. They were not pleasant" Xaimei replied.

Danica looked puzzled. "I bullied him relentlessly about it. Having said what I just did makes me sound...hypocritical. Recent events has had me reevaluate my way of thinking" she said. "Your mother?" Ebony asked. Xaimei nodded and took a sip of water. The human in Danica's hand was squirming free. "He's getting away" she said as the man fell to the carpet. Surprisingly enough, he was unharmed and was sprinting for God knew where. Danica slammed her bare foot down stopping his escape. The man was pissing himself as her giant toes missed him by inches. She picked him up and dropped him inside her panties. "Danica...if you must..." Ebony said embarrassed. "Sorry mom. Can we talk more later?" she asked Xaimei. "Of course sister..." Xaimei replied. The girl was giddy from hearing her call her sister and skipped upstairs. "Forgive her. She knows her future and tried to enjoy what time she has" Ebony said.

"Future as being your host?" Xaimei asked. "Yes. Like those that came before her. Stay for dinner please" Ebony said standing up and collecting the humans at her guests' feet. "I intend to but let me make a call" she said. Xaimei got her phone out and dialed a number. "Jìxù (proceed)" she said and then hung up...

In Bangkok...

She tapped her fingernails in the luxurious desk. She had grown accustomed to this office. The former owner Lo had died spuriously in her pussy last week. The former gang boss and nightclub owner had lasted longer than most being around her. Ling Po prided herself on her efficient means of controlling humans. After conquering his gang within a night, Ling Po made it clear she expected results. Those that failed her never left that room alive. If Lo was a general, then his six that surrounded him were his captains. And then there were lieutenants and so on. She ruled them all. It rankled them at first to be ordered around by a woman. A non-Thai at that. But word spread of her cruelty. You fuck up and it's not just your life but your families' too. A lieutenant was supposed to shake down the landlord of the building The Yaksha stayed in. When he failed to find them, he passed that info on. Problem was he never actually tried. High on coke, he passed out and lied saying he had went.

He went home that night to find Ling Po sitting at a table. His girlfriend and young daughter on the table shrunk to an inch in height. "Failure is one thing. Lying is another. I detest lies. Lying to me is like insulting my intelligence" she said as she picked his girlfriend up. She looked her over for a moment before tossing her into her mouth. Her screams cut off abruptly as she began chewing. The 23-year-old up and coming gangster pissed his pants hearing the crack and pop of tiny bones in her mouth. "If you had gone and not found anything I wouldn't have minded. Nobody can control every circumstance. It's the disrespect. If a general issues an order and the order isn't clear and not carried out. It's the general's fault. If the order is clear and the order isn't carried out, it's the soldier's fault. You know who said that?" she asked. "...Sun Tsz...please mistress. Don't eat my child. I won't fail you again" he begged.

She looked down at the shrunken child. The size of her thumbnail and no older than 5. "Your gun" she ordered. The man took it out and placed it on the table. Ling Po dropped the clip and popped out every bullet except one. She put the clip back in. "Examples must be made" she said sliding it back to him. "You will spare her?" he asked. "By my honor" she said. He put the gun in his mouth and fired. Needless to say, it was a mess. The girl hysterical screamed but at her size it was as gentle as a bird chirp. A trusted captain peered in hearing the gunshot. "It's done" she said standing up. "And her?" he asked pointing to the child. "I said I would not harm her. Never said I would unshrink her" she replied stepping over the body. He dared not object. He didn’t wish to think how long a half inch child would survive in a neighborhood infested with roaches and rats. So now Ling Po sat in her office along with six others. Not one was human.

"The order was received. We leave a first light" she said to them. As dawn came, they loaded up into luxury SUV's. Ling Po knew each one of the six. A highly skilled warrior in their own right. Trained for magic combat. Their sole mission was to obliterate the Yaksha homeland. One might say having just seven to eliminate 17,000 Yaksha was absurd. You'd be wrong. They belonged to a group called Final Heaven. A group reserved only for the most talented. Pureblood was the first qualification and the second was having a magic grade of no less than class A. Most were women as they had more stamina and agility naturally, but some men were members. A necessity as their targets could be women. Her group that morning was five women and two men including her. As their cars got onto the freeway, Ling Po was thinking of what dress to wear at her medal acceptance party.

