[@AzureKnight]
When Hinami did not answer her question, Luna knew for sure there was something wrong with her. She didn’t know whether she just didn’t hear her or she just chose not to respond. But whichever it was, it meant she wasn’t acting as a group anymore. She was just rampaging around with her monstrous strength, using those Varjan soldiers as her playthings.

Her thought was interrupted, however, with her need to rescue Sam. And so, while she was away, no one was there to watch her over.

And when she returned, well, the talisman was gone.

[i]W-what? What is this… [b]menace[/b] I’m feeling coming from her? It’s like I’m going to be swallowed whole by her! No! Not just me! The entire village will suffer the same fate![/i]

The aura she felt [i]bursting [/i]out of her sent chills all over her body. Her ears began to twitch wildly and her tail, now visible due to the wind coming from Hinami blowing up Luna’s skirt, was quivering.

It was fear. But not the rational kind. The instinctual.

She knew that if she didn’t stop her soon, everything would be over.

And then, she got a better look on her face.

What she saw made her let out an audible gasp.

Her teeth had sharpened and elongated considerably, looking more like the fangs of a wolf. Her eyes were now just emerald green, with no sign of their pupils anywhere. Her nails too had lengthened. Luna was sure she could gore a man cleanly with those.

[i]Her fighting style has changed considerably! She’s biting and scratching at the soldiers! And is that her drinking their blood?[/i]

There was so much blood on the ground now. No longer using her non-lethal weapons, the poor soldiers taking her now had to actually be careful fighting her as they could lose their lives in the process.

[i]I have to stop this! Before it’s too late![/i]

Her eyes scanned her surroundings. [i]Where is it?! Where’s the talisman?![/i]

[i]Ah, forget about that! I have the spare her sister gave me![/i]

She reached under her skirt, down into her panties. She imagined the talisman she had stored there before, bringing it into the focus of her mind’s eye. The panties responded, manifesting the paper out of thin air into her hand.

She brought it out before looking to where the jiangshi was. She was still attacking the soldiers. Good. She could use them as a distraction.

She ran as fast as she could to catch up to her, while being careful not to alert her of her presence. Who knew how she would react to someone sneaking up to her, even if that someone was an ally? She had a hunch that she no longer knew who her allies were and who her enemies were. They were all just dolls for her to destroy.

When she jumped on top of a mounted warrior, the horse panicked, throwing its owner off its back before running away. The jiangshi didn’t pause her attack even when she lost her footing. The soldier couldn’t do anything as his [i]chi [/i]was being drained away.

[i]Now! While she’s sitting still in one spot![/i]

She leaped forward, using her powerful rabbit legs to fly like a cannonball. Landing in front of her, she reached forward, attempting to [i]slam [/i]that talisman right at her forehead.