What the hell was happening?

Kagura was currently taking shelter behind a dumpster, at the end of an alley. She had been with her friends, it had been an ordinary day. But as soon as the screaming started, and the bird creatures swarmed the streets, she remembered very little. It was chaos. She remembered running. She saw people in front of her get knocked down by the monsters and not get back up. She had no time to think about that. She ran right past them. She lost track of how many twists and turns she had taken. She didn't even know if she'd been actively chased or not. All she could think about was getting to safety.

So now here she was, having hit a dead end, now hiding behind a dumpster. She felt so powerless. She was such a coward. There were people out there who needed help. But she was too...

"Are ye scared?"

Kagura looked to her left, to see a lady in a white frilly ghile shirt and a brown waistcoat, with beige breeches and knee-length black boots. She was resting with both her feet up, and a tricorn hat pulled over her eyes. Her hair was long, with the color and appearance of staw. She stood up and readjusted her hat.

"Still, young lass, ye should probably get out of 'ere. This is not a good place to face monsters. Follow."

Kagura found it bizarre there was a woman dressed in a pirate costume, talking like a pirate, but she was desparate for any help she could get, so she listened. Then, something bizarre happened; the woman phased right through a door. Kagura stared in disbelief, before she called out from the other side.

"Lock's fair old! Just give 'er a few bashes!"

Kagura looked back to the main street, to see that two of the bird monsters were at the other end, and they'd seen her. They started running down the alley, straight at her. Kagura, in desperation, shoulder barged the door with all her strength and sure enough, it gave way. The pirate lady grinned, before racing up the stairwell. Kagura followed.

She now found herself on a roof, with no way off or back down, and she could hear the birds shrieking and flapping at the bottom of the stairwell. She turned back to the Pirate.

"We're trapped up here!"

"Nah!" Replied her guide. "This is just a more advantageous place for us to fight them! Look up!"

Kagura looked up at the sky, and to her surprise a small yet very dark storm cloud was gathering directly above her.

"Now," continued the woman. "Pull the Storm down to us."

It was a very strange, nonsensical phrase, but for some reason, Kagura knew exactly what she meant...almost like....she could feel the lightning. Like it was part of her already. "Am I dreaming?" she whispered to herself, before she reached up with her hand, and then, using her instict, willed the lightning to her.

The lightning striking the building could be seen and heard the entire surrounding mile around, as could the dark cloud immediately disippating. Back on the rooftop, Kagura found that she was now wearing yellow knee length boots not dissimilar to the lady's, a yellow skirt, a white corset with red lace, and over that, a yellow sil longcoat with bright, round brass buttons. Her hair was now also tied up with a ribbon. The most noticeable addition, though, was there was now a cutlass in her hand.

At that moment, the two birds finally reached the roof and charged Kagura. Her eyes narrowed and she strode cocksure towards them, slightly drunk off the power she now felt. She dispatched them with one slice each, before turning back to the Pirate, who was grinning.

"Aye, we'll need to teach you how to fight, lass, but you've got the spirit. Now, we just got to find who's in charge o' these birds."