"When I want you in my arms. When I want you and you charms. Whenever I want you, all I have to do is dream. Dream, dream, dream..." Keith gently sang as he rocked his daughter back to sleep. "That's pretty. What song is that?" Lawan asked rubbing her eyes. "And oldies song from America. When I began living as a human, the first thing I did was listen to any music I could find. Old stuff from the 50's and 60's turned me on.  It's early. Go back to bed" he said. "Naw I up now" she said sitting next to him. She laid her head on his shoulder. "I'm up my ass" he chuckled hearing her snore. Kannika fell asleep again and he gently moved Lawan off him. Placing her back in her crib, he went back over to her. He paused. She was twitching about...

"Keith...Keith look out!" she cried as a shoe was coming down on him. She glanced up to see a Chinese giantess with creepy red eyeliner smiling like a demon lowering her foot. "KEITH!" she shrieked. Keith jerked back as she bolted up. "...Keith?" she asked seeing him standing over her. "You were having a nightmare sweetie" he said. "It felt so real. The smell of smoke. The stench of flesh burning. You...you died. The feeling of loss...it felt so real!" she said clinging to him. Lawan cried in his chest. "There there" he said petting her hair. He carried her to their bed. She grew quiet and with barely a gesture shrank him down. She lay on her side cupping him in her hands. "You don't mind do you?" she asked. "No" she replied softly. She was still trembling. Shrinking and holding him was her way of coping. A way to "keep him safe". Satisfied, Lawan fell back to sleep. As sleeping naked was the norm for them, Keith felt her soft skin on his. Her pulse had slowed. Her breathing normal. Her giant tits were not far from him.

Those mountainous mammaries gave nourishment to their child. Slightly swollen from milk, Keith rubbed the smooth skin. The more she stayed with her, the more he was certain Yaksha and borrowers followed similar evolutionary paths. He knew that borrower mothers who had given birth recently, if stressed out enough, would produce milk more frequently. A trait that made sense to him. If survival was questionable, then finding food might be a problem. Breastmilk would be the perfect solution for the offspring. Not as filling as a berry but it staved off starvation. In a nutshell, Lawan was VERY stressed. "Need to do something for her" he thought. He lovingly kissed her nipple before lying back down. They didn't sleep for long though.

"Master we got a problem!" a student yelled waking them. "Arat. This better be good" she said waking. "Come outside" he said. "Keith. Wake up" she said cancelling the spell. Keith grew back and rubbed his eyes. "Come outside" she said looking out the window. Keith glanced out as well to see lightning in the air but no storm clouds. Wearing their loincloths, the morning air felt...odd on their skin. It was no help that in the far distance towards the doorway between the human realm and theirs, a seething light hung in midair casting off lightning. Deep rumblings of thunder shook everything. "The hell is that?!" Keith asked. "I do not know" she replied. She winced. "An emergency summon by the council" she said. "I'm coming along" Keith said. Both rushed to the council chambers. Getting there they could see panic on their faces. "Council. What is going on? Does this have anything to do with the disturbance at the gateway?" she asked. "What we have feared for decades had come to pass. The Mogwai have come..." one replied.

10 minutes earlier... 

"It is here" one of the Mogwai said. "I can see that 002. 003...cast a perception spell. Ward off any humans around us. I want none of them to interfere" Ling Po said. "At once 001" she said. In the field, members of Final Heaven went by their designated number. The idea was to ensure efficiency teamwork. It worked. There was no second guessing of orders. No need to question morality. It was ordered...it was done. 003 raised her hands high in the air. "What is seen will be unseen. What is gazed on is unwanted" she muttered as magic power pulsed from her hands. The air rippled as it spread forth encasing the surrounding temple. Those there suddenly felt like leaving. Those approaching felt a compulsion not to. In fact, nobody even looked at it. As if it wasn't even there anymore. "Good. No wonder we couldn't find them. This barrier contains power from legend. All of you combine your power. We shall dismantle this shield and force them to appear before us" Ling Po said. They all lined up and fired a bean of pure magical energy. It struck the barrier producing an aura of lightning and glowing energy. Hauntingly similar to St. Elmo's Fire.

