Erin walked as slowly as she could, placing her feet, one in front of the other onto the earthy ground. Her long brown hair barely moved against her back as she continued through the maze, trying her utmost not to make a sound. Even her breath was slow; slipping in and out of her body without so much as a sigh. The hedges around her, abundant with green leaves did not rustle in the slightest. Her fierce sapphire eyes remained locked on her path, slowly winding further into the maze.
When she noticed a crossroads in the hedges her fingers flexed, unfolding from knuckles like a flower unfurling for spring. As she walked to the centre of the open space, she held her breath.
Just as her last footstep settled, flashes of steel crossed her vision. Throwing her body against one of the hedges, Erin watched as four shuriken clashed, chiming loudly against one another before they fell to the floor. She allowed herself a quick, loud breath as she rolled along the hedge, placing her in another corridor of the maze. Remaining still, she stared at the end of the pathway, noticing no presence. When a sword, keen to meet her skin was thrust through the hedge, very close to her head, Erin broke into a run. All notions of stealth forgotten, she dashed around the corner, only to be met with a whistling. Once again dropping to the floor, she avoided the cluster of arrows that embedded themselves into the hedge behind her. It was obvious now that she had walked into a trap.
Pulling a small metal cylinder from her pocket, Erin slammed her thumb onto the button in the middle. The cylinder extended into a bo staff which she quickly positioned in front of her body. Walking back the way she came, Erin braced herself as the crossroads approached.
Before she managed to step past the hedge, the swing of a sword, caught by her staff forced her to stop. Then her foes revealed themselves; three enemies dressed in jet-black garbs with dark veils covering their faces. All wielding swords, they emerged from the maze. Erin backed herself into the safety of the two hedges, knowing to face them at the crossroads would not bode well. Blocking another slash, she retaliated by swinging her weapon. When her foe dropped to the floor to evade, he attempted to kick her legs from beneath her. Launching herself into the air with her staff, Erin leapt over him, landing a solid kick on the chest of the second ninja. Watching him fall back against the third, she turned before she landed, barely managing to bring her staff up in time to parry another attack from the first ninja.
When she felt a brutal tug of her hair, Erin quickly threw her arms backwards, satisfied by the resonation of her staff slamming into her foe’s skull. Leaning forwards, she knocked him back with a kick before having to throw herself against a hedge to avoid her head being cleaved. Turning gracefully, she lashed out with her weapon, this time meeting steel. She pushed forwards, forcing her first foe back as he pushed with his sword. With a swing of his arms and a swift shunt of his body, Erin was shoved, her momentum lost. Catching herself by planting the end of her staff in the floor, she suffered a painful blow to the back of the head. Reeling forwards, she reacted as fast as she could to the sword aiming straight for her stomach…
“Cut!”
Immediately the action ceased. From the above them, flood lights revealed themselves with a blinding white.
“Paul forgot the back lighting, get back to your starting positions and let’s roll again.” Spoke the director, his voice pounding through the hidden speakers.
“For fuck sake.” Erin groaned, panting heavily as she swept her hair out of her face. She wasn’t paid enough for this.
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