Dog-Eat-Dog World

James narrowed his eyes in confusion as he wondered what was going on with the anima.

"Growl~!"

The anima released another growl, but this time, it was a subdued thing that made it sound more like a wounded animal than an anima. Its eyes locked on a particular direction in the forest, and James turned there as well, wondering what was in there! Don't tell me that there was an even bigger anima coming! We already have a hard time dealing with this one! If there's another anima out there that can scare this one, then we won't stand a chance!

Within the forest, Arit's blank eyes glared at the calamity class from a distance. Arit was still in her anima form, but she was hidden within the thick trees and bushes out of sight of James and Talia as she released her pressure on the approaching anima.