"Can the barrier hold against them?" Keith asked. Each council member looked at one another. "Once it could've but as we know now the barrier has begun to weaken. Our best have used their power to fortify it but like any shield, once there is a flaw, it will eventually break" one replied. "But if the shield goes the city will fold back into human reality! The effect will be catastrophic! Thousands will die! Humans too!" Lawan yelled. "We know child. We know..." a woman said. Keith looked outside. "How long do we have?" he asked. "At this rate maybe a half hour until the barrier collapses" a man replied. Keith held Lawan's hand. "We knew it was coming. The first shot fired. War has come. Honored council. I have a plan that might save us...or doom us" Keith said. "What do you propose?" one asked. "We create a breach in the shield. Let them come through it" he replied. They looked at him as if he was insane. "Keith. You're making us look nuts" Lawan said. "Think about it. If they collapse the shield we're all fucked. Of we open it just a bit they'll stop attacking it to invade. We can at least engage them on our terms. In the meantime, we can evacuate the population towards the rural areas" he said. They mulled over it.

"We can't evacuate that many in such a short time" another woman said. "I know. Not to sound cruel but it's a numbers game. I'm good with numbers and games. It's better to take some losses instead of losing everyone" he said. "Maybe to you but not to someone who loses a loved one in this" a man said. "I know what loss feels like. I don't need a reminder of it. You've never had to fight before. I have. You have to toss your feelings aside. Put morality on the back burner. If not, the enemy will show you what a bleeding heart really is. Now what say you?" Keith asked. Lawan cocked an eyebrow. Again, he spoke like someone else. They murmured among themselves. "We approve your plan. We'll evaluate the civilians starting with the area closest to the gateway. Meanwhile, Lawan, assemble the guard. You are in command" the elder woman said. Lawan bowed and pulled Keith along leaving.

After informing her students of what was going on, Lawan sent messengers to have the guard assemble. Having done that, she rummaged through the storage. Keith was quiet as she carried out things he hadn't seen before. A spear with an odd jade encrusted tip. A breastplate with a latching back. A battle skirt. Leather sandals with iron ribbing. What was most curious was when she set a bucket of water on the ground along with a sponge. Pulling her loincloth off she stood in front of Keith. "Keith. You must wash my body. I require the right of purification" she said almost whimpering.

"Why haven't I heard of this ritual?" he asked. She didn't want to answer. "Purification for death isn't it?" he asked. Lawan silently cried. "Please do it" she said. Keith knew no words would dissuade her. Soaking the sponge, he began at her feet. She steadied herself as he placed her foot in his hands. Washing her sole and between her toes, Keith felt her tears fall on his head. Moving on to the other foot, he cleaned it too. He rinsed the sponge to work on her legs. He petted down her pubic hair as he washed her thighs. The water felt cold as it washed any sweat from her crotch. He tried to get her to laugh as he cleaned her belly button but all she did was cry harder. Her chest and breasts glistened in the sun. The water ran down her back as he traveled down to her ass. Rinsing the sponge one last time, he washed her hair. Shining like obsidian polished over and over he held it on his hands. Keith pulled his loincloth off and with gentleness, slid his cock inside her. "Keith...this is not..."

"Yes it is. Yes...it is" he said. She wrapped her arms around him and laid her head on his shoulder as he slowly fucked her. He picked her up in his arms as she locked her legs around him. His body wet now, warmed her. The water wasn't cold anymore. She felt warmth. Real warmth. She kissed him pushing her tongue into his mouth. They breathed in through their noses and exhaled in each other's mouths. And with a final push, they came. Her pussy milked him for every drop it could and his cock eagerly obliged. "Want to be a mommy again?" he asked. "...yes" she replied. "Then you know what you have to do don't you?" he said titling her head so she had to look into his eyes. She gave a weak smile. "Yes" she replied. Lawan put on her uniform. One she hadn't worn since she was shunned. The uniform of the captain of the Yaksha guard. "You have your own magic beloved. You inspire hope" she said fitting her sandals.

