The dark creature loomed before her with its thousands of facing breathing its putrid gases that enveloped Kurumi like a suffocating blanket. The voices saying all the things that had caused her so much pain as a child: Half breed, monster, freak show, and more. Its black skin melted as it took a step forward, shaking the ground as it did.

And there she stood, all alone, with her wand pointed at the creature with her hands trembling. She took a step back out of fear. No, running had never helped before.

Closing her eyes she gathered her courage, “Riddikulus!”