I felt a strange stinging sensation then I realized,

I wasn't looking at the viewing mist.

It was like I was still in my own body but I could see that it was actually...

Kuro!

I was in Kuro's body, she then quickly sidestepped to the right, avoiding our death.

I knew Lamia felt this as well, I could feel all of us breathing in sync, if not for the fear it would be an overwhelming feeling. Kuro cursed under her breath as the man lunged again with a sadistic grin stretched across his face. Kuro unsheathed her sword, it was small and slim, shining in the light. It was silver with a black handle, something similar to what I had seen in a samurai movie. Kuro's yellow cat-like eyes narrowed as she parried his attack. The following noise felt deafening, I couldn't comprehend getting used to the sound of two strong blades attacking each other head on.

"Well, Kuro it's nice to see you, old friend." I felt confusion, Lamia seemed unhappy, I couldn't see her but I could sense her emotions "As if, get lost and go back to serving the alliance, after all pets should never stray far, they might get run over." Kuro spat, her voice going demonic. All of a sudden chains emerged from the ground, the kind you tie dogs up with, and circled around the tall man. They tightened and coiled like a snake and he cried out in pain, Kuro then smirked.

The chains that were in the ground unattached and the silver hooks bubbled and shifted into large dog-like beasts, the beasts then charged away and disappeared into the ground;

Taking him with them.

I shivered violently, then I noticed Kuro seemed unresponsive, I felt a burst of exhaustion and realized I was in my own body. It was a strange sense of relief to not be in danger.

"What just happened?!" I screeched to Lamia, Lamia looked at me seriously, something very rare indeed "That was a curse, it tired Kuro out, after all that man, Lance is very strong..." she trailed off. I felt something odd about her sentence, something didn't make sense "Wait, why was that a curse? It seems like a common insult to me."  I pointed out. Lamia looked up and nodded "Yes, well anyone in Kuro's clan is adept at curses, how curses work is that you have to know a persons weaknesses. It's basically taking a saying which personally affects someone, then making it literal, in a twisted sense." Lamia sighed. I nodded, looking around the still dimly lit alternate-park "So because that man - Lance - hated being called the alliance's pet when Kuro cursed him with that it worked? In the sense that he was dragged underground by giant dogs...?" I concluded. Lamia nodded slightly "Then where is Kuro? Or Lance?" I asked "Well Kuro is here, just exhausted so she'll need a day or two. Lance is underground right now and we should leave or he might break out, he is strong after all." Lamia told me.

I panicked "WAIT! You should have told me that sooner!" I screeched while dashing like a madman into the forest. Lamia chuckled and stuck her tongue out

"You're not allowed to act innocent!"