Keith didn't look at her as he put on regular western clothes. He plucked the blade of his sword to hear it sing. "Only because I know what it's like not to have it. I'm just paying it forward so to speak" he said. "Modesty doesn't become you" she said finishing. "Really? Hmm...how about this? I'm going to survive this thing because I like fucking you" he quipped. Lawan punched his arm. "Ow! Crazy Yaksha. Though you were Buddhist" he said. "Buddhist are allowed to kick ass...if need be" she replied. There was a pause. "Kannika is safe. She's far away from all this" she muttered. "And our letters?" he asked softly. "Done in case..." she said before stopping. "Then let's make it so she won't have to read them" he said taking her hand. Lawan nodded as followed him outside.  "My god" Keith muttered seeing the sky. It looked as if it was cracked. "We're running out of time" Lawan said. In her courtyard was assembled the entire guard. Better part of 200 including her students.

Lawan approached them. She walked past her students. She knew each one. What they wanted in life. Who they loved. To cast them into battle tore at her. They were like her own kids. "Chai...Malai...Suun...I know this is not what you wanted. None of you wanted this. To fight. A peaceful life is what you wanted like all of us. You are at the cusp of graduation. One final test is to be had of you. Survive" she said. Each one bowed with tears in their eyes. When they started they looked down on her. The killer. When they trained they despised her. Having to lick her giant feet as punishment or her pop tests when she suddenly ate them. Then they understood her as she cried telling them she didn’t want them to die do to being unprepared. And now they loved her as sheer terror for their safety was clear in her eyes as she looked upon them. "How many are cleared for growth?" she asked the second in charge. "Six at a time. We want to keep damage to a minimum" he replied. "Only six to be human size" she muttered. She shook her head and slammed her spear into the ground. Forward to the gateway!" she ordered. They began their march.

After assembling, Lawan and Keith grew to human size along with four others. The others were the best skilled in the division. "Now or never" she said raising her hand. She fired a blast of fire high into the air. A signal to crack the barrier open just enough to let the enemy through.

"Hungry..." 006 muttered. "There are plenty of Yaksha to eat later. Focus" 003 replied. The man huffed as he kept his attack on the shield. "Wait" Ling Po said seeing a breach open. "It's a trap" 002 said. "Then we spring it. They are Yaksha and we are Mogwai elite. Our power will overwhelm them whatever they have planned" 004 said. The other only male, 004 was just as ruthless as the others. "Agreed" Ling Po said stepping through. Each one did and emerged before the city. Lawan was ready as could for a fight but the sight of Ling Po caused her dread. "The one from my dream" she muttered.

"Look at the tiny little soldiers" 003 mused. Ling Po raised her hand. "Who here is in charge?" she asked. They all looked up at Lawan. "The giantess in armor? Should have guessed. I am Ling Po. Commander of the southeast division of Final Heaven. Code 001. I offer you terms" she said roughly. "What terms?" Lawan asked wary. "Immediate surrender. I will grant mercy and allow the children under the age of 5 to live. If you refuse..." she said raising her finger. A lone young man in the guard hovered into the air. A magical gust of wind scoured off his clothes and propelled him into her mouth. A lone bite decapitated him and she swallowed his corpse. Everyone was horrified by her callousness.  Lawan slammed her spear on the ground and a lightning bolt flashed at her. Ling Po easily deflected it. "Then that is your answer" Ling Po said flashing her hand. A burst of energy came forth and Keith deflected it...barely. The sword shuddered from the parry. The energy bolt crashed into an apartment building reducing the 3-foot-tall structure to pebbles and dust. "Don't take us lightly lady. We will put you and your fucking friends down" Keith said. "Unlikely borrower. You may have some skill Keith but skill and a fancy blade won't be enough against something like us. 004 show him the meaning of true power" she said. "People should know when they are conquered" the male Yaksha said as he made a weird gesture with his fingers. He pointed at Keith. "Behind me!" Keith yelled. He got in front of Lawan and held his sword out just as a brilliant flash blinded him.

