It was dark outside when four people met in the back alleys of the town of Arn. All four figures faces were covered with hoods and masks. The four were clad in black clothing and two of them had daggers. They had agreed no weapons were necessary but these two wanted to be prepared in case they got caught by guards.

" Well looks like we're all here", said one of the four. 

"Let's get this over with!" Exclaimed one of the others.

" What's wrong Reid losing your nerve", said the first figure back.

"I thought we agreed on no names", replied Reid.

" What crawled up you're backside?" The figure replied.

"I have a bad feeling about this and my senses are never wrong," Reid stated.

" The local lord is out of town visiting the King and the targets a little girl. What could possibly go wrong?" The figure replied.

" I don't know", Reid said.

" If you're  done let's go", The third person said.

"If not get a room you two!" Exclaimed the fourth person.

Both Reid and the first person scoffed back but made no comment. As the four of them approached the Lord's mansion Reid recalled the mission. The Lord apparently had a child he kept secret due to some illness she had. The ransom to get her back would be enormous but these kinds of mission left a bad taste in Reid's mouth.

The fourth member of the party picked the lock on the door. As all four cloaked figures entered they crept down. As they walked across the floor not making a sound. The found the room on the third floor of the mansion that the girl supposedly lived in. 

The door crept open and on two sides of the room were two beds. Reid's face was covered with shock because both beds had two different girls in them. One was sleeping soundly but the other was sitting on her bed reading a book in an unlit room.

The girl that had been reading looked up and smiled at the four of them. A cold shiver went down Reid spin. This was not the look of a child. There was no innocence in those eyes. More like the look of a hunter about to slaughter its prey. The eyes of Lion seeking who it may devour.

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Reid didn't have to think more about it. He ran out of the house as fast as he could.

"What the hell? Where are you going?" The first figure called out but Red did not stop to reply.

As screams began to fill the air from the house he left Red knew he had made the correct decision.

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As one person ran out of the room Violet woke up becoming frightened. The three remaining figures made a move to silence Violet before she could scream.

The man who made it closest to Violet suddenly screamed as a shadow blazed past and he fell to the ground. It had happened so fast that the other two men failed to notice what had happened. The little girl who had been reading appeared before him and kicked him in the back of the knee. Then she slammed his head into the corner of the nearby dresser. The dresser hit right on his temple knocking him out of consciousness. 

The first of two remaining men didn't react quick enough and the little girl punched him in the diaphragm. Unable to breathe the man clutched at his chest and subconsciously crouched down. The little girl smacked him in the jaw with the book she was holding. She began kicking him in the stomach and crotch while he was down. The man reached for his dagger but Poe kicked it out of his hand.

Violet began cheering go big sis Poe but then she saw the look in Poe's eyes. The murderous dark eyes. The eyes were filled with rage and pain. Violet knew it was not directed at her but it spooked her. She knew Poe was protecting her and yet why did it look like Poe was enjoying this. She loved Poe like a sister but where did all this rage come from. She could see so much anger in Poe's eyes.

The third man was able to react and struck at Poe with a chair leg he removed from a nearby piece of furniture. To his surprise, however, the chair leg did not find its destination. He swung again and the chair leg passed right through the little girls head. He pulled his dagger but it too found no target.

Poe chuckled as she approached the last remaining abductor, " You're breakable and I'm not."

The man screamed as the little girl used moves like a master martial artist. Poe removed the weapons from his hands using a while pool like rotation motion in each hand. Her arms wrenching the weapons-free. Then Poe slowly disabled him by kicking him in his joints. she was breaking the tiny bones and cartilage needed to support weight and move. It was slow and painful like the girl was toying with him. He swore this was some kind of monster. The man spoke profanities and even cried out to his mother.

Suddenly Violet hugged Poe from behind. 

"Big sis Poe, please stop!", Violet cried.

Poe put down her fists and looked at violet. 

"Why are you so angry?" Violet asked.

Poe sighed deeply," It's because I am in a lot of pain. Someday when you are older, you may understand."