Maid for Battle

Ah, the forest. A wonderful area, filled with sun, birds singing, flowers blooming...And a ghostly maid who served a Swamp Witch. A beauty at that, what with her red hair, blue-green eyes, and...giant scythe. Huh. Well, it made sense given that she did a lot more than simply clean the Swamp Witch's house.

As she walked, she noticed something. A woman, underneath a tree. Come to think of it, Airi was feeling a bit...peckish. Perhaps a quick pick-me-up would suffice. Gripping her scythe, the wraith moved in, licking her lips in anticipation. Hopefully her life force would be a wonderful meal...

(Not my best work, but I think it..sets the mood?)

Anika was resting peacefully under a tree after a long day of hunting. She'd already washed herself clean and even had her clothes hung on a tree branch to dry. However, as she relaxed with a yawn and a smile, her ears twitched and she opened an eye to make a casual observation of her surroundings.

Airi continued to move closer, stopping only when the woman seemed to notice her. Her hands tightened on her scythe. "I have never seen you around here...Who are you, exactly?"

"I could say the same of you," she answered, opening her other eye to give the maid her full attention. "Not often I see a combat maid in the middle of a forest. Plus, isn't it courtesy or some shit to give your name first?"

"Mm...I suppose...Very well. Call me Airi." She rested her scythe on her shoulder, keeping her eyes on the cat woman before her. "I'm surprised you can even sleep in such an area. Aren't you worried about an attack?"

"See these, Airi?" Anika said, immediately taking to informality, as she pointed at her cat ears. "Anything approaches, I'll know. Besides, I helped kill an Anjanath, I think I'll be fine, plus I'm far more well-adjusted to the wild than you give me credit for." She stood up and stretched her naked body, looking up at the flying maid before finally saying, "My name's Anika."

"Hmm...." Airi looked down at the woman, before an idea came to her. "I'm curious, then. Would you mind if we have a fight? I'm eager to see your skills~"

She raised a brow at her before smirking, her claws extending to a razor point. "Why not? I could use some fun after my hunt."

"Hmhmhm~" Smirking, Airi spun her scythe around, standing it on the ground. "Just know, I won't be holding back. Though I'll try not to hurt you too much~"

(So..What should our life points be? 20? 30? Or shall we scrap that and just have them keep at it until they are satiated?)

Anika chuckled as she heard her bit. "Go right ahead, just don't be surprised when I've got you on the floor."

(Mmm...Let's go without life points.)

"Oh, I'm sure you will. First thing's first, though...I'm a bit...hungry~"

Snapping her fingers, two spirits formed, before shooting towards the neko.

(Sounds like a plan. )

"Hungry? Woah!" Anika leaped away from the spirits, keeping a wary eye on them.

"Yes. I am a wraith. And as such, I require life force in order to stay corporeal." Running forward, she swung at the cat with her scythe. "I do apologize for not telling you beforehand."

Anika hopped back, her backside coming up against a tree in the process as she looked at Airi. "Well, it would've been nice to know earlier."

"True, but given how I'm sure most people who see or hear about me doing that kind of thing look at me like I'm a monster...I think you understand why I'm hesitant." Cue the ghosts flying forward once more, intent on restraining the cat woman. "Besides, I won't take all your life force. Just enough to curb my hunger."

"Well, I don't know if I'm comfortable with you sucking me off with the creepy ghosts hanging around," she joked. She hopped up and started climbing up the tree with her claws.

"Oh, they're just there to make sure you won't run away before our little make out session is over~" Winking, she walked towards the tree, dismissing the specters.

Anika smiled as she saw her dismiss the spirits. "I'm just a bit averse to dusty old dudes," she said.

"Understandable. Now then..How about you come on down, or shall I cut that tree down?"

"Nah, I'm coming!" She leaped off the trunk and landed behind Airi, swinging her claws at her.

Well...The swipe wasn't expected. The strike hit true, Airi staggering forward, before swinging her scythe at the cat. "Heh...Good to see this cat has claws!"

She, conversely, hadn't expected such a quick recovery and felt herself get slashed by the scythe.

She needed to capitalize. The attack had hit, but the hunger remained. Smirking, Airi's hand reached out to grab at the cat woman. "Now then...Let's get a taste of that essence, hmm?"

Anika tried to fight back, but the slash she took didn't put her in pain, instead it numbed her muscles, making escape not really possible at the moment.

Her grip landed. Licking her lips, Airi began to lean in, clamping her mouth over Anika's in an eager kiss, eyes closing as she started to feed.