His ears popped and rang. Air was rushing in and the smell made him cringe. Lawan used wind to disperse the smoke and dust and she were shocked at what she saw. Directly behind Keith was unharmed but to his sides was a path of annihilation shaped like a V. Buildings collapsed. Dozens of Yaksha guard were tiny sizzling skeletons. The second in command was barely alive and now back to his tiny size. His magic defenses saved him but not by much. 5% of the city and 20% of the guard was gone with just that one attack. Keith's hands stung. Deflecting it hurt like hell. The blade itself glowed faintly from heat. "Monsters...Arat muttered. "Fortification level two!" Lawan ordered. Those that could beefed up their defenses. The Mogwai just stood there watching. "Fire at will!" she yelled. Lawan and Keith stood perfectly still as each Yaksha fired off an attack spell. The giantesses and giants looked on in amusement as their attacks didn't even faze them. "Not so much as a paper cut" Keith hissed. Lawan was terrified inside. As a captain, she had heard stories of Final Heaven. An elite force of Mogwai trained to be the best. Any Yaksha that encountered them in combat never survived. They were the stuff of nightmares for Yaksha children.

Like any elite force, their team had skill sets each one was an expert at. To compliment and support the team to finish any mission. 002 was good at wind magic. 003 water magic. 004 fire magic. 005 earth. 006 was the medic. 007...was a wild card. She was a mute and shy. However, the way they looked at her spoke to what she could be capable of. Ling Po. Code 001 was the leader and was a master at a rare and terrifying magic skill. A skill Keith would suffer first hand. The barrage halted and Final Heaven stepped forward driving them back. The crunching of charred bones under her sandaled feet sent shivers up Lawan's spine. "002. Eliminate them" Ling Po said. A dome of low air pressure formed over the guard. The air thinned and Keith, Lawan and the rest gasped for air as their ears popped. Keith pulled out his post it notes and tore a page off. Nicking his finger on his sword he completed a spell. A spear of ice formed in the air and flew towards 002. She held her other hand out to block it but spear sliced right though her hand impaling her through the heart. The air spell canceled immediately. "007...use 002" Ling Po said. The teenage girl touched her fallen teammate and glowed.

Keith wasted no time attacking Ling Po. He figured cutting off the head of the snake would crush their teamwork. "Guess you shouldn't have underestimated me" Keith grinned as Rune Breaker slid through her chest and out her back. Ling Po gave him a sinister grin. She crossed her hands. "When a lie is told about a lie, the world gets twisted" she muttered. She pulled herself off his sword and he found an ungodly pain in his chest. "Wha..." he muttered seeing an identical wound in his chest. The same wound he just gave her except she no longer had it. Keith coughed out blood and collapsed. "KEITH!" Lawan shrieked. She grabbed him, shrank them both, and rushed for safety. "HOLD THE LINE!" she yelled as she went about healing him. "I stabbed her. I know...know I did. How?" he asked. "Stop talking!" Lawan yelled as she tried to close the wound. If it wasn't for a fortification spell he would be dead already.

"Unbelievable. To think that spell still exists after all these years" Oberon said. "Wha...spell?" Keith asked. "Causation. A reality bending spell. When you stabbed her she rewrote reality to make it you stabbed yourself. That...that spell could make her invincible" Oberon muttered. "Nobody is invincible" Keith said. A heavy explosion shook the ground. "Fall back! Fall back!" someone yelled. Lawan was torn on what to do. Her husband was no longer dying but he still needed help. The others were getting slaughtered. Ling Po was stomping someone over and over until his defenses wore out. Counter attacks got sparser. "Go. Lead them. GO!" Keith yelled. Lawan with tears in her eyes left him. Keith used arcane to finish healing him.  

"Regroup! Reform lines! Target left!" Lawan yelled rushing back. They all fired a blitz at 004. The giant blinded by the attack faltered and fell. "Push forward!" Lawan yelled. "Filthy vermin!" The giant roared ready to vaporize the whole lot.  Their attacks weren't getting though. His teammates were protecting him with a shield. His hand glowed and Lawan felt the air getting hotter. "I love you..." she said saying goodbye to her husband. A blue light enveloped the enemy and they were slammed into the ground with such force nearby buildings collapsed. "Who?" Lawan asked looking around. There weren't many who could cast such a powerful binding spell. "Use this time to strike them granddaughter!"  a voice yelled. Tran stood on top of a building looking down. His walking stick pointed at the Mogwai.

