The Rat had not expected a arrow to be shot but its quick reflexes made it dodge back, though the arrow managed to cut through the chest. Blood seeping out of its body before returning to its very quick and precise slashes. Mizuki dodge or blocked the attacks quickly, her eyes narrowing in confusion. She hadn't known spirit's to actually bleed. Were these creatures demons? No, the only demonic energy she sensed were from the beads. So what exactly are they? Perhaps they are just a advanced type of spirit. Their aura alone were powerful.

Desperately, Mizuki tried grabbing at the beads around the long lithe tail of the rat but only got whipped in the face by it. Just then the rat lept, its smaller body engulfing the half demons face causing them both to slip off the Ox's back. With a heavy grunt, Mizuki landed flat on her back and on the ground before she yipped, rolling side to side as the rat repeatedly attempted to stab her face. She tried rolling away but the rodent latched onto her and bit at her with its powerful teeth as they rolled and tussled on the ground. All the while she tried grabbing the beads.

[B]"Please snap out of it! There are innocent people in danger because of this!"[/b] Mizuki hissed with cooncerned, grabbing the rat by the throat to avoid being bitten.

The Ox stopped its charged and turned to face where the arrow came from. Rearing up, it slammed its hooves down and the ground started turning into ice, large sharp chunks jetting out of the ground as the ice moved rapidly where Hanami was.