Panting as we had ran for quite some time, Jake and I had managed to give the cultists the slip. Unfortunately for us, Kitsuno and Gab had to split from the group as they tried to pincer us. We don't know where they are or if they are okay and that's what's worrying me. Jake had his hands on his knees as he took in deep breathes, "I-I think... we lost them. Man, those guys were fast."

Next thing I know is his hands grabbing me by the scruff of my chest and pulling me towards him. "Alright you, you better explain what you have done. What are you and why did you bring those freaks after you?" Placing my paws on his arms, I force him off and take a few steps back. "First of all, I have no correlation to those damn cultists and whatever they are trying to do. I just stumbled across their camp and whatever weird voodoo magic they have there made me act funny alright. Second, yes I am a kitsune. Kitsuno and I both are."

Jake looks at me like I am crazy. "A kitsune. Last I checked they don't come down from the northern territories. So why are you and your sister here then? Are you both magical then?" Shaking my head and walking around the area to make sure we don't get ambushed, "Look, I get all the questions. I will be happy to answer all of them when we find our siblings and get out of here." Both of our ears perked up when we heard strong rustling nearby.

Quickly we ran into a bush and just in the nick of time too as two cultist came through. "Damn it. They took off." Jake and I stood still in the bush as the movement became sporadic. "These kids move fast, but they can't hide forever. We'll get them soon enough."

"It's the kitsune we need to capture though. It's blood may be what we need." A slapping noise is heard, "Ow... what was that for?" Things went silent. Jake and I look in each other's eyes until I looked down. His tail was poking out from the bush.

Footsteps started approaching towards the bush. Silently mouthing the words, "Get ready to run as I attack." Jake nods and gets into a runners position. Two pairs of hands dive into the bush and Jake dashed out between their legs. I immediately lunge forward and bite down on a hand. "Argh! Son of a bitch!" I held on strong as the one I bit retreats and drags me with him. His companion tried to grab me and yank me off, but I let go and as my feet touched the ground, I push all my weight forward and leapt into his groin for a headbutt.

He immediately groans and cups his groin after my head made contact and knelt down onto the ground. The guy I bit though got mad and slammed a foot into me. Wincing a bit, I absorbed the blow and attempted retaliation but both grabbed ahold of me and force me down on the ground. "You little bastard, this better be worth--" Some of the weight on me left as Jake leapt onto the one I bit and pulled his hood down over his face further to where he couldn't see. "God damn it, get off of me!"

He staggers back a bit as he tries to wrestle the cat off of him. The other cultist still held onto me, but not without getting his hands all over my junk as he was attempting to pin me down fully on my back. The disgust in his face as he realized his hand was on both my balls and pussy. Glarring at him, "You know, you should have bought me dinner first."

"Wait, this one talks!?" His gloves start smoking as I starts casting magic and started some sparks on the insides of his gloves. He lets go as soon as they combust and leapt back. "Oh shit!" He flung his hands around several times and the fire kept getting worse before his gloves manage to fly off somewhere in the forest. His brown furred hands were scorched as he pats them down to prevent another fire from starting on him.

I got up off the ground and focus more magic to form a fireball in front of me. Jake was still forcibly riding the other like a bull before seeing the fireball forming. "Hey! A little help over here?" My eyes shift over to Jake and with a leapt in the air, I swing myself around and bat the ball of fire with my tail. Jake saw this coming towards him and he got on top of the cultists head and sprung up into a tree.

The robbed man took full brunt of the small firey baseball and went flying into a tree and slumped to the ground. His robes were singed through where the fireball burst and red scales can be seen from underneath. Before he could get back up, Jake falls from the tree and lands on his head to shove him down to the ground face first.

His companion was blowing on his hands to ease the burns before seeing his partner get shoved into the dirt. The furred man tried to snag Jake, but the cat was faster and dodged the attempted grab. I myself had focused more magic into a bigger ball of fire and aimed directly where those two were. With swift movements, I jump back before leaping at the ball and volley it towards them.

I unfortunately missed as I hit it to high and it flies over their heads as they attempt shielding themselves. The fireball flies a little further back before exploding in a red and orange burst of energy. Smoke begins to fill the air as a fire starts. Jake gets right beside me and tugs at my tail. Quickly looking at him, I turn around and we start sprinting again. "Nice aim. Now the forest is going to go up in flames."

"Shut up! You try aiming on all fours. Does it look easy to you?" We made our distance as those two scrambled to their feet. "Quick, we need to put the fire out now!"

We kept sprint before having to screech to a halt as we reached a cliffside. Jake was about to jump down before our eyes caught several cultist marching around. "God damn it, how the hell did they get out here so fast?" I took a look down before back away from the edge. "There... there has to be a way..." I wonder if it was from the lack of sleep or something as things were starting to feel wobbly and dizzy.

"Hey, you alright?" Shaking my head a bit, "I think so? Maybe..." my body begins to tilt and I collapsed on the ground. I couldn't tell what was happening anymore and things were getting fuzzy. "Crap, come on. Now's a bad time for this."

Jake lifted my front paws up and hoisted me up onto his shoulders. "Great. You're getting heavy." I then felt myself slump back down onto the ground. "And warm..." he begins placing a hand on my forehead and all over my body. "Bah, I can't tell if you are getting sick or not."

Branches snap as a bulky red salamander with burnt remains of his robes clung to his body charged out of the folliage. "There you are!" Right behind him was his companion, his robes were gone and all that was left was his dark brown fur and his black shorts. His face took the appearance of a jackles and his fur was slightly singed from the fire. Both of their piercing blue eyes focused on Jake and the jackle pointed at him, "End of the line kid. Now hand over the kitsune before it starts another fire."

The salamander moves forward, "Cooperate, and I promise to make it easier." Jake, was not keen on handing me over for what they want to use me for. "And the hell do you want her blood for? Is this what you bastards have been doing, kidnapping people to kill them?" Both of them were losing patience and charged Jake. He managed to dodge them both from the initial charge, but the salamander swung his thick tail around and it lands a direct hit on Jake's face, knocking him onto his back.

The jackle gets on top of Jake and wrestled him into restraint and hoisted him up in an armlock. "Let me go!" The salamander gets near me and lifts my body up with one arm before fire starts to form around me and he immediately drops me to the ground. "Son of a bitch! You see what I mean kid? This thing has very little control of itself." His companion shakes his head as he keeps a strong grip on Jake. "Focus Harvey, remember. Any and all sacrifices are needed so long as they are alive." Harvey growls before looking at his robes and then back at me. "Yeah yeah. Let's just hurry and get these two back before this one starts another damn fire."