"Kill the male!" Lawan yelled. They swarmed over him. Hitting him point blank with spells. Without help, the giant eventually succumbed. Their squad down by two now. Ling Po couldn't believe it. "007...005..." Ling Po spat out. Wind kicked up sending debris towards the tiny old monk. Tran easily avoided almost all of it. A stray piece of rock nicked his cheek. A tiny cut but it would prove deadly. "Got you old man" 002 said concentrating. It was invisible. A tiny bubble of compressed air. The favorite assassin technique of the now dead 002. Make a tiny cut in her victims and send the air bubble into their bodies. Into the veins...

Tran concentrated as he felt them push back. He smiled seeing another fall. 005 was overwhelmed. Then his smile disappeared as he felt pain in his chest. He coughed blood and fell dead on the rooftop. "Grandpa?" Lawan muttered seeing it. Slowly they rose once more. The guards still on top of them. "Help! Somebody help!" Malai shouted dangling from Ling Po's shirt collar. The giantess tore her from it. She didn't even bother to acknowledge the tiny teenage girl fighting her grip as it tightened. Malai shrieked as her ribs shattered and blood rushed from her mouth. She went still in her grip. Ling Po devoured her on the spot with her eyes locked on Lawan. It was clear her anger had drove her insane.   She paused briefly after swallowing Malai's remains. Her tongue fished something out and she spat. Landing at Lawan's feet was a little bloody loincloth. Her student had been eaten. The evidence was at her feet. With The loss of Malai, her grandfather, and scores of trusted comrades...it had broken her. She dropped her spear and it shook the city. "Now for you" Ling Po said readying a fatal bolt of lightning. "No!" Arat screamed punching her in the face. The giantess staggered as the young giant had interrupted her. "Arat..." Lawan muttered.

Arat had taken the offensive. Grown to human size, he no longer waited for orders. With a fury none knew he had, Arat pummeled her with palm strikes. "Cast something I dare you! YOU CAN'T CAST LIGHTNING, OR WIND, FIRE, OR EARTH SPELLS WHEN I'M THIS CLOSE!" Arat yelled so loudly windows shattered 5 blocks away. 007 grabbed his left arm. "Play with me pretty please?" she said with a creepy tone. 007 punched him so hard in the chest her coughed blood. The shockwave radiated out. She took him by his chin and kissed him. As she did he began shrinking. Once back to normal size, she pulled her skirt and panties forward and pushed him deep inside her. "Now stay in there and please me until I finish playing!" she said innocently. Their eyes all locked on Lawan. The guard (what was left of it) resumed attacking but with their diminished numbers it was fruitless. Their defenses and skills were too high for them to break. The best fighter out of all of them was in shock. Lawan could only take steps backward. "...no....no...NOOO!" she yelled firing a magic blast. To her credit, it was probably the best shot any of them had done so far abetting Keith. Speaking of...

He got to his feet as the healing spell had finished its job. Her fortified himself and took off running. He had seen Malai die and it hurt him deeply. She wasn't just a classmate. She was a good friend. Funny in many ways. Talkative during sex. Her parents were college professors at Berkley. Her birthday was October 11. She would've been 17 this year. Favorite color was green. Liked having her feet played with. Dreamed of being a nurse. None of that would ever happen. Ling Po had extinguished her future as one would blow out a lit match. Arat...Keith regarded him as an asshole and friend. We all have one friend that could be an asshole but could be counted on when things got bad. Keith didn't know if he was alive or dead. Shattered ribs would make it hard to breathe. Being stuffed up giant pussy would make it next to impossible. And this creepy as fuck gothic Lolita giantess saw him as nothing but a plaything. This made Keith run faster. Fast enough he broke the land speed record for a borrower once held by Claire just days ago. And as he got near he could see the hopelessness in his wife's eyes. This made him tighten his grip on Rune Breaker as he cast a growth spell. Lawan saw out the corner of her eyes him raising his blade charging in. This alerted Ling Po. Keith swung down...

Ling Po dodged it by a hair and his strike kept its momentum taking the head of 003. It fell to the ground with a heavy thud along with her body. Jets of blood spewed forth soaking the rubble. As he readied to swing again, 006 touched his chest. "Spell cancel. Class...size augmentation" the woman said. Keith shrank so fast he got vertigo. "Not allowed to kill you but I can cripple you. One good stomp" Ling Po hissed raising her heel over him. "It's not working!" Keith said as he tried to grow again. "Won't work. She sealed that magic from you. Close your eyes. It'll be over soon. When you wake up you'll be surrounded by the dead" the evil Mogwai said raising her foot as high as she could. Lawan was frozen in terror. The exact scene here had occurred in her dream. And like in her dream, Ling Po slammed her foot down on him. A thunder and tremor passed through the city blocks. Blood seeped out from under her shoe. "KEITH!" she wailed as if her soul was mutilated.

Ling Po lost her smile. Her body trembled and then she shrieked in pain as she pulled her foot up. She slipped her heel off and her foot was drenched in blood; her blood. A small sliver of a hole began under her foot on her bare sole and ended on the top of her foot. Clean through. There stood Keith. His sword raised in one hand over his head and an arcane note in the other. At the last second, he fortified himself even further and raised his blade as the foot came down on him. "...Lawan. Fortify me as much as you can....now" he growled. Her trembling hands did and Keith stretched as the spell kicked into gear. "I know your weakness now. You're gonna die" he said with a tone that sent shivers up spines. "I'm going to rip your fucking limbs off for that!" Ling Po said trying to steady herself as she healed. Lawan wondered why she didn't use her causation magic to reverse the attack. What was the weakness Keith found?

Ling Po shrank in size. The effect of Rune Breaker was delayed by her high defenses, but it kicked in nonetheless. She now stood in front of him. Her superiority complex was fading fast. She went to snap her fingers and there was a blur of speed. A whoosh of air went past her and she found herself missing her right arm. The cut so clean she didn't feel it at first until she did. "You're super fucked now" Keith said turning around with a maniacal chuckle. He calmly cracked his neck and with another blur of speed stabbed her in the back severing her spine. He pulled the blade out. "Keith the spell!" Lawan yelled. "Won't happen. Her badass causation magic has a fatal flaw. You have to see the attack coming first. Know where and when it strikes. Arat gave me the answer. Why didn't his punches come back to haunt him? Because he threw them too fucking fast for her to gauge. With my speed so fucking jacked up now, she literally can't see them coming."

"All I had to do was be faster than you can visually perceive. Have to admit, my ankles are broken right now from moving so fast. Heart hurts. But goddamn is it worth it" Keith hissed as she slumped to her knees. "Lawan. End her" he hissed as he walked over to the last one...007. Lawan was content to just squish her but no. That would be too quick. Malai was dead because of her. One of her greatest fears had come to light. A teacher losing a student. In fact, Lawan had just now noticed as she's looked around to see people's faces for their approval to take her life, that two more of her students were not to be found. Most likely burned to their bones in the first strike. Lawan grabbed her up. Her hand shaking. Tears falling from her eyes. "...you thought us weak. No more respectable than a dog you beat in the street. Even a beat dog will lash out eventually" Lawan whispered before opening her mouth. Ling Po was placed on her tongue. Lawan tasted her sweat and metallic tasting blood. With a loud gulp, sent her to her final resting place...at least for a few hours.

Ling Po landed in her stomach. Pitch black and she did not know if it was the sound of Lawan's racing heart or hers that filled her ears. The air burned her lungs. Gastric juice began rising sensing nourishment. Lawan had skipped eating out of jitters and her stomach was primed to break down anything that entered it. The acids began covering her and the last mercy she found was she couldn't feel it dissolving her. Her severed spinal cord prevented that agony. It rose higher until it covered her entire body except for her face. Her life flashed before her eyes. Her first human kill was at eight. A human boy barely older than her stole food. She crushed him under her bare feet. She ate her first human at 12. Raped her first one at 14. Rose in rank due to her father. Proved herself on her first mission at 15. Rose in rank again and inducted into Final Heaven. Was primed to lead the South Family. All she needed to do was get a major victory. "What trouble would they give me? They don't even defend themselves" she thought assigned to ferret out and destroy the Yaksha homeland. She finally showed true fear as the stomach acids enveloped her completely. She screamed out and it rushed into her mouth and lungs. Ling Po, a mogwai of 20 years of age fell to an enemy that had changed into a nation that would stand against their darkness.